[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73165-73166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29863]



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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 January 28, 
2011.

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.

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: Notice of Change in Status of Plant.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0044.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5110.34.
    Abstract: TTB F 5110.34 is necessary to show the use of the 
distilled spirits plant (DSP) premises for other activities or by 
alternating proprietors. It describes proprietor's use of plant 
premises and other information to show that the change in plant status 
is in conformity with law and regulations. It also shows what bond 
covers the activities of the DSP at a given time.
    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: 100.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Title: Tax Deferral Bond--Distilled Spirits (Puerto Rico).
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0050.
    TTB Form Number: 5110.50.
    Abstract: TTB F 5110.50 is the bond to secure payment of excise 
taxes on distilled spirits shipped from Puerto Rico to the U.S. on 
deferral of the tax. The form identifies the principal, the surety, 
purpose of bond, and allocation of the penal sum among the principal's 
locations.
    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: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Title: Tobacco Products Manufacturers--Supporting Records for 
Removal for the Use of the United States.
    OMB Number: 1513-0069.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: 5210/6.
    Abstract: Tobacco products have historically been a major source of 
excise tax revenues for the Federal Government. In order to safeguard 
these taxes, tobacco products manufacturers are required to maintain a 
system of records designed to establish accountability over the tobacco 
products and cigarette papers and tubes produced. However, these items 
can be removed without the payment of tax if they are for the use of 
the United States. Records must be retained by the manufacturer for 3 
years following the close of the year covered therein and must be made 
available for inspection by any TTB officer upon his/her request.
    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: 101.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 505.
    Titles: Statement of Ultimate Vendor.
    Exemption Certificate (Use on Certain Vessels or Aircraft).
    Exemption Certificate (Use by State or local Governments).
    Statement of Manufacturer's Vendee (For Export).
    Statement of Manufacturer's Vendee (Use in Further Manufacture).
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0128.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5600.33, 5600.34, 5600.35, 5600.36, 5600.37, 
respectively.
    Abstract: Title 27, CFR, part 53 requires that, in some cases, 
persons who sell firearms or ammunition tax-free use specific exemption 
certificates

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or statements to support the tax-free sales. In addition, 27 CFR part 
53 requires a specific statement from the ultimate vendor to support 
claims for certain tax refunds or credits. Although the regulations 
require firearms and ammunition excise taxpayers to design and 
reproduce these certificates or statements as specified in the 
regulations, in order to promote uniformity among excise taxpayers and 
compliance with regulations, these certificates and statements are 
needed.
    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; individuals or 
households; State or Local Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,500.

    Dated: November 19, 2010.
Gerald Isenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-29863 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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