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Mark A. Ferroni,
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and Environment.
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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2022–0133]
Agency Request for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection: Department of
Transportation’s (DOT/Department)
‘‘Individual Complaint of Employment
Discrimination’’ Form
Departmental Office of Civil
Rights, Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: DOT invites public comments
about its intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection used by DOT’s Equal
Employment Opportunity Complaints
and Investigations Division within the
Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
This collection is a form titled
‘‘Individual Complaint of Employment
Discrimination’’ (Complaint Form). The
Complaint Form is necessary for
employees, former employees, and/or
applicants for employment to file formal
equal employment opportunity (EEO)
discrimination complaints against DOT
and, in turn, for DOT to process the
complaints. The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 requires DOT to publish this
60-day notice in the Federal Register.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2022–0133] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
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a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Dougherty, (202) 366–9850,
barbara.dougherty@dot.gov, U.S.
Department of Transportation/Office of
the Secretary/Departmental Office of
Civil Rights, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0556.
Title: Individual Complaint of
Employment Discrimination Form
(Form Number: DOT–F 1050–8).
Type of Review: Renewal of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: DOT uses the Complaint
Form to collect information necessary to
process EEO discrimination complaints
filed by DOT employees, former
employees and/or applicants for
employment. DOT uses the Complaint
Form to obtain information from the
individual for processing the
individual’s EEO discrimination
complaint and to identify an attorney or
other representative, if appropriate. An
individual’s filing of an EEO
discrimination complaint is solely
voluntary. DOT processes the
complaints in accordance with the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission’s regulations in Title 29,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614,
as amended.
Respondents: DOT employees, former
employees and/or applicants for
employment.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
275 per year.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Hours Burden: One hour.
Estimated Cost Burden: Zero (there is
no cost for obtaining the form and it is
submitted electronically).
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: 275 hours per year (one
hour per respondent).
Public Comments Invited: DOT
requests comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including
whether the proposed collection is
reasonable for the proper performance
of the Department’s EEO functions; the
accuracy of the estimated burden;
methods by which the Department
could enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collection; and
ways the burdens could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. DOT will
summarize and include all comments
with its request for OMB’s renewed
approval.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November
14, 2022.
Irene B. Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2022–0002]
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request (No. 88)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 document.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before January 17,
2023.
You may send comments on
the information collections described in
this document using one of these two
methods:
• Internet—To submit comments
electronically, use the comment form for
this document posted on the
‘‘Regulations.gov’’ e-rulemaking website
at https://www.regulations.gov within
Docket No. TTB–2022–0002.
• 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.
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 (if any), and OMB control
number in your comment.
You may view copies of this
document, the relevant TTB forms, and
any comments received at https://
www.regulations.gov within Docket No.
TTB–2022–0002. TTB has posted a link
to that docket on its website at https://
www.ttb.gov/rrd/information-collectionnotices. You also may obtain paper
copies of this document, the listed
forms, and any comments received by
contacting TTB’s Paperwork Reduction
Act Officer at the addresses or telephone
number shown below.
ADDRESSES:
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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 complete the
Regulations and Rulings Division
contact form at https://www.ttb.gov/
contact-rrd.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 described
below, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to
this document 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
an 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. 1513–0002
Title: Personnel Questionnaire—
Alcohol and Tobacco Products.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5000.9.
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Abstract: Provisions of chapters 51
and 52 of the Internal Revenue Code
(IRC, 26 U.S.C. chapters 51 and 52) and
the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
(FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) require
all persons who desire to engage in
certain alcohol and tobacco activities to
obtain a permit or registration from, or
file a notice with, the Secretary of the
Treasury (the Secretary) before
beginning operations. The IRC and FAA
Act provide that an applicant must meet
certain qualifications. For example, an
applicant is not eligible for such permits
or approvals if the Secretary finds that
the applicant, (including company
officers, directors, or principal
investors) is not likely to lawfully
operate or has certain criminal
convictions. Under its delegated IRC
and FAA Act authorities, the Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
(TTB) regulations authorize the
collection of information from
applicants so that TTB can determine if
they meet the minimum statutory and
regulatory qualifications for alcohol and
tobacco permits, registrations, or
notices. To assist TTB in making such
determinations, applicants use form
TTB F 5000.9, Personnel
Questionnaire—Alcohol and Tobacco,
or its electronic Permits Online (PONL)
equivalent, to provide TTB with
information regarding their identity and
their criminal and business history.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is
submitting for extension purposes only.
