Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 73), 11867-11872 [2019-05900]

Agencies

• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11867-11872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05900]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

[Docket No. TTB-2019-0001]


Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 73)

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 May 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: As described below, you may send comments on the information 
collections described 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. We no longer accept public comments via 
email or fax.
     Internet: To submit comments online, use the comment form 
for this document posted within Docket No. TTB-2019-0001 on the 
``Regulations.gov'' e-rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov;
     U.S. Mail: Send comments to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
Officer, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 
Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Delivery comments to the Paper 
Reduction Act Officer, Regulations and Rulings Division, 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 described in this document. You must reference the 
information collection's title, form or recordkeeping requirement 
number, and OMB control number (if any) in your comment.
    You may view copies of this document, the information collections 
described in it and any associated instructions, and all comments 
received in response to this document within Docket No. TTB-2019-0001 
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, Regulations and 
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 
Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 202-453-1039, ext. 135; or 
[email protected] (please do not submit comments 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 described below in this notice, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or 
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part 
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include 
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments.
    We invite comments on: (a) Whether this information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the information collection's 
burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; (d) ways to minimize the information 
collection's burden on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the 
requested information.
    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 has a valid OMB control number.

Information Collections Open for Comment

    Currently, we are seeking comments on the following forms, 
letterhead applications or notices, recordkeeping requirements, 
questionnaires, or surveys:

OMB Control No. 1513-0010

    Title: Formula and Process for Wine.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5120.29.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 
26 U.S.C. 5361, 5362, and 5386-5388, TTB regulations in 27 CFR parts 24 
and 26 require persons who intend to produce special natural wine, 
agricultural wine, other than standard wine, or nonbeverage wine to 
obtain TTB's prior approval of the formulas by which such products will 
be made. Such persons may file formula approval requests using TTB F 
5120.29, which describes the type of product and the formula and 
process by which it will be made. TTB uses the collected information to 
ensure compliance with Federal law, including ensuring that nonbeverage 
wines withdrawn free of tax under 26 U.S.C. 5362(d) are rendered unfit 
for beverage use.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection or 
its related form. However, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is 
increasing the average number of responses submitted annually by each 
respondent and the estimated total annual burden for this information 
collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 30.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 5 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 150.
     Average Per-Response Burden: 2 hours.
     Total Burden: 300 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0011

    Title: Formula and/or Process for Articles Made with Specially 
Denatured Spirits.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5150.19.
    Abstract: In general, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214, distilled 
spirits used in the manufacture of nonbeverage articles are not subject 
to Federal excise tax, and, under 26 U.S.C. 5273, persons who intend to 
produce such articles using specially denatured distilled spirits (SDS) 
must obtain prior approval of their formulas and manufacturing 
processes. For medicinal preparations and flavoring extracts intended 
for internal human use, that section also prohibits SDS from remaining 
in the finished articles. Therefore, the TTB

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regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require persons to file formula and 
process approval requests, using TTB F 5150.19, for articles made with 
SDS. To protect the revenue and ensure compliance with the IRC and TTB 
regulations, TTB personnel examine the collected information to verify 
that the described articles are nonbeverage products made in compliance 
with 26 U.S.C. 5273. TTB field personnel also may compare manufacturing 
records to approved formulas to verify that such articles are being 
made in accordance with their approved formulas and processes.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection, 
its related form, or its estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 1,132.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 1,132.
     Average Per-Response Burden: 44 minutes.
     Total Burden: 830 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0012

    Title: User's Report of Denatured Spirits.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5150.18.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214 allows the tax-free withdrawal 
of denatured distilled spirits from a distilled spirits plant (DSP), 
and, at 26 U.S.C. 5275, it requires persons procuring, dealing in, or 
using specially denatured (SDS), or recovering specially denatured or 
completely denatured distilled spirits, to maintain records and file 
reports as the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) may prescribe by 
regulation. The TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require persons who 
use or recover SDS or articles, or who use recovered completely 
denatured spirits or articles, to file a report once annually using TTB 
F 5150.18 to account for their use of such denatured spirits in 
specific approved formulas during the period July 1 through June 30. 
The regulations also require such persons to file a final report when 
discontinuing business. The collected information is necessary to 
protect the revenue as it allows TTB to detect diversion of tax-free 
denatured spirits to taxable proposes by users of such spirits. TTB 
also uses the required information to ensure users of such spirits 
comply with Federal law and regulations.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection or 
its related form. However, due to change in agency estimates, TTB is 
increasing slightly the number of annual respondents, responses, and 
burden hours reported for this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 3,600.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (once annually).
     Number of Responses: 3,600.
     Average per Response Burden: 18 minutes.
     Total Burden: 1,080 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0014

