[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 (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 January 22,
2008.
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;
202-927-8525 (facsimile); or
formcomments@ttb.gov (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 202-927-8210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, 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 records and
forms:
Title: Drawback of Beer Exported.
OMB Number: 1513-0017.
TTB Form Number: 5130.6.
Abstract: When taxpaid beer is removed from a brewery and
ultimately exported, the brewer exporting the beer is eligible for a
drawback (refund) of Federal taxes paid. By completing this form and
submitting documentation of exportation, the brewer may receive a
refund of Federal taxes paid.
Current Actions: There are minor grammatical corrections to this
information collection, and it is being submitted as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
Title: Schedule of Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers or Tubes
Withdrawn from the Market.
OMB Number: 1513-0034.
TTB Form Number: 5200.7.
Abstract: TTB F 5200.7 is used by persons who intend to withdraw
tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes from the market for
which the taxes have already been paid or determined. The form
describes the products that are to be withdrawn to determine the amount
of tax to be claimed later as a tax credit or refund. The form notifies
TTB when withdrawal or destruction is to take place, and TTB may elect
to supervise it.
Current Actions: The number of respondents has increased therefore
the burden hours have increased. Also, we have made minor grammatical
corrections to this information collection, and we are submitting it as
a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 171.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,539.
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Title: Usual and Customary Business Records Relating to Denatured
Spirits.
OMB Number: 1513-0062.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: 5150/1.
Abstract: Denatured spirits are used for nonbeverage industrial
purposes in the manufacture of personal household products. The records
are maintained at the premises of the regulated individual and are
routinely inspected by TTB personnel during field tax compliance
examinations. These examinations are necessary to verify that all
specially denatured spirits can be accounted for and are being used
only for purposes authorized by laws and regulations. By ensuring that
spirits have not been diverted to beverage use, tax revenue and public
safety are protected. There is no additional recordkeeping imposed on
the respondent as these requirements are usual and customary business
records.
Current Actions: The number of respondents has increased; however,
the burden remains at 1 hour because these are records that the
respondent would keep in the normal course of doing business. Also, we
made minor grammatical corrections to this information collection, and
we are submitting it as a revision.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; and State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,430.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One (1).
Title: Tobacco Products Manufacturers--Supporting Records for
Removal for the Use of the United States.
OMB Number: 1513-0069.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: 5210/6.
Abstract: Tobacco products have historically been a major source of
excise tax revenues for the Federal Government. In order to safeguard
these taxes, tobacco products manufacturers are required to maintain a
system of records designed to establish accountability over the tobacco
products and cigarette papers and tubes produced. However, these items
can be removed without the payment of tax if they are for the use of
the United States. Records must be retained by the manufacturer for 3
years following the close of the year covered therein and must be made
available for inspection by any TTB officer upon his/her request.
Current Actions: There are no changes to this information
collection, and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 101.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 505.
Title: Special Tax Renewal Registration and Return/Special Tax
Location Registration Listing.
OMB Number: 1513-0113.
TTB Form Number: 5630.5R.
Abstract: 26 U.S.C. Chapters 51, 52, and sections 4181 and 4182
authorize collection of special taxes from persons engaging in certain
businesses. TTB F 5630.5R is used to compute tax and as an application
for registry.
Current Actions: There are no changes to this information
collection, and it is being submitted as an extension.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,500.
Title: Collection Information Statement for Individuals; and
Collection Information Statement for Businesses.
OMB Number: None.
TTB Form Number: 5600.17 and 5600.18, respectively.
Abstract: TTB F 5600.17 is used to collect financial information
from individuals and 5600.18 is used to collect financial information
from businesses. When an industry member cannot pay their assessed tax
all at one time, they complete the applicable form to identify their
income, taxes, and other expenses necessary to run their home or
business. TTB uses this information to determine how much the industry
member can afford to pay over time until the taxes are paid in full and
to set up an installment agreement.
Current Actions: Minor changes are being made to these forms, and
they are being submitted as a collection in use without an OMB control
number.
Type of Review: Existing collection in use without an OMB control
number.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90.
Dated: November 14, 2007.
Francis W. Foote,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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