[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19132-19133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07462]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160303193-6193-01]
XRIN: 0691-XC042
BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the
United States
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),
Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting
the mandatory survey titled Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers'
Expenses in the United States (BE-29). This survey is authorized by the
International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice constitutes legal notification
to all U.S. persons (defined below) who meet the reporting requirements
set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and comply with,
the BE-29. Reports are due 90 days after the end of each calendar year.
This notice is being issued in conformance with the rule BEA issued in
2012 (77 FR 24373) establishing guidelines for collecting data on
international trade in services and direct investment through notices,
rather than through rulemaking. Additional information about BEA's
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collection of data on international trade in services and direct
investment can be found in the 2012 rule, the International Investment
and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 15 CFR
part 801. Survey data on international trade in services and direct
investment that are not collected pursuant to the 2012 rule are
described separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE-29 survey form and
instructions are available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/ssb.
Definitions
(a) Person means any individual, branch, partnership, associated
group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization
(whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any
government (including a foreign government, the U.S. Government, a
State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial
institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a
government-sponsored agency).
(b) U.S. person means any person resident in the United States or
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) United States, when used in a geographic sense, means the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
all territories and possessions of the United States.
(d) Foreign person means any person resident outside the United
States or subject to the jurisdiction of a country other than the
United States.
(e) Carriers means owners or operators of dry cargo, passenger
(including cruise and combination) and tanker vessels, including very
large crude carriers (VLCCs), calling at U.S. ports.
(f) Foreign Carriers means those carriers whose residence is
outside the United States, including those who own or operate their own
chartered (U.S.-flag or foreign-flag) vessels. They also include
foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies operating their own or chartered
vessels as carriers for their own accounts.
Reporting
Notice of specific reporting requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and
the time and place of filing reports, will be mailed to those required
to complete this survey.
Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from U.S. agents of
foreign carriers who handle 40 or more port calls in the reporting
period by foreign ocean vessels, or have total annual covered expenses
for all foreign ocean vessels handled by the U.S. agent of $250,000 or
more.
(b) Entities required to report will be contacted individually by
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
What to Report: This survey collects information on foreign ocean
carriers' expenses in the United States.
How to Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic
reporting system at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey forms and
instructions, which contain complete information on reporting
procedures and definitions, can be downloaded from the BEA Web site
given above. Form BE-29 inquiries can be made by phone to BEA at (202)
606-5588 or by sending an email to [email protected].
When To Report: Reports are due to BEA 90 days after the end of
each calendar year.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This data collection has been approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and
assigned control number 0608-0012. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid control number assigned by OMB.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 3 hours per response. Additional information regarding this
burden estimate may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the Information
Collection Review tab, click on ``Search'' and use the above OMB
control number to search for the current survey instrument. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate to Director, Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BE-1), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and
to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project
0608-0012, Washington, DC 20503.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-07462 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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