    Title: Power of Attorney.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5000.8.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6061 provides that any return, 
statement, or other document submitted under the IRC's provisions must 
be signed in accordance with the forms or regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary. Also, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 
U.S.C. 204(c) authorizes the Secretary to prescribe the manner and form 
of applications for basic permits issued under the Act. Under those 
authorities, 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. As such, applicants and principals use TTB 
F 5000.8 to delegate such authority to a designated individual and to 
report that delegation to TTB. Many documents and forms submitted to 
TTB are legally binding and have penalties for omissions or 
falsification, and TTB uses the collected information to determine who 
legally represents an applicant or permittee doing business with the 
agency.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection, 
its related form, or its estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 5,000.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 2 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 10,000.
     Average per Response Burden: 19.5 minutes.
     Total Burden: 3,250 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0024

    Title: Report--Export Warehouse Proprietor.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5220.4.
    Abstract: In general, under chapter 52 of the IRC, tobacco products 
and cigarette papers and tubes manufactured in, or imported into, the 
United States are subject to Federal excise tax while tobacco products 
and cigarette papers and tubes removed for export, and all processed 
tobacco, are not subject to that tax. Additionally, the IRC at 26 
U.S.C. 5722 requires export warehouse proprietors to provide reports 
regarding such articles, in such form, at such times, and for such 
periods as the Secretary prescribes by regulation. Under that 
authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 44 require export 
warehouse proprietors to file a monthly operations report using TTB F 
5220.4, listing the amount of tobacco products, cigarette papers and 
tubes, and processed tobacco received, removed, lost, or unaccounted 
for during a given month. The collected information is necessary to 
protect the revenue as it allows TTB to detect diversion of those 
untaxed articles to taxable uses. These reports also allow TTB to 
verify compliance with Federal laws and regulations related to the 
removal and export of such articles.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection, 
its related form, or its estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 82.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 12 (monthly).
     Number of Responses: 984.
     Average per Response Burden: 1 hours.
     Total Burden: 984 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0029

    Title: Certificate of Tax Determination--Wine.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5120.20.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5062 authorizes drawback (refund) of 
the Federal excise tax on distilled spirits and wines exported from the 
United States, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary regarding 
evidence of the product's tax payment or determination and exportation. 
Under that authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 28 require 
drawback claims filed by wine

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exporters to be accompanied by the producer's or bottler's 
certification, filed on TTB F 5120.20, that the listed wines were 
produced in the United States and taxpaid or determined upon 
withdrawal. The collected information is necessary to protect the 
revenue as it allows TTB to prevent the payment of unverified drawback 
claims.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection, 
its related form, or its estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 30.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 33.33 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 1,000.
     Average per Response Burden: 30 minutes.
     Total Burden: 500 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0039

    Title: Distilled Spirits Plants Warehousing Records (TTB REC 5110/
02), and Monthly Report of Storage Operations.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5110.11.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5110/02.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5207 requires DSP proprietors to 
maintain records and submit reports of their production, storage, 
denaturation, and processing activities as required under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary. Under that IRC authority, the TTB 
regulations in 27 CFR part 19 require DSP proprietors to keep certain 
records regarding their warehousing operations. Those regulations also 
require DSP proprietors to report a summary of their storage 
operations, based on the required records, to TTB on a monthly basis 
using form TTB F 5110.11. Because, under 26 U.S.C. 5005(c), a DSP 
proprietor is liable for the Federal excise tax for all distilled 
spirits stored on the plant's premises, the required records and report 
are necessary to protect the revenue. The required records and reports 
also allow TTB to ensure compliance with Federal law and regulations.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection or 
its related form. However, due to continued growth in the distilled 
spirits industry, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents, 
responses, and burden hours reported for this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 2,300.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 12 (monthly).
     Number of Responses: 27,600.
     Average per Response Burden: 2 hours (1 hour of 
recordkeeping and 1 hour of reporting).
     Total Burden: 55,200 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0049

