[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19126-19127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07460]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Docket No. 160316249-6249-01]
XRIN 0691-XC051


BE-15: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United 
States

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.

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SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 
Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting 
the mandatory survey titled Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment 
in the United States (BE-15). This survey is authorized by the 
International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This Notice constitutes legal notification 
to all U.S. persons (defined below) who meet the reporting requirements 
set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and comply with, 
the BE-15. A completed report covering a reporting company's fiscal 
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31 (or by 
June 30 for reporting companies that use BEA's eFile system). This 
notice is being issued in conformance with the rule BEA issued in 2012 
(77 FR 24373) establishing guidelines for collecting data on 
international trade in services and direct investment through notices, 
rather than through rulemaking. Additional information about BEA's 
collection of data on international trade in services and direct 
investment can be found in the 2012 rule, the International Investment 
and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 15 CFR 
part 801. Survey data on international trade in services and direct 
investment that are not collected pursuant to the 2012 rule are 
described separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE-15 survey forms and 
instructions are available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/fdi.

Definitions

    (a) United States, when used in a geographic sense, means the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
all territories and possessions of the United States.
    (b) Foreign, when used in a geographic sense, means that which is 
situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is 
characteristic of a country other than the United States.
    (c) Person means any individual, branch, partnership, associated 
group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization 
(whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any 
government (including a foreign government, the U.S. Government, a 
State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial 
institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a 
government-sponsored agency).
    (d) Business enterprise means any organization, association, 
branch, or venture that exists for profit-making purposes or to 
otherwise secure economic advantage, and any ownership of any real 
estate.

Reporting

    Notice of specific reporting requirements, including who is to 
report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and 
the time and place of filing reports, will be mailed to those required 
to complete this survey.
    Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from each U.S. business 
enterprise in which a foreign person has a direct and/or indirect 
ownership interest of at least 10 percent of the voting stock in an 
incorporated business enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an 
unincorporated business enterprise, and that meets the additional 
conditions detailed in Form BE-15.
    (b) Entities required to report will be contacted individually by 
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
    What To Report: The survey collects information on the operations 
of U.S. affiliates of foreign companies.
    How To Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic 
reporting system

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at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey forms and instructions, 
which contain complete information on reporting procedures and 
definitions, can be downloaded from the BEA Web site given above. Form 
BE-15 inquiries can be made by phone to (202) 606-5615 or by sending an 
email to be12/[email protected].
    When To Report: A completed report covering a reporting company's 
fiscal year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31 
(or by June 30 for reporting companies that use BEA's eFile system).

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

    This data collection has been approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and 
assigned control number 0608-0034.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid 
control number assigned by OMB. Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 18.2 hours per 
response. Additional information regarding this burden estimate may be 
viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the Information Collection Review tab, 
click on ``Search'' and use the above OMB control number to search for 
the current survey instrument. Send comments regarding this burden 
estimate to Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE-1), U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0034, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.

Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-07460 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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