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of Commerce, is informing the public 

that it is conducting the mandatory 

survey titled Annual Survey of U.S. 

Direct Investment Abroad (BE–11). The 

data collected on the BE–11 survey are 

needed to measure the size and 

economic significance of U.S. direct 

investment abroad and its impact on the 

U.S. and foreign economies. 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 

Kirsten.Brew@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting 

requirements for the BE–11 survey form. 

As noted below, all U.S. persons 

required to respond to this mandatory 

survey will be contacted by BEA. A 

completed report covering the U.S. 

person’s fiscal year ending during the 

previous calendar year is due by May 

31. This Notice is being issued in 

conformance with the rule BEA issued 

on April 24, 2012 (77 FR 24373), 

establishing guidelines for collecting 

data on international trade in services 

and direct investment through notices, 

rather than through rulemaking. 

Additional information about BEA’s 

collection of data on international trade 

in services and direct investment can be 

found in the 2012 rule, the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 

15 CFR part 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 part 801. The BE– 

11 survey forms and instructions are 

available at www.bea.gov/dia. 

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. person that has 

a direct and/or indirect ownership 

interest of at least 10 percent of the 

voting stock in an incorporated foreign 

business enterprise, or an equivalent 

interest in an unincorporated foreign 

business enterprise, and that meets the 

additional conditions detailed in Form 

BE–11. 

(b) U.S. persons required to report 

will be contacted individually by BEA. 

U.S. persons not contacted by BEA have 

no reporting responsibilities. 

What To Report: The survey collects 

information on the operations of U.S. 

parent companies and their foreign 

affiliates. 

How To Report: Reports can be filed 

using BEA’s electronic reporting system 

at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the 

survey forms and instructions, which 

contain complete information on 

reporting procedures and definitions, 

can be downloaded from www.bea.gov/ 

dia and submitted through mail or fax. 

Form BE–11 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9418 or by 

sending an email to be10/11@bea.gov. 

When To Report: A completed report 

covering a U.S. person’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 and 

assigned control number 0608–0053. 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. A complete response 

includes one BE–11A form (with an 

estimated average reporting burden of 7 

hours) for reporting domestic operations 

and one or more BE–11B (12 hours), 

BE–11C (2 hours), or BE–10D (1 hour) 

forms for reporting foreign operations. 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average a total of 90.5 hours per 

complete response. Additional 

information regarding this burden 

estimate may be viewed at 

www.reginfo.gov; 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 

Kirsten.Brew@bea.gov; and to the Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project 0608–0053, via email 

at OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. 

Paul W. Farello, 

Associate Director for International 

Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00871 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket No. 240111–0007] 

RIN 0691–XC145 

BE–29: Annual Survey of Foreign 

Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the 

United States 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of reporting 

requirements. 

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 

Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United 

States (BE–29). The data collected on 

the BE–29 survey are needed to measure 

U.S. trade in transport services and to 

analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the 

U.S. and foreign economies. This survey 

is authorized by the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Stein, Chief, Services 

Surveys Branch, Balance of Payments 

Division, via phone at (301) 278–9189 or 

via email at Christopher.Stein@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting 

requirements for the BE–29 survey form. 

As noted below, all U.S. persons 

required to respond to this mandatory 

survey will be contacted by BEA. U.S. 

persons must submit the completed 

survey forms within 45 days after the 

end of each calendar year. This Notice 

is being issued in conformance with the 

rule BEA issued on April 24, 2012 (77 

FR 24373), establishing guidelines for 

collecting data on international trade in 

services and direct investment through 

notices, rather than through rulemaking. 

Additional information about BEA’s 

collection of data on international trade 

in services and direct investment can be 

found in the 2012 rule, the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 

15 CFR part 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 part 801. The BE– 

29 survey form and instructions are 

available at www.bea.gov/ssb. 

Reporting 

Notice of specific reporting 

requirements, including who is to 

report, the information to be reported, 

the manner of reporting, and the time 


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and place of filing reports, will be 

mailed to those required to complete 

this survey. 

Who Must Report: (a) Reports are 

required from U.S. agents of foreign 

carriers who handled 40 or more foreign 

ocean carrier port calls in the reporting 

period, or had covered expenses of 

$250,000 or more in the reporting 

period for all foreign ocean vessels 

handled by the U.S. Agent. See BE–29 

survey form for more details. 

(b) U.S. persons required to report 

will be contacted individually by BEA. 

U.S. persons not contacted by BEA have 

no reporting responsibilities. 

What To Report: The survey collects 

information on foreign ocean carriers’ 

expenses in the United States. 

How To Report: Reports can be filed 

using BEA’s electronic reporting system 

at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the 

survey forms and instructions, which 

contain complete information on 

reporting procedures and definitions, 

can be downloaded from www.bea.gov/ 

ssb and submitted through mail or fax. 

Form BE–29 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9303 or by 

sending an email to be-29help@bea.gov. 

When To Report: Reports are due to 

BEA 45 days after the end of each 

calendar year. 

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 and 

assigned control number 0608–0012. 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 3 hours per 

response. Additional information 

regarding this burden estimate may be 

viewed at www.reginfo.gov; 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 

Christopher Stein, Chief, Services 

Surveys Branch, Balance of Payments 

Division, via email at 

Christopher.Stein@bea.gov; and to the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– 

0012, via email at OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. 

Paul W. Farello, 

Associate Director for International 

Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00861 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket No. 240111–0014] 

RIN 0691–XC152 

BE–605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United 

States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate 

With Foreign Parent 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of reporting 

requirements. 

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 Quarterly Survey of 

Foreign Direct Investment in the United 

States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate 

with Foreign Parent (BE–605). The data 

collected on the BE–605 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: 

Jessica Hanson, Chief, Direct Investment 

Division (BE–49), via phone (301) 278– 

9595 or via email at Jessica.Hanson@

bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting 

requirements for the BE–605 survey 

form. As noted below, all entities 

required to respond to this mandatory 

survey will be contacted by BEA. 

Entities must submit the completed 

survey forms within 30 days after the 

end of each calendar or fiscal quarter, or 

within 45 days if the report is for the 

final quarter of the financial reporting 

year. This Notice is being issued in 

conformance with the rule BEA issued 

on April 24, 2012 (77 FR 24373), 

establishing guidelines for collecting 

data on international trade in services 

and direct investment through notices, 

rather than through rulemaking. 

Additional information about BEA’s 

collection of data on international trade 

in services and direct investment can be 

found in the 2012 rule, the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 

15 CFR part 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 part 801. The BE– 

605 survey forms and instructions are 

available at www.bea.gov/fdi. 

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 at least 10 percent of the 

voting stock in an incorporated business 

enterprise, or an equivalent interest in 

an unincorporated business enterprise, 

and that meets the additional conditions 

detailed in Form BE–605. 

(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 transactions between 

parent companies and their affiliates 

and on direct investment positions 

(stocks). 

How To Report: Reports can be filed 

using BEA’s electronic reporting system 

at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the 

survey form and instructions, which 

contain complete information on 

reporting procedures and definitions, 

can be downloaded from www.bea.gov/ 

fdi and submitted through mail or fax. 

Form BE–605 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9422 or by 

sending an email to be605@bea.gov. 

When To Report: Reports are due to 

BEA 30 days after the close of each 

calendar or fiscal quarter, or 45 days if 

the report is for the final quarter of the 

financial reporting year. 

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 and 

assigned control number 0608–0009. 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 1 hour per 

response. Additional information 

regarding this burden estimate may be 


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