[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30343]


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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 Ocean Freight Revenues and Expenses of United 
States, Carriers--BE-30, Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign 
Revenues and Expenses--BE-37.
    Form Number(s): BE-30/BE-37.
    OMB Approval Number: 0608-0011
    Type of Request: Extension--regular submission.
    Burden: 800/320.
    Number of Respondents: 40/20.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 5 hours/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 these surveys are 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 these surveys, an integral 
component of the transportation account would be omitted. No other 
Government agency collects comprehensive quarterly data on U.S. ocean 
carriers' freight revenues and expenses or U.S. airline operators' 
foreign revenues and expenses.
    Affected Public: U.S. ocean and air carriers.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
    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 publication of this notice 
to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: November 13, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-30343 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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