[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25762-25763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10085]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 26, 2016.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before May 31, 2016 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimates, or any other 
aspect of the information collections, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8117, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 622-1295, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0035.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Inventory--Export Warehouse Proprietor.
    Form: TTB F 5220.3.
    Abstract: Export warehouse proprietors use TTB F 5220.3 to record 
inventories of tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes, and 
processed tobacco as required by Federal law at 26 U.S.C. 5721 and by 
the TTB regulations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 430.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0063.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Stills: Notices, Registration, and Records (TTB REC 5150/8).
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5101 and 
5179, and the related implementing regulations have, through notice, 
registration, and recordkeeping requirements, established a 
comprehensive system for regulating stills. This information collection 
covers the collections of information mandated or authorized by law or 
regulation with respect to stills, and consists of notices regarding 
the manufacture and set up of stills, the registration of stills, 
notices regarding changes in ownership or location of stills, and 
records related to these notices and registrations. TTB uses this 
information to identify distillers and to account for and regulate the 
distillation of spirits to protect the revenue.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0064.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Importer's Records and Reports (TTB REC 5170/1).
    Abstract: This recordkeeping and reporting requirement concerns the 
records which must be maintained by the importer as well as the 
letterhead applications and notices required to be submitted to TTB. 
The records are used by TTB to verify that operations are being 
conducted in compliance with the law and to ensure that all taxes and 
duties have been paid on imported spirits, thus protecting the revenue.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 251.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0068.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Records of Operations--Manufacturer of Tobacco Products or 
Processed Tobacco (TTB REC 5210/1).
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5741, manufacturers of tobacco 
products or processed tobacco are required to keep such records as the 
Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by regulation. The TTB regulations 
specify the records that such manufacturers must keep, including 
records showing the information necessary to provide adequate 
accountability over the receipt, production, and disposition of these 
commodities in order to prevent diversion and protect Federal excise 
tax revenue.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0070.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Tobacco Export Warehouse--Record of Operations (TTB REC 
5220/1).
    Abstract: In general, export warehouses store untaxpaid tobacco 
products, processed tobacco, and cigarette papers and tubes until these 
commodities are exported. Under the authority of the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 
5741, the TTB regulations require certain records of receipt and 
disposition of these commodities in order to protect the revenue and 
prevent diversion. The required records allow TTB to verify that the 
commodities have been exported or that Federal tobacco excise tax 
liabilities have been satisfied.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0072.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Applications and Notices--Manufacturers of Nonbeverage 
Products (TTB REC 5530/1).
    Abstract: Under the authority of 26 U.S.C. 5132, TTB regulations 
require that letterhead applications and notices be submitted by 
manufacturers of nonbeverage products who are using distilled spirits 
on which drawback will be claimed. TTB uses this information to ensure 
that operations are in compliance with the law, to prevent spirits from 
being diverted to beverage use, and to protect the revenue.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 515.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0077.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Records of Things of Value to Retailers, and Occasional 
Letter Reports from Industry Members Regarding

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Information on Sponsorships, Advertisements, Promotions, etc., under 
the FAA Act (TTB REC 5190/1).
    Abstract: These records and occasional letter reports are used to 
show compliance with the trade practices provisions of the Federal 
Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(b), which prevent alcohol 
beverage wholesalers, producers, or importers from giving things of 
value to retail liquor dealers, and which prohibit industry members 
from conducting certain types of sponsorships, advertisements, 
promotions, etc., unless the practice is specifically exempted by 
regulation.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0078.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco 
Products or Processed Tobacco or to Operate an Export Warehouse and 
Applications to Amend.
    Form: TTB F 5200.3, TTB F 5200.16, TTB F 5230.4, TTB F 5230.5.
    Abstract: The IRC, at 26 U.S.C. 5712 and 5713, requires that 
manufacturers and importers of tobacco products or processed tobacco 
and export warehouse proprietors apply for and obtain a permit before 
engaging in such operations. Tobacco industry members use the 
applications that make up this information collection to obtain the 
new, or amend the existing, TTB permits necessary to engage in these 
businesses.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,277.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0080.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Distilled Spirits Plant Equipment and Structures (TTB REC 
5110/12).
    Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001 imposes a Federal 
excise tax of $13.50 per proof gallon on all distilled spirits, other 
than those used for certain authorized industrial or nonbeverage 
purposes, produced or imported into the United States. To safeguard the 
revenue from this tax and facilitate inspections, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 
5178 authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations relating to the 
location, construction, and arrangement of distilled spirits plants 
(DSPs), including requirements for the identification of their 
distilling apparatus, pipes, pumps, tanks, and machinery. The IRC at 26 
U.S.C. 5180 requires each DSP proprietor to post an exterior sign at 
their place of business, in such form and containing such information 
as the Secretary by regulation prescribes, identifying the proprietor, 
and the business or businesses in which the proprietor is engaged. In 
addition, 26 U.S.C. 5206 requires that containers of distilled spirits 
be ``marked, branded, or identified'' in such manner as the Secretary 
prescribes.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.

    OMB Control Number: 1513-0084.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Labeling of Sulfites in Alcohol Beverages.
    Abstract: In accordance with TTB's consumer protection 
responsibilities, as mandated by law, we require label disclosure 
statements on all alcoholic beverage products released from U.S. 
bottling premises or customs custody that contain 10 parts per million 
or more of sulfites. Sulfites have been shown to cause allergic 
reactions in certain persons, and this label disclosure warns such 
persons of the presence of sulfites in alcohol beverages so that they 
may avoid this allergen.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,798.

Brenda Simms,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-10085 Filed 4-28-16; 8:45 am]
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