81 FR 9245 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 58)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9245-9248]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03859]


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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. 58)

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,

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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 April 25, 
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-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.
    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: Inventory--Export Warehouse Proprietor.
    OMB Number: 1513-0035.
    TTB Form Number: F 5220.3.
    Abstract: Export warehouse proprietors use TTB F 5220.3 to record 
inventories of tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes, and 
processed tobacco as required by Federal law at 26 U.S.C. 5721 and by 
the TTB regulations.
    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: 80.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400.

    Title: Stills: Notices, Registration, and Records.
    OMB Number: 1513-0063.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5150/8.
    Abstract: The law (26 U.S.C. 5101 and 5179) and implementing 
regulations have, through notice, registration, and recordkeepinq 
requirements, established a comprehensive system for regulating stills. 
This information collection covers the collections of information 
mandated or authorized by law or regulation with respect to stills, and 
consists of notices regarding the manufacture and set up of stills, the 
registration of stills, notices regarding changes in ownership or 
location of stills, and records related to these notices and 
registrations. TTB uses this information to identify distillers and to 
account for and regulate the distillation of distilled spirits to 
protect the revenue.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42.

    Title: Records of Operations--Manufacturer of Tobacco Products or 
Processed Tobacco.
    OMB Number: 1513-0068.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5210/1.
    Abstract: Under the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 5741 every 
manufacturer of tobacco products or processed tobacco is required to 
keep such records as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes through 
regulation. The TTB regulations set forth the records that must be 
kept, showing such information of as necessary to provide adequate 
accountability over the receipt, production, and disposition of these 
commodities to prevent diversion and protect the potential Federal tax 
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 tobacco product and processed tobacco 
manufacturers regulated by TTB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 420.
    Title: Tobacco Export Warehouse--Records of Operations.
    OMB Number: 1513-0070.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5220/1.
    Abstract: In general, export warehouses store untaxpaid tobacco 
products, processed tobacco, and cigarette papers and tubes until these 
commodities are exported. Under the authority of the Internal Revenue 
Code at 26 U.S.C. 5741 TTB regulations requires certain records of 
receipt and disposition of the commodities in order to protect the 
revenue and prevent diversion. These records allow TTB to verify that 
the commodities have been exported or that Federal tobacco excise tax 
liabilities have been satisfied.
    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: 80.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: Applications and Notices--Manufacturers of Nonbeverage 
Products.
    OMB Number: 1513-0072.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5530/1.
    Abstract: Under the authority of 26 U.S.C. 5132, TTB regulations 
require that letterhead applications and notices be submitted by 
manufacturers of nonbeverage products who are using distilled spirits 
on which drawback will be claimed. TTB uses this information to ensure 
that operations are in compliance with the law, to prevent spirits from 
being diverted to beverage use, and 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 nonbeverage product manufacturers 
regulated by TTB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 515.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 515.

    Title: Records of Things of Value to Retailers, and Occasional 
Letter Reports from Industry Members Regarding Information on 
Sponsorships, Advertisements, Promotions, etc., under the FAA Act.
    OMB Number: 1513-0077.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5190/1.
    Abstract: TTB collects the information covered under this 
information collection to verify industry members' compliance with the 
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.), which prevents wholesalers, producers, or importers from giving 
things of value to retail liquor dealers, and which also prohibits 
industry members from conducting certain types of sponsorships, 
advertisings, promotions, etc. The information in this collection 
includes records of certain items furnished to retailers.
    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; Individuals or 
Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,665.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2.112.

    Title: Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco 
Products or Processed Tobacco or to Operate an Export Warehouse, and 
Applications to Amend Such Permits.
    OMB Number: 1513-0078.
    TTB Form Numbers: F 5200.3, F 5200.16, F 5230.4, and F 5230.5.
    Abstract: Federal law requires that manufacturers and importers of 
tobacco products or processed tobacco and export warehouse proprietors 
apply for and obtain a permit before engaging in such operations (see 
26 U.S.C. 5712 and 5713). The application forms that make up this 
information collection are used by tobacco industry members to obtain 
and amend the TTB permits necessary to engage in these businesses.
    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 the number of new and amended tobacco manufacturer and 
tobacco importer permit applications received by TTB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 450.

