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OMB Control No: 0608-0053	ICR Reference No: 201008-0608-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200712-0608-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EASA	Agency Tracking No: 2008 BE-11
Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/03/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/03/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2010
Responses	1,550	0	1,550
Time Burden (Hours)	153,915	0	122,915
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,550	1,550	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	153,915	122,915	-8,328	39,328
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The change of +30,950 burden hours consists of +39,328 hours attributable to an adjustment, which is offset by -8,378 hours attributable to a program change. The decreases in respondent burden accounted for by changes in reporting criteria are more than offset by increases in burden associated with growth in the number and average size of U.S. parent companies and foreign affiliates since the survey was last cleared.