Notice2026-05075
BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
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Published
March 16, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentEconomic Analysis Bureau
Abstract
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 U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-11). The data collected on the BE-11 survey are needed to measure the size and economic significance of U.S. direct investment abroad and its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies. This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12554-12555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05075]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 260311-0071]
RIN 0691-XC166
BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
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 U.S. Direct Investment
Abroad (BE-11). The data collected on the BE-11 survey are needed to
measure the size and economic significance of U.S. direct investment
abroad and its impact 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: Kirsten Brew, Chief, Multinational
Operations Branch (BE-49), via phone at (301) 278-9152 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e6e6c7f5d5153535b504a4d7e5c5b5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c5c5e4d6f6361616962787f4c6e696d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this notice, BEA publishes the
reporting requirements for the BE-11 survey form. As noted below, all
U.S. persons required to respond to this mandatory survey will be
contacted by BEA. A completed report covering the U.S. person's fiscal
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31. This
notice is being issued in conformance with 15 CFR 801.3. Additional
information about BEA's collection of data on international trade in
services and direct investment can be found in the International
Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.),
as well as BEA's final rule, ``International Services Surveys and
Direct Investment Surveys Reporting'' (77 FR 24373; April 24, 2012),
establishing guidelines for collecting data on international trade in
services and direct investment through public notice rather than
separate rulemaking at 15 CFR 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 801. The BE-11 survey
forms and instructions are available at: <a href="http://www.bea.gov/dia">www.bea.gov/dia</a>.
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. person
that has a direct and/or indirect ownership interest exceeding 50
percent of the voting stock in an incorporated foreign business
enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign
business enterprise. The specific BE-11 form type required to be filed
is also based on size thresholds which are stated in terms of total
assets, sales or gross operating revenues, and net income after income
taxes, whether positive or negative. See the BE-11 survey forms 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 the operations
of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.
How To Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic
reporting system at: <a href="http://www.bea.gov/efile">www.bea.gov/efile</a>. Copies of the survey forms and
instructions, which contain complete information on reporting
procedures and definitions, can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.bea.gov/dia">www.bea.gov/dia</a> and
submitted through mail or fax. Form BE-11 inquiries can be made by
phone to BEA at (301) 278-9418 or by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cacd9998879999e8cacdc986cfc7de">be10/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1627275674737738717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
When To Report: A completed report covering a U.S. person's fiscal
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31.
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 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and assigned control number 0608-0053. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of
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information unless it displays a valid control number assigned by OMB.
A complete response includes one BE-11A form (with an estimated average
reporting burden of 7 hours) for reporting domestic operations and one
or more BE-11B (12 hours), or BE-10D (1 hour) forms for reporting
foreign operations. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average a total of 95.2 hours per complete
response. Additional information regarding this burden estimate may be
viewed at: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>; 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 Kirsten Brew, Chief, Multinational Operations Branch (BE-
49), via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7e7e5f6d4d8dadad2d9c3c4f7d5d2d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c5c5e4d6f6361616962787f4c6e696d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>; and to the Office of Management
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0053, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9f6f0ebf8e6eaccdbd4d0cacad0d6d7f9d6d4db97dcd6c997ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d72746f7c626e485f50544e4e5452537d52505f1358524d135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.
Paul W. Farello,
Associate Director for International Economics, Bureau of Economic
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2026-05075 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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