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Vol. 79, No. 226 

Monday, November 24, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

15 CFR Part 801 

[Docket No. 111201710–4976–01] 

RIN 0691–AA82 

Direct Investment Surveys: BE–13, 

Survey of New Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States; 

Announcing OMB Approval of 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA), Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; approval of 

collection-of-information requirements 

and effective date of OMB control 

numbers. 

SUMMARY: This rule provides notice of 

the approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

resulting effectiveness of the collectionof-information requirements published 

by BEA on August 14, 2014. 

DATES: The collection-of-information 

requirements in §§ 801.3, 801.4 and 

801.7, published on August 14, 2014 (79 

FR 47573–47575), are effective 

November 24, 2014. OMB approved the 

collection-of-information requirements 

in §§ 801.3, 801.4 and 801.7, as of 

October 29, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Abaroa, Chief, Direct 

Investment Division (BE–50), Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; 

phone (202) 606–9591. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BEA 

published a final rule on August 14, 

2014 (79 FR 47573–75), that amended 

its regulations to reinstate the reporting 

requirements for the BE–13, Survey of 

New Foreign Direct Investment in the 

United States, which was discontinued 

in 2009. On September 9, 2014, BEA 

published a correction to that final rule 

stating that the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) had not yet approved 

the information collection requirements 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, and therefore the effective date of 

the BE–13 is delayed (see 79 FR 53291). 

The correction also stated that BEA 

would announce the effective date of 

that final rule after OMB approved 

BEA’s information collection request for 

the BE–13. 

This final rule announces OMB 

approval and effectiveness of the 

collection-of-information associated 

with the BE–13. OMB approved the 

collection-of-information requirements 

on October 29, 2014, under OMB 

control number 0608–0035. The 

expiration date for this control number 

is October 31, 2017. 

Classification 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule makes effective a collectionof-information requirement subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

collection of this information has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control 

Number 0608–0035. This survey 

collects information on the acquisition 

or establishment of U.S. business 

enterprises by foreign investors, which 

was collected on the previous BE–13 

survey, and information on expansions 

by existing U.S. affiliates of foreign 

companies, which was not previously 

collected. This mandatory survey will 

be conducted under the authority of the 

International Investment and Trade in 

Services Survey Act (the Act). Unlike 

other BEA surveys conducted pursuant 

to the Act, a response is required from 

persons subject to the reporting 

requirements of the BE–13, Survey of 

New Foreign Direct Investment in the 

United States, whether or not they are 

contacted by BEA, in order to ensure 

that respondents subject to the 

requirements for foreign direct 

investments in the United States are 

identified. The BE–13 survey is 

expected to result in the filing of reports 

from approximately 1,350 U.S. affiliates 

each year. The respondent burden for 

this collection of information will vary 

from one company to another, but is 

estimated to average 1.6 hours per 

response, including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Thus the total respondent burden for 

this survey is estimated at 2,160 hours, 

compared to 900 hours for the previous 

BE–13 survey. The increase in burden 

hours is due to the increase in the 

number of respondents expected to file. 

Administrative Procedure Act 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment for this 

action because notice and comment 

would be unnecessary and contrary to 

the public interest. This action simply 

provides notice of OMB’s approval of 

the reporting requirements at issue, 

which has already occurred, and 

renders those requirements effective. 

Thus, this action does not involve any 

further exercise of agency discretion and 

no comment received at this time would 

impact any decision by BEA or OMB. In 

addition, the public has had the 

opportunity to comment on both the 

substance of the reporting requirements, 

at the time BEA adopted them, and on 

BEA’s request to OMB for renewal of the 

information collection. The reporting 

requirements at issue were detailed in 

proposed rules on which BEA accepted 

public comment. The reporting 

provisions in 15 CFR 801.3, 801.4 and 

801.7, were initially published at 79 FR 

30503–06 on May 28, 2014, with 

comments accepted until July 28, 2014, 

and published as a final rule at 79 FR 

47573–75 on August 14, 2014. An 

additional opportunity for public 

comment at this point would not be 

meaningful, and would be duplicative. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Because prior notice and opportunity 

for public comment are not required for 

this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other 

law, the analytical requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, 

et seq., are inapplicable. 

