Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records, 61401-61402 [2018-25949]

Download as PDF khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 230 / Thursday, November 29, 2018 / Notices 2. Title: Customer Identification Programs for Banks, Savings Associations, Credit Unions, and Certain Non-federally Regulated Banks. OMB Control Number: 1506–0026. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the federal bank regulatory agencies that require banks, savings associations, credit unions, and certain non-federally regulated banks to establish a written customer identification program and to maintain records related to verifying the identity of customers. See 31 CFR 1020.220. Under the customer identification program regulations, the minimum requirements include: (1) Implementation of a written customer identification program appropriate for the financial institution’s size and type of business; (2) identity verification procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) comparison with government lists; and (5) customer notice. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,960. Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 15,960. Estimated Time per Response: 11 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 175,560. 3. Title: Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Dealers in Precious Metals, Precious Stones, or Jewels. OMB Control Number: 1506–0030. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new subsection (h) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to require financial institutions to establish and maintain anti-money laundering (‘‘AML’’) programs. Pursuant to section 352, FinCEN issued regulations requiring dealers in precious metals, precious stones, or jewels (31 CFR 1027.210) to develop and implement a written antimoney laundering program. The program must be reasonably designed to prevent these financial institutions from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities, and to achieve and monitor compliance with applicable BSA requirements. Form: None. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Nov 28, 2018 Jkt 247001 Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20,000. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,000. 4. Title: Customer Identification Programs for Mutual Funds. OMB Control Number: 1506–0033. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) that require mutual funds to establish a written customer identification program and to maintain records related to verifying the identity of customers. See 31 CFR 1024.220. Under the customer identification program regulations, the minimum requirements include: (1) Implementation of a written customer identification program appropriate for the financial institution’s size and type of business; (2) identity verification procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) comparison with government lists; and (5) customer notice. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,591. Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20,000,000. Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 666,667. 5. Title: Customer Information Programs for Broker or Dealers in Securities. OMB Control Number: 1506–0034. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) that require broker or dealers in securities to establish a written customer identification program and to maintain records related to verifying the identity of customers. See 31 CFR 1023.220. Under the customer identification program regulations, the PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61401 minimum requirements include: (1) Implementation of a written customer identification program appropriate for the financial institution’s size and type of business; (2) identity verification procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) comparison with government lists; and (5) customer notice. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,839. Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 9,000,000. Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300,000. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: November 25, 2018. Spencer W. Clark, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–25947 Filed 11–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–02–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests. DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 31, 2018 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 61402 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 230 / Thursday, November 29, 2018 / Notices khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) 1. Title: Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records. OMB Control Number: 1513–NEW. Type of Review: Request for a new OMB Control Number. Description: The TTB chemist certification program, established under the authority of section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)) and explained in TTB Procedure 2018–2, is a voluntary program that certifies private industry chemists to analyze alcohol beverages and report the results of specific chemical analyses on alcohol beverages to the governments of importing countries. As a condition of importation, some countries require that their own government laboratories (or laboratories certified by their government) perform these analyses, while other countries allow a person certified by the government of the exporting country to perform the analyses. TTB conducts its chemist certification program as a service to the alcohol beverage industry to facilitate the export of domestic alcohol beverage products. This certification program helps ensure that chemists, enologists, brewers, and technicians generate quality data and have the required proficiencies to conduct chemical analyses associated with exportation of alcohol beverages from the United States. This program includes application and notice requirements, including letterhead applications for certification, submission of the results of qualifying analyses of TTB-supplied alcohol beverage samples, and miscellaneous letterhead applications and notices regarding additional certifications, requests for TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and notices of changes in employment place or status. Under this program, certified chemists and their laboratories must also maintain usual and customary records regarding all analysis results conducted under the authority of a TTB certificate, and records related to laboratory equipment, quality control policies, procedures and systems, and analyst training and competence. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 310. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Nov 28, 2018 Jkt 247001 Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 310. Estimated Time per Response: 1.33 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 412. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: November 26, 2018. Spencer W. Clark, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–25949 Filed 11–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–31–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Tax and Trade Bureau Information Collection Requests Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests. DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 31, 2018 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) 1. Title: Change in Bond (Consent of Surety). OMB Control Number: 1513–0013. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Description: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5114, 5173, 5272, 5354, 5401, and 5711, requires certain alcohol and tobacco industry proprietors to post a bond in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to ensure payment by the bonding company of Federal excise taxes due on alcohol or tobacco products should a proprietor default. When circumstances of a proprietor’s operation change from the original bond agreement, the TTB regulations authorized under those IRC sections allow the proprietor to complete form TTB F 5000.18, Change in Bond (Consent of Surety), in lieu of obtaining a new bond. Once executed by the proprietor and an approved surety company, the form is filed with TTB, which retains it as long as the revised bond agreement remains in force. Form: TTB F 5000.18. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 120. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 120. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 120. 2. Title: Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval. OMB Control Number: 1513–0020. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: To provide consumers with adequate information as to the identity of alcohol beverages and to prevent consumer deception and the use of misleading statements in the marketing of such products, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires that alcohol beverages sold or introduced into interstate or foreign commerce be labeled in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. Under that authority, the TTB regulations require that, prior to an alcohol beverage product’s introduction into interstate or foreign commerce, the producer, bottler, or importer of the product apply for and receive TTB approval of the product’s label. For wines and distilled spirits, such respondents also may apply for exemption from label approval for products not sold or entered into interstate or foreign commerce. For distilled spirits, the TTB regulations also require approval of distinctive liquor bottles. Respondents use form TTB F 5100.31 or its electronic E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61401-61402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25949]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


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

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be

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obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 622-0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

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

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

    Dated: November 26, 2018.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25949 Filed 11-28-18; 8:45 am]
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