Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form BE-15(LF) Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Form and Instruction	Modified
BE_15_Supporting Statement_2006_final (B)8-09-06.doc Supporting Statement B	2006-08-17
BE_15_Supporting Statement_2006_final (A)8-09-06.doc Supporting Statement A	2006-08-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3711	Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0608-0034	ICR Reference No: 200608-0608-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200308-0608-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EASA	Agency Tracking No: 2006-0608-015
Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/08/2006
Terms of Clearance: The Bureau of Economic Analysis will request a no material/nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection through ROCIS as soon as it modifies and finalizes the forms including adding an OMB number and expiration date and before they are used to collect information from the public. The documents approved for this ICR are those with the latest date for each individual document type.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2006
Responses	4,950	0	4,950
Time Burden (Hours)	107,900	0	107,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The survey secures data on financial and operating characteristics of a sample of U.S. companies that are foreign owned and that are above a size-exemption level. Universe estimates are developed from the reported sample data in nonbenchmark years. The data are needed to measure, monitor changes in, assess the impact of, and make informed policy decisions on, foreign direct investments in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 472 3101-3108 Name of Law: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 32507	06/06/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 51568	08/30/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States	BE-15(LF), BE-15(SF), BE-15(EZ), BE-15SUPPL-C	BE-15(LF)--Long Form ,   BE-15EZ ,   BE-15(SF) - Short Form ,   BE-15 Supplement C

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,950	4,950	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	107,900	107,900	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,500,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/08/2006

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