Executive Order 12866 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 801 

Economic statistics, Foreign 

investment in the United States, 

International transactions, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 


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69760 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Brent Moulton, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Economic 

Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27771 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0988] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Three Mile Creek, Mobile, AL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the CSX 

Transportation Railroad Swing Span 

Bridge across Three Mile Creek, mile 

0.3, at Mobile, Baldwin County, 

Alabama. This deviation is necessary to 

conduct maintenance to the bridge. This 

deviation allows the bridge to remain 

temporarily closed to navigation for 

twelve hours during one day and then 

operate during daylight hours only for 

eight consecutive days within a span of 

nine days. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 

2014, through 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 

December 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2014–0988] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. You may 

also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Geri Robinson, 

Bridge Administration Branch, Coast 

Guard; telephone 504–671–2128, email 

Geri.A.Robinson@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Cheryl F. Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CSX 

Transportation requested a temporary 

deviation to repair the center bearing 

and rack circle, which affects the 

opening and closing of the swing span 

bridge across Three Mile Creek at mile 

0.3 at Mobile, Baldwin County, 

Alabama. This maintenance is essential 

for the continued operation of the bridge 

and is expected to guard against 

frequent breakdowns resulting in 

emergency bridge closures. The bridge 

owner plans to replace the center 

bearing and rehabilitate the rack circle. 

To accomplish the necessary repairs, the 

bridge owner requested that the bridge 

be allowed to remain closed to 

navigation for twelve consecutive hours 

on Thursday, November 27, 2014 from 

7 a.m. until 7 p.m. to replace the center 

bearing. Immediately following this 

closure, the bridge owner will open the 

bridge to allow all vessels to clear the 

queue. After clearing the queue, the 

bridge will be closed to navigation until 

Friday, November 28, at 8 a.m. At that 

time, the bridge will open on signal 

from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. for eight 

consecutive days. During evening and 

nighttime hours, between 6 p.m. and 8 

a.m., the bridge will open at midnight 

for the passage of vessels if at least two 

hours advanced notice is given. During 

this temporary deviation, the bridge 

owner will rehabilitate and reinstall the 

rack circle. During this time period, the 

bridge will be opened by use of an assist 

tug and operations may take longer than 

normal. At 6 p.m. on Friday, December 

5, 2014, the bridge will return to normal 

operation. 

The swing span bridge has a vertical 

clearance of 10 feet above mean high 

water and 12 feet above mean low water 

in the closed-to-navigation position. 

Navigation on the waterway is primarily 

commercial, consisting of tugs with 

tows and fishing vessels. There is no 

recreational boat traffic at the bridge 

site. These closures have been discussed 

with waterway users and facilities and 

no objections to the closure have been 

expressed. In accordance with 33 CFR 

117.5, the draw of the bridge opens on 

signal. No alternate routes are available. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

this bridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: November 10, 2014. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27811 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0990] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Trent River, New Bern, NC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Norfolk 

Southern Railroad Drawbridge, across 

Trent River, mile 0.2, at New Bern, NC, 

to facilitate a rehabilitation project. This 

bridge presently opens on demand for 

navigation and is usually left in the 

open position only to close twice a day 

for train crossings. This deviation 

allows the bridge to remain closed to 

navigation from 8 a.m. Monday, 

December 15, 2014 until 7 p.m. Friday, 

December 19, 2014, so that necessary 

maintenance may be made. The 

deviation is necessary to facilitate 

removal and replacement of the rail lift 

joints. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

8 a.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014 

to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation [USCG–2014–0990] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. You may 

also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Terrance 

Knowles, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Coast Guard; telephone 757– 

398–6587, email Terrance.A.Knowles@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, at 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Norfolk Southern Railway operates this 

swing-type railroad drawbridge and has 

requested a temporary deviation from 

the current operating regulations to 

facilitate the rehabilitation work on the 

structure. The Norfolk Southern 


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