As for adjustments, due to changes in
agency estimates, TTB is increasing the
estimated number of annual
respondents, responses, and burden
hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits; Individuals and households.
• Number of Respondents: 9,850.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 9,850.
• Average Per-response Burden: 51.08
minutes.
• Total Burden: 8,386 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0016
Title: Drawback on Wines Exported.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5120.24.
Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5041 imposes Federal excise tax
on wine produced or imported into the
United States, while section 5362(c)
allows domestic wine to be exported,
transferred to a foreign trade zone, or
used on certain vessels and aircraft
without payment of that tax. In the case
of taxpaid domestic wine that is
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subsequently exported, the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5062(b) provides that exporters of
such wine may claim ‘‘drawback’’
(refund) of the Federal excise tax paid
or determined on the exported wine.
Under the TTB regulations in 27 CFR
part 28, Exportation of Alcohol,
exporters of taxpaid domestic wine use
form TTB F 5120.24 to document the
wine’s exportation and to submit
drawback claims for the Federal excise
taxes paid on the exported wine. TTB
uses the provided information to
determine if the exported wine is
eligible for drawback.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection, and TTB is submitting it for
extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 40.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
4 (four).
• Number of Responses: 160.
• Average Per-response Burden: 67
minutes.
• Total Burden: 179 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0031
Title: Specific and Continuing
Transportation Bonds—Distilled Spirits
or Wines Withdrawn for Transportation
to Manufacturing Bonded Warehouse,
Class Six.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5100.12.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C.
5214(a)(6) and 5362(c)(4) authorizes the
transfer without payment of Federal
excise tax of, respectively, distilled
spirits and wine from a bonded
premises to certain customs bonded
warehouses for subsequent exportation.
To provide proprietors of manufacturing
bonded warehouses with operational
flexibility based on individual need, the
TTB alcohol export regulations in 27
CFR part 28 allow the filing of either a
specific transportation bond using form
TTB F 5100.12 to cover a single
shipment from a bonded premises to a
manufacturing bonded warehouse, or a
continuing transportation bond using
form TTB F 5110.67 to cover multiple
shipments.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection, and TTB is submitting it for
extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 50.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
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• Number of Responses: 50.
• Average Per-response Burden: 1
hour.
• Total Burden: 50 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0056
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants—
Transaction and Supporting Records.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB
REC 5110/05.
Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5001 imposes Federal alcohol
excise tax on distilled spirits produced
or imported into the United States. The
IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5207 also provides that
distilled spirits plant (DSP) proprietors
must maintain records related to their
production, storage, denaturing, and
processing activities and render reports
covering those activities ‘‘as the
Secretary shall by regulations
prescribe.’’ Under that IRC authority,
the TTB regulations in 27 CFR parts 19,
26, 27, and 28 require DSP proprietors
to keep certain usual and customary
records related to their production,
storage, denaturing, and processing
activities. This information collection
consists of the transaction and
supporting records that are common to
all four of those DSP activities.
Proprietors use those common records,
along with records that are unique to
each activity, to document the data
provided on their monthly DSP
production, storage, denaturing, and
processing operations reports. (TTB
requirements to keep records unique to
each of the four DSP activities, and the
four related DSP operations reports, are
approved under other OMB control
numbers.) TTB personnel may examine
the required records to verify the data
provided by DSP proprietors in their
monthly operations reports as those
reports are the basis for determining a
DSP proprietor’s Federal excise tax
liability. This information collection
implements the relevant statutory
provisions and supports the accurate
determination of Federal excise tax.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes
in agency estimates, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of annual
respondents and responses.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 4,800.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 4,800.
• Average Per-response and Total
Burden: As this information collection
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consists of usual and customary records
kept by respondents during the normal
course of business, under 5 CFR
1320.3(b)(2), there is no additional
burden on respondents associated with
this information collection.
