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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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14416 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Services Surveys: 

BE–30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean 

Freight Revenues and Foreign 

Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the 

BE–37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline 

Operators’ Foreign Revenues and 

Expenses 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before September 4, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230, or via email at 

PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instruments and instructions should be 

directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, 

Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50, 

Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax: 

(301) 278–9507; or via email at 

christopher.stein@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Quarterly Survey of Ocean 

Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses 

of U.S. Carriers (BE–30) is a survey that 

collects data from U.S. ocean freight 

carriers (owners and operators) whose 

total covered revenues or total covered 

expenses incurred outside the United 

States were $500,000 or more in the 

previous year or are expected to be 

$500,000 or more during the current 

year. The covered revenues are: (1) 

Revenue on cargo outbound from U.S. 

ports and the associated shipping 

weight; (2) revenue on cargo inbound 

into the United States and the 

associated shipping weight; (3) revenue 

on cross-trade cargoes; (4) charter hire 

(with crew) and space leasing revenues 

from foreign residents. The covered 

expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses in 

foreign countries; (2) expenses in 

foreign countries other than fuel 

expenses; and (3) charter hire (with 

crew) and space leasing payments to 

foreign residents. A report is not 

required from U.S. ocean freight carriers 

whose total annual covered revenues 

and total annual covered expenses are 

below $500,000. 

The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline 

Operators’ Foreign Revenues and 

Expenses (BE–37) is a survey that 

collects data from U.S. airline operators 

engaged in the international 

transportation of goods and/or 

passengers and whose total covered 

revenues or total covered expenses 

incurred outside the United States were 

$500,000 or more in the previous year 

or are expected to be $500,000 or more 

during the current year. The covered 

revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from 

carriage of export freight and express 

from the United States to points outside 

the United States; (2) revenue derived 

from carriage of freight and express 

originating from, and destined to, points 

outside the United States; (3) revenue 

derived from transporting passengers 

originating from, and destined to, points 

outside the United States; (4) revenue 

from transporting passengers to and 

from the United States and the 

associated number of passengers; (5) 

interline settlement receipts from 

foreign airline operators. The covered 

expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred 

outside the United States for fuel and 

oil, station and maintenance bases, 

wages, and other goods and services 

purchased abroad (except aircraft 

leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with 

crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline 

settlement payments to foreign airline 

operators. A report is not required from 

U.S. airline operators whose total 

annual covered revenues and total 

annual covered expenses are below 

$500,000. 

The data collected on these surveys 

are needed to monitor U.S. trade in 

transport services to analyze the impact 

of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign 

economies, to compile and improve the 

U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. 

commercial policy on trade in transport 

services, to conduct trade promotion, 

and to improve the ability of U.S. 

businesses to identify and evaluate 

market opportunities. The data are used 

in estimating the transport component 

of the U.S. international transactions 

accounts (ITAs) and national income 

and product accounts (NIPAs). 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA) is proposing no additions, 

modifications, or deletions to the 

current BE–30 and BE–37 surveys to 

minimize respondent burden while 

considering the needs of data users. 

Existing language in the instructions 

and definitions will be reviewed and 

adjusted as necessary to clarify survey 

requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

BEA contacts potential respondents 

by mail at the end of each calendar 

quarter. Respondents must file 

completed BE–30 and BE–37 forms 

within 45 days after the end of each 

calendar quarter. A BE–30 report is 

required from U.S. ocean freight carriers 

(owners and operators) whose total 

covered revenues or total covered 

expenses incurred outside the United 

States were $500,000 or more in the 

previous year or are expected to be 

$500,000 or more during the current 

year. A BE–37 report is required from 

U.S. airline operators engaged in the 

international transportation of goods 

and/or passengers and whose total 

covered revenues or total covered 

expenses incurred outside the United 

States were $500,000 or more in the 

previous year or are expected to be 

$500,000 or more during the current 

year. Entities required to report will be 

contacted individually by BEA. Entities 

not contacted by BEA have no reporting 

responsibilities. 

BEA offers electronic filing through 

its eFile system for use in reporting on 

the BE–30 and BE–37 quarterly survey 

forms. For more information about 

eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In 

addition, BEA posts all its survey forms 

and reporting instructions on its 

website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These may 

be downloaded, completed, printed, and 

submitted via fax or mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0011. 

Form Number: BE–30 and BE–37. 


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Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of BE–30 

Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each 

quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data 

and 8 exemption claims). 

Estimated Number of BE–37 

Responses: 120 annually (30 filed each 

quarter: 29 reporting mandatory data 

and one filing an exemption claim). 

Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours 

is the average for those reporting data. 

One hour is the average for those filing 

an exemption claim. Hours may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,492 (1,024 for the BE–30; 468 

for the BE–37). 

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). 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are 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 collections 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 

collections 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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14424 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

ASSISTANCE

[06/13/2018 through 06/26/2018] 

Firm name Firm address 

Date 

accepted for 

investigation 

Product(s) 

Vintage Girl Designs, LLC ....... 9952 Kings Parade Boulevard, 

Charlotte, NC 28273.

6/21/2018 The firm manufactures greeting cards, note cards, and 

plaques, primarily of paper, acrylic, and wood. 

Merrimac Industrial Sales, Inc 111 Neck Road, Haverhill, MA 

01835.

6/21/2018 The firm manufactures electrical control systems, including 

control panels, and enclosures for electrical components. 

Titan International Sales, Inc .. 72 Lancer Place, Webster, NY 

14580.

6/25/2018 The firm manufactures electrical discharge machine drills and 

related products, including drilling electrodes and drill 

guides. 

Lorimer Studios, LLC .............. 80 Vineyard Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.6/26/2018 The firm manufacturers residential and commercial tables 

made of solid wood. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Division, Room 71030, 

Economic Development Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten 

(10) calendar days following publication 

of this notice. These petitions are 

received pursuant to section 251 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Irette Patterson, 

Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14368 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–41–2018] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 78—Nashville, 

Tennessee; Application for 

Reorganization Under Alternative Site 

Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the Metropolitan Government of 

Nashville and Davidson County, grantee 

of FTZ 78, requesting authority to 

reorganize the zone under the 

alternative site framework (ASF) 

adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 

400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for 

grantees for the establishment or 


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