[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 66589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19237]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; 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 information collection listed below in 
this notice.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before January 16, 
2007.

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
     [email protected] (e-mail).
    Please 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 information collection 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 Collection Open for Comment

    Currently, we are seeking comments on the following information 
collections:
    Title: Distilled Spirits Bond.
    OMB Number: 1513-XXXX (To be assigned).
    TTB Form Number: 5110.56.
    Abstract: This form is used by Distilled Spirits Plants (DSPs) and 
Alcohol Fuel Plants to file bond coverage with TTB. Using this form, 
these plants may file coverage and/or withdrawal coverage for one plant 
or multiple plants. DSPs may file this bond and include operations 
coverage for adjacent wine cellars. The bond may be secured through a 
surety company or it may be secured with collateral (cash, Treasury 
Bonds or Treasury Notes). The bond protects the revenue assigned to 
distilled spirits on which excise tax has not been paid. Should the 
industry member fail to pay its tax liability, including any penalties 
and interest, TTB may obligate the funds used to secure the bond to 
satisfy the debt.
    Current Actions: There are changes to this information collection 
and it is being submitted for approval.
    Type of Review: Existing collection without an OMB control number.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 116.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 232.

    Dated: November 8, 2006.
Francis W. Foote,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. E6-19237 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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