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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0608-0062	ICR Reference No: 201508-0608-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201006-0608-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S Financial Services Providers and 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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/04/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2015
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the commencement of the Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons forms distribution, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shall provide on its Internet site prominent links to a 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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	8,750	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	27,500	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	8,750	8,000	750
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	27,500	24,000	3,500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: The estimated burden of 27,500 hours for the BE-180 benchmark survey is shown as a change due to adjustment in agency estimate. The estimate for the 2014 BE-180 benchmark survey is more than the respondent burden for the previous (2009) benchmark survey of 24,000 hours. The increase in burden reflects an increase in the size of the respondent universe.