[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 50289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25438]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Analysis Bureau
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Title: Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts
and Payments for Intangible Rights Between U.S. and Unaffiliated
Foreign Persons.
Agency Form Number: BE-93.
OMB Approval Number: 0608-0017.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 2,200 hours.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 4 hours.
Needs and Uses: The BE-93 annual survey is required in order to
obtain reliable, up-to-date and detailed information on transactions in
intangible rights between U.S. companies and foreign persons. Data from
this survey will be used in monitoring U.S. services trade, analyzing
its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, formulating U.S.
international trade policy on services, supporting bilateral and
multilateral trade negotiations, monitoring and assessing the impact of
trade agreements on the U.S. and foreign economies, compiling the U.S.
balance of payments and national income and product accounts,
developing U.S. international price indexes for services, assessing and
promoting U.S. competitiveness in international trade in services, and
improving the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate
market opportunities.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, or
other institutions receiving royalties and license fees from, or paying
royalties and licenses fees to unaffiliated foreign persons.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 22 U.S.C., Sections 3101--3108, as amended.
OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing DOC Clearance Officer, Linda Engelmeier, (202)
482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days to Paul Bugg OMB Desk Officer,
Room 10201, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 19, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-25438 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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