Notice2024-10708
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States
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Published
May 16, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentEconomic Analysis Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 42835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10708]
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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; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline
Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b38332932282f342b333e2975282f3e32351b393e3a753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe9d968c978d8a918e969b8cd08d8a9b9790be9c9b9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adfdffeccec2c0c0c8c3d9deedcfc8cc83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e2e2c3f1d1113131b100a0d3e1c1b1f50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference OMB Control Number 0608-0068 in the subject line of
your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch, Bureau of
Economic Analysis; 301-278-9189; or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b38332932282f342b333e2975282f3e32351b393e3a753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c7f746e756f68736c74796e326f687975725c7e797d327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and
Expenses in the United States (BE-9) collects data from U.S. offices,
agents, or other representatives of foreign airline operators that
transport passengers or freight and express to or from the United
States. A U.S. office, agent, or other representative of a foreign
airline operator must report if total covered revenues or total covered
expenses were $5 million or more in the previous year or are expected
to be $5 million or more during the current year.
The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in transport services, to
analyze the impact of these cross-border services 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 trade in transport services component of the U.S.
international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and
product accounts (NIPAs).
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is not proposing any changes
to the survey reporting requirements or to the data items collected on
the survey.
BEA does not plan to change the exemption levels used for the
current quarterly survey. BEA estimates there will be no change in the
average number of burden hours per response. The language in the
instructions and definitions will be reviewed and adjusted as necessary
to clarify survey requirements.
II. Method of Collection
BEA contacts potential respondents by mail at the end of each
quarter. Respondents would be required to file the completed BE-9 forms
within 30 days after the end of each quarter of the year. Reports would
be required from each U.S. offices, agents, or other representatives of
foreign airline operators that transport passengers to or from the
United States, whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses
were $5 million or more during the previous year or are expected to
exceed that amount during the current year. Entities required to report
will be contacted individually by BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA
have no reporting responsibilities.
BEA offers its electronic filing option, the eFile system, for use
in reporting on Form BE-9. For more information about eFile, go to
<a href="http://www.bea.gov/efile">www.bea.gov/efile</a>. In addition, BEA posts all its survey forms and
reporting instructions on its website, <a href="http://www.bea.gov/ssb">www.bea.gov/ssb</a>. These may be
downloaded, completed, printed, and submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608-0068.
Form Number(s): BE-9.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 annually (125 filed each
quarter; 115 reporting mandatory data, and 10 that would file exemption
claims or voluntary responses).
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours is the average for the 115
respondents filing mandatory data and 1 hour for those filing an
exemption claim or voluntary response. Hours may vary considerably
among respondents because of differences in company size and
complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-10708 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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