OMB Control No. 1513–0061
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Relating to Denatured Spirits.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB
REC 5150/2.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C.
5214, denatured spirits (alcohol to
which denaturants have been added to
render it unfit for beverage purposes)
may be withdrawn from distilled spirits
plants free of tax for nonbeverage
industrial purposes in the manufacture
of certain personal and household
products. Since it is possible to recover
potable alcohol from denatured spirits
and articles made with denatured
spirits, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5271–5275
sets forth provisions relating to
denatured spirits and articles made with
denatured spirits. Under those IRC
authorities, the TTB regulations in 27
CFR part 20 require specially denatured
spirits (SDS) dealers and manufacturers
of nonbeverage products made with
denatured alcohol to apply for and
obtain a permit. In addition, the part 20
regulations that concern this
information collection require such
permit holders to submit letterhead
applications and notices to TTB
regarding certain changes to permit
information, use of alternate methods
and emergency variations from
requirements, adoption or use of certain
formulas, discontinuance of business,
losses in transit, and requests to waive
certain sample shipment and invoice
requirements. The information collected
implements the IRC’s statutory
provisions regarding denatured spirits.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection at this time, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 3,800.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 3,800.
• Average Per-response Burden: 30
minutes.
• Total Burden: 1,900 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0086
Title: Marks on Equipment and
Structures (TTB REC 5130.3), and Marks
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and Labels on Containers of Beer (TTB
REC 5130.4).
TTB Recordkeeping Numbers: TTB
REC 5130.3 and TTB REC 5130.4.
Abstract: Under the authority of
chapter 51 of the IRC, the TTB
regulations in 27 CFR part 25, Beer,
require brewers to place certain marks,
signs, and measuring devices on their
equipment and structures, and to place
certain brands, labels, and marks on
bulk and consumer containers of beer
and other brewery products. The
required information identifies the use,
capacity, and contents of brewery
equipment and structures, as well as
taxable brewery products and the
responsible taxpayer. As such, the
required information is necessary to
protect the revenue and ensure effective
administration of the IRC’s provisions
regarding brewery operations and
products. The required information also
identifies the contents of bulk and
consumer containers of beer and other
brewery products. For the purposes of
inventory control, cost accounting,
equipment utilization, and product
identification, TTB believes that
brewers would, in the normal course of
business, place the information required
under the regulations on their
equipment and structures and on their
bulk and consumers containers of beer
and other brewery products, regardless
of any TTB requirement to do so.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes
in agency estimates, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of annual
respondents and responses associated
with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 13,720.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 13,720.
• Average Per-response and Total
Burden: As this information collection
consists of usual and customary marks
and labels placed by brewers during the
normal course of business, under 5 CFR
1320.3(b)(2), there is no additional
burden on respondents associated with
this information collection.
OMB Control No. 1513–0110
Title: Recordkeeping for Tobacco
Products Removed in Bond from a
Manufacturer’s Premises for
Experimental Purposes—27 CFR
40.232(e).
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Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5704(a)
provides that manufacturers of tobacco
products may remove tobacco products
for experimental purposes without
payment of Federal excise tax, as
prescribed by regulation. Under that
authority, the TTB regulations at 27 CFR
40.232(e) require the keeping of certain
usual and customary business records
regarding the description, shipment,
use, and disposition of tobacco products
removed for experimental purposes
outside of the factory. These records are
subject to TTB inspection and are
necessary to protect the revenue, as they
allow TTB to account for the lawful
experimental use and disposition of
nontaxpaid tobacco products, and to
detect diversion of such products into
the domestic market.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection, and TTB is submitting it for
extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 235.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 235.
• Average Per-response and Total
Burden: As this information collection
consists of usual and customary records
kept by respondents during the normal
course of business, under 5 CFR
1320.3(b)(2), there is no additional
burden on respondents associated with
this information collection.
OMB Control No. 1513–0111
Title: COLAs Online Access Request
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5013.2.
