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m. Pre-award and post-delivery audits
(49 CFR part 633). FTA seeks comment
on whether to apply this requirement.
n. Should U.S. DOT’s DBE regulation,
49 CFR part 26, continue not to apply
to the Tribal Transit Program?
A comprehensive list and description of
all of the statutory and regulatory terms
and conditions that FTA applied to the
SAFETEA–LU Tribal Transit Program
are set forth in FTA’s Master Agreement
for the Tribal Transit Program available
on FTA’s Web site at: www.fta.dot.gov/.
Annual certifications and assurances are
also available on FTA’s Web site.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
November, 2012.
Peter M. Rogoff,
Administrator.
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BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35690]
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Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.—
Temporary Trackage Rights
Exemption—Soo Line Railroad
Company
Decided: November 5, 2012.
By the Board, Richard Armstrong, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Soo Line Railroad Company (Soo
Line), pursuant to a written agreement
dated October 4, 2012, has agreed to
grant temporary overhead trackage
rights to Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.
(NPR) between milepost 128.9 at
Mahnomen, Minn., and milepost 153.6
at Erskine, Minn., a distance of
approximately 24.7 miles.1
The transaction may be consummated
on or after November 25, 2012, and the
temporary trackage rights are scheduled
to expire on or about December 24,
2012. The purpose of the temporary
trackage rights is to permit NPR to
operate bridge train service during
certain programmed track, roadbed and
structural maintenance on trackage it
leases from Soo Line.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions imposed in Norfolk and
Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway—Lease and Operate—
California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C.
653 (1980), and any employees affected
by the discontinuance of those trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions set out in Oregon Short Line
Railroad—Abandonment Portion
1 In a letter filed on November 1, 2012, NPR
provided the specific mileposts.
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Goshen Branch Between Firth &
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than November 16,
2012 (at least 7 days before the
exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35690, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Roy J. Christensen,
Johnson, Killen & Seiler, P.A., 230 W.
Superior Street, Suite 800, Duluth, MN
55802.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35687]
Soo Line Railroad Company—
Temporary Trackage Rights
Exemption—BNSF Railway Company
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF),
pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement (Agreement), has agreed to
grant temporary overhead trackage
rights to Soo Line Railroad Company d/
b/a Canadian Pacific (Soo Line) over
BNSF’s line of railroad between Ardoch,
N.D., and Erskine, Minn., a distance of
approximately 84.6 miles.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after November 24, 2012, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice of exemption
was filed). The temporary trackage
rights are scheduled to expire on or
about December 24, 2012. The purpose
of the temporary trackage rights is to
permit Soo Line to bridge its train
service while its main lines are out of
service due to certain programmed
track, roadbed, and structural
maintenance.
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As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the acquisition of
the temporary trackage rights will be
protected by the conditions imposed in
Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage
Rights—Burlington Northern, Inc., 354
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in
Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease &
Operate—California Western Railroad,
360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any
employees affected by the
discontinuance of those trackage rights
will be protected by the conditions set
out in Oregon Short Line Railroad & The
Union Pacific Railroad—Abandonment
Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth &
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 USC 10502(d) may
be filed at any time. The filing of a
petition to revoke will not automatically
stay the transaction. Petitions for stay
must be filed no later than November
16, 2012 (at least 7 days before the
exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35687, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on W. Karl Hansen, Leonard,
Street and Deinard, 150 South Fifth
Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN
55402.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: November 1, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau; Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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
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continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before January 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to
Mary A. Wood, 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;
• 202–453–2686 (facsimile); or
• formcomments@ttb.gov (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 × 11 inch pages in order to ensure
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 Mary A. Wood,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12,
Washington, DC 20005; or telephone
202–453–2265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
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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: Brewer’s Report of Operations
and Brewpub Report of Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0007.
TTB Form Numbers: 5130.9 and
5130.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) requires brewers to file periodic
reports of their brewing and associated
operations. TTB uses these reports to
determine whether the brewer’s
operations are in compliance with the
requirements of Federal law and
regulations. We also use this
information to assist us in determining
whether the brewer pays the proper
Federal excise taxes in a timely and
accurate manner.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
TTB is revising TTB F 5130.9, Brewers
Report of Operations and TTB F
5130.26, Brewpub Report of Operations.