    Title: Distilled Spirits Plant Denaturation Records (TTB REC 5110/
04), and Monthly Report of Processing Operations.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5110.43.
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5110/04.
    Abstract: The IRC, at 26 U.S.C. 5207, requires distilled spirits 
plant (DSP) proprietors to maintain records and submit reports of their 
production, storage, denaturation, and processing activities, and, at 
26 U.S.C. 5214, it authorizes the withdrawal of denatured distilled 
spirits from a DSP free of tax for certain specified uses, all subject 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Under those 
IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 19 require DSP 
proprietors to keep certain records regarding their production, loss, 
receipt, transfer, and withdrawal of denatured spirits. Using the 
required records, those regulations also require DSP proprietors to 
report a summary of their daily denaturing (processing) activities to 
TTB on a monthly basis using form TTB F 5110.43. Because denatured 
spirits may be removed from a DSP free of tax, a full accounting of a 
DSP's denaturation operations is necessary to protect the revenue. The 
required records and reports allow TTB to detect and prevent diversion 
of denatured spirits to taxable uses, ensure compliance with Federal 
law and regulations, and compile industry statistics.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection or 
its related form. However, due to continued growth in the distilled 
spirits industry, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents, 
responses, and burden hours reported for this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 390.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 12 (monthly).
     Number of Responses: 4,680.
     Average per Response Burden: 1 hour (\1/2\ hour of 
recordkeeping and \1/2\ hour of reporting).
     Total Burden: 4,680 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0060

    Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Tax-Free 
Alcohol (TTB REC 5150/04).
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5150/04.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214 provides for the tax-free 
withdrawal of distilled spirits from a DSP for certain nonbeverage 
purposes, including for use by educational institutions, laboratories, 
hospitals, clinics, and blood banks, and by State, local, and tribal 
governments, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Under 
that authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 22 require users of 
tax-free alcohol to submit certain letterhead applications and notices, 
which serve as qualifying documents for specific regulated activities 
or as amendments to previously-filed documents. The collected 
information is necessary to protect the revenue and ensure compliance 
with Federal laws and regulations regarding tax-free alcohol as it 
allows TTB to detect diversion of tax-free alcohol to taxable beverage 
use and ensure lawful use of such alcohol. In general, activities 
posing a greater jeopardy to the revenue require a letterhead 
application and TTB approval before the respondent begins the activity, 
while activities posing less jeopardy to the revenue require a 
letterhead notice stating that the respondent will undertake the 
activity.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to it or its 
estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local, and tribal governments.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 400.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 400.
     Average per Response Burden: 30 minutes.
     Total Burden: 200 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0066

    Title: Retail Liquor Dealers Records of Receipts of Alcoholic 
Beverages and

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Commercial Invoices (TTB REC 5170/03).
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5170/03.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5122 requires retail alcohol 
beverage dealers to keep records, in the form of books or commercial 
invoices, showing all distilled spirits, wines, and beer received, and 
it authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations to require such 
dealers to keep disposition records for those products for law 
enforcement or revenue protection purposes. In addition, 26 U.S.C. 5123 
requires such dealers to maintain those records at their places of 
business, available for Government inspection during business hours, as 
prescribed by regulation. Under those IRC authorities, the TTB 
regulations in 27 CFR part 31 require retail alcohol beverage dealers 
to keep records showing the quantity of all distilled spirits, wines, 
and beer they receive, along with the date and from who the products 
were received, as well as records of all sales of such products of 20 
or more wine gallons made to the same person at the same time. In 
addition, the regulations require such dealers to maintain the required 
records and any related supporting documents for at least 3 years at 
their places of business or other TTB-approved locations, subject to 
TTB inspection during business hours. This information collection is 
necessary to ensure compliance with Federal law. The recordkeeping 
requirement consists of usual and customary invoices and sales receipts 
that would be kept in the normal course of business.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits; State, local, 
and tribal governments.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 455,000.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (ongoing 
recordkeeping).
     Number of Responses: 455,000.
     Average per Response Burden: None.
     Total Burden: None. (Per 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), there is no 
burden associated with the collection of usual of customary records 
kept during the normal course of business.)

