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FRA administers award agreements
for both construction and nonconstruction projects that will result in
service benefits or other tangible
improvements in rail corridors. These
projects include completion of
preliminary engineering, environmental
research and development, final design,
and construction.
To ensure accountability of Federal
award recipients through performance
and results, including expenditures in
support of agreed-upon activities and
allowable costs outlined in a FRA
Notice of Grant Award (NGA), FRA
requires systematic and uniform
collection and submission of
information, as approved by the OMB.
Included in this information collection
are reports and documentation
mandated by OMB for completion, as
well as additional resources to compile
evidence relevant to addressing FRA’s
important policy challenges, promoting
cost-effectiveness in FRA programs, and
providing effective oversight of
programmatic and financial
performance. This justification draws on
innovative FRA program designs to use
sophisticated practices in delivering
Federal financial assistance and
encourage continuous improvements in
service delivery.
FRA issues and manages awards in
compliance with Title 2 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR): Grants and
Agreements. This justification includes
one document package for collection
over the entire lifecycle of the award
process, in adherence to the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards (78 FR 78589, Dec. 26,
2013; 79 FR 75871, Dec. 19, 2014). All
non-research awards are subject to the
application, reporting, closeout, and
other processes described in this
justification.
Additionally, the collection detailed
in this justification represents a
combination of previous FRA collection
requests, including: OMB Control
Number 2130–0578, OMB Control
Number 2130–0580, OMB Control
Number 2130–0584, and OMB Control
Number 0587. Combining these
collections under a new collection
enables FRA to consolidate
documentation under one collection,
which allows for efficiency and
provides a uniform period until
expiration of this justification request.
Form Number(s): FRA forms 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, and 229. SF forms 270,
424, 424A, 424B, 424C, 424D, 425, and
LLL.
Affected Public: State and local
governments, government sponsored
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authorities and corporations, and
railroads.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
39,521 hours.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2015–0001]
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request (No. 56)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB); 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
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before January 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.
• https://www.regulations.gov: Use the
comment form for this document posted
within Docket No. TTB–2015–0001 on
‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov. A link to that
docket is posted on the TTB Web site at
https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-onform.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 informationcollections@ttb.gov
(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
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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.
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Information Collections Open for
Comment
Currently, we are seeking comments
on the following forms, recordkeeping
requirements, or questionnaires:
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Filed by Brewers, TTB REC
5130/2; and Brewer’s Notice.
OMB Number: 1513–0005.
TTB Form Number: F 5130.10.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: REC 5130/2.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) requires brewers to file a notice of
intent to operate a brewery. TTB F
5130.10, the Brewer’s Notice, collects
information similar to that collected on
a permit application and, when
approved by TTB, is a brewer’s
authorization to operate. The brewer
shall maintain the approved Brewer’s
Notice and all associated documents at
the brewery premises, in complete and
current condition, readily available for
inspection by an appropriate TTB
officer. The regulations also require that
a brewer submit a letterhead application
or notice to conduct certain activities,
such as to vary from regulatory
requirements or to alternate brewery
premises. Letterhead applications and
notices are necessary to identify
brewery activities so that TTB may
ensure that proposed operations would
comply with the IRC and would not
jeopardize Federal revenues.
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:
2,974.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,870.
Title: Formula and Process for Wine.
OMB Number: 1513–0010.
TTB Form Number: F 5120.29.
Abstract: Proprietors intending to
produce a special wine, other than
standard wine or nonbeverage wine,
must obtain TTB’s prior approval of the
formula by which the wine, or wine
product made from wine, is to be made.
Such proprietors may file formula
approval requests on TTB F 5120.29,
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which describes the person filing, the
type of product to be made, and the
ingredients and process by which the
product is to be made. TTB also may use
the form to audit the product.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this collection as a revision. The
information collection requirement
remains unchanged. However, we are
revising the burden estimate to reflect a
decrease in the number of respondents
to this information collection and the
resulting burden hours. Industry
members are increasingly using TTB F
5100.51 or Formulas Online to submit
formula approval requests to TTB (see
1513–0122), which has resulted in a
decrease in the number of respondents
submitting this form.
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: 60.
Title: Power of Attorney.
OMB Number: 1513–0014.
TTB Form Number: F 5000.8.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 6061 provides that
any documents filed by industry
members under the provisions of the
IRC must be signed and filed in
accordance with the forms and
regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Also, the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C.
204(c) states that the Secretary shall
prescribe the manner and form of all
applications for basic permits under the
Act. The TTB regulations require
individuals signing documents and
forms filed with TTB on behalf of an
applicant or principal to have specific
authority to do so on their behalf. TTB
F 5000.8 is used to delegate authority to
a specific individual to sign documents
on behalf of an applicant or principal.
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:
5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,250.
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Relating to Wine.
OMB Number: 1513–0057.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: REC 5120/2.
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Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) regulates certain aspects of wine
production and treatment because the
production and treatment affect the
volume of taxable wine produced. The
IRC also imposes standards for natural
wine, cellar treatment of natural wine,
agricultural wine, and the labeling of all
wines in order to protect consumers and
protect the product integrity of the
wine. TTB therefore requires proprietors
to file letterhead applications and
notices relating to certain production
and treatment activities to ensure that
the intended activity will not jeopardize
the revenue or defraud consumers.
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:
1,650.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 825.
Title: Airlines Withdrawing Stock
from Customs Custody.
OMB Number: 1513–0074.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC
5620/2.
Abstract: Airlines may withdraw tax
exempt distilled spirits, wine, and beer
from Customs custody for foreign
flights. The required record shows,
among other things, the amount of
spirits and wine withdrawn, flight
identification, and Customs
certification. As a result, it maintains
accountability over distilled spirits and
wine and protects tax revenue.