We are revising these forms primarily to
ease the regulatory burden on brewers,
particularly small brewers, without
compromising our mandates under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. On both
forms, TTB proposes to remove two
parts, ‘‘Part 2–Report Period Tax
Payments’’ and ‘‘Part 3–Summary of
Materials Used and Wort Produced’’ and
to add directions for filing electronically
through the ‘‘Pay.gov’’ system to the
Instructions section.
TTB also proposes to make additional
changes to TTB F 5130.26 so that it is
applicable to a majority of small
brewers. For example, this quarterly
form, which is considerably less
detailed than TTB F 5130.9, is currently
restricted to brewpubs who remove
5,000 barrels or less per calendar year
and who do not bottle. The proposed
changes to TTB F 5130.26 provide that
all brewers producing less than 10,000
barrels per calendar year may use this
form to report quarterly, and, as a result,
we propose to change the name of this
form from ‘‘Brewpub Report of
Operations’’ to ‘‘Small Brewers Report.’’
We estimate these changes will
reduce the time it takes brewers to
complete either form by 15 minutes. We
also believe that the changes to TTB F
5130.26 will significantly increase its
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use, which would reduce a qualifying
brewer’s reporting requirements from 12
times a year to just 4. We estimate these
changes will affect the estimated
number of respondents and estimated
total annual burden.
For more information on these and
additional minor proposed changes to
these two forms, see the TTB
announcement posted on the beer page
of the TTB Web site at https://
www.ttb.gov/beer/index.shtml.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,026.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,114.
Title: Application to Establish and
Operate Wine Premises and Wine Bond.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0009.
TTB Form Numbers: 5120.25 and
5120.36, respectively.
Abstract: TTB F 5120.25, Application
to Establish and Operate Wine Premises,
is the form used to establish the
qualifications of a person applying to
establish and operate a wine premises.
The applicant certifies their intention to
produce and/or store a specified amount
of wine and to take certain precautions
to protect it from unauthorized use. TTB
F 5120.36, Wine Bond, is the form used
by the proprietor and a surety company
as a contract to ensure the payment of
the Federal wine excise tax.
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,720.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,050.
Title: Formula and/or Process for
Article Made With Specially Denatured
Spirits.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0011.
TTB Form Number: 5150.19.
Abstract: TTB F 5150.19 is completed
by persons who use specially denatured
spirits in the manufacture of certain
articles. TTB uses the information
provided on the form to ensure the
manufacturing formulas and processes
conform to statutory requirements (see
26 U.S.C. 5273).
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The information collection and
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estimated number of respondents
remain unchanged. However, the
burden hours decreased slightly because
this form is included in our Formulas
Online (FONL) system which allows it
to be submitted electronically. It takes
less time to complete the form using
FONL.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,683.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,415.
Title: User’s Report of Denatured
Spirits.
OMB Number: 1513–0012.
TTB Form Number: 5150.18.
Abstract: Submitted annually by
holders of permits to use specially
denatured spirits, TTB F 5150.18
summarizes the permittee’s
manufacturing activities during the
preceding year. The information is used
by TTB to pinpoint unusual activities
that could indicate a threat to the
Federal revenue or possible dangers to
the public.
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,778.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,133.
Title: Power of Attorney.
OMB Number: 1513–0014.
TTB Form Number: 5000.8.
Abstract: TTB F 5000.8 delegates the
authority to a specific individual to sign
documents on behalf of an applicant or
a principal. The Internal Revenue Code
at 26 U.S.C. 6061 authorizes our
regulations requiring that an individual
signing returns, statements, or other
required documents filed by industry
members under the provisions of the
Code or the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act have that signature
authority on file with TTB.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The burden hours decrease slightly
because this form is included in our
Permits Online system which allows it
to be submitted electronically. It takes
less time to complete this form
electronically. Also, the supporting
statement and form reflects changes to
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regulatory section numbers as recodified
in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,250.
Title: Report—Proprietor of Export
Warehouse.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0024.
TTB Form Number: 5220.4.
Abstract: Proprietors account for
taxable articles on this report. TTB uses
this information to ensure that
proprietors have complied with Federal
laws and regulations and to protect
against diversion.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
We are updating this collection as a
result of changes made to the form as a
result of the regulations implementing
the Children’s Health Insurance
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
(see T.D. TTB–104, published in the
Federal Register of June 21, 2012, at 77
FR 37287). The 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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,920.
