[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26285]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 23, 1998.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 2, 
1998 to be assured of consideration.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF)

    OMB Number: 1512-0534.
    Form Number: ATF F 2103 (5220.5), ATF F 2104 (5200.15), ATF F 2105 
(5000.7), ATF F 2490 (5620.10) and ATF F 3070 (5210.13).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Bond--Export Warehouse Proprietor (F 2103); Export Bond--
Customs Bonded Cigar Manufacturing Warehouse (F 2104); Extension of 
Coverage of Bond (F 2105); Bond Under 26 U.S.C. 6423 (F 2490); and 
Bond--Manufacturer of Tobacco Products.
    Description: ATF F 2103 (5220.5), Bond--Export Warehouse Proprietor 
is used to establish the qualifications of an applicant for an export 
warehouse proprietorship, or by a current proprietor whose status has 
changed and must change the information already on file. The applicant 
certifies the intention to produce and/or store a specified amount of 
tobacco products and takes certain precautions to protect it from 
unauthorized use. The completed application and supporting data is a 
permanent record of the business and its qualifications to operate.
    ATF F 2104 (5200.15), Export Bond--Customs Bonded Cigar 
Manufacturing Warehouse is used to establish the qualifications of an 
applicant who seeks authorization to manufacture cigars within a 
customs bonded warehouse for subsequent exportation, or by a current 
manufacturer of such cigars whose status has changed and must change 
the information already on file. The applicant certifies the intention 
to produce, store and export a specified quantity of cigars products 
and takes certain precautions to protect them from unauthorized use. 
The completed application and supporting data is a permanent record of 
the business and its qualifications to operate.
    ATF F 2105 (5000.7), Extension of Coverage of Bond is used to 
determine compliance by payment on untaxpaid commodities.
    ATF F 2490 (5620.10), Bond Under 26 U.S.C. 6423, and ATF F 3070 
(5210.13), Bond--Manufacturer of Tobacco Products are tobacco products 
and cigarette papers and tubes bond forms used by the manufacturers or 
proprietor and a surety company as a contract to ensure tax payment.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 15.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Recordkeeper:

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                                                              Time per
                           Form                             recordkeeper
                                                               (hours)
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ATF F 2103 (5220.5).......................................             6
ATF F 2104 (5200.15)......................................             2
ATF F 2105 (5000.7).......................................             1
ATF F 2490 (5620.10)......................................             6
ATF F 3070 (5210.13)......................................             6
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Recordkeeping Burden: 25 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Robert N. Hogarth (202) 927-8930, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Room 3200, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20226.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26285 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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