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OMB Control No: 0608-0062	ICR Reference No: 201003-0608-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200411-0608-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 05/21/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/18/2010
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the commencement of the Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons survey form distributions, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shall provide on its Internet site prominent links to a complete set of finalized survey forms, including instructions and cover letters. The final forms and letters shall reflect any changes in the survey year, OMB number expiration date, and BEA leadership from those submitted for review. The documents preapproved for this ICR are those with the most recent date for each individual document type.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	8,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	24,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	8,000	8,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,000	24,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This benchmark survey is conducted once every five years. OMB Clearance is for three years, so each time this survey is conducted all the burden hours are due to agency discretion. In addition, the manner in estimating burden hours has changed and now includes entities that file exemption claims.