83 FR 61401 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 230 (November 29, 2018)

Page Range		61401-61402
FR Document		2018-25949

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Chemist Certification Program 
Applications, Notices, and Records

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 31, 2018 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be

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obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling 
(202) 622-0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

    1. Title: Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, 
Notices, and Records.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-NEW.
    Type of Review: Request for a new OMB Control Number.
    Description: The TTB chemist certification program, established 
under the authority of section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol 
Administration Act (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)) and explained in TTB 
Procedure 2018-2, is a voluntary program that certifies private 
industry chemists to analyze alcohol beverages and report the results 
of specific chemical analyses on alcohol beverages to the governments 
of importing countries. As a condition of importation, some countries 
require that their own government laboratories (or laboratories 
certified by their government) perform these analyses, while other 
countries allow a person certified by the government of the exporting 
country to perform the analyses. TTB conducts its chemist certification 
program as a service to the alcohol beverage industry to facilitate the 
export of domestic alcohol beverage products. This certification 
program helps ensure that chemists, enologists, brewers, and 
technicians generate quality data and have the required proficiencies 
to conduct chemical analyses associated with exportation of alcohol 
beverages from the United States. This program includes application and 
notice requirements, including letterhead applications for 
certification, submission of the results of qualifying analyses of TTB-
supplied alcohol beverage samples, and miscellaneous letterhead 
applications and notices regarding additional certifications, requests 
for TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and notices of changes in 
employment place or status. Under this program, certified chemists and 
their laboratories must also maintain usual and customary records 
regarding all analysis results conducted under the authority of a TTB 
certificate, and records related to laboratory equipment, quality 
control policies, procedures and systems, and analyst training and 
competence.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 310.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 310.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.33 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 412.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: November 26, 2018.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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2. Title: Customer Identification Affected Public: Businesses or other minimum requirements include: (1)
Programs for Banks, Savings for-profits. Implementation of a written customer
Associations, Credit Unions, and Estimated Number of Respondents: identification program appropriate for
Certain Non-federally Regulated Banks. 20,000. the financial institution’s size and type
OMB Control Number: 1506–0026. Frequency of Response: Annually. of business; (2) identity verification
Type of Review: Extension without Estimated Total Number of Annual procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4)
change of a currently approved Responses: 20,000. comparison with government lists; and
collection. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. (5) customer notice.
Description: Section 326 of the USA Estimated Total Annual Burden Form: None.
PATRIOT Act added a new subsection Hours: 20,000. Affected Public: Businesses or other
(l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy 4. Title: Customer Identification for-profits.
Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN Programs for Mutual Funds. Estimated Number of Respondents:
issued joint regulations with the federal OMB Control Number: 1506–0033. 3,839.
bank regulatory agencies that require Type of Review: Extension without Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
banks, savings associations, credit change of a currently approved Estimated Total Number of Annual
unions, and certain non-federally collection. Responses: 9,000,000.
regulated banks to establish a written Description: Section 326 of the USA Estimated Time per Response: 2
customer identification program and to PATRIOT Act added a new subsection minutes.
(l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Estimated Total Annual Burden
maintain records related to verifying the
Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN Hours: 300,000.
identity of customers. See 31 CFR
1020.220. Under the customer issued joint regulations with the Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
identification program regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission Dated: November 25, 2018.
minimum requirements include: (1) (‘‘SEC’’) that require mutual funds to Spencer W. Clark,
Implementation of a written customer establish a written customer Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
identification program appropriate for identification program and to maintain
[FR Doc. 2018–25947 Filed 11–28–18; 8:45 am]
the financial institution’s size and type records related to verifying the identity
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of business; (2) identity verification of customers. See 31 CFR 1024.220.
procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) Under the customer identification
comparison with government lists; and program regulations, the minimum DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
(5) customer notice. requirements include: (1)
Form: None. Implementation of a written customer Agency Information Collection
Affected Public: Businesses or other identification program appropriate for Activities; Submission for OMB
for-profits. the financial institution’s size and type Review; Comment Request; Voluntary
Estimated Number of Respondents: of business; (2) identity verification Chemist Certification Program
15,960. procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) Applications, Notices, and Records
Frequency of Response: On Occasion. comparison with government lists; and
Estimated Total Number of Annual (5) customer notice. AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S.
Responses: 15,960. Form: None. Department of the Treasury.
Estimated Time per Response: 11 Affected Public: Businesses or other ACTION: Notice.
hours. for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden SUMMARY: The Department of the
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Hours: 175,560. Treasury will submit the following
1,591.
3. Title: Anti-Money Laundering information collection requests to the
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Programs for Dealers in Precious Metals, Estimated Total Number of Annual Office of Management and Budget
Precious Stones, or Jewels. Responses: 20,000,000. (OMB) for review and clearance in
OMB Control Number: 1506–0030. Estimated Time per Response: 2 accordance with the Paperwork
Type of Review: Extension without minutes. Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
change of a currently approved Estimated Total Annual Burden date of publication of this notice. The
collection. Hours: 666,667. public is invited to submit comments on
Description: Section 352 of the USA 5. Title: Customer Information these requests.
PATRIOT Act added a new subsection Programs for Broker or Dealers in DATES: Comments should be received on
(h) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Securities. or before December 31, 2018 to be
Secrecy Act that requires the Secretary OMB Control Number: 1506–0034. assured of consideration.
of the Treasury to require financial Type of Review: Extension without ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
institutions to establish and maintain change of a currently approved the burden estimate, or any other aspect
anti-money laundering (‘‘AML’’) collection. of the information collection, including
programs. Pursuant to section 352, Description: Section 326 of the USA suggestions for reducing the burden, to
FinCEN issued regulations requiring PATRIOT Act added a new subsection (1) Office of Information and Regulatory
dealers in precious metals, precious (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Affairs, Office of Management and
stones, or jewels (31 CFR 1027.210) to Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
develop and implement a written anti- issued joint regulations with the Treasury, New Executive Office
money laundering program. The Securities and Exchange Commission Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

program must be reasonably designed to (‘‘SEC’’) that require broker or dealers in 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
prevent these financial institutions from securities to establish a written OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA
being used for money laundering or the customer identification program and to Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
financing of terrorist activities, and to maintain records related to verifying the Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC
achieve and monitor compliance with identity of customers. See 31 CFR 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
applicable BSA requirements. 1023.220. Under the customer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Form: None. identification program regulations, the Copies of the submissions may be