Title: Certificate of Tax
Determination—Wine.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0029.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5120.20.
Abstract: Wine that has been
manufactured, produced, bottled, or
packaged in bulk containers in the U.S.
and then exported is eligible for a
drawback (refund) of the excise tax paid
on that wine. TTB F 5120.20 supports
the exporter’s claim for drawback, as the
producing winery verifies that the wine
being exported was in fact exported.
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 500.
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Title: Application to Receive Spirits
and/or Denatured Spirits by Transfer in
Bond.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0038.
TTB Form Number: 5100.16.
Abstract: TTB F 5100.16 is completed
by distilled spirits plant proprietors
who wish to receive spirits in bond from
other distilled spirits plants. TTB uses
the information to determine if the
applicant has sufficient bond coverage
for the additional tax liability assumed
when spirits are received through a
transfer in bond.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The burden hours decrease slightly
because this form is included in our
Permits Online system which allows it
to be submitted electronically. It takes
less time to complete this form
electronically. Also, the supporting
statement and form reflects changes to
regulatory section numbers as recodified
in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see
T.D. TTB–92, published in the Federal
Register on February 16, 2011, at 76 FR
9080).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,508.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 302.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants
Warehousing Record, and Monthly
Report of Storage Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0039.
TTB Form Number: 5110.11.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/02.
Abstract: TTB uses this information
collection to account for a proprietor’s
tax liability and adequacy of bond
coverage, and to protect the revenue.
The information also provides data to
analyze trends, audit operations,
monitor industry activities and
compliance in order to provide for
efficient allocation of field personnel,
and provide for economic analysis.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement and form
reflects changes to regulatory section
numbers as recodified in the final rule
for the revision of 27 CFR Part 19,
Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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:
230.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,520.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants—Excise
Taxes.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0045.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/06.
Abstract: The collection of
information is necessary to account for
and verify taxable removals of distilled
spirits. The data is used to audit tax
payments.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement reflects
changes to regulatory section numbers
as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled
Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB–92,
published in the Federal Register on
February 16, 2011, at 76 FR 9080). The
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
133.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,458.
Title: Formula for Distilled Spirits
under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0046.
TTB Form Number: 5110.38.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.38 is used to
determine the classification of distilled
spirits for labeling and for consumer
protection purposes. The form describes
the person filing, type of product to be
made, and restrictions to the label and/
or manufacturing process. The form is
used by TTB to ensure that a product is
made and labeled properly, and to audit
distilled spirits operations. Records are
kept indefinitely for this information
collection.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement and form
reflect changes to regulatory section
numbers as recodified in the final rule
for the revision of 27 CFR Part 19,
Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB–
92, published in the Federal Register on
February 16, 2011, at 76 FR 9080). The
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,000.
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Title: Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP)
Denaturation Records, and Monthly
Report of Processing (Denaturing)
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0049.
TTB Form Number: 5110.43.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/04.
Abstract: This information collection
is necessary to account for and verify
the denaturation of distilled spirits. It is
used to audit plant operations, monitor
the industry for the efficient allocation
of personnel resources, and compile
statistics for government economic
planning.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement and form
reflect changes to regulatory section
numbers as recodified in the final rule
for the revision of 27 CFR Part 19,
Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
98.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,176.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants—
Transaction and Supporting Records.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0056.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/5.
Abstract: Transaction records provide
the source data for accounts of distilled
spirits in all DSP operations. They are
used by TTB to verify those accounts
and consequent tax liabilities.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement reflects
changes to regulatory section numbers
as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled
Spirits Plants. The 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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
278.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,060.
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Relating to Tax-Free Alcohol.
OMB Number: 1513–0060.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5150/4.
Abstract: Tax-free alcohol is used for
nonbeverage purposes by educational
organizations, hospitals, laboratories,
and the like in scientific research and
for medicinal purposes. Permits/
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Applications control the authorized
uses and flow of tax-free alcohol. TTB
Letterhead Applications and Notices are
designed to protect tax revenue and
public safety.
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: Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,444.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,222.
Title: Stills—Retail Liquor Dealers
Records of Receipts of Alcoholic
Beverages and Commercial Invoices.
OMB Number: 1513–0066.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/3.
