[Federal Register: September 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 3,
2008.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these addresses:
P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412;
202-927-8525 (facsimile); or
formcomments@ttb.gov (e-mail).
Please send separate comments for each specific information
collection listed below. You must reference the information
collection's title, form or recordkeeping requirement number, and OMB
number (if any) in your comment. If you submit your comment via
facsimile, send no more than five 8.5 x 11 inch pages in order to
ensure electronic access to our equipment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information,
copies of the information collection and its instructions, or copies of
any comments received, contact Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412; or
telephone 202-927-8210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this notice, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please not do include
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether this information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions,
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the information collection's
burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (d) ways to minimize the information
collection's burden on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the
requested information.
Information Collections Open for Comment
Currently, we are seeking comments on the following records and
forms:
Title: Personnel Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco Products.
OMB Number: 1513-0002.
TTB Form Number: 5000.9.
Abstract: The information listed on TTB F 5000.9, Personnel
Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco Products, enables TTB to determine
whether or not an applicant for an alcohol or tobacco permit meets the
minimum qualifications. The form identifies the individual, residence,
business background, financial sources for the business, and criminal
record. If the applicant is found not to be qualified, the permit may
be denied.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
Title: Application and Permit to Ship Liquors and Articles of
Puerto Rican Manufacture Taxpaid to the United States.
OMB Number: 1513-0008.
TTB Form Number: 5170.7.
Abstract: TTB F 5170.7 is used to document the shipment of taxpaid
Puerto Rican articles into the U.S. The form is verified by Puerto
Rican and U.S. Treasury officials to certify that products are either
taxpaid or deferred under appropriate bond. This serves as a method of
protection of the revenue.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Title: Application for Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle
Approval.
OMB Number: 1513-0020.
TTB Form Number: 5100.31.
Abstract: The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires the alcoholic beverage labels to provide
the consumer with adequate information regarding a product's identity
and prohibits the use of misleading information on such labels. The FAA
Act also authorized the Secretary of the Treasury Department to issue
regulations to carry out its provisions. To ensure compliance with the
FAA Act and the related regulations, industry members complete TTB F
5100.31 as an application to label their products.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,982.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,238.
Title: Report--Proprietor of Export Warehouse.
OMB Number: 1513-0024.
TTB Form Number: 5220.4.
Abstract: Proprietors who are qualified to operate export
warehouses that handle untaxpaid tobacco products
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are required to file a monthly report. This report summarizes all
transactions by the proprietor handling receipts, dispositions, and on-
hand quantities. TTB F 5220.4 is used for product accountability and is
examined by TTB National Revenue Center personnel.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 123.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,181.
Title: Claim for Drawback of Tax on Cigars, Cigarettes, Cigarette
Papers and Tubes.
OMB Number: 1513-0026.
TTB Form Number: 5620.7.
Abstract: TTB F 5620.7 documents that cigars, cigarettes, and
cigarette papers and tubes were shipped to a foreign country, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States and that
the tax has been paid on these tobacco articles. TTB F 5620.7 is the
claim form that a person who paid the tax on the articles uses to file
for a drawback or refund for the tax that was paid.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 185.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 92.5.
Title: Report--Manufacturer of Tobacco Products or Cigarette Papers
and Tubes.
OMB Number: 1513-0033.
TTB Form Number: 5210.5.
Abstract: TTB F 5210.5 documents a tobacco products manufacturer's
accounting of cigars and cigarettes. The form describes the tobacco
products manufactured, articles produced, received, disposed of, and
statistical classes of large cigars. TTB examines and verifies entries
on these reports so as to identify unusual activities, errors, and
omissions.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,800.
Title: Inventory--Export Warehouse Proprietor.
OMB Number: 1513-0035.
TTB Form Number: 5220.3.
Abstract: TTB F 5220.3 is used by export tobacco warehouse
proprietors to record inventories that are required by laws and
regulations. The form provides a uniform format for recording
inventories and establishes a contingent tax liability on tobacco
products.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 98.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 490.
Title: Withdrawal of Spirits, Specially Denatured Spirits, or Wines
for Exportation.
OMB Number: 1513-0037.
TTB Form Number: 5100.11.
Abstract: TTB F 5100.11 is completed by exporters to report the
withdrawal of spirits, denatured spirits, and wines from internal
revenue bonded premises, without payment of tax for direct exportation;
or transfer to a foreign trade zone, customs manufacturer's bonded
warehouse, or customs bonded warehouse; or for use as supplies on
vessels or aircraft.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
Title: Application for Operating Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5171(d).
OMB Number: 1513-0040.
TTB Form Number: 5110.25.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.25 is completed by proprietors of distilled
spirits plants who engage in certain specified types of activities
(such as warehousing bulk distilled spirits for non-industrial use
without bottling). TTB personnel use the information on the form to
identify the applicant, the location of the business, and the types of
activities to be conducted.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20.
Title: Drawback on Distilled Spirits Exported.
OMB Number: 1513-0042.
TTB Form Number: 5110.30.
Abstract: The information collected on TTB F 5110.30 provides a
uniform format for determining that taxes have already been paid. The
form details specific operations and accounts for taxable commodities.
Tax liability is established to prevent jeopardy to the revenue derived
from distilled spirits. TTB examines and verifies entries so as to
identify unusual activities, errors, or omissions.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
Title: Application and Permit to Ship Puerto Rican Spirits to the
United States Without Payment of Tax.
OMB Number: 1513-0043.
TTB Form Number: 5110.31.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.31 is used to allow a person to ship spirits
in bulk into the U.S. The form identifies the person in Puerto Rico
from where shipments are to be made, the person in the U.S. receiving
the spirits, amounts of spirits to be shipped, and the bond of the U.S.
person to cover taxes on such spirits.
Current Actions: We are making minor changes to this information
collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 450.
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Title: Applications for Tobacco Products and for Cigarette Papers
and Tubes.
OMB Number: 1513-0078.
TTB Form Numbers: 5200.3, 5200.16, 5230.4, and 5230.5.
Abstract: The forms are used by tobacco industry members to obtain
and amend permits necessary to engage in business as a manufacturer of
tobacco products, importer of tobacco products, or proprietor of an
export warehouse.
Current Actions: We are making minor corrections to this
information collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 630.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,130.
Title: Special (Occupational) Tax Registration and Return.
OMB Number: 1513-0112.
TTB Forms Number: 5630.5a, 5630.5d, and 5630.5t.
Abstract: On August 10, 2005, President Bush signed into law the
``Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users,'' Public Law 109-59. Section 11125 of that act
permanently repealed, effective July 1, 2008, the special
(occupational) tax (SOT) on all taxpayers except for Tobacco Product
Manufacturers (TPM), Cigarette Papers and Tubes Manufacturers (CPTM),
and Tobacco Products Export Warehouse Proprietors (TPEWP). As a result,
3 forms were created to cover all phases of the new SOT collection. TTB
F 5630.5 was amended to create TTB F 5630.5t, which is used only for
collection of taxes from TPM, CPTM, and TPEWP; the new TTB F 5630.5a is
a tax return/registration for the period on and before July 1, 2008;
and the new TTB F 5630.5d is used to register Alcohol Dealers on and
after July 1, 2008.
Current Actions: We are making corrections to this information
collection and are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, Individuals or
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,583.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Francis W. Foote,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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