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(e) The Director of the Cotton Division

shall prepare and submit to the

Secretary a report of the results of the

sign-up period. The Secretary will

conduct a referendum if requested by 10

percent or more of the number of cotton

producers and importers voting in the

most recent (July 1991) referendum, but

not more than 20 percent of the total

requests counted toward the 10 percent

figure may be from producers in any one

state or from importers of cotton. The

Secretary shall announce the results of

the sign-up period in a separate notice

in the Federal Register.

§ 1205.30 Instructions and forms.

The Administrator is hereby

authorized to prescribe additional

instructions and forms consistent with

the provisions of this subpart to govern

conduct of the sign-up period.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–766 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 150 and 170

RIN 3150–AF49

Recognition of Agreement State

Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive

Federal Jurisdiction Within an

Agreement State

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is amending its

regulations to clarify that Agreement

State licensees can seek reciprocal

recognition of their license from the

NRC when they are working within

areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction in

Agreement States. The amendment also

clarifies NRC regulatory requirements

for reciprocity and the appropriate fees

and filing procedures applicable to

Agreement State licensees operating

under reciprocity.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hampton Newsome, Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–

1623, e-mail HHN@nrc.gov or Mark

Haisfield, Office of Nuclear Regulatory

Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, telephone (301) 415–6196, e-mail

MFH@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 18, 1996 (61 FR 30839), the

NRC published a proposed rule in the

Federal Register that would clarify that

Agreement State licensees could seek

reciprocal recognition of their license

from the NRC when they are working

within areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction in Agreement States.

Current regulations, subject to certain

restrictions, allow any person who

holds a specific license from an

Agreement State to conduct activities

permitted by that license in nonAgreement States and offshore waters

using an NRC general license. The

general license is granted under the

authority contained in 10 CFR 150.20,

‘‘Recognition of Agreement State

Licenses.’’ To meet the requirements of

§150.20, a licensee must submit an NRC

Form 241 at least 3 days before engaging

in the activities (subject to some

exceptions as noted in §150.20). If an

Agreement State licensee does not

qualify for a general license under

§150.20, the licensee must apply for and

obtain a specific license to work in areas

of NRC jurisdiction.

Need for Regulatory Action

The NRC believes that there are

several problems with the current

regulations in §150.20 that necessitated

this rulemaking action. First, the current

regulation does not include provisions

to allow Agreement State licensees to

qualify for an NRC general license when

operating in areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction within Agreement States.

Second, there has been some confusion

regarding the NRC regulations

applicable to Agreement State licensees

operating in areas of NRC jurisdiction

pursuant to §150.20. Third, §150.20

does not reference the appropriate fee

requirements applicable to Agreement

State licensees who file an NRC Form

241, ‘‘Report of Proposed Activities in

Non-Agreement States.’’ Finally, there

has been some confusion regarding the

filing procedures for this form.

Comments on the Proposed Rule

The Commission received one letter

commenting on the proposed rule. A

copy of the letter is available for public

inspection and copying for a fee at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

located at 2120 L Street, NW (Lower

Level), Washington, DC.

Comment. The commenter indicated

that NRC’s overall system of reciprocity

is flawed because state regulatory

agencies do not have meaningful

investigatory or enforcement powers to

regulate licensees operating under

reciprocity. In addition, the commenter

believes that the current reciprocity

system reduces the participation of

citizens in the regulatory process

because the regulatory agency in this

commenter’s state does not, in the

commenter’s view, exert adequate

regulatory authority over licensees

operating under reciprocity.

The commenter also had several

specific objections to the proposed rule.

The commenter indicated that this

rulemaking will reduce recordkeeping

requirements because of certain

language changes proposed regarding

recordkeeping at the licensee’s

Agreement State office. In addition, the

commenter believes that the rule will

remove a variety of requirements

including existing fee requirements, the

existing 3-day advance deadline for

filing with the Commission, and

existing reporting and compliance

requirements applicable to

radiographers. Finally, the commenter

believes that the rulemaking

inappropriately broadens the authority

of NRC Regional Administrators to

grant, by telephone, a waiver of the 3-

day filing requirement before starting

work under the general license.

Response. The NRC has full

enforcement and inspection authority to

regulate the activities of Agreement

State licensees operating under

reciprocity in areas of NRC jurisdiction.