Abstract: To provide consumers with
adequate information as to the identity
of alcohol beverages and prohibit
consumer deception, the FAA Act at 26
U.S.C. 205, and the TTB regulations in
27 CFR parts 4, 5, and 7 that implement
that section, require alcohol beverage
bottlers and importers to apply for
Certificates of Label Approval (COLAs)
for such products introduced into
interstate commerce or released from
customs custody. Domestic bottlers also
must apply for COLA exemptions for
certain alcohol beverage products that
will not be introduced into interstate or
foreign commerce. Respondents may
complete and submit COLA and COLA
exemption applications electronically
using TTB’s COLAs Online system. To
protect TTB computer systems from
cyber threats and misuse, persons
desiring to use the COLAs Online
system must first receive TTB approval
of a COLAs Online Access Request. The
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collected information identifies the
applicant and confirms their authority
to act on behalf of a specific alcohol
beverage industry member. Applicants
submit COLAs Online Access Requests
electronically using the COLAs Online
User Registration function or its paper
equivalent, TTB F 5013.2, COLAs
Online Access Request.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes
in agency estimates, TTB is increasing
the estimated number of annual
respondents, responses, and total
burden hours associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 4,200.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 4,200.
• Average Per-response Burden: 18
minutes
• Total Burden: 1,260 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0124
Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys
for Permit Applications, Permits Online
(PONL), Formulas Online (FONL), and
COLAs Online.
Abstract: As part of TTB’s efforts to
improve customer service, we survey
customers who submit applications for
original or amended alcohol or tobacco
permits, or for approval of alcohol
beverage formulas or certificates of label
approval (COLAs). These surveys assist
TTB in identifying potential customer
needs and problems, along with
opportunities for improvement in our
applications processes, with particular
focus on customer experiences with
TTB’s various electronic application
systems, Permits Online (PONL),
Formulas Online (FONL), and COLAs
Online.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes
in agency estimates, TTB is decreasing
the estimated number of annual
respondents, responses, and total
burden hours associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; and Individuals or
households.
• Number of Respondents: 16,000.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
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• Number of Responses: 16,000.
• Average Per-response Burden: 12
minutes.
• Total Burden: 3200 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513–0142
Title: CBMA Imports Refund
Program—Foreign Producer Registration
and Assignment System; CBMA
Importer Refund Claims System.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001,
5041, and 5051 imposes Federal excise
tax on, respectively, distilled spirits,
wine, and beer manufactured in or
imported into the United States. Under
the Craft Beverage Modernization Act
(CBMA), certain limited quantities of
those products are eligible for lower
excise tax rates (see sections 13801–
13808 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of
2017, Pub. L. 115–97). Recent
amendments to the IRC and CBMA
made by the Taxpayer Certainty and
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Tax
Relief Act; Division EE of Pub. L. 116–
260) transferred responsibility for
administering those CBMA reduced
excise tax rate provisions from Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to the
Treasury Department, effective January
1, 2023. In addition, rather than
receiving CBMA tax benefits at the time
of an import’s entry, for entries after that
date, U.S. importers are required to pay
the full excise tax rate to CBP and then
subsequently submit refund claims to
Treasury to receive their assigned
CBMA tax benefits. Under the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5001(c), 5041(c), and 5051(a), a
U.S. importer will only be eligible for
CBMA tax benefits if a foreign producer
has elected to assign, and the importer
has elected to receive, such benefits in
accordance with regulations and
procedures issued by the Secretary.
Finally, under the new provision at 26
U.S.C. 6038E, foreign producers electing
to make such assignments are required
to provide the information the Secretary
requires by regulation, including
information about controlled group
structures of such producers.
Under those amended IRC authorities,
and authorities delegated to TTB by the
Secretary, TTB issued temporary
regulations in 27 CFR part 27
establishing procedures for alcohol
industry members to take advantage of
the CBMA tax benefits (see T.D. TTB–
186, 09/23/2022, 87 FR 58021). In
particular, the new regulations establish
the procedures by which (1) Foreign
producers may assign CBMA tax
benefits to U.S. importers, and (2) U.S.
importers may elect to receive those
assignments and submit their CBMA tax
benefit refund claims to TTB. This
information collection is required to
ensure that the IRC provisions regarding
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CBMA tax benefit refund claims for U.S.
alcohol importers are appropriately
applied, which is necessary to protect
the revenue.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection, which was recently approved
by the Office of Management and
Budget on an emergency basis, and TTB
is submitting it for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
• Number of Respondents: 26,000.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1.8077.
