Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 62 / Thursday, March 31, 2011 / Notices 17819 

• Re-chartering the Minnesota SAC 

• Re-chartering the Alabama SAC 

VI. Approval of March 11, 2011 Meeting 

Minutes 

VII. Announcements 

VIII. Adjourn 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 

8591. Hearing-impaired persons who 

will attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 

376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov 

at least three business days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Kimberly A. Tolhurst, 

Senior Attorney-Advisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7765 Filed 3–29–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Direct Investment 

Surveys: BE–15, Annual Survey of 

Foreign Direct Investment in the United 

States 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at 

dhynek@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to David H. Galler, Chief, Direct 

Investment Division (BE–50), Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; 

phone: (202) 606–9835; fax: (202) 606– 

5318; or via e-mail at 

david.galler@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States (Form 

BE–15) obtains sample data on the 

financial structure and operations of 

U.S. affiliates of foreign investors. The 

data are needed to provide reliable, 

useful, and timely measures of foreign 

direct investment in the United States, 

assess its impact on the U.S. economy, 

and based upon this assessment, make 

informed policy decisions regarding 

foreign direct investment in the United 

States. The data are used to derive 

annual estimates of the operations of 

U.S. affiliates of foreign investors, 

including their balance sheets; income 

statements; property, plant, and 

equipment; employment and employee 

compensation; merchandise trade; sales 

of goods and services; taxes; and 

research and development activity. In 

addition, data covering employment are 

collected by state. The data are also 

used to update similar data for the 

universe of U.S. affiliates collected once 

every five years on the BE–12 

benchmark survey. 

The survey forms remain the same as 

in the past. No changes in the data 

collected or in exemption levels are 

proposed. 

II. Method of Collection 

The BE–15 annual survey is sent to 

potential respondents in March of each 

year. A completed report covering a 

reporting company’s fiscal year ending 

during the previous calendar year is due 

by May 31. Reports must be filed by 

every U.S. business enterprise that is 

owned 10 percent or more by a foreign 

investor and that has total assets, sales 

or gross operating revenues, or net 

income (or loss) of over $40 million. 

As an alternative to filing paper 

forms, BEA will offer an electronic filing 

option, its eFile system, for use in 

reporting on Form BE–15. For more 

information about eFile, go to http:// 

www.bea.gov/efile. 

Potential respondents are those U.S. 

business enterprises that reported in the 

2007 benchmark survey of foreign direct 

investment in the United States, along 

with businesses that subsequently 

entered the direct investment universe. 

The BE–15 is a sample survey, as 

described; universe estimates are 

developed from the reported sample 

data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0034. 

Form Number: BE–15. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,650 annually. 

Estimated Time per Response: 18.8 

hours is the average, but may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 68,750. 

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 by Pub. L. 98– 

573 and Pub. L. 101–533). 

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 submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7530 Filed 3–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–930] 

Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless 

Pressure Pipe From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2011. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) is conducting the 

first administrative review of the 


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