Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 69), 24842-24846 [2018-11494]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Approval for Renewal and
Revision of Information Collection:
High Density Traffic Airports: Slot
Allocation and Transfer Methods
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for renewal and revision to an
information collection. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collection of information was
published on March 30, 2018. This
information collection is used to
allocate airport landing and takeoff slots
and maintain accurate records of slot
transfers at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA) under the High
Density Rule. The FAA is requesting a
renewal for the DCA information
collection and a revision to include six
additional airports managed under
similar FAA programs to manage
congestion and delay: John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia
Airport (LGA), Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX), Newark
Liberty International Airport (EWR),
O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and
San Francisco International Airport
(SFO). The information collection is
required from carriers and other
operators at the airports to assist the
FAA in reducing delays at congested
airports.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by June 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA, and
sent via electronic mail to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to
(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
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Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Hall at (940) 594–5913, or by
email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0524.
Title: High Density Traffic Airports:
Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this information
collection.
Type of Review: Renewal and revision
of an information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on March 30, 2018 (83 FR 13809).
Information is reported to the FAA by
air carriers or other persons holding
slots at DCA in accordance with 14 CFR
part 93, subparts K and S. The
respondents must notify the FAA of: (1)
Requests for confirmation of transferred
slots; (2) slots required to be returned or
slots voluntarily returned; (3) requests
to be included in a lottery for available
slots; (4) usage of slots on a bi-monthly
basis; and (5) requests for off-peak hour
slots. The FAA uses this information to
allocate and withdraw takeoff and
landing slots at DCA, and to confirm
transfers of slots made among the
operators, thus maintaining an accurate
slot base at DCA. Information also is
reported by persons conducting
unscheduled operations at DCA. Those
respondents must obtain a reservation
from the FAA prior to operating at the
airport.
The revision to the existing
information collection approval would
include information from carriers
holding a slot at JFK or LGA and by
unscheduled operators at LGA as
required under FAA Orders establishing
limits on operations at those airports.1
Information would also be provided by
carriers operating scheduled flights at
EWR, LAX, ORD, and SFO where the
FAA has established a voluntary process
1 Operating
Limitations at John F. Kennedy
International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as
most recently amended 81 FR 40167 (Jun. 21, 2016).
Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia
Airport, 71 FR 77854 (Dec. 27, 2006), as most
recently amended 81 FR 33126 (May 25, 2016).
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to review flight schedules consistent
with international, industry practices.
At JFK, carriers must notify the FAA of:
(1) Requests for confirmation of
transferred slots; (2) requests for
seasonal allocation of historic and
additional available slots consistent
with Worldwide Slot Guidelines; (3)
usage of slots on a seasonal basis; (4) the
return of slots; and (5) changes to
allocated slots. At LGA, carriers must
notify the FAA of: (1) Requests for
confirmation of transferred slots; (2)
compulsory or voluntary slot returns; (3)
requests to be included in a lottery for
available slots; and (4) usage of slots on
a bi-monthly basis. At LGA,
unscheduled operators must request and
obtain a reservation from the FAA prior
to conducting an operation. At EWR,
LAX, ORD and SFO, carriers are asked
to notify the FAA of their intended
operating schedules during peak hours
for each summer and winter scheduling
season and when there are significant
schedule changes.
Respondents: 140 carriers at various
airports; unknown number of operators
with unscheduled flights at DCA and
LGA.
Frequency: Schedule requests are
collected semiannually and additionally
as needed due to carrier changes; slot
usage information is reported four to six
times per year depending on the airport;
other slot and schedule data are
collected as needed.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 6 minutes per slot transfer; 6
minutes per slot return; 6 minutes per
schedule update; 6 minutes per request
for inclusion in a lottery; 2 minutes per
unscheduled slot request; 1.5 hours per
schedule submission; and 1 hour per
slot usage report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
5,367 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23,
2018.
Jonathan Haupt,
Acting Manager, IT Strategy and Investment
Portfolio Branch, ASP–120.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2018–0001]
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request (No. 69)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the
proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this
document.
