[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54624-54625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25472]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 16, 2009.
    The Department of 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 November 23, 
2009 to be assured of consideration.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

    OMB Number: 1513-0067.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Wholesale Dealers Applications, Letterheads, and Notices 
Relating to Operations. (Variations in Format or Preparation of 
Records) (TTB REC 5170/6)
    Description: This information collection is used by permittees who 
wish to request a variance. We use written applications, letterheads, 
and notices to rule on proposed variations from standard requirements, 
to ascertain that revenue is not placed in jeopardy, and to protect the 
revenue.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 515 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0104.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Information Collected in Support of Small Producer's Wine 
Tax Credit (TTB REC 5120/11)
    Description: TTB collects this information to ensure proper tax 
credit. The information is used by taxpayers in preparing their returns 
and by TTB to verify tax computation. Recordkeepers are wine producers 
who want to transfer their credit to warehouse operators and the 
transferees who take such credit.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,800 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0014.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Form: TTB F 5000.8.
    Title: Power of Attorney.
    Description: TTB F 5000.8 delegates the authority to a specific 
individual to sign documents on behalf of an applicant or principal. 26 
U.S.C. 6061 authorizes that individuals signing returns, statements, or 
other documents required to be filed by industry members under the 
provisions of the IRC or the FAA Act, are to have that authority on 
file with TTB.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,333 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0063.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Stills: Notices, Registration, and Records (TTB REC 5150/8)
    Description: The information collection is used to account for and 
regulate the distillation of distilled spirits to protect the revenue 
and to provide for identification of distillers.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 42 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0097.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Notices Relating to Payment of Firearms and Ammunition 
Excise Tax.
    Description: Excise taxes are collected on the sale or use of 
firearms and ammunition by firearms or ammunition manufacturers, 
importers, or producers. Taxpayers who elect to pay excise taxes by 
electronic fund transfer must furnish a written notice upon election 
and discontinuance. Tax revenue will be protected.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 hour.

    OMB Number: 1513-0009.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Form: TTB F 5120.36, TTB F 5120.25.
    Title: Application to Establish and Operate Wine Premises, and Wine 
Bond.
    Description: TTB F 5120.25, Application to Establish and Operate 
Wine Premises, is the form used to establish the qualifications of an 
applicant applying to establish and operate wine premises. The 
applicant certifies his/her intention to produce and/or store a 
specified amount of wine

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and take certain precautions to protect it from unauthorized use. TTB F 
5120.36, Wine Bond, is the form used by the proprietor and a surety 
company as a contract to ensure the payment of the wine excise tax.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,150 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0060.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Tax-Free 
Alcohol (TTB REC 5150/4)
    Description: Tax-free alcohol is used for nonbeverage purposes in 
scientific research and medicinal uses by educational organizations, 
hospitals, laboratories, etc. Use of tax-free alcohol is regulated to 
prevent illegal diversion to taxable beverage use. Permits/Applications 
control authorized uses and flow. TTB REC 5150/4 is designed to protect 
revenue and public safety.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,222 hours.

    OMB Number: 1513-0066.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Retail Liquor Dealers Records of Receipts of Alcoholic 
Beverages and Commercial Invoices (TTB REC 5170/3)
    Description: The primary objectives of this recordkeeping 
requirement are revenue protection, by establishment of accountability 
data available for audit purposes and consumer protection, by subject 
record traceability of alcoholic beverages to the retail liquor dealer 
level of distribution in the event of defective products. This 
collection of information is contained in 27 CFR 31.234.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 hour.

    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: Shagufta Ahmed, (202) 395-7873, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.


Celina Elphage,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25472 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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