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and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA). 

Title: Survey of Foreign Ocean 

Carriers’ Expenses in the United States. 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0012. 

Form Number(s): BE–29. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 330. 

Number of Respondents: 110. 

Average Hours per Response: 3 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The BEA is 

responsible for the compilation of the 

U.S. international transactions accounts 

(ITAs), which it publishes quarterly in 

news releases, on its Web site, and in its 

monthly journal, the Survey of Current 

Business. These accounts provide a 

statistical summary of all U.S. 

international transactions and, as such, 

are one of the major statistical products 

of BEA. In addition, they provide input 

into other U.S. economic measures and 

accounts, contributing particularly to 

the National Income and Product 

Accounts. The ITAs are used 

extensively by both government and 

private organizations for national and 

international economic policy 

formulation and for analytical purposes. 

The information collected in this survey 

is used to develop the ‘‘transportation’’ 

portion of the ITAs. Without this 

information, an integral component of 

the ITAs would be omitted. No other 

Government agency collects 

comprehensive annual data on foreign 

ocean carriers’ expenses in the United 

States. 

The survey requests information from 

U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers 

operating in the United States. The 

information is collected on an annual 

basis from U.S. agents that handle 40 or 

more port calls in the reporting period 

by foreign ocean vessels, and covered 

expenses for all foreign ocean vessels 

handled by the U.S. agent were 

$250,000 or more. A report is not 

required if the total number of port calls 

by foreign ocean vessels handled by the 

U.S. agent in the reporting period is 

fewer than 40, or total annual covered 

expenses for all foreign ocean vessels 

handled by the U.S. agent are below 

$250,000. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The International 

Investment and Trade in Services Survey 

Act, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as amended. 

OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 

395–3093. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, 

via e-mail at pbugg@omb.eop.gov, or by 

FAX at 202–395–7245. 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce (DOC) 

will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA). 

Title: Survey of Foreign Airline 

Operators’ Revenues and Expenses in 

the United States. 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0068. 

Form Number(s): BE–9. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 1,680. 

Number of Respondents: 280. 

Average Hours per Response: 6 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The BEA is 

responsible for the compilation of the 

U.S. international transactions accounts 

(ITAs), which it publishes quarterly in 

news releases, on its Web site, and in its 

monthly journal, the Survey of Current 

Business. These accounts provide a 

statistical summary of all U.S. 

international transactions and, as such, 

are one of the major statistical products 

of BEA. In addition, they provide input 

into other U.S. economic measures and 

accounts, contributing particularly to 

the National Income and Product 

Accounts. The ITAs are used 

extensively by both government and 

private organizations for national and 

international economic policy 

formulation and for analytical purposes. 

The information collected in this survey 

is used to develop the ‘‘transportation’’ 

portion of the ITAs. 

The survey requests information from 

U.S. agents of foreign air carriers 

operating in the United States. The 

information is collected on a quarterly 

basis from foreign air carriers whose 

total annual covered revenues or total 

annual covered expenses incurred in the 

United States are, or are expected to be, 

$5,000,000 or more. Foreign air carriers 

whose total annual covered revenues 

and total annual covered expenses are, 

or are expected to be, each below 

$5,000,000 are exempt from reporting. 

Without this information, an integral 

component of the ITAs would be 

omitted. No other Government agency 

collects comprehensive quarterly data 

on foreign airline operators’ revenues 

and expenses in the United States. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as 

amended. 

OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 

395–3093. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

writing Departmental Paperwork 

Clearance Officer, Diana Hynek, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at 

dHynek@doc.gov. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, 

via e-mail at pbugg@omb.eop.gov, or by 

FAX at 202–395–7245. 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of Chief 

Information Officer. 

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