SUMMARY:
Comments are due on or before
July 30, 2018.
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–2018–
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–2018–0001 at https://
www.regulations.gov. A link to that
docket is posted on the TTB website 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
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email informationcollections@ttb.gov
(please do not submit comments on the
information collections listed in this
document 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 a 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 comments.
For each information collection listed
below, we invite comments on: (a)
Whether the 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 information collections
(forms, recordkeeping requirements, or
questionnaires):
Title: Brewer’s Report of Operations,
and Quarterly Brewer’s Report of
Operations.
OMB Number: 1513–0007.
TTB Form Number: F 5130.9 and F
5130.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5415 requires all
brewers to submit reports regarding
their operations in the form and manner
prescribed by regulation. Under that
authority, the TTB regulations require
brewers to file monthly operations
reports using TTB F 5130.9 if they
anticipate an annual Federal excise tax
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liability of $50,000 or more for beer in
a given calendar year. The TTB
regulations also state that brewers that
anticipate a liability of less than $50,000
for such taxes in a given year and that
had such liability the previous year may
file operations reports either monthly
using TTB F 5130.9 or quarterly using
TTB F 5130.26.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents,
responses, and annual burden hours
associated with this information
collection due to continued growth in
the number of brewers regulated by TTB
and to account for all possible brewers
operational reports that the Bureau may
receive.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 43,200.
Title: Application and Permit to Ship
Liquors and Articles of Puerto Rican
Manufacture Taxpaid to the United
States.
OMB Number: 1513–0008.
TTB Form Number: F 5170.7.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7652
provides that products of Puerto Rican
manufacture shipped to the United
States and withdrawn for consumption
or sale are subject to a tax equal to the
internal revenue tax imposed on like
products manufactured in the United
States, and that the taxes collected on
such products are to be covered
(transferred) into the Treasury of Puerto
Rico. Under the TTB regulations in 27
CFR part 26, applicants use TTB F
5170.7 to apply for, and to document,
the shipment of tax-paid or taxdetermined Puerto Rican spirits to the
United States. The form documents the
specific spirits and articles to be
shipped, the amounts shipped and
received, and the amount of tax, and it
identifies the consignor in Puerto Rico
and consignee in the United States. TTB
uses the information to verify the
accuracy of prepayments of excise tax
and semimonthly payments of deferred
excise taxes, and to maintain the
account of revenue to be transferred into
the Treasury of Puerto Rico. This
information is necessary to protect the
revenue.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, while the number
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of respondents remains the same, TTB
is increasing the estimated number of
responses and total annual burden
hours associated with this information
collection due to a more accurate
accounting of the number of TTB F
5170.7 forms received by the office that
processes that form.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,100.
Title: Application for a Basic Permit
under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act.
OMB Number: 1513–0018.
TTB Form Number: F 5100.24.
Abstract: Section 103 of the Federal
Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act (27
U.S.C. 203) requires that a person apply
for and receive a basic permit to engage
in the business of: (1) Importing
distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages
into the United States, (2) producing
distilled spirits or wine, or (3)
purchasing for resale at wholesale
distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages.
In addition, section 104 of The FAA Act
(27 U.S.C. 204(c)) authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
the manner and form of, and the
information required in, such
applications. Under these authorities,
the TTB regulations at 27 CFR 1.25
provide that new applications for FAA
Act basic permits must be made on form
TTB F 5100.24. This application enables
TTB to determine the location of the
business, the extent of its operations,
and if the applicant is qualified under
the law to receive a FAA Act basic
permit.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents,
responses, and annual burden hours
associated with this information
collection due to continued growth in
the number of new FAA Act basic
permit applications received by TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,675.
Title: Formula and Process for
Nonbeverage Product.
OMB Number: 1513–0021.
TTB Form Number: F 5154.1.
