[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29950-29953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11334]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

[Docket No. TTB-2016-0001]


Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 59)

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB); 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 July 12, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: 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-2016-0001 on ``Regulations.gov,'' 
the Federal e-rulemaking portal, to submit comments via the Internet;
     U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, 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: Michael Hoover, 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Suite 400, 
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-2016-0001 at http://www.regulations.gov. A link to that docket is posted on the TTB Web 
site at http://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-on-form.shtml. You may also 
obtain paper copies of this document, the information collections 
described in it and any associated instructions, and any

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comments received in response to this document by contacting Michael 
Hoover at the addresses or telephone number shown below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 
telephone 202-453-1039, ext. 135; or email 
[email protected] (please do not submit comments on this 
notice to this email address).

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.
    For each information collection listed below, we invite comments 
on:
    (a) Whether the 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 information 
collections (forms, recordkeeping requirements, or questionnaires):

    Title: Drawback on Wines Exported.
    OMB Number: 1513-0016.
    TTB Form Number: F 5120.24.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5062(b), 
provides, in general, that exporters of taxpaid domestic wine may claim 
``drawback'' of the Federal excise tax paid or determined on the 
exported wine. Exporters use TTB F 5120.24 to document the wine's 
exportation and to submit drawback claims for the exported wine. TTB 
uses the provided information to determine if the exported wine is 
eligible for drawback and to calculate the amount of drawback due. This 
information is necessary to protect the revenue.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision. 
The information collection remains unchanged. However, TTB is 
increasing the estimated number of respondents and the resulting total 
annual burden hours associated with this information collection due to 
an increase in the number of wine exporters filing drawback claims on 
TTB F 5120.24.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 179.

    Title: Specific and Continuing Transportation Bonds--Distilled 
Spirits or Wines Withdrawn for Transportation to Manufacturing Bonded 
Warehouse, Class Six.
    OMB Number: 1513-0031.
    TTB Form Numbers: F 5100.12 and F 5110.67.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214(a)(6) and 5362(c)(4) authorizes 
the transfer without payment of tax of, respectively, distilled spirits 
and wine from a bonded premises to certain bonded warehouses. Under 19 
U.S.C. 1311, bonds are required for such transfers to protect the 
revenue. In order to provide proprietors of manufacturing bonded 
warehouses with operational flexibility based on individual need, TTB 
allows the filing of either a specific bond to cover a single shipment, 
using TTB F 5100.12, or a continuing bond to cover multiple shipments, 
using TTB F 5110.67.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.

    Title: Usual and Customary Business Records Relating to Tax-Free 
Alcohol, TTB REC 5150/3.
    OMB Number: 1513-0059.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5130/3.
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214, distilled spirits may be 
withdrawn free of tax for nonbeverage purposes by educational 
organizations, hospitals, laboratories, and similar institutions. 
Pursuant to section 5214, TTB has set forth recordkeeping requirements 
in 27 CFR part 22 to maintain accountability of tax-free spirits in 
order to protect the revenue.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,268.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Denatured 
Spirits, TTB REC 5150/2.
    OMB Number: 1513-0061.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5150/2.
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214, denatured spirits 
(alcohol to which denaturants have been added to render it unfit for 
beverage purposes) may be withdrawn from distilled spirits plants free 
of tax for nonbeverage industrial purposes in the manufacture of 
personal and household products. Since it is possible to recover 
potable alcohol from denatured spirits and articles made with denatured 
spirits, a comprehensive system of controlling denatured spirits and 
articles made with denatured spirits is imposed by the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 
5271-5275. In order to protect the revenue and public safety, these IRC 
sections and their implementing regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require 
an application and permit to withdraw and use specially denatured 
spirits, and require formulas, recordkeeping, reporting, and other 
operational procedures.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,778.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,890.

    Title: Tobacco Products Importer or Manufacturer--Records of Large 
Cigars Wholesale Prices (TTB REC 5230/1).
    OMB Number: 1513-0071.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5230/1.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5701, 
imposes a Federal excise tax on large cigars based on a percentage of 
the price for which such cigars are sold by the manufacturer or 
importer. Pursuant to the authority provided by the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 
5741 to require recordkeeping, TTB has prescribed by regulation that 
manufacturers and importers maintain a list of large cigar sale prices. 
This provides TTB a means of verifying that the correct amount of tax 
was determined and ultimately paid by the manufacturer or importer of 
large cigars.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision. 
The information collection remains unchanged. However, TTB is 
decreasing the estimated number of respondents and the resulting total 
annual burden hours associated with this information collection due to 
a decrease in TTB's estimate of the number of tobacco product 
manufacturers and importers subject to this information collection 
requirement.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 280.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 653.