OMB Control No. 1513-0067

    Title: Wholesale Alcohol Dealer Recordkeeping Requirement Variance 
Requests and Approvals (TTB REC 5170/6).
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5170/6.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5121, the TTB 
regulations in 27 CFR part 31 require wholesale alcohol dealers to keep 
records of the receipt and disposition of distilled spirits, subject to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. As authorized in the TTB 
regulations in 27 CFR part 31, wholesale alcohol dealers may submit 
letterhead applications to TTB requesting approval of variations in the 
type and format of such records, and for variations in the place of 
retention for those records. TTB review of such applications is 
necessary to determine that the variance would not jeopardize the 
revenue, be contrary to any provisions of law, or unduly hinder the 
effective administration of the relevant TTB regulations.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 10.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 10.
     Average per Response Burden: 30 minutes.
     Total Burden: 5 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0082

    Title: Alternate Methods or Procedures and Emergency Variations 
from Requirements for Exports of Liquors (TTB REC 5170/7).
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5170/7.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7805 authorizes the Secretary to 
issue all needful regulations to implement the IRC. Under that 
authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 28 alcohol allow 
exporters to apply for prior TTB approval of alternate methods or 
procedures to, or emergency variances from, the requirements of that 
part, other than the giving of a bond or the payment of tax. TTB review 
of such applications is necessary to determine that the proposed 
alternative or variance would not jeopardize the revenue, be contrary 
to any provisions of law, or unduly hinder the effective administration 
of the relevant TTB regulations.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 230.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 230.
     Average per Response Burden: 36 minutes.
     Total Burden: 138 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0093

    Title: Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Tax.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5600.38.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6161 authorizes the Secretary to 
grant taxpayers up to 6 months of additional time to pay taxes on any 
return required under the IRC. Under that authority, TTB has issued TTB 
F 5600.38, which taxpayers complete to apply for an extension of time 
to pay taxes collected by TTB. The respondent uses that form to 
identify the tax payment for which an extension is requested and 
explain the reasons why the payment cannot be made on time. TTB 
evaluates the information provided on the form and in any attachments, 
and it notifies the taxpayer of its decision by returning a copy of the 
approved or disapproved form to the taxpayer.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection, 
its related form, or its estimated burden.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 30.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 30.
     Average per Response Burden: 15 minutes.
     Total Burden: 7.5 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0097

    Title: Notices Relating to Payment of Firearms and Ammunition 
Excise Tax by Electronic Fund Transfer.
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6302, TTB collects the 
firearms and ammunition excise tax (FAET) imposed by 26 U.S.C. 4181 on 
the basis of a return that taxpayers file quarterly. Section 6302 also 
authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations concerning the payment of 
taxes by

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electronic funds transfer (EFT). Under the TTB regulations, taxpayers 
who elect to begin or discontinue payment of those taxes by EFT must 
furnish a written notice to TTB regarding such actions. TTB uses that 
information to anticipate and monitor FAET payment to ensure compliance 
with Federal law.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 10.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 10.
     Average per Response Burden: 6 minutes.
     Total Burden: 1 hour.

