[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21971]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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 Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of 
United States Carriers (BE-30) and Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' 
Foreign Revenues and Expenses (BE-37).
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0011.
    Form Number(s): BE-30 and BE-37.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 864 (BE-30: 560 hours; BE-37: 304 hours).
    Number of Respondents: 54 per quarter; 216 annually (BE-30: 35 per 
quarter; 140 annually; BE-37: 19 per quarter; 76 annually).
    Average Hours per Response: 4.
    Needs and Uses: The BEA is responsible for the compilation of the 
U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs), which it publishes 
quarterly in news releases, on its Web site, and in its monthly 
journal, the Survey of Current Business. These accounts provide a 
statistical summary of all U.S. international transactions and, as 
such, are one of the major statistical products of BEA. In addition, 
they provide input into other U.S. economic measures and accounts, 
contributing particularly to the National Income and Product Accounts. 
The ITAs are used extensively by both government and private 
organizations for national and international economic policy 
formulation and for analytical purposes. The information collected in 
these surveys is used to develop the ``transportation'' portion of the 
ITAs. Without this information, an integral component of the ITAs would 
be omitted. No other Government agency collects comprehensive quarterly 
data on U.S. ocean carriers' freight revenues and foreign expenses or 
U.S. airline operators' foreign revenues and expenses.
    These surveys request information from U.S. ocean and air carriers 
engaged in international transportation of goods and/or passengers. The 
information is collected on a quarterly basis from U.S. ocean and air 
carriers whose total annual covered revenues or total annual covered 
expenses are, or are expected to be, $500,000 or more. U.S. ocean and 
air carriers whose total annual covered revenues and total annual 
covered expenses are, or are expected to be, each below $500,000 are 
exempt from reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The International Investment and Trade in Services 
Survey Act, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by writing Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Diana Hynek, 
Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at [email protected].
    Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days 
of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, via e-
mail at [email protected], or by FAX at 202-395-7245.

    Dated: September 8, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21971 Filed 9-11-09; 8:45 am]
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