Agency Information Collection Activities; Direct Investment Surveys
Summary
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of its Direct Investment Surveys, specifically the BE-605 Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. This notice informs the public of the submission and requests comments.
What changed
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is seeking OMB approval for its Direct Investment Surveys, including the BE-605 Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. This action is part of the agency's ongoing information collection activities and is being submitted for review and approval. The notice serves to inform the public and solicit comments regarding the survey instruments.
While this notice does not impose new direct obligations on regulated entities, it pertains to the data collection requirements for foreign direct investment in the U.S. Companies that are subject to these surveys should be aware of the ongoing review process. The notice does not specify a compliance deadline, but comments on the information collection can be submitted to OMB.
What to do next
- Submit comments to OMB regarding the BE-605 survey by the specified deadline.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Direct Investment Surveys: BE-605, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States-Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication ( printed page 15596) of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on 1/15/2026 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0608-0009.
Form Number: BE-605.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 2,100 per quarter; 8,400 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour is the average but may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company structure and complexity.
Burden Hours: 8,400.
Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (BE-605) obtains quarterly data on transactions and positions between foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises and their “affiliated foreign groups” (i.e., their foreign parents and foreign affiliates of their foreign parents). The survey is a sample survey that covers all U.S. affiliates, except for certain private funds, above a size-exemption level. The sample data are used to derive universe estimates of direct investment transactions, positions, and income in nonbenchmark years from similar data reported in the BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, which is conducted every five years. The data collected through the BE-605 survey are essential for the preparation of the U.S. international transactions accounts, the national income and product accounts, and the net international investment position accounts of the United States. The data are needed to measure the size and economic significance of foreign direct investment in the United States, measure changes in such investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. economy.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended).
This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0608-0009.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-06040 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-06040 (91 FR 15595)
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