• Number of Responses: 47,000.
• Average Per-response Burden: 2
hours.
• Total Burden: 94,000 hours.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
[Docket No. TTB-2022-0002]
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 88)
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 document.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before January 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments on the information collections
described in this document using one of these two methods:
Internet--To submit comments electronically, use the
comment form for this document posted on the ``Regulations.gov'' e-
rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov within Docket No.
TTB-2022-0002.
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.
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 (if any), and OMB control number in your comment.
You may view copies of this document, the relevant TTB forms, and
any comments received at https://www.regulations.gov within Docket No.
TTB-2022-0002. TTB has posted a link to that docket on its website at
https://www.ttb.gov/rrd/information-collection-notices. You also may
obtain paper copies of this document, the listed forms, and any
comments received by contacting TTB's Paperwork Reduction Act Officer
at the addresses or telephone number shown below.
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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
complete the Regulations and Rulings Division contact form at https://www.ttb.gov/contact-rrd.
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 described below, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to this document 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 an 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. 1513-0002
Title: Personnel Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco Products.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5000.9.
Abstract: Provisions of chapters 51 and 52 of the Internal Revenue
Code (IRC, 26 U.S.C. chapters 51 and 52) and the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) require all persons
who desire to engage in certain alcohol and tobacco activities to
obtain a permit or registration from, or file a notice with, the
Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) before beginning operations.
The IRC and FAA Act provide that an applicant must meet certain
qualifications. For example, an applicant is not eligible for such
permits or approvals if the Secretary finds that the applicant,
(including company officers, directors, or principal investors) is not
likely to lawfully operate or has certain criminal convictions. Under
its delegated IRC and FAA Act authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations authorize the collection of
information from applicants so that TTB can determine if they meet the
minimum statutory and regulatory qualifications for alcohol and tobacco
permits, registrations, or notices. To assist TTB in making such
determinations, applicants use form TTB F 5000.9, Personnel
Questionnaire--Alcohol and Tobacco, or its electronic Permits Online
(PONL) equivalent, to provide TTB with information regarding their
identity and their criminal and business history.
Current Actions: There are no program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is submitting for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of annual respondents, responses, and
burden hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits; Individuals and
households.
Number of Respondents: 9,850.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 9,850.
Average Per-response Burden: 51.08 minutes.
Total Burden: 8,386 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0016
Title: Drawback on Wines Exported.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5120.24.
Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5041 imposes Federal
excise tax on wine produced or imported into the United States, while
section 5362(c) allows domestic wine to be exported, transferred to a
foreign trade zone, or used on certain vessels and aircraft without
payment of that tax. In the case of taxpaid domestic wine that is
subsequently exported, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5062(b) provides that
exporters of such wine may claim ``drawback'' (refund) of the Federal
excise tax paid or determined on the exported wine. Under the TTB
regulations in 27 CFR part 28, Exportation of Alcohol, exporters of
taxpaid domestic wine use form TTB F 5120.24 to document the wine's
exportation and to submit drawback claims for the Federal excise taxes
paid on the exported wine. TTB uses the provided information to
determine if the exported wine is eligible for drawback.
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection, and TTB is submitting it
for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Average Responses per Respondent: 4 (four).
Number of Responses: 160.
Average Per-response Burden: 67 minutes.
Total Burden: 179 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0031
Title: Specific and Continuing Transportation Bonds--Distilled
Spirits or Wines Withdrawn for Transportation to Manufacturing Bonded
Warehouse, Class Six.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5100.12.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214(a)(6) and 5362(c)(4) authorizes
the transfer without payment of Federal excise tax of, respectively,
distilled spirits and wine from a bonded premises to certain customs
bonded warehouses for subsequent exportation. To provide proprietors of
manufacturing bonded warehouses with operational flexibility based on
individual need, the TTB alcohol export regulations in 27 CFR part 28
allow the filing of either a specific transportation bond using form
TTB F 5100.12 to cover a single shipment from a bonded premises to a
manufacturing bonded warehouse, or a continuing transportation bond
using form TTB F 5110.67 to cover multiple shipments.