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Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5131–
5134, authorizes drawback (refund) of
excise tax paid on distilled spirits that
are subsequently used in the
manufacture of medicines, medicinal
preparations, food products, flavors,
flavoring extracts, or perfume that are
unfit for beverage purposes, and
authorizes the Secretary to prescribe
regulations to ensure that drawback is
not paid for unauthorized purposes.
Under these authorities, TTB has issued
regulations to require that drawback
claimants show that the distilled spirits
for which a drawback claim is made
were used in the manufacture of a
product unfit for beverage use. This
showing is based on the product’s
formula, which is submitted on form
TTB F 5154.1. This information
collection is necessary to protect the
revenue as it allows TTB to determine
if a given product is unfit for beverage
use and is of a type authorized for
drawback by the IRC. In addition, this
information collection is beneficial to
respondents as TTB’s determination
allows claimants to know in advance of
actual manufacture if a product is or is
not fit for beverage purposes and thus
eligible or not eligible for drawback.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes; there is no change to the
collection or its estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
620.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,370.
Title: Environmental Information and
Supplemental Information on Water
Quality Consideration Under 33 U.S.C.
1341(a).
OMB Number: 1513–0023.
TTB Form Number: F 5000.29 and F
5000.30.
Abstract: To comply with provisions
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4332), the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act,
33 U.S.C. 1341(a)), and their
implementing regulations as found,
respectively, in 40 CFR 1500.6 and
40.123.3, TTB has developed two
environmental information collection
forms. TTB uses information supplied
on TTB F 5000.29 by a manufacturer
regarding solid and liquid waste, air and
noise pollution, and the like to
determine if their activities will have a
significant effect on the environment
and to determine if a formal
environmental impact statement or an
environmental permit is necessary for
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the proposed activities. TTB uses the
information supplied on TTB F 5000.30
by a manufacturer that discharge
effluent into navigable waters to
determine if a certification or waiver by
the applicable State water quality
agency is required under the Clean
Water Act.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents,
responses, and annual burden hours
associated with this information
collection due to continued growth in
the number of industry members
submitting these forms to TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,346.
Title: Application for Operating
Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5171(d).
OMB Number: 1513–0040.
TTB Form Number: F 5110.25.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C.
5171(d), persons who intend to (1)
distill spirits, denature spirits, bottle or
package, or warehouse spirits for
industrial use, (2) manufacture articles
using distilled spirits, or (3) warehouse
bulk spirits for non-industrial use
without bottling must apply for and
obtain an operating permit. Only one
such IRC-based operating permit is
issued to a DSP, which specifies the
operations authorized under the permit.
Under the TTB distilled spirits plant
regulations in 27 CFR part 19, before
beginning operations, persons apply for
an IRC-based operating permit using
form TTB F 5110.25. Collection of this
information by TTB is necessary to
protect the revenue as it allows TTB to
determine if the application is qualified
under the law to enter into the specified
distilled spirits operations. This assists
in limiting the number of persons
engaged in the illicit manufacture and
sale of non-taxpaid distilled spirits and/
or the diversion of industrial alcohol to
taxable beverage use.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes; there is no change to the
collection or its estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25.
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Title: Alcohol Fuel Plants (AFP)
Records, Reports, and Notices.
OMB Number: 1513–0052
TTB Form Number: F 5110.75.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: REC 5110/10.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C.
5001, distilled spirits produced or
imported into the United States are
subject to an excise tax of up to $13.50
per proof gallon. However, under 26
U.S.C. 5214(a)(12) distilled spirits used
for fuel purposes may be withdrawn
from a distilled spirits plant (DSP) free
of tax. To protect the revenue and help
prevent diversion of alcohol fuel to
taxable beverage use, 26 U.S.C. 5181
and 5207 require a proprietor of a DSP
established as an alcohol fuel plant
(AFP) to make applications, maintain
records, and render reports as the
Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by
regulation. Under those IRC authorities,
TTB has issued AFP fuel regulations in
27 CFR, part 19, subpart X, which
require AFP proprietors to keep certain
records, provide certain notices, and
make annual operations reports using
form TTB F 5110.75. The information
collected under these regulations is
necessary to keep AFP permits current,
to account for distilled spirits produced
for fuel purposes and verify the spirits’
disposition, and to evaluate requested
variations from prescribed AFP
procedures.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents to
this information collection due to
continued growth in the number of
AFPs regulated by TTB. However, TTB
is decreasing the number of total annual
burden hours for this information
collection due to more accurate
estimates of the number of AFP-related
letterhead notices received by TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,900.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,970.
