[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5526-5528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01992]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

[Docket No. TTB-2014-0002]


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 April 1, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Please note that TTB has adopted a new method for receiving 
public comments on its information collections. As described below, you 
may send comments on the information collections listed in this 
document using the ``Regulations.gov'' online comment form for this 
document, or you may send written comments via U.S. mail or hand 
delivery. TTB no longer accepts public comments via email or fax.
     http://www.regulations.gov: Use the comment form for this 
document posted within Docket No. TTB-2014-0002 on ``Regulations.gov,'' 
the Federal e-rulemaking portal, to submit comments via the Internet;

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     U.S. Mail: Mary A. Wood, Regulations and Rulings Division, 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, 
Washington, DC 20005.
     Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Mary A. Wood, 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 
200-E, Washington, DC 20005.
    Please submit separate comments for each specific information 
collection listed in this document. You must reference the information 
collection's title, form or recordkeeping requirement number, and OMB 
number (if any) in your comment.
    You may view copies of this document, the information collections 
listed in it and any associated instructions, and all comments received 
in response to this document within Docket No. TTB-2014-0002 at http://www.regulations.gov. You may also obtain paper copies of this document, 
the information collections described in it and any associated 
instructions, and any comments received in response to this document by 
contacting Mary A. Wood at the addresses or telephone number shown 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 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 do not 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 TTB surveys, 
forms, and recordkeeping requirements:
    Title: Tax Information Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0001.
    TTB Form Number: 5000.19.
    Abstract: TTB provides form TTB F 5000.19 as a means for an 
industry member to authorize its representatives to obtain confidential 
information from TTB regarding that industry member. TTB uses this form 
to properly identify the representative authorized by an industry 
member to obtain confidential tax 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: TTB uses form TTB F 5000.21 to make referrals of 
potential violations of Federal, State, or local law to Federal, State, 
or local agencies, and to obtain information from those agencies about 
actions related to the referral.
    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.
    Titles: Brewer's Bond; Brewer's Bond Continuation Certificate; 
Brewer's Collateral Bond; and Brewer's Collateral Bond Continuation 
Certificate.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0015.
    TTB Form Numbers: 5130.22, 5130.23, 5130.25, and 5130.27, 
respectively.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) requires brewers 
to obtain a bond to protect the Federal excise tax revenue and to 
ensure compliance with the requirements of the IRC and the regulations 
promulgated thereunder. Under the IRC and TTB regulations, once in four 
years, the brewer must submit either a new bond or a Continuation 
Certificate. The bond forms and continuation certificate forms are 
provided by TTB for brewers to use to meet these requirements.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a 
revision. We are updating the number of respondents, burden hours, and 
adding a sentence to TTB F 5130.23, 5130.25, and 5130.27 stating that 
affirmative responses to certain questions require the submission of 
further explanatory information. That statement already appears on TTB 
F 5130.22, and TTB F 5130.22 remains unchanged.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 989.

    Title: Notice of Release of Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, or 
Cigarette Tubes.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0025.
    TTB Form Number: 5200.11.
    Abstract: The form TTB F 5200.11 is used by a manufacturer of 
tobacco products or an export warehouse to obtain the release of 
tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes from Customs custody, 
without payment of tax, under internal revenue bond. Such products may 
also include tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes exported 
and returned to the original manufacturer or to an export warehouse 
authorized by that manufacturer. The form is used by TTB 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.

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    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: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 requires brewers to 
keep records, in such form and containing such information as 
prescribed by regulation and as necessary for protection of the 
revenue. The TTB regulations set forth the records that brewers must 
keep regarding their operations. TTB audits brewers' records to verify 
production of beer and cereal beverage 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 as a 
revision. The information collection and estimated total annual burden 
hours remain unchanged. However, the estimated number of respondents 
has increased.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    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 or Recordkeeping Number: None.
    Abstract: The IRC provides that manufacturers of tobacco products 
may remove tobacco products without payment of Federal excise tax for 
experimental purposes, in such quantities and in such manner as 
prescribed by regulation. The TTB regulations set forth the standards 
for such removals and the prescribed records are used by TTB to ensure 
that the products meet the standards for experimental purposes and that 
the removals are in compliance with the IRC and TTB regulations.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection 
request as a revision. The estimated number of respondents increased, 
however the total annual burden hour remains unchanged.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0132.
    TTB Form or Recordkeeping Number: None.
    Abstract: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to provide 
service to the public that matches or exceeds the best service 
available in the private sector. In order to work continuously to 
ensure that our programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, 
TTB seeks to obtain OMB approval of a generic clearance to collect 
qualitative feedback on our service delivery. Qualitative feedback 
refers to substantive feedback that provides useful information on 
customers' perceptions and opinions, but is not in the form of a survey 
that yields quantitative, numerical, results.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as 
an extension. The estimated number of respondents and the total annual 
burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and 
organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government, farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.

    Dated: January 28, 2014.
Rochelle E. Stern,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-01992 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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