OMB Control No. 1513-0098

    Title: Supporting Data for Nonbeverage Drawback Claims.
    TTB Form Number: TTB F 5154.2.
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5111-5114 and 7652(g), persons 
using distilled spirits to produce medicines, medicinal preparations, 
food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume may claim 
drawback (refund) of all but $1.00 per proof gallon of the Federal 
excise tax paid on spirits used to make such nonbeverage products, 
subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. As required by the 
TTB regulations, to support nonbeverage product drawback claims, 
respondents report certain data regarding the spirits used and the 
products produced. Collection of this information is necessary to 
protect the revenue as it allows TTB to verify the validity of excise 
tax claims.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and there are no changes to the collection or 
its related form. However, due to change in agency estimates resulting 
from an increase in the number of nonbeverage product drawback claims 
received, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents, 
responses, and burden hours reported for this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 550.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 6 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 3,300.
     Average per Response Burden: 58 minutes.
     Total Burden: 3,190 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0100

    Title: Applications, Notices, and Records Relative to Importation 
and Exportation of Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer, Including Puerto 
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Abstract: Chapter 51 of the IRC imposes Federal excise taxes on 
alcohol beverages imported into the United States. Such products shown 
to be exported from the United States are not taxed. In addition, under 
the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7652, such products of Puerto Rican manufacture 
brought into the United States for consumption or sale and those coming 
into the United States from the U.S. Virgin Islands are subject to tax 
equal to the tax imposed in the United States on like products, 
although, under that section, most of the taxes collected on such 
products are returned to the treasuries of the two governments. Under 
those authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 parts 26, 27, and 28 
require persons exporting or importing alcohol beverages from Puerto 
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to file certain letterhead 
applications and notices, and to keep certain records, regarding such 
activities. The collected information is necessary to protect the 
revenue and ensure compliance with Federal laws and regulations. For 
alcohol beverages exported or imported from Puerto Rico or the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, the required information allows TTB to trace shipments 
of such products, verify excise tax payments and claims for refunds, 
and calculate payments due to the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 20.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 20.
     Average per Response Burden: 9 hours.
     Total Burden: 180 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0104

    Title: Information Collected in Support of the Small Producer's 
Wine Credit (TTB REC 5120/11).
    TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 5120/11.
    Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5041(c), certain small wine 
producers are eligible for a tax credit which may be taken to reduce 
the Federal excise tax they pay on wines (including hard ciders) 
removed from their premises during a calendar year. In addition, except 
during the period of time that such provisions in section 5041 are 
suspended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115-97), small 
producers can transfer their tax credit to bonded warehouses that store 
their wine and ship it on their instructions. Under the TTB 
regulations, the transferee uses information provided by the small 
producer to take the appropriate tax credit on behalf of the producer, 
and the producer uses the information to monitor its own tax payments 
to ensure it does not exceed the authorized annual credit. To protect 
the revenue, TTB uses the collected information to verify excise tax 
computations, and to ensure that wines claimed for this credit were 
produced, stored, shipped, and transferred according to Federal laws 
and regulations.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only, and the collection and its estimated burden 
remain unchanged.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 280.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 10 (on occasion).
     Number of Responses: 2,800.
     Average per Response Burden: 1 hour.
     Total Burden: 2,800 hours.

OMB Control No. 1513-0106

    Title: Record of Operations--Importer of Tobacco Products or 
Processed Tobacco.
    Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5741 requires all manufacturers and 
importers of tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette papers 
and tubes, and all export warehouse proprietors to keep records as the 
Secretary prescribes by regulation, subject to government inspection 
during business hours. Under that authority, the TTB regulations in 27 
CFR part 41 require importers of tobacco products or processed tobacco 
to maintain the usual and customary records kept during the normal 
course of business showing the receipt and disposition of imported 
tobacco products or processed tobacco. The collected information is 
necessary to protect the revenue as it allows TTB to verify that the 
appropriate Federal

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excise taxes are paid on imported tobacco products, and it allows TTB 
to detect diversion of processed tobacco, which is not taxed, to 
taxable tobacco product manufacturing.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this information collection for 
extension purposes only and there are no changes to the collection. 
However, due to an increase in the number of tobacco importers holding 
TTB permits, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents, 
responses, and burden hours reported for this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated Annual Burden

     Number of Respondents: 495.
     Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (ongoing 
recordkeeping).
     Number of Responses: 495.
     Average per Response Burden: None.
     Total Burden: None. (Per 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), there is no 
burden associated with the collection of usual of customary records 
kept during the normal course of business.)

    Dated: March 21, 2019.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-05900 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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