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obtained from Jennifer Quintana by Frequency of Response: Annually. Type of Review: Revision of a
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling Estimated Total Number of Annual currently approved collection.
(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire Responses: 310. Description: The Internal Revenue
information collection request at Estimated Time per Response: 1.33 Code (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5114, 5173,
www.reginfo.gov. hours. 5272, 5354, 5401, and 5711, requires
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Annual Burden certain alcohol and tobacco industry
Hours: 412. proprietors to post a bond in conformity
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) with regulations issued by the Secretary
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
1. Title: Voluntary Chemist of the Treasury (Secretary) to ensure
Dated: November 26, 2018. payment by the bonding company of
Certification Program Applications,
Notices, and Records. Spencer W. Clark, Federal excise taxes due on alcohol or
OMB Control Number: 1513–NEW. Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. tobacco products should a proprietor
Type of Review: Request for a new [FR Doc. 2018–25949 Filed 11–28–18; 8:45 am] default. When circumstances of a
OMB Control Number. BILLING CODE 4810–31–P proprietor’s operation change from the
Description: The TTB chemist original bond agreement, the TTB
certification program, established under regulations authorized under those IRC
the authority of section 105(e) of the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY sections allow the proprietor to
Federal Alcohol Administration Act complete form TTB F 5000.18, Change
(FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)) and Agency Information Collection in Bond (Consent of Surety), in lieu of
explained in TTB Procedure 2018–2, is Activities; Submission for OMB obtaining a new bond. Once executed by
a voluntary program that certifies Review; Comment Request; Multiple the proprietor and an approved surety
private industry chemists to analyze Tax and Trade Bureau Information company, the form is filed with TTB,
alcohol beverages and report the results Collection Requests which retains it as long as the revised
of specific chemical analyses on alcohol bond agreement remains in force.
beverages to the governments of AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury. Form: TTB F 5000.18.
importing countries. As a condition of Affected Public: Businesses or other
importation, some countries require that ACTION: Notice. for-profits.
their own government laboratories (or Estimated Number of Respondents:
laboratories certified by their SUMMARY: The Department of the
120.
government) perform these analyses, Treasury will submit the following Frequency of Response: Annually.
while other countries allow a person information collection requests to the Estimated Total Number of Annual
certified by the government of the Office of Management and Budget Responses: 120.
exporting country to perform the (OMB) for review and clearance in Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
analyses. TTB conducts its chemist accordance with the Paperwork Estimated Total Annual Burden
certification program as a service to the Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the Hours: 120.
alcohol beverage industry to facilitate date of publication of this notice. The 2. Title: Application for and
the export of domestic alcohol beverage public is invited to submit comments on Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle
products. This certification program these requests. Approval.
helps ensure that chemists, enologists, DATES: Comments should be received on OMB Control Number: 1513–0020.
brewers, and technicians generate or before December 31, 2018 to be Type of Review: Extension without
quality data and have the required assured of consideration. change of a currently approved
proficiencies to conduct chemical ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
collection.
analyses associated with exportation of Description: To provide consumers
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
alcohol beverages from the United with adequate information as to the
of the information collection, including
States. This program includes identity of alcohol beverages and to
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
application and notice requirements, prevent consumer deception and the use
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
including letterhead applications for of misleading statements in the
Affairs, Office of Management and
certification, submission of the results marketing of such products, the Federal
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
of qualifying analyses of TTB-supplied Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C.
Treasury, New Executive Office
alcohol beverage samples, and 205(e) requires that alcohol beverages
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
miscellaneous letterhead applications sold or introduced into interstate or
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
and notices regarding additional foreign commerce be labeled in
OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA
certifications, requests for TTB-affirmed conformity with regulations issued by
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
reports of analysis, and notices of the Secretary of the Treasury. Under
Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC
changes in employment place or status. that authority, the TTB regulations
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
Under this program, certified chemists require that, prior to an alcohol beverage
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: product’s introduction into interstate or
and their laboratories must also Copies of the submissions may be
maintain usual and customary records foreign commerce, the producer, bottler,
obtained from Jennifer Quintana by or importer of the product apply for and
regarding all analysis results conducted emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling
under the authority of a TTB certificate, receive TTB approval of the product’s
(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire label. For wines and distilled spirits,
and records related to laboratory information collection request at such respondents also may apply for
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

equipment, quality control policies, www.reginfo.gov.
procedures and systems, and analyst exemption from label approval for
training and competence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: products not sold or entered into
Form: None. interstate or foreign commerce. For
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) distilled spirits, the TTB regulations
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits. 1. Title: Change in Bond (Consent of also require approval of distinctive
Estimated Number of Respondents: Surety). liquor bottles. Respondents use form
310. OMB Control Number: 1513–0013. TTB F 5100.31 or its electronic

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments should be received on or before December 31, 2018 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing PR[email protected], calling (202) 622-0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		83 FR 61401