[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25644-25645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10049]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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 (BEA).
    Title: Survey of International Travel Expenditures.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The proposed survey of international travel 
expenditures is authorized by the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Section 
8, and Executive Order 10033, as amended. The Act allows the DOC/BEA to 
collect the data necessary to produce the U.S. international 
transactions accounts (ITAs), which are part of the U.S. obligations to 
the International Monetary Fund.
    The survey will collect information on travel expenditures by 
method of payment (cash, credit card, etc.) from U.S. travelers 
returning from abroad and foreign travelers leaving the United States.

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    This survey is needed to improve the quality of the travel 
component of the U.S. ITAs, which are used by government and other 
organizations for national and international economic policy 
formulation and analytical purposes.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via e-mail at 
[email protected]).
    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, FAX number (202) 395-7245 or via e-mail 
at [email protected].

    Dated: May 2, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10049 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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