[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43281-43282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16922]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 18, 2008.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or 
after the date of publication of this notice. 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 11000, 1750 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 25, 2008 
to be assured of consideration.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

    OMB Number: 1513-0099.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Administrative Remedies--Closing Agreements.
    Description: This is a written agreement between TTB and regulated 
taxpayers used to finalize and resolve certain tax-related issues. Once 
an agreement is approved, it will not be reopened unless fraud or 
misrepresentation of material facts is proven.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 hour.
    OMB Number: 1513-0075.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Proprietors or Claimants Exporting Liquors, TTB REC 5900/1.
    Description: Distilled spirits, wine, and beer may be exported from 
bonded premises without payment of excise taxes or they may be exported 
if their taxes have been paid and the exporters may claim drawback of 
the taxes paid. The recordkeeping requirement makes it possible to 
trace movement of distilled spirits, wine, and beer, thus enabling TTB 
officers to verify the amount of these liquors eligible for exportation 
without payment of tax or exportation subject to drawback.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,200 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0073.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Manufacturers of Nonbeverage Products--Records to Support 
Claims for Drawback, TTB REC 5530/2.
    Description: Records required to be maintained by manufacturers of 
nonbeverage products are used to prevent diversion of drawback spirits 
to beverage use. The records are necessary to maintain accountability 
over these spirits. The records make it possible to trace spirits using 
audit techniques, thus enabling TTB officers to verify the amount of 
spirits used in nonbeverage products and subsequently claimed as 
eligible for drawback of tax. The record retention requirement for this 
information collection is 3 years.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,521 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0023.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Environmental Information; and Supplemental Information on 
Water Quality Consideration under 33 U.S.C. 1341(a).
    Form: TTB F 5000.29 and 5000.30.
    Description: TTB F 5000.29 is used to determine whether an activity 
will have a significant effect on the environment and to determine if a 
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environmental impact statement or an environmental permit is necessary 
for a proposed operation. TTB F 5000.30 is used to make a determination 
as to whether a certification or waiver by the applicable State water 
quality agency is required under section 21 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341(a)). Manufacturers that discharge 
a solid or liquid effluent into navigable waters submit this form.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0021.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Formula and Process for Non Beverage Product.
    Forms: TTB 5164.1.
    Description: Businesses using tax-paid distilled spirits to 
manufacture non beverage products may receive drawback (i.e., a refund 
or remittance) of tax, if they can show that the spirits were used in 
the manufacture of products unfit for beverage use. This showing is 
based on the formula for the product, which is submitted on TTB Form 
5154.1.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,444 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0019.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Application for Amended Basic Permit under the Federal 
Alcohol Administration Act.
    Forms: TTB 5100.18.
    Description: TTB F 5100.18 is completed by permittees who change 
their operations in a manner that requires a new permit or receive a 
new notice. The information allows TTB to identify the permittee, the 
changes to the permit or business, and to determine whether the 
applicant still qualifies for a basic permit.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 600 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0018.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Application for Basic Permit under the Federal Alcohol 
Administration Act.
    Forms: TTB 5100.24.
    Description: TTB 5100.24 will be completed by persons intending to 
engage in a business involving beverage alcohol operations at a 
distilled spirits plant, bonded winery, or wholesaling/importing 
business. The information collected allows TTB to identify the 
applicant and the location of the business, and to determine whether 
the applicant qualifies for a permit.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,800 hours.
    OMB Number: 1513-0054.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Offer in Compromise of liability incurred under the 
provisions of Title 26 U.S.C. enforced and administered by the Alcohol 
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
    Forms: TTB 5640.1, 5600.17, 5600.18.
    Description: TTB F 5640.1 is used by persons who wish to compromise 
criminal and/or civil penalties for violations of the IRC. If accepted, 
the offer in compromise is a settlement between the government and the 
party in violation in lieu of legal proceedings or prosecution. If the 
party is unable to pay the offer in full, TTB F 5600.17 and 5600.18 are 
used to gather financial information to develop an installment 
agreement to allow the party to pay without incurring a financial 
hardship. The agency is requesting a program change. The burden will 
increase because of two new forms. The added forms are filed only when 
the Offer In Compromise (OIC) form is filed, in conjunction with the 
OIC form. When the OIC is established one of the added forms are 
completed by those who are unable to pay in full.
    Respondents: Business and other for profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 140 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Frank Foote (202) 927-9347, Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, Room 200 East, 1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20005.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-16922 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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