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certain conditions to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information using 

the following activities: Bilateral 

workplan, production site registration, 

trapping, recordkeeping, phytosanitary 

inspection and a phytosanitary 

certificate. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; and Foreign Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 424. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion, Recordkeeping. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,880. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Direct Investment 

Surveys: BE–605, Quarterly Survey of 

Foreign Direct Investment in the United 

States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate 

With Foreign Parent 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 20, 

2017. 

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 

PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Patricia Abaroa, Chief, Direct 

Investment Division (BE–49), Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Rd., 

Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 

278–9591; or via email at 

Patricia.Abaroa@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United States— 

Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with 

Foreign Parent (Form BE–605) obtains 

quarterly data on transactions and 

positions between foreign-owned U.S. 

business enterprises and their ‘‘affiliated 

foreign groups’’ (i.e., their foreign 

parents and foreign affiliates of their 

foreign parents). The survey is a sample 

survey that covers all U.S. affiliates 

above a size-exemption level. The 

sample data are used to derive universe 

estimates of direct investment 

transactions, positions, and income in 

nonbenchmark years from similar data 

reported in the BE–12, Benchmark 

Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 

the United States, which is conducted 

every five years and will next be 

conducted for the fiscal year ending in 

2017. The data collected through the 

BE–605 survey are essential for the 

preparation of the U.S. international 

transactions, national income and 

product, and input-output accounts and 

the net international investment 

position of the United States. The data 

are needed to measure the size and 

economic significance of foreign direct 

investment in the United States, 

measure changes in such investment, 

and assess its impact on the U.S. 

economy. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA) does not propose any changes to 

the survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

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 potential respondents each 

quarter. Reports are due 30 days after 

the close of each calendar or fiscal 

quarter, or 45 days if the report is for the 

final quarter of the respondent’s 

financial reporting year. Reports are 

required from every U.S. business 

enterprise in which a foreign entity 

owns, directly and/or indirectly, 10 

percent or more of the voting securities 

of the U.S. business enterprise if it is 

incorporated, or an equivalent interest if 

it is unincorporated, at any time during 

the quarter, and that meets the 

additional conditions detailed in Form 

BE–605. Certain private funds are 

exempt from reporting. Entities required 

to report will be contacted individually 

by BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA 

have no reporting responsibilities. 

Potential respondents include those 

U.S. business enterprises that were 

required to report on the BE–12, 

Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States—2012, 

along with those U.S. business 

enterprises that subsequently have 

become at least partly foreign owned. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0009. 

Form Number: BE–605. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

17,200 annually. 

Estimated Time per Response: One 

hour is the average, but may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,200. 

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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Lead, Office of Chief 

Information Officer. 

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