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:
25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,500.
Title: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Related Documents for Tax Returns and
Claims.
OMB Number: 1513–0088.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: REC 5000/24.
Abstract: TTB is responsible for the
collection of Federal excise taxes on
firearms, ammunition, distilled spirits,
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wine, beer, tobacco products, and
cigarette papers and tubes, and the
collection of special occupational taxes
related to tobacco products and cigarette
papers and tubes. The Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) requires that these excise
and special occupational taxes be
collected on the basis of a return and
requires taxpayers to maintain records
that support the information in the
return. The IRC also allows for the filing
of claims for the abatement or refund of
taxes under certain circumstances, and
the IRC requires claimants to maintain
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records to support such claims. The
maintenance of records is necessary to
determine the appropriate tax liability,
verify computations on tax returns,
determine the adequacy of bond
coverage, and verify the correctness of
claims and other adjustments to tax
liability.
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.
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions,
Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
503,921.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 503,921.
Dated: November 17, 2015.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
[Docket No. TTB-2015-0001]
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 56)
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before January 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.
https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. A link to that docket is posted on the TTB Web
site at https://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
informationcollections@ttb.gov (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
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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: Letterhead Applications and Notices Filed by Brewers, TTB
REC 5130/2; and Brewer's Notice.
OMB Number: 1513-0005.
TTB Form Number: F 5130.10.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5130/2.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) requires brewers to file
a notice of intent to operate a brewery. TTB F 5130.10, the Brewer's
Notice, collects information similar to that collected on a permit
application and, when approved by TTB, is a brewer's authorization to
operate. The brewer shall maintain the approved Brewer's Notice and all
associated documents at the brewery premises, in complete and current
condition, readily available for inspection by an appropriate TTB
officer. The regulations also require that a brewer submit a letterhead
application or notice to conduct certain activities, such as to vary
from regulatory requirements or to alternate brewery premises.
Letterhead applications and notices are necessary to identify brewery
activities so that TTB may ensure that proposed operations would comply
with the IRC and would not jeopardize Federal revenues.
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: 2,974.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,870.
Title: Formula and Process for Wine.
OMB Number: 1513-0010.
TTB Form Number: F 5120.29.
Abstract: Proprietors intending to produce a special wine, other
than standard wine or nonbeverage wine, must obtain TTB's prior
approval of the formula by which the wine, or wine product made from
wine, is to be made. Such proprietors may file formula approval
requests on TTB F 5120.29, which describes the person filing, the type
of product to be made, and the ingredients and process by which the
product is to be made. TTB also may use the form to audit the product.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this collection as a revision.
The information collection requirement remains unchanged. However, we
are revising the burden estimate to reflect a decrease in the number of
respondents to this information collection and the resulting burden
hours. Industry members are increasingly using TTB F 5100.51 or
Formulas Online to submit formula approval requests to TTB (see 1513-
0122), which has resulted in a decrease in the number of respondents
submitting this form.
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: 60.
Title: Power of Attorney.
OMB Number: 1513-0014.
TTB Form Number: F 5000.8.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 6061
provides that any documents filed by industry members under the
provisions of the IRC must be signed and filed in accordance with the
forms and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Also, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 204(c) states
that the Secretary shall prescribe the manner and form of all
applications for basic permits under the Act. The TTB regulations
require individuals signing documents and forms filed with TTB on
behalf of an applicant or principal to have specific authority to do so
on their behalf. TTB F 5000.8 is used to delegate authority to a
specific individual to sign documents on behalf of an applicant or
principal.
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: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,250.
Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Wine.
OMB Number: 1513-0057.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5120/2.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) regulates certain aspects
of wine production and treatment because the production and treatment
affect the volume of taxable wine produced. The IRC also imposes
standards for natural wine, cellar treatment of natural wine,
agricultural wine, and the labeling of all wines in order to protect
consumers and protect the product integrity of the wine. TTB therefore
requires proprietors to file letterhead applications and notices
relating to certain production and treatment activities to ensure that
the intended activity will not jeopardize the revenue or defraud
consumers.
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: 1,650.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 825.
Title: Airlines Withdrawing Stock from Customs Custody.
OMB Number: 1513-0074.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5620/2.
Abstract: Airlines may withdraw tax exempt distilled spirits, wine,
and beer from Customs custody for foreign flights. The required record
shows, among other things, the amount of spirits and wine withdrawn,
flight identification, and Customs certification. As a result, it
maintains accountability over distilled spirits and wine and protects
tax revenue.
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: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500.
Title: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Related Documents for Tax
Returns and Claims.
OMB Number: 1513-0088.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5000/24.
Abstract: TTB is responsible for the collection of Federal excise
taxes on firearms, ammunition, distilled spirits,
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wine, beer, tobacco products, and cigarette papers and tubes, and the
collection of special occupational taxes related to tobacco products
and cigarette papers and tubes. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
requires that these excise and special occupational taxes be collected
on the basis of a return and requires taxpayers to maintain records
that support the information in the return. The IRC also allows for the
filing of claims for the abatement or refund of taxes under certain
circumstances, and the IRC requires claimants to maintain records to
support such claims. The maintenance of records is necessary to
determine the appropriate tax liability, verify computations on tax
returns, determine the adequacy of bond coverage, and verify the
correctness of claims and other adjustments to tax liability.
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; Not-for-profit
institutions, Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 503,921.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 503,921.
Dated: November 17, 2015.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-29879 Filed 11-23-15; 8:45 am]
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