Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Tax and Trade Bureau Information Collection Requests, 24453-24454 [2017-10945]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24453-24454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10945]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Multiple Tax and Trade Bureau Information 
Collection Requests

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 request(s) 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 the collection(s) 
listed below.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before June 26, 2017 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 8142, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622-0489, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

    1. Title: Tax Information Authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0001.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: In general, the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 6103 
protects the privacy of taxpayer information by, among other things, 
prohibiting the disclosure of tax returns and taxpayer information to 
unauthorized persons, but under 26 U.S.C. 6103(c), a taxpayer may 
authorize a representative to receive otherwise confidential tax 
information. TTB requires a taxpayer to file TTB F 5000.19 when the 
taxpayer wishes to authorize a representative who does not have a power 
of attorney to obtain otherwise confidential information regarding the 
taxpayer. TTB uses the information provided on this form to properly 
identify the taxpayer's representative and the scope of his/her 
authority to obtain confidential information.
    Form: TTB Form 5000.19.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    2. Title: Referral of Information.

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    OMB Control Number: 1513-0003.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: During the course of their duties, TTB personnel 
sometimes discover apparent violations of statutes and regulations 
under the jurisdiction of State and local government agencies. Using 
form TTB F 5000.21, TTB personnel refer information regarding such 
violations to the appropriate external agencies, if such disclosures 
are authorized under 26 U.S.C. 6103 or other Federal laws. The referral 
form includes a section for the external agency to respond to TTB 
regarding their action on the referral. This form provides a consistent 
means of conveying the relevant information to external agencies, and 
it facilitates information-sharing between TTB and external agencies to 
support enforcement efforts. The response that TTB requests from these 
State and local government agencies also provides information as to the 
utility of the referrals and potential enforcement actions that these 
external agencies take against the same entities that TTB regulates.
    Form: TTB Form 5000.21.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    3. Title: Application for an Alcohol Fuel Producer Permit Under 26 
U.S.C. 5181
    OMB Control Number: 1513-0051.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code at 26 
U.S.C. 5181(a)(1), persons wishing to establish a distilled spirits 
plant for the sole purpose of producing and receiving distilled spirits 
for fuel use must provide an application and bond as the Secretary of 
the Treasury may prescribe by regulation. Under this authority, TTB has 
issued regulations concerning the establishment of such alcohol fuel 
plants. These regulations require, among other things, that a person 
wishing to establish such a plant must submit an application for an 
alcohol fuel producer permit using form TTB F 5110.74. This application 
form and its required supporting documentation describe, among other 
things, the person(s) applying for the permit, the proposed plant's 
location, stills, types of materials to be distilled, and size category 
of the operation (small, medium, or large) based on the annual amount 
of alcohol fuel to be produced or received. Existing permit holders 
also use the application form to make certain amendments to their 
permit information. This information is necessary to protect the 
revenue.
    Form: TTB Form 5110.74.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 377.

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

    Dated: May 23, 2017.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10945 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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