3378 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2024 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting 

requirements for the BE–577 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– 

577 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–577. 

(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/ 

dia and submitted through mail or fax. 

Form BE–577 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9261 or by 

sending an email to be577@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 0608–0004. 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 

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 Jessica 

Hanson, Chief, Direct Investment 

Division (BE–49), via email at 

Jessica.Hanson@bea.gov; and to the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– 

0004, 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. 2024–00870 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket No. 240111–0009] 

RIN 0691–XC147 

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

Operators’ Foreign Revenues and 

Expenses 

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 U.S. 

Airline Operators’ Foreign Revenues 

and Expenses (BE–37). The data 

collected on the BE–37 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–37 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 30 days after the 

end of each quarter. 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– 

37 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 

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. airline operators 

engaged in the international 

transportation of passengers, or of U.S. 

export freight, or the transportation of 

freight or passengers between two 

foreign ports, if total covered revenues 

or total covered expenses were $500,000 

or more in the previous year, or are 

expected to be $500,000 or more during 

the current year. See BE–37 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 U.S. airline operators’ 

foreign revenues and expenses, and 

count of passengers transported to, or 

from, the United States. 


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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–37 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9303 or by 

sending an email to be-37help@bea.gov. 

When To Report: Reports are due to 

BEA 30 days after the end of each 

quarter. 

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 0608–0011. 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 5 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– 

0011, 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. 2024–00868 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket No. 240111–0006] 

RIN 0691–XC144 

BE–15: Annual Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment 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 

Direct Investment in the United States 

(BE–15). The data collected on the BE– 

15 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: 

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–15 survey form. 

As noted below, all entities required to 

respond to this mandatory survey will 

be contacted by BEA. A completed 

report covering the entity’s fiscal year 

ending during the previous calendar 

year is due by May 31 (or by June 30 for 

reporting companies that use BEA’s 

eFile system). 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– 

15 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 U.S. 

business enterprise, or an equivalent 

interest in an unincorporated U.S. 

business enterprise, and that meets the 

additional conditions detailed in Form 

BE–15. 

(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 the operations of U.S. 

affiliates of foreign companies. 

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/ 

fdi and submitted through mail or fax. 

Form BE–15 inquiries can be made by 

phone to BEA at (301) 278–9247 or by 

sending an email to be12/15@bea.gov. 

When To Report: A completed report 

covering an entity’s fiscal year ending 

during the previous calendar year is due 

by May 31 (or by June 30 for reporting 

companies that use BEA’s eFile system). 

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 0608–0034. 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 24.3 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 

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 0608–0034, 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. 2024–00866 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

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