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection, and TTB is submitting it
for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
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Number of Responses: 50.
Average Per-response Burden: 1 hour.
Total Burden: 50 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0056
Title: Distilled Spirits Plants--Transaction and Supporting
Records.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5110/05.
Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001 imposes Federal
alcohol excise tax on distilled spirits produced or imported into the
United States. The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5207 also provides that distilled
spirits plant (DSP) proprietors must maintain records related to their
production, storage, denaturing, and processing activities and render
reports covering those activities ``as the Secretary shall by
regulations prescribe.'' Under that IRC authority, the TTB regulations
in 27 CFR parts 19, 26, 27, and 28 require DSP proprietors to keep
certain usual and customary records related to their production,
storage, denaturing, and processing activities. This information
collection consists of the transaction and supporting records that are
common to all four of those DSP activities. Proprietors use those
common records, along with records that are unique to each activity, to
document the data provided on their monthly DSP production, storage,
denaturing, and processing operations reports. (TTB requirements to
keep records unique to each of the four DSP activities, and the four
related DSP operations reports, are approved under other OMB control
numbers.) TTB personnel may examine the required records to verify the
data provided by DSP proprietors in their monthly operations reports as
those reports are the basis for determining a DSP proprietor's Federal
excise tax liability. This information collection implements the
relevant statutory provisions and supports the accurate determination
of Federal excise tax.
Current Actions: There are no program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of annual respondents and responses.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 4,800.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 4,800.
Average Per-response and Total Burden: As this information
collection consists of usual and customary records kept by respondents
during the normal course of business, under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), there
is no additional burden on respondents associated with this information
collection.
OMB Control No. 1513-0061
Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Denatured
Spirits.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5150/2.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214, denatured spirits
(alcohol to which denaturants have been added to render it unfit for
beverage purposes) may be withdrawn from distilled spirits plants free
of tax for nonbeverage industrial purposes in the manufacture of
certain personal and household products. Since it is possible to
recover potable alcohol from denatured spirits and articles made with
denatured spirits, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5271-5275 sets forth provisions
relating to denatured spirits and articles made with denatured spirits.
Under those IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 20
require specially denatured spirits (SDS) dealers and manufacturers of
nonbeverage products made with denatured alcohol to apply for and
obtain a permit. In addition, the part 20 regulations that concern this
information collection require such permit holders to submit letterhead
applications and notices to TTB regarding certain changes to permit
information, use of alternate methods and emergency variations from
requirements, adoption or use of certain formulas, discontinuance of
business, losses in transit, and requests to waive certain sample
shipment and invoice requirements. The information collected implements
the IRC's statutory provisions regarding denatured spirits.
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection at this time, and TTB is
submitting it for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 3,800.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 3,800.
Average Per-response Burden: 30 minutes.
Total Burden: 1,900 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0086
Title: Marks on Equipment and Structures (TTB REC 5130.3), and
Marks and Labels on Containers of Beer (TTB REC 5130.4).
TTB Recordkeeping Numbers: TTB REC 5130.3 and TTB REC 5130.4.
Abstract: Under the authority of chapter 51 of the IRC, the TTB
regulations in 27 CFR part 25, Beer, require brewers to place certain
marks, signs, and measuring devices on their equipment and structures,
and to place certain brands, labels, and marks on bulk and consumer
containers of beer and other brewery products. The required information
identifies the use, capacity, and contents of brewery equipment and
structures, as well as taxable brewery products and the responsible
taxpayer. As such, the required information is necessary to protect the
revenue and ensure effective administration of the IRC's provisions
regarding brewery operations and products. The required information
also identifies the contents of bulk and consumer containers of beer
and other brewery products. For the purposes of inventory control, cost
accounting, equipment utilization, and product identification, TTB
believes that brewers would, in the normal course of business, place
the information required under the regulations on their equipment and
structures and on their bulk and consumers containers of beer and other
brewery products, regardless of any TTB requirement to do so.
Current Actions: There are no program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of annual respondents and responses
associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 13,720.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 13,720.
