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OMB Control No: 0608-0009	ICR Reference No: 202603-0608-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202406-0608-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EASA	Agency Tracking No: 200712-0608-004
Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with Foreign Parent Common Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/29/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/21/2026
Terms of Clearance: No Terms of Clearance on May 2026 cycle.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2027
Responses	8,400	0	26,000
Time Burden (Hours)	8,400	0	26,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	8,400	26,000	-17,600
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,400	26,000	-17,600
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: BEA is increasing the threshold for filing the BE-605 from $60 million to $500 million. BEA has determined that this increased threshold on the BE-605 would be sufficient to collect the information necessary to provide data users with insightful statistics measuring the economic impact of these investments. This proposed change would reduce respondent burden and the BEA resources needed to collect and process these investments.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,100,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Amanda Budny 301 278-9154 amanda.budny@bea.gov

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