Agreement State licensees operating

under reciprocity must comply with all

of NRC’s regulatory requirements. As

such, the Commission believes that an

appropriate avenue for citizen access in

addressing issues of reciprocity is the

NRC itself. If an individual has safety

concerns about the conduct of a licensee

operating under reciprocity, that

individual should contact NRC and

their concerns will be addressed

through NRC’s allegation review

process.

Contrary to the commenter’s claims

that this rulemaking involves more than

a clarification, it is noted that the

proposed rule either codifies current

NRC regulatory practice (with respect to

reciprocity in areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction) or clarifies existing

requirements applicable to licensees

operating under reciprocity in areas of

NRC jurisdiction. While this rulemaking

may facilitate increased use of this

general license provision, the

Commission does not view this as a

concern given the full regulatory power

that NRC has over these licensees with

respect to activities conducted under

reciprocity.
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As to the commenter’s specific

concerns, the Commission notes that

this rulemaking will not effect the

reporting requirements in §150.20.

Language in §150.20(a) has been

clarified to indicate that, in order to

qualify for the general license, a person

must have a specific license from an

Agreement State where the licensee

maintains an office for directing the

licensed activity and for retaining

radiation safety records. These editorial

changes clarify, but do not alter any

existing recordkeeping requirements.

The addition of language in this

rulemaking related to fees simply serves

to provide additional notice to licensees

that certain fee requirements in 10 CFR

Part 170 apply to Agreement State

licensees operating under reciprocity.

This rulemaking does not remove or

alter existing fee requirements.

Similarly, this rulemaking does not

involve any change to the current time

requirements for reciprocity filings. In

most cases, licensees must file the NRC

Form 241 at least 3 days before engaging

in activities under reciprocity. However,

as the proposed rule explained in more

detail, the Regional Administrator may

waive the 3-day requirement, because of

an emergency or other reasons, provided

the licensee receives authorization and

files the appropriate information within

3 days. In addition, this rule does not

broaden the authority for telephone

waivers of the 3-day filing requirement.

While this rulemaking does add

language to indicate that a waiver may

be given ‘‘because of an emergency or

other reasons,’’ this addition simply

provides an example of an instance

when a waiver may be appropriate. As

such, this rulemaking does not expand

or otherwise change the Regional

Administrators’ current discretion to

grant waivers to the 3-day filing

requirement.

Finally, contrary to the commenter’s

assertions, this rulemaking does not

eliminate any existing requirements

applicable to radiographers operating

under reciprocity in areas of NRC

jurisdiction. However, the reference to a

Part 71 requirement applicable to

radiographers in the proposed rule has

been eliminated in the final rule

because it is not necessary. The present

rule does not alter the requirements

applicable to radiographers operating

under reciprocity.

No changes in the rule have been

made in response to this comment.

Minor editorial changes have been made

to the rule (e.g., in §150.20(b) the word

‘‘valid’’ in the proposed rule has been

changed to ‘‘applicable’’ and other

changes have been made in this section

for clarification or grammatical

purposes).

Regulatory Action

Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction

The current wording of §150.20 has

created confusion for Agreement State

licensees operating in areas of exclusive

Federal jurisdiction within Agreement

States. An area of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction is an area over which the

Federal Government exercises legal

control without interference from the

jurisdiction and administration of State

law. Areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction exist in both Agreement and

non-Agreement States. Because the

Federal Government has sole authority

over areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction in Agreement States, the

NRC has jurisdiction over Atomic

Energy Act activities conducted in those

areas. Section 150.20 contains the

notification procedures (use of an NRC

Form 241) regarding general licenses for

Agreement State licensees seeking to

operate in areas of NRC jurisdiction

(e.g., non-Agreement States and offshore

waters).

However, §150.20 does not indicate

that the NRC may grant reciprocity to

Agreement State licensees to conduct

activities in areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction within an Agreement State.

The current regulation only authorizes a

general license for activities conducted

in non-Agreement States, whether or not

in an area of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction within that non-Agreement

State, and offshore waters. Despite the

omission in the regulation, the NRC

staff, under current practice, permits an

Agreement State licensee to operate in

an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction

within the Agreement State if the

licensee submits an acceptable NRC

Form 241.

The lack of a specific reference to

areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction

has caused confusion for licensees,

Agreement States, and, occasionally, the

NRC staff in interpreting the coverage of

the reciprocity provisions in §150.20.

This rulemaking amends §150.20 to

provide a specific reference to areas of

exclusive Federal jurisdiction.

Regulatory Requirements Applicable to

§150.20 Licensees

The specific references to other NRC

regulatory requirements in §150.20 has

also been a source of confusion.

