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to submit an electronic application, 

follow the instructions for the RISE 

funding announcement located at 

https://www.grants.gov. You may also 

contact National Office Program 

Management Division: RISE Program 

Lead, cpgrants@usda.gov or call the 

main line at 202–720–1400. 

H. Nondiscrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office, or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all of the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; or 

(2) Email: OAC@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Direct Investment Surveys: 

BE–15, Annual Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United States 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Ricardo Limes, Chief, Multinational 

Operations Branch (BE–69), Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, by email to Ricardo.limes@

bea.gov and PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0608–0034 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Ricardo 

Limes, Chief, Multinational Operations 

Branch (BE–69), Bureau of Economic 

Analysis; via phone at (301) 278–9659; 

or via email at Ricardo.Limes@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States (BE–15) 

obtains sample data on the financial 

structure and operations of foreignowned U.S. business enterprises. The 

data are needed to provide reliable, 

useful, and timely measures of foreign 

direct investment in the United States to 

assess its impact on the U.S. economy. 

The sample data are used to derive 

universe estimates in non-benchmark 

years from similar data reported in the 

BE–12 benchmark survey, which is 

conducted every five years. The data 

collected include balance sheets; 

income statements; property, plant, and 

equipment; employment and employee 

compensation; merchandise trade; sales 

of goods and services; taxes; and 

research and development activity for 

the U.S. operations. In addition to these 

national data, several data items are 

collected by state, including 

employment and property, plant, and 

equipment. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA) is not proposing any changes to 

the BE–15 survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

BEA contacts potential respondents 

by mail in March of each year; 

responses covering a reporting 

company’s fiscal year ending during the 

previous calendar year are due by May 

31 (or by June 30 for respondents that 

file using BEA’s eFile system). Reports 

are required from each U.S. business 

enterprise in which a foreign person has 

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 the BE–15 forms and 

instructions. 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–15 annual survey forms. In 

addition, BEA posts all its survey forms 

and reporting instructions on its website 

(www.bea.gov/fdi). These may be 

downloaded, completed, printed, and 

submitted via fax or mail. 

Potential respondents of the BE–15 

are selected from those U.S. business 

enterprises that were required to report 

on the 2017 BE–12, Benchmark Survey 

of Foreign Direct Investment in the 

United States, along with those U.S. 

business enterprises that subsequently 

entered the direct investment universe. 

The BE–15 is a sample survey; universe 

estimates are developed from the 

reported sample data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0034. 

Form Number: BE–15. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

reinstatement without change. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,600 annually, of which approximately 

3,300 file A forms, 1,600 file B forms, 

1,200 file C forms, and 500 file Claim for 

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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 156,875 hours. Total annual 

burden is calculated by multiplying the 

estimated number of submissions of 

each form by the average hourly burden 

per form, which is 44.75 hours for the 

A form, 3.75 hours for the B form, 2.25 

hours for the C form, and 1 hour for the 

Claim for Exemption form. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 23.8 

hours per respondent (156,875 hours/ 

6,600 respondents) is the average but 

may vary considerably among 

respondents because of differences in 

company size and complexity. 

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 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Direct Investment Surveys: 

BE–11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct 

Investment Abroad 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Ricardo Limes, Chief, Multinational 

Operations Branch, Bureau of Economic 

Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, by email to Ricardo.limes@

bea.gov and PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0608–0053 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Ricardo 

Limes, Chief, Multinational Operations 

Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

U.S. Department of Commerce; via 

phone at (301) 278–9659; or via email at 

Ricardo.Limes@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Annual Survey of U.S. Direct 

Investment Abroad (BE–11) obtains 

sample data on the financial structure 

and operations of U.S. parents and their 

foreign affiliates. The data are needed to 

provide reliable, useful, and timely 

measures of U.S. direct investment 

abroad to assess its impact on the U.S. 

and foreign economies. The sample data 

are used to derive universe estimates in 

non-benchmark years from similar data 

reported in the BE–10, Benchmark 

Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 

Abroad, which is conducted every five 

years. The data collected include 

balance sheets; income statements; 

property, plant, and equipment; 

employment and employee 

compensation; merchandise trade; sales 

of goods and services; taxes; and 

research and development activity. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA) is not proposing any changes to 

the BE–11 survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

BEA contacts potential respondents 

by mail in March of each year; 

responses covering a reporting 

company’s fiscal year ending during the 

previous calendar year are due by May 

31. 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 the BE–11 forms and instructions. 

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–11 annual survey forms. In 

addition, BEA posts all its survey forms 

and reporting instructions on its website 

(www.bea.gov/dia). These may be 

downloaded, completed, printed, and 

submitted via fax or mail. 

Potential respondents of the BE–11 

are selected from those U.S. parents that 

reported owning foreign business 

enterprises in the 2019 BE–10, 

Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct 

Investment Abroad, along with entities 

that subsequently entered the direct 

investment universe. The BE–11 is a 

sample survey; universe estimates are 

developed from the reported sample 

data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0053. 

Form Number: BE–11. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

reinstatement without change. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,500 respondents (U.S. parents). A 

complete response includes a BE–11 A 

form for the U.S. parent’s domestic 

operation and one or more BE–11 B, C, 

or D forms for its foreign affiliates that 

meet the BE–11 survey requirements. 

BEA estimates that U.S. parents will 

submit 3,500 A forms, 24,000 B forms, 


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