[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15595-15596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06040]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Direct Investment Surveys: BE-605, Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States--Transactions of U.S. Affiliate
With Foreign Parent
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
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of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies
to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements
and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on 1/15/2026 during a 60-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0608-0009.
Form Number: BE-605.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 2,100 per quarter; 8,400 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour is the average but may vary
considerably among respondents because of differences in company
structure and complexity.
Burden Hours: 8,400.
Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment
in the United States (BE-605) obtains quarterly data on transactions
and positions between foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises and their
``affiliated foreign groups'' (i.e., their foreign parents and foreign
affiliates of their foreign parents). The survey is a sample survey
that covers all U.S. affiliates, except for certain private funds,
above a size-exemption level. The sample data are used to derive
universe estimates of direct investment transactions, positions, and
income in nonbenchmark years from similar data reported in the BE-12,
Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States,
which is conducted every five years. The data collected through the BE-
605 survey are essential for the preparation of the U.S. international
transactions accounts, the national income and product accounts, and
the net international investment position accounts of the United
States. The data are needed to measure the size and economic
significance of foreign direct investment in the United States, measure
changes in such investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. economy.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended).
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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0608-0009.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-06040 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]
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