Title: Federal Firearms and
Ammunition Quarterly Excise Tax
Return.
OMB Number: 1513–0094.
TTB Form Number: F 5300.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code
(IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 4181 imposes a
Federal excise tax on the sale of pistols,
revolvers, other firearms, and shells and
cartridges (ammunition) sold by
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importers. The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6001
and 6011 provides for the filing of a
return for this firearms and ammunition
excise tax (FAET), which is
administered and collected by TTB. The
TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 53
prescribe the use of the FAET return
form, TTB F 5300.26. TTB uses the
information collected on that return
form to determine how much FAET is
owed by the respondent, and to verify
that the respondent has correctly
determined and paid the tax liability.
This return is filed on a quarterly basis.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes; there is no change to the
collection or its estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
675.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,900.
Title: Tobacco Bond—Collateral,
Tobacco Bond—Surety, and Tobacco
Bond.
OMB Number: 1513–0103.
TTB Form Numbers: F 5200.25, F
5200.26, and F 5200.29.
Abstract: To protect the revenue, the
IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5711 requires that every
person, before commencing business as
a manufacturer of tobacco products or
cigarette papers and tubes, or as an
export warehouse proprietor, file a bond
in the amount, form, and manner as
prescribed by the Secretary by
regulation. Also, the IRC at 26 U.S.C.
7101 requires that such bonds be
guaranteed by a surety or by the deposit
of collateral in the form of United States
Treasury bonds or notes. Under these
IRC authorities, TTB has issued tobacco
bond regulations in 27 CFR parts 40 and
44. These regulations require the
prescribed persons to file a surety or
collateral bond with TTB in an amount
equivalent to the potential tax liability
of the person, within a minimum and a
maximum amount. The TTB regulations
also require a strengthening bond when
the amount of an existing bond is found
to be insufficient, and require a
superseding bond when a current bond
is no longer valid for reasons specified
by regulation. The prescribed persons
may provide a surety bond using TTB F
5000.25 or a collateral bond using TTB
F 5000.26. TTB F 5200.29 is a
combination of those two forms, and it
currently may be used to meet TTB’s
tobacco bond requirements under an
approved alternate procedure.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this information collection for extension
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purposes; there is no change to the
collection or its estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
215.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 366.
Title: Monthly Report—Importer of
Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco.
OMB Number: 1513–0107.
TTB Form Number: F 5220.6.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C.
5722, importers of tobacco products and
of processed tobacco are required to
make reports containing such
information, in such form, at such
times, and for such periods as the
Secretary shall prescribe by regulation.
Under this authority, the TTB tobacco
import regulations in 27 CFR part 41
require importers of tobacco products
and importers of processed tobacco to
submit a monthly report on TTB F
5220.6 to account for such products on
hand, received, and removed. TTB
requires this information to protect the
revenue as it assists TTB in ensuring
that the appropriate taxes on such
products are paid. The required
information also allows TTB to
determine the amount and disposition
of tobacco products and processed
tobacco imported into the United States,
which assists TTB in preventing
diversion of tobacco products and
processed tobacco into the illegal
market.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents,
responses, and annual burden hours
associated with this information
collection due to an increase in the
number of tobacco product importers
and to account for all possible tobacco
product and processed tobacco import
reports that the Bureau may receive.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
475.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,700.
Title: Formulas for Fermented
Beverage Products (TTB REC 5052/1).
OMB Number: 1513–0118.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: REC 5052/1.
