Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3510-06-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Economic Analysis. *Title:* Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of United States Carriers; U.S. Airline Operator's Foreign Revenues and Expenses. *OMB Control Number:* 0608-0011. *Form Number(s):* BE-30, BE-37. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Burden Hours:* 736. *Number of Respondents:* 55 per quarter; 220 annually. *Average Hours per Response:* For each survey, 4 hours for mandatory responses and 1 hour for other (non-mandatory) responses. *Needs and Uses:* The data are needed to monitor U.S. international trade in transportation services, to analyze its impact on the U.S. economy and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in transportation services, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. *Affected Public:* U.S. ocean freight carriers (owners and operators) and U.S. airline operators. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* Title 22 U.S.C., Sections 3101-3108, as amended. *OMB Desk Officer:* Paul Bugg,

(202)395-3093. You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal by writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at *jjessup@doc.gov* . Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, via email at *pbugg@omb.eop.gov,* or by FAX at 202-395-7245. Dated: September 28, 2012. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012-24308 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]