Abstract: The primary objective of
this recordkeeping requirement is
revenue protection, by making
accountability data available for audit
purposes. Another objective is
consumer protection, by affording the
subject record traceability of alcoholic
beverages to the retail liquor dealer level
of distribution in the event of defective
products. The record retention
requirement for this information
collection is three years.
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; State, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
455,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 455,000.
Title: Wholesale Dealers Applications,
Letterheads, and Notices Relating to
Operations. (Variations in Format or
Preparation of Records).
OMB Control Number: 1513–0067.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/6.
Abstract: This recordkeeping
requirement pertains only to those
wholesale liquor and beer dealers
submitting applications for a variance
from the regulations dealing with
preparation, format, type, or place of
retention of records of receipt or
disposition of alcoholic beverages.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The information
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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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,029.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 515.
Title: Equipment and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0080.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/12.
Abstract: Marks, signs, and
calibrations are necessary on equipment
and structures at a distilled spirits plant
in order to identify the plant’s major
equipment and to accurately determine
the plant’s contents.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
The supporting statement reflects
changes to regulatory section numbers
as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled
Spirits Plants. The 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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
281.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: One (1).
Title: Alternative Methods or
Procedures and Emergency Variations
from Requirements for Exports of
Liquors.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0082.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/7.
Abstract: When an exporter seeks to
use an alternate method or procedure or
seeks an emergency variation from the
regulatory requirements of 27 CFR part
28, such exporter requests a variance by
letter, following the procedure in 27
CFR 28.20. TTB uses the provided
information to determine if the
requested variance is allowed by statute
and does not jeopardize the revenue.
The applicant is informed of the
approval or disapproval of the request.
TTB also uses the information to
analyze what changes should be made
to existing regulations. Records will be
maintained only while the applicant is
using the authorization.
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.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200.
Title: Labeling of Sulfites in Alcoholic
Beverages.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0084.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number:
None.
Abstract: As mandated by Federal
law, and in accordance with our
consumer protection responsibilities,
TTB requires label disclosure statements
on all alcoholic beverage products
released from U.S. bottling premises or
customs custody that contain 10 parts
per million or more of sulfites. Sulfating
agents have been shown to produce
allergic-type responses in humans,
particularly asthmatics, and the
presence of these ingredients in alcohol
beverages may have serious health
implications for those who are
intolerant of sulfites. Disclosure of
sulfites on labels of alcohol beverages
will minimize their exposure to these
ingredients.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection as a revision.
We updated the estimated number of
respondents and estimated total annual
burden hours.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18,163.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,109.
Title: Notices Relating to Payment of
Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0097.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number:
None.
Abstract: Federal excise taxes are
collected on the sale or use of firearms
and ammunition by firearms or
ammunition manufacturers, importers,
or producers. Taxpayers who elect to
pay excise taxes by electronic fund
transfer must furnish a written notice
upon election and discontinuance. This
notice protects the tax 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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: One (1).
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Title: Applications, Notices, and
Permits Relating to Importation and
Exportation of Distilled Spirits, Wine
and Beer, Including Puerto Rico and
Virgin Islands.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0100.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number:
None.
Abstract: Distilled spirits, beer, wine,
and industrial alcohol are subject to
Federal alcohol excise tax when
imported into the United States. The
taxes on these commodities coming
from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
are largely returned to the two insular
governments. Exports of these products
from the United States are largely tax
free. These documents ensure that the
proper taxes are collected or returned
according to law.
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 forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 180.
Title: Information Collected in
Support of Small Producer’s Wine Tax
Credit.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0104.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5120/11.
Abstract: TTB is responsible for the
collection of the Federal excise tax on
wines. Certain small wine producers are
eligible for a credit which may be taken
to reduce the tax they pay on wines
removed from their own premises. In
addition, small producers can authorize
bonded warehouses, which store their
wine and ship it on their instructions,
to take the credit on their behalf. The
transferee will use the information
provided by the small producer under
the regulations to take the appropriate
credit on behalf of the small producer,
and the producer will use this
information to monitor its own tax
payments to ensure it does not exceed
the authorized annual credit. The
information is used by taxpayers in
preparing their returns and by TTB to
verify tax computation.
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.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
280.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,800.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67442-67447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27464]
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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
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continuing information collections listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before January 8,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to Mary A. Wood, 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;
202-453-2686 (facsimile); or
formcomments@ttb.gov (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 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 Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; or
telephone 202-453-2265.