Abstract: Under the authority of the
IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5051, 5052, and 7805,
and the authority of the FAA Act at 27
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U.S.C. 205(e), the TTB regulations in 27
CFR parts 7 and 25 require beer and
malt beverage producers and importers
to file a formula when certain nonexempted ingredients or processes are
used to produce such products. This
information collection, which is
submitted to TTB as a written notice, is
necessary to (1) ensure that the Federal
alcohol excise tax revenue due under
the provisions of chapter 51 of the IRC
is not jeopardized for domestically
made or imported beer, and (2) to
ensure that the alcohol beverage
labeling provisions of the FAA Act are
met for imported products that meet the
FAA Act definition of malt beverage.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes; there is no change to the
collection or its estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
505.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,326.
Title: Formula and Process for
Domestic and Imported Alcohol
Beverages.
OMB Number: 1513–0122.
TTB Form Number: F 5100.51.
Abstract: Chapter 51 of the IRC
governs the production, classification,
and taxation of alcohol products; the
FAA Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires
alcohol beverage labels to provide
consumers with adequate information as
to the identity and quality of alcohol
beverages, and each statute authorizes
the Secretary to issue regulations related
to such activities. The TTB regulations
issued under those authorities require
alcohol beverage producers and
importers to obtain formula approval
from TTB for certain non-standard
products to ensure that the product is
properly classified for excise tax
purposes under the IRC and that it is
properly labeled under the FAA Act.
Currently, in lieu of the formula forms
and letterhead notices specified in the
TTB regulations, respondents may
submit TTB F 5100.51 (or its electronic
equivalent, Formulas Online (FONL)) to
TTB as an alternate method or
procedure.
Current Actions: This information
collection remains unchanged, and TTB
is submitting it only for extension
purposes. However, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of respondents,
responses, and annual burden hours
associated with this information
collection due to an increase in the
number of respondents submitting
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formulas to TTB and electing to do so
via TTB F 5100.51 or FONL.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30,000.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Tax Treatment of
Salvage and Reinsurance
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning the tax
treatment of salvage and reinsurance.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before July 30, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Roberto Mora-Figueroa, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224. Requests for additional
information or copies of the regulations
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala,
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20224, or through the
internet, at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tax Treatment of Salvage and
Reinsurance.
OMB Number: 1545–1227.
Regulation Project Number: TD 8857.
Abstract: Section 1.832–4(d) of this
regulation allows a nonlife insurance
company to increase unpaid losses on a
yearly basic by the amount of estimated
salvage recoverable if the company
discloses this to the state insurance
regulatory authority.
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Current Actions: There is no change to
the burden previously approved.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,000
The following paragraph applies to all
the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a
collection of information must be
retained if their contents may become
material in the administration of any
internal revenue law. Generally, tax
returns and tax return information are
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C.
6103.
Desired Focus of Comments: The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., by
permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Approved: May 21, 2018.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
[Docket No. TTB-2018-0001]
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 69)
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
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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, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) invites
comments on the proposed or continuing information collections listed
below in this document.
DATES: Comments are due on or before July 30, 2018.
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-2018-0001 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-2018-0001 at https://www.regulations.gov. A link to that docket is posted on the TTB
website 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
[email protected] (please do not submit comments on the
information collections listed in this document 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 a 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 comments.
For each information collection listed below, we invite comments
on: (a) Whether the 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 information
collections (forms, recordkeeping requirements, or questionnaires):
Title: Brewer's Report of Operations, and Quarterly Brewer's Report
of Operations.
OMB Number: 1513-0007.
TTB Form Number: F 5130.9 and F 5130.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5415
requires all brewers to submit reports regarding their operations in
the form and manner prescribed by regulation. Under that authority, the
TTB regulations require brewers to file monthly operations reports
using TTB F 5130.9 if they anticipate an annual Federal excise tax
liability of $50,000 or more for beer in a given calendar year. The TTB
regulations also state that brewers that anticipate a liability of less
than $50,000 for such taxes in a given year and that had such liability
the previous year may file operations reports either monthly using TTB
F 5130.9 or quarterly using TTB F 5130.26.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours associated with this information collection due to
continued growth in the number of brewers regulated by TTB and to
account for all possible brewers operational reports that the Bureau
may receive.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 43,200.
