[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81016-81018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33077]


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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 February 27, 
2012.

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] (email).
    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 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: Personnel Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco Products.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0002.
    TTB Form Number: 5000.9.
    Abstract: The information listed on TTB F 5000.9, Personnel 
Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco Products, enables TTB to determine 
whether or not an applicant for an alcohol or tobacco permit meets the 
minimum qualifications. The form identifies the individual, residence, 
business background, financial sources for the business, and criminal 
record. If the applicant is found not to be qualified, the permit may 
be denied.
    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.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.

    Title: Change of Bond (Consent of Surety).
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0013.
    TTB Form Number: 5000.18.
    Abstract: A Change of Bond (Consent of Surety) is executed by both 
the bonding company and a proprietor and acts as a binding legal 
agreement between the two parties to extend the terms of a bond. A bond 
is necessary to cover specific liabilities on the revenue produced from 
untaxpaid commodities. The Change of Bond (Consent of Surety) is filed 
with TTB and a copy is retained by TTB as long as it remains current 
and in force.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a 
revision. A change in the supporting statement reflects a change to a 
regulatory section number contained in the final rule that revised 27 
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92, February 16, 
2011, 76 FR 9080). 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: 2,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.

    Title: Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle 
Approval.
    OMB Number: 1513-0020.
    TTB Form Number: 5100.31.
    Abstract: The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires the alcoholic beverage labels to provide 
the consumer with adequate information regarding a product's identity 
and prohibits the use of misleading information on such labels. The FAA 
Act also authorized the Secretary of the Treasury Department to issue 
regulations to carry out its provisions. To ensure compliance with the 
FAA Act and the related regulations, industry members complete TTB F 
5100.31 as an application to label their products.
    Current Actions: TTB F 5100.31, Application for and Certification/
Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval, was revised in part to accommodate 
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's ongoing efforts to 
streamline the Certificate of Label Approval application and review 
process. Minor changes were made to the application portion of the 
form, including elimination of the requirement to show wording 
appearing on caps and seals and other materials firmly affixed to the 
container. Minor changes were also made to the second and third pages 
of the form including changes to the instructions for completing the 
form and the conditions of approval. The circumstances under which 
approved labels may be modified without submission of a new application 
for certificate of label approval were also updated to include 
additional circumstances. Finally, the supporting statement and form 
reflect the new section numbers used in the final rule that revised 27 
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92, February 16, 
2011, 76 FR 9080).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,738.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 67,566.

    Title: Claim for Drawback of Tax on Tobacco Products, Cigarette 
Papers, and Cigarette Tubes.
    OMB Number: 1513-0026.
    TTB Form Number: 5620.7.
    Abstract: TTB F 5620.7 documents that cigars, cigarettes, and 
cigarette papers and tubes were shipped to a foreign country, Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States and that 
the tax has been paid on these tobacco articles. TTB F 5620.7 is the 
claim form that a person who paid the tax on the articles uses to file 
for a drawback or refund for the tax that was paid.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a 
revision. We are consolidating two collections (1513-0026 and 1513-
0102) into one (1513-0026). Both collections contain some of the same 
regulatory sections. In addition to the duplicate sections, we are 
adding sections 44.228, 44.229, and 44.230 to 1513-0026 to ensure that 
all related 27 CFR regulatory sections are covered. Afterwards, 1513-
0102 will be discontinued.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 288.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 144.

    Title: Taxable Articles without Payment of Tax.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0027.
    TTB Form Number: 5200.14.
    Abstract: The tobacco manufacturer or export warehouse proprietor 
is liable for the tax on tobacco products until execution of the 
certification by Customs or an authorized receiving officer on TTB F 
5200.14, which indicates verification of export or bonded transfer. TTB 
needs this information to protect the revenue. If this TTB form is not 
properly completed, TTB will assess the tax on the manufacturer of 
tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes or on the proprietor of 
the export warehouse or customs manufacturing warehouse for products 
not exported or properly disposed of.
    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 and Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 272.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 59,840.

    Title: Drawback on Distilled Spirits Exported.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0042.
    TTB Form Number: 5110.30.
    Abstract: The information collected on TTB F 5110.30 provides a 
uniform format for determining that taxes have already been paid. The 
form details specific operations and accounts for taxable commodities. 
Tax liability is established to prevent jeopardy to the revenue derived 
from distilled spirits. TTB examines and verifies entries so as to 
identify unusual activities, errors, or omissions.
    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: 10,000.

    Title: Application and Permit under 26 U.S.C. 5181--Alcohol Fuel 
Producer.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0051.
    TTB Form Number: 5110.74.

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    Abstract: This form is used by persons who wish to produce and 
receive spirits for the production of alcohol fuels as a business or 
for their own use and for State and local registration where required. 
The form describes the person(s) applying for the permit, location of 
the proposed operation, type of material used for production, and 
amount of spirits to be produced.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a 
revision. A change in the supporting statement reflects a change to a 
regulatory section number contained in the final rule that revised 27 
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92, February 16, 
2011, 76 FR 9080). 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: 219.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 394.

    Title: Excise Tax Return--Alcohol and Tobacco (Puerto Rico).
    OMB Number: 1513-0090.
    TTB Form Number: 5000.25.
    Abstract: Businesses in Puerto Rico report their Federal excise tax 
liability on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, and 
cigarette papers and tubes on TTB F 5000.25. TTB needs this form to 
identify the taxpayer and to determine the amount and type of taxes due 
and paid.
    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: 24.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 356.

    Title: COLAs Online Access Request.
    OMB Number: 1513-0111.
    TTB Form Number: 5013.2.
    Abstract: The information on this form will be used by TTB to 
authenticate end users on the COLAs Online system who electronically 
file Certificates of Label Approval (COLAs). The system will 
authenticate end users by comparing user-submitted information to 
records in multiple databases.
    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: 1,366.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 410.

    Title: Special (occupational) Tax Registration and Return.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0112.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5630.5a, 5630.5d, and 5630.5t.
    Abstract: On August 10, 2005, the President signed into law the 
``Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users,'' Public Law 109-59. Section 11125 of that act 
permanently repealed, effective July 1, 2008, the special 
(occupational) tax (SOT) on all taxpayers except for Tobacco Product 
Manufacturers (TPM), Cigarette Papers and Tubes Manufacturers (CPTM), 
and Tobacco Products Export Warehouse Proprietors (TPEWP). As a result, 
three forms were created to cover all phases of SOT collections. TTB F 
5630.5 was amended to create TTB F 5630.5t, which is used only for 
collection of taxes from TPM, CPTM, and TPEWP; TTB F 5630.5a is a tax 
return/registration for the period on and before July 1, 2008; and TTB 
F 5630.5d is used to register Alcohol Dealers on and after July 1, 
2008.
    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 and other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,583.

    Title: Formulas for Fermented Products.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0118.
    TTB Reporting Requirement Number: 5052/1.
    Abstract: The collection is used, along with other supporting 
documents, to establish that the standards for production are followed 
for a given type and style of beer. Also, TTB examines the formula 
information to determine if the product may be produced at a brewery 
and if it is to be taxpaid at the rate applicable to beer and sake.
    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: 500.

    Dated: December 20, 2011.
Gerald Isenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-33077 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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