Notice2026-05083
BE-15: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
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Published
March 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (BE-15). The data collected on the BE-15 survey are needed to measure the size and economic significance of foreign direct investment in the United States and its impact on the U.S. economy. 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]
[Page 12562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05083]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 260311-0070]
RIN 0691-XC165
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). The data collected on the BE-15 survey
are needed to measure the size and economic significance of foreign
direct investment in the United States and its impact on the U.S.
economy. 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#74242635171b1919111a0007341611155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5a5a7b4969a9898909b8186b5979094db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this notice, BEA publishes the
reporting requirements for the BE-15 survey form. As noted below, all
entities required to respond to this mandatory survey will be contacted
by BEA. A completed report covering the entity'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-15 survey forms and
instructions are available at: <a href="http://www.bea.gov/fdi">www.bea.gov/fdi</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. business
enterprise in which a foreign person has a direct and/or indirect
ownership interest of more than 50 percent of the voting stock in an
incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an
unincorporated U.S. business enterprise. The specific BE-15 form type
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-15 survey
forms for more details.
(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 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 for review at:
<a href="http://www.bea.gov/fdi">www.bea.gov/fdi</a>. Form BE-15 inquiries can be made by phone to BEA at
(301) 278-9247 or by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b494e1a19041a1e6b494e4a054c445d">be12/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7746423715121659101801">[email protected]</span></a>.
When To Report: A completed report covering an entity'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 0608-0034. 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 23.5 hours per 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#94c4c6d5f7fbf9f9f1fae0e7d4f6f1f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd8d8f9cbeb2b0b0b8b3a9ae9dbfb8bcf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>; and to the Office of Management and
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0034, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#014e4853405e5274636c687272686e6f416e6c632f646e712f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eea1a7bcafb1bd9b8c83879d9d878180ae81838cc08b819ec0898198">[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. 2026-05083 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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