Title: Application and Permit to Ship Liquors and Articles of
Puerto Rican Manufacture Taxpaid to the United States.
OMB Number: 1513-0008.
TTB Form Number: F 5170.7.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7652 provides that products of
Puerto Rican manufacture shipped to the United States and withdrawn for
consumption or sale are subject to a tax equal to the internal revenue
tax imposed on like products manufactured in the United States, and
that the taxes collected on such products are to be covered
(transferred) into the Treasury of Puerto Rico. Under the TTB
regulations in 27 CFR part 26, applicants use TTB F 5170.7 to apply
for, and to document, the shipment of tax-paid or tax-determined Puerto
Rican spirits to the United States. The form documents the specific
spirits and articles to be shipped, the amounts shipped and received,
and the amount of tax, and it identifies the consignor in Puerto Rico
and consignee in the United States. TTB uses the information to verify
the accuracy of prepayments of excise tax and semimonthly payments of
deferred excise taxes, and to maintain the account of revenue to be
transferred into the Treasury of Puerto Rico. This information is
necessary to protect the revenue.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, while the
number
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of respondents remains the same, TTB is increasing the estimated number
of responses and total annual burden hours associated with this
information collection due to a more accurate accounting of the number
of TTB F 5170.7 forms received by the office that processes that form.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,100.
Title: Application for a Basic Permit under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act.
OMB Number: 1513-0018.
TTB Form Number: F 5100.24.
Abstract: Section 103 of the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA)
Act (27 U.S.C. 203) requires that a person apply for and receive a
basic permit to engage in the business of: (1) Importing distilled
spirits, wine, or malt beverages into the United States, (2) producing
distilled spirits or wine, or (3) purchasing for resale at wholesale
distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages. In addition, section 104 of
The FAA Act (27 U.S.C. 204(c)) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury
to prescribe the manner and form of, and the information required in,
such applications. Under these authorities, the TTB regulations at 27
CFR 1.25 provide that new applications for FAA Act basic permits must
be made on form TTB F 5100.24. This application enables TTB to
determine the location of the business, the extent of its operations,
and if the applicant is qualified under the law to receive a FAA Act
basic permit.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours associated with this information collection due to
continued growth in the number of new FAA Act basic permit applications
received by TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,675.
Title: Formula and Process for Nonbeverage Product.
OMB Number: 1513-0021.
TTB Form Number: F 5154.1.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5131-5134, authorizes drawback
(refund) of excise tax paid on distilled spirits that are subsequently
used in the manufacture of medicines, medicinal preparations, food
products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume that are unfit for
beverage purposes, and authorizes the Secretary to prescribe
regulations to ensure that drawback is not paid for unauthorized
purposes. Under these authorities, TTB has issued regulations to
require that drawback claimants show that the distilled spirits for
which a drawback claim is made were used in the manufacture of a
product unfit for beverage use. This showing is based on the product's
formula, which is submitted on form TTB F 5154.1. This information
collection is necessary to protect the revenue as it allows TTB to
determine if a given product is unfit for beverage use and is of a type
authorized for drawback by the IRC. In addition, this information
collection is beneficial to respondents as TTB's determination allows
claimants to know in advance of actual manufacture if a product is or
is not fit for beverage purposes and thus eligible or not eligible for
drawback.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for
extension purposes; there is no change to the collection or its
estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 620.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,370.
Title: Environmental Information and Supplemental Information on
Water Quality Consideration Under 33 U.S.C. 1341(a).
OMB Number: 1513-0023.
TTB Form Number: F 5000.29 and F 5000.30.