According to §150.20(b), persons

operating under the general license

must comply with a variety of specific

NRC regulatory requirements. However,

§150.20 does not specifically reference

all NRC regulations that are applicable

to materials licensees. The revised

§150.20 clearly indicates that licensees

operating pursuant to the rule’s

provisions must comply with all NRC

regulations applicable to materials

licensees.

This amendment is consistent with

the original intent of the rule. When

originally issued in 1962 (27 FR 1351;

February 14, 1962), §150.20 required

Agreement State licensees to comply

with ‘‘the appropriate provisions of 10

CFR Parts 20, 30, 31, 40, and 70’’ of the

Commission’s regulations. The rule

required compliance with all NRC

regulations applicable to NRC materials

licensees at that time. In 1965, many of

the requirements in 10 CFR Part 30 were

relocated to newly created regulatory

provisions in 10 CFR Parts 32, 33, 34,

35, and 36 (30 FR 8185; June 26, 1965).

A conforming amendment to §150.20

was not made in response to this

change. Since 1965, specific

requirements have been added to

§150.20 that may have created the

impression that certain NRC

requirements otherwise applicable to

materials licensees are not applicable to

general licensees under §150.20. This is

not the case. It is NRC’s position that

Agreement State licensees operating in

areas of NRC jurisdiction pursuant to

§150.20 must comply with those

regulations applicable to NRC licensees.

This amendment will clarify the

applicable requirements.

Fees Imposed on Agreement State

Licensees Operating Under Reciprocity

The amendment adds appropriate

references to §150.20 regarding the

relevant fee requirements in 10 CFR Part

170. The fee schedule in 10 CFR Part

170 is being updated to indicate that

there will be a charge for licensee

revisions to an NRC Form 241 in

addition to the initial filing fee. A

clarification to an NRC Form 241 does

not require a fee. The NRC Form 241 is

being revised to include, in the

instructions on the form, information

concerning revisions and clarifications.

In addition, this amendment involves

a minor conforming change to the

schedule for materials fees in §170.31,

‘‘Schedule of Fees for Materials Licenses

and Other Regulatory Services,

Including Inspections, and Import and

Export Licenses,’’ to clarify that the fee

requirement applies to activities

conducted under reciprocity pursuant to

§150.20 regardless of the location of the

activities.

Filing Procedures

The amendment also clarifies the

procedures for filing an NRC Form 241

for reciprocity described in §150.20(b).
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The clarifications include identifying

what needs to be submitted, specifying

the procedure to use when an

emergency filing is necessary, and

making revisions to the initial filing.

These clarifications do not impose any

additional requirements on the

Agreement State licensee.

Enforcement

If an Agreement State licensee fails to

notify the NRC before conducting work

in an area of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction, the NRC is denied an

opportunity to inspect the activity to

determine that it is being conducted

safely and in accordance with NRC

requirements. The current NRC

Enforcement Policy (‘‘General Statement

of Policy and Procedures for NRC

Enforcement Actions’’, NUREG 1600)

contains an example in Supplement

VI.C.9 of failure to submit an NRC Form

241 in accordance with 10 CFR 150.20.

Under the Enforcement Policy, this

violation is categorized at Severity Level

III, which constitutes escalated

enforcement action. However, absent

extraordinary circumstances, the NRC

will not take enforcement action against

an Agreement State licensee for such a

violation if the licensee has evidence

that it received a determination, before

beginning work, from a Federal Agency

that the area of work is not under

exclusive Federal jurisdiction. This

evidence may be a written statement

from the Federal Agency that provided

the determination and the date that it

was provided, or a written record made

by the licensee with the name and title

of the person at the Federal Agency who

provided the determination and the date

that it was provided.

Compatibility of Agreement State

Regulations

The provisions in §150.20 will

continue to be a Division 1 item of

compatibility. The Commission

recognizes that portions of the rule

apply to matters under NRC’s

jurisdiction (e.g., offshore waters and

areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction).

The Agreement States should fashion

their own rules implementing this

provision in a manner consistent with

their authority. The Commission is

currently developing implementing

procedures for a new Adequacy and

Compatibility Policy that was approved

by the Commission on June 29, 1995.

The Commission will continue to apply

the current compatibility designation to

§150.20 until it gives its final approval

to the implementing procedures for the

new Policy.

