[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59797-59798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24328]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 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 proposed or continuing information 
collections listed below in this notice.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 29, 
2010.

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;
     202-453-2686 (facsimile); or
     [email protected] (e-mail).
    Please send separate comments for each specific information 
collection listed below. You must 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 202-453-2265.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments

    The Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 
Trade Bureau (TTB), as part of their continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed or continuing information 
collections 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 Collections Open for Comment

    Currently, we are seeking comments on the following forms and 
recordkeeping requirements:
    Title: Tax Information Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0001.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5000.19.
    Abstract: TTB F 5000.19 is required by TTB to be filed when a 
respondent's representative, not having a power of attorney, wishes to 
obtain confidential information regarding the respondent. After proper 
completion of the form, information can be released to the 
representative. TTB uses this form to properly identify the 
representative and his/her authority to obtain confidential 
information.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated total annual burden hours remain 
unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Title: Referral of Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0003.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5000.21.
    Abstract: When we discover potential violations of Federal, State, 
or local law, we use TTB F 5000.21 to make referrals to Federal, State, 
or local agencies to determine if they plan to take action, and to 
internally refer potential violations of TTB administered statutes. We 
also use TTB F 5000.21 to evaluate the effectiveness of these 
referrals.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated total annual burden hours remain 
unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Title: Notice of Release of Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, or 
Cigarette Tubes.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0025.
    TTB Form Number: 5200.11.
    Abstract: This form documents the release of tobacco products and 
cigarette papers and tubes from Customs custody, and the return of such 
articles, to a manufacturer or export warehouse proprietor for use in 
the United States. The form is also used to ensure compliance with laws 
and regulations at the time of these transactions and for post audit 
examinations.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated total annual burden hours remain 
unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 268.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 536.
    Title: Usual and Customary Business Records Maintained by Brewers.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0058.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5130/1.
    Abstract: TTB audits brewers' records to verify production of beer 
and cereal beverages and to verify the quantity of beer removed subject 
to tax and removed without payment of tax. TTB believes that these 
records would be normally kept in the course of doing business.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated total annual burden hours remain 
unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,026.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One (1).
    Title: Recordkeeping for Tobacco Products Removed in Bond from a 
Manufacturer's Premises for Experimental Purposes--27 CFR 40.232(e).
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0110.
    TTB Form Number: None.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: None.
    Abstract: The prescribed records apply to manufacturers who ship 
tobacco products in bond for experimental purposes. TTB can examine 
these records to determine that the proprietor has complied with law 
and regulations that allow such tobacco products to be shipped in bond 
for experimental purposes without payment of the excise tax.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection 
request for extension purposes only. The information collection, 
estimated number of respondents, and estimated total annual burden 
hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One (1).

    Dated: September 21, 2010.
Gerald Isenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-24328 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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