Abstract: To comply with provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)), and their implementing
regulations as found, respectively, in 40 CFR 1500.6 and 40.123.3, TTB
has developed two environmental information collection forms. TTB uses
information supplied on TTB F 5000.29 by a manufacturer regarding solid
and liquid waste, air and noise pollution, and the like to determine if
their activities will have a significant effect on the environment and
to determine if a formal environmental impact statement or an
environmental permit is necessary for the proposed activities. TTB uses
the information supplied on TTB F 5000.30 by a manufacturer that
discharge effluent into navigable waters to determine if a
certification or waiver by the applicable State water quality agency is
required under the Clean Water Act.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours associated with this information collection due to
continued growth in the number of industry members submitting these
forms to TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,346.
Title: Application for Operating Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5171(d).
OMB Number: 1513-0040.
TTB Form Number: F 5110.25.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5171(d), persons who intend to
(1) distill spirits, denature spirits, bottle or package, or warehouse
spirits for industrial use, (2) manufacture articles using distilled
spirits, or (3) warehouse bulk spirits for non-industrial use without
bottling must apply for and obtain an operating permit. Only one such
IRC-based operating permit is issued to a DSP, which specifies the
operations authorized under the permit. Under the TTB distilled spirits
plant regulations in 27 CFR part 19, before beginning operations,
persons apply for an IRC-based operating permit using form TTB F
5110.25. Collection of this information by TTB is necessary to protect
the revenue as it allows TTB to determine if the application is
qualified under the law to enter into the specified distilled spirits
operations. This assists in limiting the number of persons engaged in
the illicit manufacture and sale of non-taxpaid distilled spirits and/
or the diversion of industrial alcohol to taxable beverage use.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for
extension purposes; there is no change to the collection or its
estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
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Title: Alcohol Fuel Plants (AFP) Records, Reports, and Notices.
OMB Number: 1513-0052
TTB Form Number: F 5110.75.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5110/10.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001, distilled spirits
produced or imported into the United States are subject to an excise
tax of up to $13.50 per proof gallon. However, under 26 U.S.C.
5214(a)(12) distilled spirits used for fuel purposes may be withdrawn
from a distilled spirits plant (DSP) free of tax. To protect the
revenue and help prevent diversion of alcohol fuel to taxable beverage
use, 26 U.S.C. 5181 and 5207 require a proprietor of a DSP established
as an alcohol fuel plant (AFP) to make applications, maintain records,
and render reports as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by
regulation. Under those IRC authorities, TTB has issued AFP fuel
regulations in 27 CFR, part 19, subpart X, which require AFP
proprietors to keep certain records, provide certain notices, and make
annual operations reports using form TTB F 5110.75. The information
collected under these regulations is necessary to keep AFP permits
current, to account for distilled spirits produced for fuel purposes
and verify the spirits' disposition, and to evaluate requested
variations from prescribed AFP procedures.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents to this information
collection due to continued growth in the number of AFPs regulated by
TTB. However, TTB is decreasing the number of total annual burden hours
for this information collection due to more accurate estimates of the
number of AFP-related letterhead notices received by TTB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,900.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,970.
Title: Federal Firearms and Ammunition Quarterly Excise Tax Return.
OMB Number: 1513-0094.
TTB Form Number: F 5300.26.
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 4181 imposes
a Federal excise tax on the sale of pistols, revolvers, other firearms,
and shells and cartridges (ammunition) sold by manufacturers,
producers, and importers. The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6001 and 6011 provides
for the filing of a return for this firearms and ammunition excise tax
(FAET), which is administered and collected by TTB. The TTB regulations
in 27 CFR part 53 prescribe the use of the FAET return form, TTB F
5300.26. TTB uses the information collected on that return form to
determine how much FAET is owed by the respondent, and to verify that
the respondent has correctly determined and paid the tax liability.
This return is filed on a quarterly basis.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for
extension purposes; there is no change to the collection or its
estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 675.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,900.
Title: Tobacco Bond--Collateral, Tobacco Bond--Surety, and Tobacco
Bond.
OMB Number: 1513-0103.
TTB Form Numbers: F 5200.25, F 5200.26, and F 5200.29.