Environmental Impact: Categorical

Exclusion

The Commission has determined that

this regulation is the type of action

described as a categorical exclusion in

10 CFR 51.22(c)(1). Therefore, neither

an environmental impact statement nor

an environmental assessment has been

prepared for this regulation.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

This rule does not contain a new or

amended information collection

requirement subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.). Existing requirements were

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget, approval number 3150–

0032.

Public Protection Notification

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Regulatory Analysis

This final rule does not impose any

new requirements or additional costs to

licensees because the rulemaking

codifies current practice that allows

Agreement State licensees to work

under an NRC general license. Because

the rulemaking improves the clarity and

consistency of the NRC’s regulations, it

will benefit Agreement State licensees

operating in areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction.

This rule will result in a minor

reduction in NRC resources (estimated

to be one-sixth of a staff year per year)

currently being expended to explain our

fee schedule and to clarify for licensees

and Agreement States the conditions

under which an Agreement State

licensee can operate within an area of

exclusive Federal jurisdiction. NRC

resources to amend §150.20 are

estimated to be about one-half of a staff

year, which is a cost effective, one-time

use of resources. This constitutes the

regulatory analysis for this final rule.

Regulatory Flexibility Certification

As required by the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 605(b),

the Commission certifies that this rule

does not have a significant economic

impact upon a substantial number of

small entities.

The final rule does not impose any

new requirements or additional costs to

licensees because the rule codifies

current practice that allows Agreement

State licensees to work under an NRC

general license. Because this rule

improves the clarity and consistency of

NRC’s regulations, it will benefit

Agreement State licensees operating in

areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act

In accordance with the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of

1996, the NRC has determined that this

action is not a major rule and has

verified this determination with the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget.

Backfit Analysis

The NRC has determined that the

backfit rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does not

apply to this final rule and, therefore, a

backfit analysis is not required, because

these amendments do not involve any

provisions that would impose backfits

as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).

List of Subjects

10 CFR Part 150

Criminal penalties, Hazardous

materials transportation,

Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear

materials, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Security measures,

Source material, Special nuclear

material.

10 CFR Part 170

Byproduct material, Import and

export licenses, Intergovernmental

relations, Non-payment penalties,

Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants

and reactors, Source material, Special

nuclear material.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble and under the authority of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,

as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553,

the NRC is adopting the following

amendments to 10 CFR Parts 150 and

170.

PART 150—EXEMPTIONS AND

CONTINUED REGULATORY

AUTHORITY IN AGREEMENT STATES

AND IN OFFSHORE WATERS UNDER

SECTION 274

1. The authority citation for Part 150

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as

amended, sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C.

2201, 2021); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 5841).Sections 150.3,

150.15, 150.15a, 150.31, 150.32 also issued

under secs. 11e(2), 81, 68 Stat. 923, 935, as

amended, secs. 83, 84, 92 Stat. 3033, 3039 (42

U.S.C. 2014e(2), 2111, 2113, 2114). Section

150.14 also issued under sec. 53, 68 Stat. 930,

as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073). Section 150.15

also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97–

425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155,

10161). Section 150.17a also issued under
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sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152).

Section 150.30 also issued under sec. 234, 83

Stat. 444 (42 U.S.C. 2282).

2. Section 150.20 is amended by

revising paragraphs (a), the introductory

text of (b), (b)(1), and the introductory

text of (c), redesignating paragraphs

(b)(2) through (b)(4) as paragraphs (b)(3)

through (b)(5), revising redesignated

paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4), and adding

a new paragraph (b)(2) to read as

follows:

§150.20 Recognition of Agreement State

licenses.

(a)(1) Provided that the provisions of

paragraph (b) of this section have been

met, any person who holds a specific

license from an Agreement State, where

the licensee maintains an office for

directing the licensed activity and

retaining radiation safety records, is

granted a general license to conduct the

same activity in—

(i) Non-Agreement States;

