[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 72045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29416]


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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), Department of Commerce.
    Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0012.
    Form Number: BE-29.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Responses: 80 annually (70 reporting mandatory data, and 
10 that would file exemption claims).
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours is the average for those 
reporting data and 1 hour is the average for those not reporting data, 
but hours may vary considerably among respondents because of 
differences in company size and complexity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 220.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' 
Expenses in the United States (BE-29) is a survey that collects data 
from U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers who handle 40 or more port 
calls in the reporting period by foreign ocean vessels, or have total 
covered expenses in the reporting period for all foreign ocean vessels 
handled by the U.S. agent of $250,000 or more. The covered expenses 
are: (1) Port call services such as pilotage, towing and tugboat 
services, harbor fees, and berth fees; (2) cargo-related services such 
as loading, unloading, and storing cargo at U.S. ports; (3) fuels and 
oils (bunkers) purchased in U.S. ports; (4) other vessel operating 
expenses such as stores and supplies, vessel repairs, and personnel 
expenses in the United States; and (5) other expenses such as U.S. 
agents' and brokers' fees and commissions and expenses related to 
maintaining U.S. offices, such as rent, advertising, and wages.
    The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in transport services, to 
analyze the impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and 
improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy 
on trade in transport services, to conduct trade promotion, and to 
improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market 
opportunities. The data are used in estimating the transport component 
of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national 
income and product accounts (NIPAs).
    The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is proposing no additions or 
modifications to the current BE-29 survey. The effort to keep current 
reporting requirements unchanged is intended to minimize respondent 
burden while considering the needs of data users. Existing language in 
the instructions and definitions will be reviewed and adjusted as 
necessary to clarify survey requirements.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent 
within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
[email protected] or fax to (202)395-5806.

    Dated: November 13, 2015.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29416 Filed 11-17-15; 8:45 am]
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