    Title: Marks on Wine Containers (TTB REC 5120/3).
    OMB Number: 1513-0092.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5120/3.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5357, 5368, 
5388, and 5662, the TTB regulations require that proprietors of bonded 
wine cellars identify wine kept on bonded premises with certain marks 
or labels placed on containers, such as tanks, barrels, bins, pallets, 
and cases, and that proprietors label wine bottles and other consumer 
containers with certain information, such as brand name, type of wine, 
and alcohol content, prior to removal for consumption or sale. While 
the marking and labeling of wine containers by proprietors is a usual 
and customary business practice, the regulatory requirements to display 
these marks and labels protects the revenue. The marking and labeling 
covered under this information collection identifies the contents of 
wine containers and helps to ensure that once wine is removed from bond 
coverage the correct Federal excise tax will be collected.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,506.
    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 Number: 1513-0110.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: None.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 5704(e) provides 
that manufacturers of tobacco products may remove tobacco products for 
experimental purposes without payment of Federal excise tax, as 
prescribed by regulation. Under that authority, the TTB regulations at 
27 CFR 40.232(e) require the keeping of certain records regarding the 
shipment, description, use, and disposition of tobacco products removed 
for experimental purposes outside of the factory. Although the keeping 
of such records is a usual and customary business practice for 
manufacturers of tobacco products, these records provide TTB 
information that it uses to identify the lawful experimental use and 
disposition of nontaxpaid tobacco products, and to detect and prevent 
their diversion into the market.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 235.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: COLAs Online Access Request.
    OMB Number: 1513-0111.
    TTB Form Number: F 5013.2.
    Abstract: Respondents use this form to apply for access to TTB's 
COLAs Online system, which allows alcohol beverage industry members to 
electronically apply for a Certificate of Label Approval or for an 
exemption from label approval. TTB uses the provided information to 
identify the company on whose behalf the applicant claims to act, to 
verify the scope of the applicant's authority to act, and to evaluate 
the applicant's qualifications for access to the COLAs Online system 
before TTB issues that person a password allowing access to this TTB 
information system. This is necessary to protect the COLAs Online 
system from unauthorized users and other threats.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only. The information collection, estimated number 
of respondents, and estimated number of burden hours remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,366.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 410.

    Title: Petition for the Establishment of an American Viticultural 
Area.
    OMB Number: 1513-0127.
    TTB Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Under the FAA Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e), TTB regulates the 
use of applications of origin on wine labels, including the use of 
American viticultural area (AVA) names. Based on petitions submitted by 
interested parties, TTB establishes new AVAs or modifies existing AVAs 
through the rulemaking process. The TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 9 
specify the information that must be included in such petitions so that 
TTB is able to evaluate the petitioner's proposal and determine if it 
meets TTB's regulatory requirements for creating a new AVA or amending 
the name, boundary, or other terms of an existing AVA.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision. 
The information collection remains unchanged. However, TTB is 
increasing the estimated number of respondents and the resulting total 
annual burden hours associated with this information collection due to 
an increase in the number of AVA petitions received annually by TTB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,950.

    Title: Alternate Method--Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and 
Partner Government Agency Message Set for Imports Regulated by the 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
    OMB Number: 1513--NEW.
    Abstract: TTB administers several provisions of the U.S. Code that 
relate to the importation of alcohol beverages, industrial spirits, 
tobacco products, processed tobacco, and cigarette papers and tubes. 
The International Trade Data System (ITDS) is an interagency program to 
establish a single electronic access point through which importers and 
exporters may submit the data required by Federal government agencies 
for importation and exportation. The Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act) (Pub. L. 109-347) of 2006 mandated 
participation in ITDS for all agencies that require documentation for 
clearing or licensing the importation and exportation of cargo.
    The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provides a ``single 
window'' that allows importers and exporters to enter one set of data 
for each shipment of imported or exported goods. The TTB Partner 
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set defines the TTB-specific 
information that importers may submit electronically through ACE to 
meet TTB requirements.
    With regard to imports, TTB intends to issue an alternate method to 
allow importers to submit the TTB PGA Message Set electronically, in 
lieu of submitting paper documents to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) at importation. This information collection covers the 
data that would be submitted electronically through ACE under that 
alternate method. Most of the information that the alternate method 
will require importers to submit through ACE is already required by 
TTB's regulations. However, there are some additional requirements. For 
example, importers who are required to have a TTB permit number will 
submit their TTB permit number when filing electronically in ACE. In 
general, importers of TTB-regulated commodities are required to obtain 
a permit from TTB, but they have not previously been required by 
regulation to file that number with CBP. The information collected 
under this information collection appears in the ``ACE Filing 
Instructions for TTB-Regulated Commodities'' available at www.cbp.gov.
    Current Actions: We are submitting this new information collection 
for OMB approval.
    Type of Review: Approval of a new collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,525.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 105,250.

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Angela Jeffries,
Assistant Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-11334 Filed 5-12-16; 8:45 am]
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