[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39481-39482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16791]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
[Docket No. TTB-2015-0001]
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 54)
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 September 8,
2015.
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-2015-0001 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-2015-0001 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 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.
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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,
recordkeeping requirements, or questionnaires:
Title: Labeling and Advertising Requirements Under the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act.
OMB Number: 1513-0087.
TTB Form or Recordkeeping Requirement Number: None.
Abstract: Under section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), TTB has issued
regulations regarding the labeling and advertising of wine, distilled
spirits, and malt beverages. The FAA Act provides that these
regulations should, among other things, prohibit consumer deception and
the use of misleading statements on labels and ensure that labels
provide the consumer with adequate information as to the identity and
quality of the product. Under these regulations, bottlers and importers
of alcohol beverages must provide certain mandatory information and
adhere to certain performance standards for statements made on labels
and in advertisements of alcohol beverages to ensure that consumers are
not deceived or mislead about a product's identity and quality.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision.
The information collection requirement remains unchanged. However, we
are revising the burden estimate to reflect an increase in the number
of respondents and the resulting burden hours resulting from an
increase in the number of regulated industry members.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,552.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,552.
Title: Beer for Exportation.
OMB Number: 1513-0114.
TTB Form Number: 5130.12.
Abstract: Under 26 U.S.C. 5051, a Federal excise tax is imposed on
beer removed from domestic breweries for consumption or sale. However,
under 26 U.S.C. 5053, beer is exempt from this tax if it is exported in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Under these regulations, beer may be removed from a brewery for
exportation without payment of the Federal excise tax normally due on
removal. In order to ensure that exportation took place as claimed and
that untaxpaid beer does not reach the domestic market, TTB requires
certification of the exportation on form TTB F 5130.12.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for
extension purposes only. The form, 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: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,940.
Title: Usual and Customary Business Records Relating to Wine, TTB
REC 5120/1).
OMB Number: 1513-0115.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: 5120/1.
Abstract: Under 26 U.S.C. 5367, 5369, 5370, and 5555, TTB
regulations require wineries and taxpaid wine bottling houses to keep
usual and customary business records, including purchase invoices,
sales invoices, and internal records documenting the flow of materials
and ingredients through fermenting, processing, packaging, storing and
shipping operations. TTB routinely inspects these records to ensure the
proper payment of Federal wine excise taxes by these businesses.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision.
The information collection remains unchanged. However, we are revising
the burden estimate to reflect an increase in the number of respondents
due to an increase in the number of regulated industry members. We also
are adjusting the reported burden hours to one hour since this
information collection involves usual and customary business records
which would be maintained by the regulated businesses even without the
regulatory requirements to keep and make these records available for
TTB inspection.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,925.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One.
Title: Bond for Drawback Under 26 U.S.C. 5131.
OMB Number: 1513-0116.
TTB Form Number: 5154.3.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code, at 26 U.S.C. 5111-5114,
authorizes ``drawback'' (similar to a refund) of all but $1.00 per
gallon of the Federal excise tax already paid on distilled spirits, if
the spirits are subsequently used in the manufacture of certain
nonbeverage products such as medicines, food products, flavors, and
perfumes. Persons making such products must file claims proving their
eligibility for drawback. Claims may be filed on either a monthly or a
quarterly basis, and 26 U.S.C. 5114(b) authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to require persons filing monthly claims to file a bond. The
purpose of these bonds is to protect the Government in the event that
after a claim is paid, a manufacturer is found not to have been
eligible for some or all of the amount drawback that was paid.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for
extension purposes only. The form, 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: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
Dated: July 6, 2015.
Angela M. Jeffries,
Acting Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-16791 Filed 7-8-15; 8:45 am]
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