Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Notices 69423 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. In 

accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., 

Chapter 45, OMB approved the annual 

surveys under the following OMB 

control numbers: Annual Survey of 

Manufactures; 0607–0449, Business 

R&D and Innovation Survey; 0607–0912, 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey; 

0607–0561. 

Based upon the foregoing, I have 

directed that the annual surveys in the 

manufacturing area be conducted for the 

purpose of collecting these data. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

John H. Thompson, 

Director, Census Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27600 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Services— 

Surveys: BE–150, Quarterly Survey of 

Payment Card and Bank Card 

Transactions Related to International 

Travel 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

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, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 20, 2015. 

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 

jjesup@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, 

Services Surveys Branch BE–50 (SSB), 

Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20230; phone: (202) 606–9850; fax: 

(202) 606–5318; or via email at 

christopher.stein@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Quarterly Survey of Payment 

Card and Bank Card Transactions 

Related to International Travel (BE–150) 

is a survey that collects data on the 

credit, debit, charge, automated teller 

machine (ATM), and point of sale 

transactions of U.S. persons traveling 

abroad and foreign persons traveling in 

the United States. The information 

collected on this survey will be used to 

formulate U.S. international economic 

policy and analyze the impact of that 

policy, and the policies of foreign 

countries, on international trade in 

services. The data are also used in 

estimating the travel 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–150 survey. The effort to 

keep current reporting requirements 

unchanged is intended 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 

Form BE–150 is a quarterly report that 

must be filed within 45 days after the 

end of each quarter and is mandatory for 

each U.S. company that operates 

networks for clearing and settling credit 

card transactions made by U.S. 

cardholders in foreign countries and by 

foreign cardholders in the United States 

and from PIN-based debit network 

companies. 

BEA offers its electronic filing option, 

the eFile system, for use in reporting on 

Form BE–150. For more information 

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

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0072. 

Form Number: BE–150. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 24 

annually (6 filed each quarter). 

Estimated Time per Response: 16 

hours is the average, but may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 384. 

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 collection of information 

is 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 collection 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 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. 

Dated: November 18, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27613 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–109–2014] 

Approval of Subzone Status; General 

Electric Company; Decatur, Alabama 

On August 25, 2014, the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Huntsville-Madison 

County Airport Authority, grantee of 

FTZ 83, requesting subzone status 

subject to the existing activation limit of 

FTZ 83 on behalf of General Electric 

Company in Decatur, Alabama. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (79 FR 51545–51546, 8/29/

2014). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed 

the application and determined that it 

meets the criteria for approval. 

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