[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60601-60602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25145]


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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 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 202-453-1039, ext. 165.

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

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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:
    Title: Application and Permit to Ship Liquors and Articles of 
Puerto Rican Manufacture Taxpaid to the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0008.
    TTB Form Number: 5170.7.
    Abstract: TTB F 5170.7 is used to document the shipment of taxpaid-
Puerto Rican liquors or articles into the U.S. The form is verified by 
Puerto Rican and U.S. Treasury officials to certify that products are 
either taxpaid or deferred under appropriate bond. This serves as a 
method of protection of the revenue.
    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: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Title: Withdrawal of Spirits, Specially Denatured Spirits, or Wines 
for Exportation.
    OMB Number: 1513-0037.
    TTB Form Number: 5100.11.
    Abstract: TTB F 5100.11 is completed by exporters to report the 
withdrawal of spirits, denatured spirits, and wines from internal 
revenue bonded premises, without payment of tax for direct exportation; 
or transfer to a foreign trade zone, customs manufacturer's bonded 
warehouse, or customs bonded warehouse; or for use as supplies on 
vessels or aircraft.
    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: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Title: Application for Operating Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5171(d).
    OMB Number: 1513-0040.
    TTB Form Number: 5110.25.
    Abstract: TTB F 5110.25 is completed by proprietors of distilled 
spirits plants who engage in certain specified types of activities 
(such as warehousing bulk distilled spirits for non-industrial use 
without bottling). TTB personnel use the information on the form to 
identify the applicant, the location of the business, and the types of 
activities to be conducted.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a 
revision. Changes in this supporting statement reflect changes to 
section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the revision of 27 
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. The information collection, 
estimated number of respondents, and estimated total annual burden 
hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20.
    Title: Application and Permit To Ship Puerto Rican Spirits to the 
United States Without Payment of Tax.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0043.
    TTB Form Number: 5110.31.
    Abstract: TTB F 5110.31 is used to allow a person to ship spirits 
in bulk into the U.S. The form identifies the person in Puerto Rico 
from where shipments are to be made, the person in the U.S. receiving 
the spirits, amounts of spirits to be shipped, and the bond of the U.S. 
person to cover taxes on such spirits.
    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: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.

    Dated: September 26, 2011.
Angela M. Jeffries,
Deputy Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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