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: Brewer's Report of Operations and Brewpub Report of
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0007.
TTB Form Numbers: 5130.9 and 5130.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) requires brewers to file
periodic reports of their brewing and associated operations. TTB uses
these reports to determine whether the brewer's operations are in
compliance with the requirements of Federal law and regulations. We
also use this information to assist us in determining whether the
brewer pays the proper Federal excise taxes in a timely and accurate
manner.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. TTB is revising TTB F 5130.9, Brewers Report of Operations
and TTB F 5130.26, Brewpub Report of Operations. We are revising these
forms primarily to ease the regulatory burden on brewers, particularly
small brewers, without compromising our mandates under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986. On both forms, TTB proposes to remove two parts,
``Part 2-Report Period Tax Payments'' and ``Part 3-Summary of Materials
Used and Wort Produced'' and to add directions for filing
electronically through the ``Pay.gov'' system to the Instructions
section.
TTB also proposes to make additional changes to TTB F 5130.26 so
that it is applicable to a majority of small brewers. For example, this
quarterly form, which is considerably less detailed than TTB F 5130.9,
is currently restricted to brewpubs who remove 5,000 barrels or less
per calendar year and who do not bottle. The proposed changes to TTB F
5130.26 provide that all brewers producing less than 10,000 barrels per
calendar year may use this form to report quarterly, and, as a result,
we propose to change the name of this form from ``Brewpub Report of
Operations'' to ``Small Brewers Report.''
We estimate these changes will reduce the time it takes brewers to
complete either form by 15 minutes. We also believe that the changes to
TTB F 5130.26 will significantly increase its use, which would reduce a
qualifying brewer's reporting requirements from 12 times a year to just
4. We estimate these changes will affect the estimated number of
respondents and estimated total annual burden.
For more information on these and additional minor proposed changes
to these two forms, see the TTB announcement posted on the beer page of
the TTB Web site at https://www.ttb.gov/beer/index.shtml.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,026.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,114.
Title: Application to Establish and Operate Wine Premises and Wine
Bond.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0009.
TTB Form Numbers: 5120.25 and 5120.36, respectively.
Abstract: TTB F 5120.25, Application to Establish and Operate Wine
Premises, is the form used to establish the qualifications of a person
applying to establish and operate a wine premises. The applicant
certifies their intention to produce and/or store a specified amount of
wine and to take certain precautions to protect it from unauthorized
use. TTB F 5120.36, Wine Bond, is the form used by the proprietor and a
surety company as a contract to ensure the payment of the Federal wine
excise tax.
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: 1,720.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,050.
Title: Formula and/or Process for Article Made With Specially
Denatured Spirits.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0011.
TTB Form Number: 5150.19.
Abstract: TTB F 5150.19 is completed by persons who use specially
denatured spirits in the manufacture of certain articles. TTB uses the
information provided on the form to ensure the manufacturing formulas
and processes conform to statutory requirements (see 26 U.S.C. 5273).
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The information collection and
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estimated number of respondents remain unchanged. However, the burden
hours decreased slightly because this form is included in our Formulas
Online (FONL) system which allows it to be submitted electronically. It
takes less time to complete the form using FONL.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,683.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,415.
Title: User's Report of Denatured Spirits.
OMB Number: 1513-0012.
TTB Form Number: 5150.18.
Abstract: Submitted annually by holders of permits to use specially
denatured spirits, TTB F 5150.18 summarizes the permittee's
manufacturing activities during the preceding year. The information is
used by TTB to pinpoint unusual activities that could indicate a threat
to the Federal revenue or possible dangers to the public.
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: 3,778.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,133.
Title: Power of Attorney.
OMB Number: 1513-0014.
TTB Form Number: 5000.8.
Abstract: TTB F 5000.8 delegates the authority to a specific
individual to sign documents on behalf of an applicant or a principal.
The Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 6061 authorizes our regulations
requiring that an individual signing returns, statements, or other
required documents filed by industry members under the provisions of
the Code or the Federal Alcohol Administration Act have that signature
authority on file with TTB.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The burden hours decrease slightly because this form is
included in our Permits Online system which allows it to be submitted
electronically. It takes less time to complete this form
electronically. Also, the supporting statement and form reflects
changes to regulatory section numbers as recodified in the final rule
for the revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,250.
Title: Report--Proprietor of Export Warehouse.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0024.
