[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60601-60602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25145]
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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 November 28,
2011.
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] (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 202-453-1039, 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
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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:
Title: Application and Permit to Ship Liquors and Articles of
Puerto Rican Manufacture Taxpaid to the United States.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0008.
TTB Form Number: 5170.7.
Abstract: TTB F 5170.7 is used to document the shipment of taxpaid-
Puerto Rican liquors or articles into the U.S. The form is verified by
Puerto Rican and U.S. Treasury officials to certify that products are
either taxpaid or deferred under appropriate bond. This serves as a
method of protection of the revenue.
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: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Title: Withdrawal of Spirits, Specially Denatured Spirits, or Wines
for Exportation.
OMB Number: 1513-0037.
TTB Form Number: 5100.11.
Abstract: TTB F 5100.11 is completed by exporters to report the
withdrawal of spirits, denatured spirits, and wines from internal
revenue bonded premises, without payment of tax for direct exportation;
or transfer to a foreign trade zone, customs manufacturer's bonded
warehouse, or customs bonded warehouse; or for use as supplies on
vessels or aircraft.
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: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
Title: Application for Operating Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5171(d).
OMB Number: 1513-0040.
TTB Form Number: 5110.25.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.25 is completed by proprietors of distilled
spirits plants who engage in certain specified types of activities
(such as warehousing bulk distilled spirits for non-industrial use
without bottling). TTB personnel use the information on the form to
identify the applicant, the location of the business, and the types of
activities to be conducted.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. Changes in this supporting statement reflect changes to
section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. 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: 80.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20.
Title: Application and Permit To Ship Puerto Rican Spirits to the
United States Without Payment of Tax.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0043.
TTB Form Number: 5110.31.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.31 is used to allow a person to ship spirits
in bulk into the U.S. The form identifies the person in Puerto Rico
from where shipments are to be made, the person in the U.S. receiving
the spirits, amounts of spirits to be shipped, and the bond of the U.S.
person to cover taxes on such spirits.
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: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
Angela M. Jeffries,
Deputy Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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