[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3372-3373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00861]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Docket No. 240111-0007]
RIN 0691-XC145


BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses 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 Ocean Carriers' 
Expenses in the United States (BE-29). The data collected on the BE-29 
survey are needed to measure U.S. trade in transport services and to 
analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign economies. 
This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in 
Services Survey Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Stein, Chief, Services 
Surveys Branch, Balance of Payments Division, via phone at (301) 278-
9189 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this Notice, BEA publishes the 
reporting requirements for the BE-29 survey form. As noted below, all 
U.S. persons required to respond to this mandatory survey will be 
contacted by BEA. U.S. persons must submit the completed survey forms 
within 45 days after the end of each calendar year. This Notice is 
being issued in conformance with the rule BEA issued on April 24, 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-29 survey form and 
instructions are available at www.bea.gov/ssb.

Reporting

    Notice of specific reporting requirements, including who is to 
report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and 
the time

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and place of filing reports, will be mailed to those required to 
complete this survey.
    Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from U.S. agents of 
foreign carriers who handled 40 or more foreign ocean carrier port 
calls in the reporting period, or had covered expenses of $250,000 or 
more in the reporting period for all foreign ocean vessels handled by 
the U.S. Agent. See BE-29 survey form for more details.
    (b) U.S. persons required to report will be contacted individually 
by BEA. U.S. persons not contacted by BEA have no reporting 
responsibilities.
    What To Report: The survey collects information on foreign ocean 
carriers' expenses in the United States.
    How To Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic 
reporting system 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 www.bea.gov/ssb and 
submitted through mail or fax. Form BE-29 inquiries can be made by 
phone to BEA at (301) 278-9303 or by sending an email to [email protected].
    When To Report: Reports are due to BEA 45 days after the end of 
each calendar year.

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 0608-0012. 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 3 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 Christopher Stein, Chief, 
Services Surveys Branch, Balance of Payments Division, via email at 
[email protected]; and to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0012, via email at 
[email protected].
    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.

Paul W. Farello,
Associate Director for International Economics, Bureau of Economic 
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-00861 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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