[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 57072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22803]


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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 of 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.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0012.
    Form Number(s): BE-29.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 229.
    Number of Respondents: 85 annually.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours for mandatory responses and 1 
hour for other (non-mandatory) responses.
    Needs and Uses: The data are needed to monitor U.S. international 
trade in transportation services, to analyze its impact on the U.S. 
economy and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic 
accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on transportation services, 
conduct trade promotion, and improve the ability of U.S. businesses to 
identify and evaluate market opportunities.
    Affected Public: U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 22 U.S.C., Sections 3101-3108, as amended.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal 
by writing or calling Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email 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 email 
at [email protected], or by FAX at 202-395-7245.

    Dated: September 11, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-22803 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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