BEA Correction to BE-13 Survey Reporting Requirements

Regs.gov: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Published October 3rd, 2025

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued a correction to a final rule concerning the BE-13 Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment. This correction amends regulatory instructions and corrects an inadvertent error in the estimated burden time for the BE-13 claim for exemption form.

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued a correction to its final rule regarding the BE-13 Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. This correction specifically addresses two points: it revises amendatory instruction 2 to correctly state 'revise' instead of 'amend' for 15 CFR part 801, and it corrects the estimated burden time for the BE-13 claim for exemption form from 36 minutes to 15 minutes. These changes are intended to ensure the accuracy of the implementing regulations.

While this is a correction to a previously issued final rule, it does not impose new obligations or change the substantive reporting requirements of the BE-13 survey. Regulated entities should note the corrected burden time, which may impact internal time tracking for compliance. The effective date of the original rule and this correction remains October 3, 2025. No new actions are required from regulated entities beyond acknowledging the corrected information.

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ACTION:

Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published a final rule on September 3, 2025, amending the regulations of the Department
of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-13, Survey of New Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States (“BE-13 survey”). This correction is necessary to modify regulatory instructions so
that the implementing regulations are accurate.

DATES:

Effective October 3, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amanda Budny, Chief, Direct Transactions and Positions Branch (BE-49), Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce;
email Amanda.Budny@bea.gov or 301-278-9154.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

BEA published a final rule on September 3, 2025, (90 FR 42533) amending the regulations of the Department of Commerce's Bureau
of Economic Analysis (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment
in the United States (“BE-13 survey”). This rule is effective October 3, 2025.

This action corrects the amendatory instructions to 15 CFR part 801. It also corrects the preamble. The BE-13 burden time
was inadvertently counted as 36 minutes instead of 15 minutes. This error was not made in the PRA package. This action corrects
amendatory regulatory instruction 2 from “amend” to “revise.” This correction is necessary to modify the incorrect regulatory
instruction so the implementing regulations are accurate.

Corrections

In FR. Doc. 2025-16832 in the issue of September 3, 2025, starting on page 42533, the following corrections are made:

On page 42534, in the first column, in the first paragraph under the heading “Administrative Procedure Act and

Regulatory Flexibility Act”, correct the phrase “the BE-13 claim for exemption form has an estimated burden time of 36 minutes”
to read “the BE-13 claim for exemption has an estimated burden time of 15 minutes.”

§ 801.7 [Corrected] Regulatory Text 2. On page 52534, in the third column, amendment 2 to part 801 is corrected to read:

“2. Revise § 801.7 to read as follows.”

Paul W. Farello, Associate Director of International Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis. [FR Doc. 2025-18704 Filed 9-25-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P