[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37936-37937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18528]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning 
the Wholesale Dealers Records of Receipt of Alcoholic Beverages, 
Disposition of Distilled Spirits, and Monthly Summary Report.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 14, 
1998, to be assured of consideration.


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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Barnes, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Charles N. 
Bacon, Regulations Division, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20226, (202) 927-8528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Wholesale Dealers Records of Receipt of Alcoholic Beverages, 
Disposition of Distilled Spirits, and Monthly Summary Report.
    OMB Number: 1512-0353.
    Recordkeeping Requirement ID Number: ATF REC 5170/2.
    Abstract: ATF uses these records and reports as an accounting tool 
to ensure protection of the revenue. Records of receipt and disposition 
are the basic documents that describe the activities of wholesale 
dealers. They provide an audit trail of taxable commodities from point 
of production to point of sale. Records of disposition are required 
only for distilled spirits. ATF requires the monthly report only in 
exceptional circumstances to ensure that a particular wholesale dealer 
is maintaining the required records. The records retention requirement 
is 3 years.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to this information 
collection and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours per month.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,200.

Request for Comments

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information 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 information.

    Dated: June 24, 1998.
Wiliam T. Earle,
Assistant Director (Management)/CFO.
[FR Doc. 98-18528 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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