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but separate arrangements with the 

European Commission and the Federal 

Data Protection and Information 

Commissioner of Switzerland (Swiss 

FDPIC) to provide eligible U.S. 

organizations with a streamlined means 

of complying with the relevant EU and 

Swiss data protection requirements. The 

complete set of documents and 

additional guidance materials 

concerning the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor 

Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe 

Harbor Framework may be found at 

http://export.gov/safeharbor. 

The decision by a U.S. organization to 

self-certify its compliance with one or 

both of the Safe Harbor Frameworks is 

entirely voluntary; however, once made, 

the organization must comply and 

publicly declare that it does so. To be 

assured of Safe Harbor benefits, an 

organization must reaffirm its selfcertification annually to the DOC. 

Organizations that have self-certified, 

appear on the relevant public Safe 

Harbor List(s) maintained by the DOC, 

and have not allowed their certification 

status to lapse are presumed to provide 

‘‘adequate’’ data protection in 

accordance with EU and Swiss data 

protection requirements. An 

organization’s self-certification and 

appearance on the public Safe Harbor 

List(s) constitute an enforceable 

representation to the DOC and the 

public. Any public misrepresentation 

concerning an organization’s 

participation in the Safe Harbor or 

compliance with one or both of the Safe 

Harbor Frameworks may be actionable 

by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 

or other relevant government body. 

The public U.S.-EU Safe Harbor List 

and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor List, 

which are necessary to make the Safe 

Harbor Frameworks operational, and 

were a key demand of the European 

Commission and the Swiss FDPIC in 

agreeing that compliance with the Safe 

Harbor Frameworks provides 

‘‘adequate’’ privacy protection. The Safe 

Harbor Lists are used by European 

citizens and organizations to determine 

whether a U.S. organization is presumed 

to provide ‘‘adequate’’ data protection, 

as well as by U.S. and European 

authorities to determine whether an 

organization has self-certified (i.e., 

especially when a complaint has been 

lodged against that organization). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: November 18, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27643 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 141016856–4856–01] 

Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing 

Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2015 

annual surveys in the manufacturing 

area. The 2015 annual surveys consist of 

the Annual Survey of Manufactures, the 

Business R&D and Innovation Survey, 

and the Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

Survey. These annual surveys will be 

sent to a sample of establishments and 

companies that participate in 

manufacturing activities. We have 

determined that annual data collected 

from these surveys are needed to aid the 

efficient performance of essential 

governmental functions, and have 

significant application to the needs of 

the public and industry. The data 

derived from these surveys, most of 

which have been conducted for many 

years, are not publicly available from 

nongovernmental or other governmental 

sources. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey. Additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin E. Deardorff, Chief, Economywide Statistics Division at (301) 763– 

6033 or via email at kevin.e.deardorff@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Census Bureau is authorized to conduct 

mandatory surveys necessary to furnish 

current data on the subjects covered by 

the major censuses authorized by Title 

13, United States Code, sections 61, 81, 

131, 182, 193, 224, and 225. These 

surveys will provide continuing and 

timely national statistical data on 

manufacturing for the period between 

economic censuses. The data collected 

in the surveys will be within the general 

scope and nature of those inquiries 

covered in the economic census. The 

next economic census will be conducted 

for the year 2017. 

Annual Survey of Manufactures 

The Annual Survey of Manufactures 

collects industry statistics, such as total 

value of shipments, employment, 

payroll, workers’ hours, capital 

expenditures, cost of materials 

consumed, supplemental labor costs, 

and so forth. This survey is conducted 

on a sample basis, and covers all 

manufacturing industries, including 

data on plants under construction but 

not yet in operation. All data items are 

collected on a mandatory basis under 

the authority of Title 13, United States 

Code. 

Business R&D and Innovation Survey 

The Business R&D and Innovation 

Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on 

research and development activities by 

United States businesses. This survey 

replaced the Survey of Industrial 

Research and Development that had 

been collected since the 1950’s. The 

BRDIS collects global as well as 

domestic spending information, more 

detailed information about the R&D 

workforce, and information regarding 

innovation and intellectual property 

from U.S. businesses. The Census 

Bureau collects and compiles this 

information in accordance with a joint 

project agreement between the National 

Science Foundation (NSF) and the 

Census Bureau. The NSF publishes the 

results in its publication series. All data 

items are collected on a mandatory basis 

under the authority of Title 13, United 

States Code. 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey 

The Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

Survey collects data on sales and 

unfilled orders in order to provide 

annual benchmarks for unfilled orders 

for the monthly Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

(M3) survey. The monthly M3 uses the 

shipment and inventory data from 

Annual Survey of Manufactures as the 

source of benchmark data, however 

unfilled orders are not collected on the 

Annual Survey of Manufactures. The 

annual Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

will be used to determine whether it is 

necessary to collect unfilled orders data 

for specific industries on a monthly 

basis (on the monthly M3 survey form). 

All data items are collected on a 

mandatory basis under the authority of 

Title 13, United States Code. 

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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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