    Title: Equipment and Structures (TTB REC 5110/12).
    OMB Number: 1513-0080.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5110/12.
    Abstract: To safeguard the revenue from this tax, the Internal 
Revenue Code provides, at 26 U.S.C. 5180, that a distilled spirits 
plant proprietor shall post a sign identifying the premises and, at 26 
U.S.C. 5178, that the Secretary shall prescribe regulations relating to 
the location, construction, and arrangement of the plant so as to 
facilitate inspection and protect the revenue. At distilled spirits 
plants, the TTB regulations require marks, signs, and calibrations be 
placed on buildings, rooms, stills, tanks, and other major equipment. 
TTB uses this information during revenue inspections to identify the 
use and capacity of the structures or equipment.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision. 
The information collection is unchanged. Also, because this information 
collection consists of marks, signs, and calibrations displayed or made 
in the normal course of business, the annual burden hours associated 
with this collection remain unchanged. However, TTB is increasing the 
estimated number of respondents associated with this information 
collection due to an increase in the number of distilled spirits plants 
regulated by TTB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: Labeling of Sulfites in Alcohol Beverages.
    OMB Number: 1513-0084.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: None.
    Abstract: As mandated by law and as part of TTB's mission to 
protect the consumer, TTB requires label disclosure statements on all 
alcohol beverage products released from U.S. bottling premises or 
customs custody that contain 10 parts per million or more of sulfites. 
Sulfites have been shown to cause allergic reactions in certain 
persons, and this disclosure warns such

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persons of the presence of sulfites in alcohol beverages so that they 
may avoid this allergen.
    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 industry members regulated by TTB who 
bottle or import sulfite-containing alcohol beverages.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,700.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,455.

    Title: Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Tax.
    OMB Number: 1513-0093.
    TTB Form Number: F 5600.38.
    Abstract: TTB uses the information collected on form TTB F 5600.38 
to determine if a taxpayer meets the criteria to be granted an 
extension of the time period to make their tax payment because of 
circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control.
    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 industry members requesting an extension 
of time for payment of tax.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8.

    Title: Supporting Data for Nonbeverage Drawback Claims.
    OMB Number: 1513-0098.
    TTB Form Number: F 5154.2.
    Abstract: Manufacturers of nonbeverage alcohol products use TTB F 
5451.2 to submit the data required to support claims for drawback of 
Federal alcohol excise taxes. TTB uses the data collected on this form 
to verify claims for drawback of taxes and, hence, to protect the 
revenue. This form is used to verify that all distilled spirits can be 
accounted for and that drawback is paid only in the amount prescribed 
by law.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision. 
The form 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 the 
number of drawback claims TTB receives.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 392.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,272.

    Title: Record of Operations--Importer of Tobacco Products or 
Processed Tobacco.
    OMB Number: 1513-0106.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: None.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code at 26 
U.S.C. 5741, the TTB regulations require importers of tobacco products 
or processed tobacco to maintain records of physical receipts and 
disposition of tobacco products or processed tobacco. The respondents 
use these usual and customary business records to prepare TTB Form 
5220.6, Monthly Report--Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco (approved 
under OMB control number 1513-0107).
    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: 586.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 (one).

    Title: Application, Permit and Report--Wine and Beer (Puerto Rico), 
and Application, Permit and Report--Distilled Spirits Products (Puerto 
Rico).
    OMB Number: 1513-0123.
    TTB Form Numbers: F 5100.21 and F 5110.51.
    Abstract: TTB Form 5100.21 is an application and permit to compute 
the Federal excise tax on, tax pay, and withdraw shipments of wine or 
beer from Puerto Rico to the United States, as substantively required 
by 27 CFR 26.93. TTB Form 5110.51 is an application and permit to 
compute the Federal excise tax on, tax pay, and withdraw shipments of 
distilled spirits products from Puerto Rico to the United States, as 
substantively required by 27 CFR 26.78.
    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: 35.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6.

    Dated: February 18, 2016.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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