[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 61081-61082] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-29999] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Title: Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States--BE-29. Form Number(s): BE-29. OMB Approval Number: 0608-0012. Type of Request: Extension--regular submission. Burden: 620 hours. Number of Respondents: 155. Avg Hours Per Response: 4 hours. Needs and Uses: The Bureau of Economic Analysis is responsible for the computation and publication of the U.S. balance of payments accounts. The information collected in this survey is an integral part of the ``transportation'' portion of the U.S. balance of payments accounts. The balance of payments accounts, which are published quarterly in the Bureau's monthly publication, the Survey of Current Business, are one of the major statistical products of BEA. The accounts provide a statistical summary of U.S. international transactions. They are used by government and private organizations for national and international policy formulation, and analytical studies. Without the information collected in this survey, an integral component of the transportation account would be omitted. No other Government agency collects comprehensive annual data on foreign ocean carriers' expenses in the United States. Affected Public: U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers. Frequency: Annually. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: The International Investment and Trade Services Act. 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108. OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room, 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10201, [[Page 61082]] New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: November 7, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc.97-29999 Filed 11-13-97; 8:45am] BILLING CODE: 3610-EA-P