TTB Form Number: 5220.4.
Abstract: Proprietors account for taxable articles on this report.
TTB uses this information to ensure that proprietors have complied with
Federal laws and regulations and to protect against diversion.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. We are updating this collection as a result of changes made
to the form as a result of the regulations implementing the Children's
Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (see T.D. TTB-104,
published in the Federal Register of June 21, 2012, at 77 FR 37287).
The 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: 1,920.
Title: Certificate of Tax Determination--Wine.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0029.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5120.20.
Abstract: Wine that has been manufactured, produced, bottled, or
packaged in bulk containers in the U.S. and then exported is eligible
for a drawback (refund) of the excise tax paid on that wine. TTB F
5120.20 supports the exporter's claim for drawback, as the producing
winery verifies that the wine being exported was in fact exported.
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: 1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Title: Application to Receive Spirits and/or Denatured Spirits by
Transfer in Bond.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0038.
TTB Form Number: 5100.16.
Abstract: TTB F 5100.16 is completed by distilled spirits plant
proprietors who wish to receive spirits in bond from other distilled
spirits plants. TTB uses the information to determine if the applicant
has sufficient bond coverage for the additional tax liability assumed
when spirits are received through a transfer in bond.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The burden hours decrease slightly because this form is
included in our Permits Online system which allows it to be submitted
electronically. It takes less time to complete this form
electronically. Also, the supporting statement and form reflects
changes to regulatory section numbers as recodified in the final rule
for the revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D.
TTB-92, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2011, at 76
FR 9080).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,508.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 302.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants Warehousing Record, and Monthly
Report of Storage Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0039.
TTB Form Number: 5110.11.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/02.
Abstract: TTB uses this information collection to account for a
proprietor's tax liability and adequacy of bond coverage, and to
protect the revenue. The information also provides data to analyze
trends, audit operations, monitor industry activities and compliance in
order to provide for efficient allocation of field personnel, and
provide for economic analysis.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement and form reflects changes to
regulatory section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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: 230.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,520.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants--Excise Taxes.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0045.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/06.
Abstract: The collection of information is necessary to account for
and verify taxable removals of distilled spirits. The data is used to
audit tax payments.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement reflects changes to regulatory
section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92, published in
the Federal Register on February 16, 2011, at 76 FR 9080). The
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: 133.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,458.
Title: Formula for Distilled Spirits under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0046.
TTB Form Number: 5110.38.
Abstract: TTB F 5110.38 is used to determine the classification of
distilled spirits for labeling and for consumer protection purposes.
The form describes the person filing, type of product to be made, and
restrictions to the label and/or manufacturing process. The form is
used by TTB to ensure that a product is made and labeled properly, and
to audit distilled spirits operations. Records are kept indefinitely
for this information collection.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement and form reflect changes to
regulatory section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants (see T.D. TTB-92,
published in the Federal Register on February 16, 2011, at 76 FR 9080).
The 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: 200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP) Denaturation Records, and
Monthly Report of Processing (Denaturing) Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0049.
TTB Form Number: 5110.43.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/04.
Abstract: This information collection is necessary to account for
and verify the denaturation of distilled spirits. It is used to audit
plant operations, monitor the industry for the efficient allocation of
personnel resources, and compile statistics for government economic
planning.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement and form reflect changes to
regulatory section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the
revision of 27 CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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: 98.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,176.
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants--Transaction and Supporting
Records.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0056.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/5.
Abstract: Transaction records provide the source data for accounts
of distilled spirits in all DSP operations. They are used by TTB to
verify those accounts and consequent tax liabilities.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement reflects changes to regulatory
section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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: 278.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,060.
Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Tax-Free
Alcohol.
OMB Number: 1513-0060.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5150/4.
Abstract: Tax-free alcohol is used for nonbeverage purposes by
educational organizations, hospitals, laboratories, and the like in
scientific research and for medicinal purposes. Permits/Applications
control the authorized uses and flow of tax-free alcohol. TTB
Letterhead Applications and Notices are designed to protect tax revenue
and public safety.
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: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government;
State, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,444.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,222.
Title: Stills--Retail Liquor Dealers Records of Receipts of
Alcoholic Beverages and Commercial Invoices.
OMB Number: 1513-0066.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/3.
