[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59765-59766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23644]
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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 26,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to Rita D. Butler, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these addresses:
U.S. mail: 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC
20005;
Hand delivery/courier in lieu of mail: 1310 G Street NW.,
Suite 200E, Washington, DC 20005;
202-453-2794 (facsimile); or
[email protected] (email).
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, please send no more than five 8.5 x 11 inch pages in order
to ensure that our equipment is not overburdened.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information,
copies of the information collection and its instructions, or copies of
any comments received, contact Rita D. Butler, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; or
telephone 202-453-1039, ext. 101.
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 forms and
recordkeeping requirements:
Title: Signing Authority for Corporate Officials.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0036.
TTB Form Number: 5100.1.
Abstract: TTB F 5100.1 is used to document the authority of an
individual or office to sign for the corporation in TTB matters. The
form identifies the corporation/LLC and the individual or office
authorized to sign, and documents the authorization.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The estimated number of respondents and the estimated total
annual burden hours have increased due to an increase in the number of
industry members submitting this form.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 910.
Title: Monthly Report of Processing Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0041.
TTB Form Number: 5110.28.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/03.
Abstract: The information collected accounts for and verifies the
processing of distilled spirits in bond. It is used to monitor
proprietor activities, in auditing plant operations, and for compiling
statistics.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. Changes to the supporting statement reflect changes to
regulatory section numbers contained in the final rule that revised 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92, February 16,
2011, 76 FR 9080). The estimated total annual burden hours have
increased as a result of an increase in the number of industry members
submitting this form.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 935.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,440.
Title: Application for Registration for Tax-Free Transactions Under
26 U.S.C. 4221.
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OMB Control Number: 1513-0095.
TTB Form Number: 5300.28.
Abstract: Businesses and State and local governments apply for
registration to sell or purchase firearms or ammunition tax-free on
this form. TTB uses this form to determine if a transaction is
qualified for tax-free status.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection
request as a revision. The estimated total annual burden hours have
decreased as a result of a decrease in the number of industry members
submitting this form.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, local, and
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
Dated: September 24, 2013.
Rochelle E. Stern,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-23644 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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