(ii) Areas of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction within Agreement States;

and

(iii) Offshore waters.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (a)(1)

of this section do not apply if the

specific Agreement State license limits

the authorized activity to a specific

installation or location.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to

the contrary in any specific license

issued by an Agreement State to a

person engaging in activities in a nonAgreement State, in an area of exclusive

Federal jurisdiction within an

Agreement State, or in offshore waters

under the general licenses provided in

this section, the general licenses

provided in this section are subject to

all the provisions of the Act, now or

hereafter in effect, and to all applicable

rules, regulations, and orders of the

Commission including the provisions of

§§30.7 (a) through (f), 30.9, 30.10,

30.14(d), 30.34, 30.41, and 30.51 to

30.63, inclusive, of Part 30 of this

chapter; §§40.7 (a) through (f), 40.9,

40.10, 40.41, 40.51, 40.61, 40.63

inclusive, 40.71 and 40.81 of Part 40 of

this chapter; §§70.7 (a) through (f), 70.9,

70.10, 70.32, 70.42, 70.51 to 70.56,

inclusive, 70.60 to 70.62, inclusive, and

to the provisions of 10 CFR Parts 19, 20,

and 71 and subpart B of Part 34, §§39.15

and 39.31 through 39.77, inclusive, of

Part 39 of this chapter. In addition, any

person engaging in activities in nonAgreement States, in areas of exclusive

Federal jurisdiction within Agreement

States, or in offshore waters under the

general licenses provided in this

section:

(1) Except as specified in paragraph

(c) of this section, shall, at least 3 days

before engaging in each activity for the

first time in a calendar year, file a

submittal containing an NRC Form 241,

‘‘Report of Proposed Activities in NonAgreement States,’’ 4 copies of its

Agreement State specific license, and

the appropriate fee as prescribed in

§170.31 of this chapter with the

Regional Administrator of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Regional Office listed on the NRC Form

241 and in Appendix D of Part 20 of this

chapter for the Region in which the

Agreement State that issued the license

is located. If a submittal cannot be filed

3 days before engaging in activities

under reciprocity, because of an

emergency or other reason, the Regional

Administrator may waive the 3-day time

requirement provided the licensee:

(i) Informs the Region by telephone,

facsimile, an NRC Form 241, or a letter

of initial activities or revisions to the

information submitted on the initial

NRC Form 241;

(ii) Receives oral or written

authorization for the activity from the

Region; and

(iii) Within 3 days after the

notification, files an NRC Form 241, 4

copies of the Agreement State license,

and the fee payment.

(2) Shall file an amended NRC Form

241 or letter and the appropriate fee as

prescribed in § 170.31 of this chapter

with the Regional Administrator to

request approval for changes in work

locations, radioactive material, or work

activities different from the information

contained on the initial NRC Form 241.

(3) Shall not, in any non-Agreement

State, in an area of exclusive Federal

jurisdiction within an Agreement State,

or in offshore waters, transfer or dispose

of radioactive material possessed or

used under the general licenses

provided in this section, except by

transfer to a person who is —

(i) Specifically licensed by the

Commission to receive this material; or

(ii) Exempt from the requirements for

a license for material under § 30.14 of

this chapter.

(4) Shall not, under the general

license concerning activities in nonAgreement States or in areas of

exclusive Federal jurisdiction within

Agreement States, possess or use

radioactive materials, or engage in the

activities authorized in paragraph (a) of

this section, for more than 180 days in

any calendar year, except that the

general license in paragraph (a) of this

section concerning activities in offshore

waters authorizes that person to possess

or use radioactive materials, or engage

in the activities authorized, for an

unlimited period of time.

* * * * *

(c) A person engaging in activities in

offshore waters under the general

license provided for that purpose in

paragraph (a) of this section need not

file an NRC Form 241 with the

Commission under paragraph (b)(1) of

this section provided that:

* * * * *

PART 170—FEES FOR FACILITIES,

MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT

LICENSES, AND OTHER

REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE

ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS

AMENDED

3. The authority citation for Part 170

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701, sec. 301, Pub.

L. 92–314, 86 Stat. 222 (42 U.S.C. 2201w);

sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42

U.S.C. 5841); sec 205, Pub L. 101–576, 104

Stat 2842, (31 U.S.C. 902).

§ 170.31 [Amended]

4. Section 170.31 is amended by

removing the phrase ‘‘in a nonAgreement State’’ from Category 16 of

the Schedule of Materials Fees.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of December, 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

James M. Taylor,

Executive Director for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–718 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

15 CFR Part 801

[Docket No. 960918263–6345–02]

RIN 0691–AA27

International Services Surveys: BE–20

Benchmark Survey of Selected

Services Transactions With

Unaffiliated Foreign Persons

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis,

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: These final rules amend the

reporting requirements for the BE–20.

Benchmark Survey of Selected Services

Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign

Persons.

The BE–20 benchmark survey is

conducted by the Bureau of Economic

Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of

Commerce, under the International

Investment and Trade in Services

Survey Act. It is taken once every five

years. The last survey was conducted for

1991, and the next survey will be