Abstract: The primary objective of this recordkeeping requirement
is revenue protection, by making accountability data available for
audit purposes. Another objective is consumer protection, by affording
the subject record traceability of alcoholic beverages to the retail
liquor dealer level of distribution in the event of defective products.
The record retention requirement for this information collection is
three years.
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; State, local, or
tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 455,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 455,000.
Title: Wholesale Dealers Applications, Letterheads, and Notices
Relating to Operations. (Variations in Format or Preparation of
Records).
OMB Control Number: 1513-0067.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/6.
Abstract: This recordkeeping requirement pertains only to those
wholesale liquor and beer dealers submitting applications for a
variance from the regulations dealing with preparation, format, type,
or place of retention of records of receipt or disposition of alcoholic
beverages.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection for
extension purposes only. The information
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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: 1,029.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 515.
Title: Equipment and Structures.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0080.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5110/12.
Abstract: Marks, signs, and calibrations are necessary on equipment
and structures at a distilled spirits plant in order to identify the
plant's major equipment and to accurately determine the plant's
contents.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. The supporting statement reflects changes to regulatory
section numbers as recodified in the final rule for the revision of 27
CFR Part 19, Distilled Spirits Plants. The 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: 281.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One (1).
Title: Alternative Methods or Procedures and Emergency Variations
from Requirements for Exports of Liquors.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0082.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5170/7.
Abstract: When an exporter seeks to use an alternate method or
procedure or seeks an emergency variation from the regulatory
requirements of 27 CFR part 28, such exporter requests a variance by
letter, following the procedure in 27 CFR 28.20. TTB uses the provided
information to determine if the requested variance is allowed by
statute and does not jeopardize the revenue. The applicant is informed
of the approval or disapproval of the request. TTB also uses the
information to analyze what changes should be made to existing
regulations. Records will be maintained only while the applicant is
using the authorization.
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: 500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Title: Labeling of Sulfites in Alcoholic Beverages.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0084.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number: None.
Abstract: As mandated by Federal law, and in accordance with our
consumer protection responsibilities, TTB requires label disclosure
statements on all alcoholic beverage products released from U.S.
bottling premises or customs custody that contain 10 parts per million
or more of sulfites. Sulfating agents have been shown to produce
allergic-type responses in humans, particularly asthmatics, and the
presence of these ingredients in alcohol beverages may have serious
health implications for those who are intolerant of sulfites.
Disclosure of sulfites on labels of alcohol beverages will minimize
their exposure to these ingredients.
Current Actions: We are submitting this information collection as a
revision. We updated the estimated number of respondents and estimated
total annual burden hours.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,163.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,109.
Title: Notices Relating to Payment of Firearms and Ammunition
Excise Tax.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0097.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number: None.
Abstract: Federal excise taxes are collected on the sale or use of
firearms and ammunition by firearms or ammunition manufacturers,
importers, or producers. Taxpayers who elect to pay excise taxes by
electronic fund transfer must furnish a written notice upon election
and discontinuance. This notice protects the tax 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: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: One (1).
Title: Applications, Notices, and Permits Relating to Importation
and Exportation of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer, Including Puerto
Rico and Virgin Islands.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0100.
TTB Form/Recordkeeping Number: None.
Abstract: Distilled spirits, beer, wine, and industrial alcohol are
subject to Federal alcohol excise tax when imported into the United
States. The taxes on these commodities coming from the Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico are largely returned to the two insular governments.
Exports of these products from the United States are largely tax free.
These documents ensure that the proper taxes are collected or returned
according to law.
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: 180.
Title: Information Collected in Support of Small Producer's Wine
Tax Credit.
OMB Control Number: 1513-0104.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5120/11.
Abstract: TTB is responsible for the collection of the Federal
excise tax on wines. Certain small wine producers are eligible for a
credit which may be taken to reduce the tax they pay on wines removed
from their own premises. In addition, small producers can authorize
bonded warehouses, which store their wine and ship it on their
instructions, to take the credit on their behalf. The transferee will
use the information provided by the small producer under the
regulations to take the appropriate credit on behalf of the small
producer, and the producer will use this information to monitor its own
tax payments to ensure it does not exceed the authorized annual credit.
The information is used by taxpayers in preparing their returns and by
TTB to verify tax computation.
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.
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Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 280.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,800.
Dated: November 6, 2012.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Assistant Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-27464 Filed 11-8-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-31-P