Abstract: To protect the revenue, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5711
requires that every person, before commencing business as a
manufacturer of tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes, or as
an export warehouse proprietor, file a bond in the amount, form, and
manner as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation. Also, the IRC at
26 U.S.C. 7101 requires that such bonds be guaranteed by a surety or by
the deposit of collateral in the form of United States Treasury bonds
or notes. Under these IRC authorities, TTB has issued tobacco bond
regulations in 27 CFR parts 40 and 44. These regulations require the
prescribed persons to file a surety or collateral bond with TTB in an
amount equivalent to the potential tax liability of the person, within
a minimum and a maximum amount. The TTB regulations also require a
strengthening bond when the amount of an existing bond is found to be
insufficient, and require a superseding bond when a current bond is no
longer valid for reasons specified by regulation. The prescribed
persons may provide a surety bond using TTB F 5000.25 or a collateral
bond using TTB F 5000.26. TTB F 5200.29 is a combination of those two
forms, and it currently may be used to meet TTB's tobacco bond
requirements under an approved alternate procedure.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for
extension purposes; there is no change to the collection or its
estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 215.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 366.
Title: Monthly Report--Importer of Tobacco Products or Processed
Tobacco.
OMB Number: 1513-0107.
TTB Form Number: F 5220.6.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5722, importers of tobacco
products and of processed tobacco are required to make reports
containing such information, in such form, at such times, and for such
periods as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation. Under this
authority, the TTB tobacco import regulations in 27 CFR part 41 require
importers of tobacco products and importers of processed tobacco to
submit a monthly report on TTB F 5220.6 to account for such products on
hand, received, and removed. TTB requires this information to protect
the revenue as it assists TTB in ensuring that the appropriate taxes on
such products are paid. The required information also allows TTB to
determine the amount and disposition of tobacco products and processed
tobacco imported into the United States, which assists TTB in
preventing diversion of tobacco products and processed tobacco into the
illegal market.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours associated with this information collection due to an
increase in the number of tobacco product importers and to account for
all possible tobacco product and processed tobacco import reports that
the Bureau may receive.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 475.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,700.
Title: Formulas for Fermented Beverage Products (TTB REC 5052/1).
OMB Number: 1513-0118.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: REC 5052/1.
Abstract: Under the authority of the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5051, 5052,
and 7805, and the authority of the FAA Act at 27
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U.S.C. 205(e), the TTB regulations in 27 CFR parts 7 and 25 require
beer and malt beverage producers and importers to file a formula when
certain non-exempted ingredients or processes are used to produce such
products. This information collection, which is submitted to TTB as a
written notice, is necessary to (1) ensure that the Federal alcohol
excise tax revenue due under the provisions of chapter 51 of the IRC is
not jeopardized for domestically made or imported beer, and (2) to
ensure that the alcohol beverage labeling provisions of the FAA Act are
met for imported products that meet the FAA Act definition of malt
beverage.
Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for
extension purposes; there is no change to the collection or its
estimated burden.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 505.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,326.
Title: Formula and Process for Domestic and Imported Alcohol
Beverages.
OMB Number: 1513-0122.
TTB Form Number: F 5100.51.
Abstract: Chapter 51 of the IRC governs the production,
classification, and taxation of alcohol products; the FAA Act at 27
U.S.C. 205(e) requires alcohol beverage labels to provide consumers
with adequate information as to the identity and quality of alcohol
beverages, and each statute authorizes the Secretary to issue
regulations related to such activities. The TTB regulations issued
under those authorities require alcohol beverage producers and
importers to obtain formula approval from TTB for certain non-standard
products to ensure that the product is properly classified for excise
tax purposes under the IRC and that it is properly labeled under the
FAA Act. Currently, in lieu of the formula forms and letterhead notices
specified in the TTB regulations, respondents may submit TTB F 5100.51
(or its electronic equivalent, Formulas Online (FONL)) to TTB as an
alternate method or procedure.
Current Actions: This information collection remains unchanged, and
TTB is submitting it only for extension purposes. However, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours associated with this information collection due to an
increase in the number of respondents submitting formulas to TTB and
electing to do so via TTB F 5100.51 or FONL.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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