Average Per-response and Total Burden: As this information
collection consists of usual and customary marks and labels placed by
brewers during the normal course of business, under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2),
there is no additional burden on respondents associated with this
information collection.
OMB Control No. 1513-0110
Title: Recordkeeping for Tobacco Products Removed in Bond from a
Manufacturer's Premises for Experimental Purposes--27 CFR 40.232(e).
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Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5704(a) provides that manufacturers
of tobacco products may remove tobacco products for experimental
purposes without payment of Federal excise tax, as prescribed by
regulation. Under that authority, the TTB regulations at 27 CFR
40.232(e) require the keeping of certain usual and customary business
records regarding the description, shipment, use, and disposition of
tobacco products removed for experimental purposes outside of the
factory. These records are subject to TTB inspection and are necessary
to protect the revenue, as they allow TTB to account for the lawful
experimental use and disposition of nontaxpaid tobacco products, and to
detect diversion of such products into the domestic market.
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection, and TTB is submitting it
for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 235.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 235.
Average Per-response and Total Burden: As this information
collection consists of usual and customary records kept by respondents
during the normal course of business, under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), there
is no additional burden on respondents associated with this information
collection.
OMB Control No. 1513-0111
Title: COLAs Online Access Request
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5013.2.
Abstract: To provide consumers with adequate information as to the
identity of alcohol beverages and prohibit consumer deception, the FAA
Act at 26 U.S.C. 205, and the TTB regulations in 27 CFR parts 4, 5, and
7 that implement that section, require alcohol beverage bottlers and
importers to apply for Certificates of Label Approval (COLAs) for such
products introduced into interstate commerce or released from customs
custody. Domestic bottlers also must apply for COLA exemptions for
certain alcohol beverage products that will not be introduced into
interstate or foreign commerce. Respondents may complete and submit
COLA and COLA exemption applications electronically using TTB's COLAs
Online system. To protect TTB computer systems from cyber threats and
misuse, persons desiring to use the COLAs Online system must first
receive TTB approval of a COLAs Online Access Request. The collected
information identifies the applicant and confirms their authority to
act on behalf of a specific alcohol beverage industry member.
Applicants submit COLAs Online Access Requests electronically using the
COLAs Online User Registration function or its paper equivalent, TTB F
5013.2, COLAs Online Access Request.
Current Actions: There are no program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is
increasing the estimated number of annual respondents, responses, and
total burden hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 4,200.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 4,200.
Average Per-response Burden: 18 minutes
Total Burden: 1,260 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0124
Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys for Permit Applications,
Permits Online (PONL), Formulas Online (FONL), and COLAs Online.
Abstract: As part of TTB's efforts to improve customer service, we
survey customers who submit applications for original or amended
alcohol or tobacco permits, or for approval of alcohol beverage
formulas or certificates of label approval (COLAs). These surveys
assist TTB in identifying potential customer needs and problems, along
with opportunities for improvement in our applications processes, with
particular focus on customer experiences with TTB's various electronic
application systems, Permits Online (PONL), Formulas Online (FONL), and
COLAs Online.
Current Actions: There are no program changes associated with this
information collection, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is
decreasing the estimated number of annual respondents, responses, and
total burden hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; and Individuals
or households.
Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
Number of Responses: 16,000.
Average Per-response Burden: 12 minutes.
Total Burden: 3200 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0142
Title: CBMA Imports Refund Program--Foreign Producer Registration
and Assignment System; CBMA Importer Refund Claims System.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5041, and 5051 imposes Federal
excise tax on, respectively, distilled spirits, wine, and beer
manufactured in or imported into the United States. Under the Craft
Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA), certain limited quantities of those
products are eligible for lower excise tax rates (see sections 13801-
13808 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-97). Recent
amendments to the IRC and CBMA made by the Taxpayer Certainty and
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Tax Relief Act; Division EE of Pub. L.
116-260) transferred responsibility for administering those CBMA
reduced excise tax rate provisions from Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to the Treasury Department, effective January 1, 2023. In
addition, rather than receiving CBMA tax benefits at the time of an
import's entry, for entries after that date, U.S. importers are
required to pay the full excise tax rate to CBP and then subsequently
submit refund claims to Treasury to receive their assigned CBMA tax
benefits. Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001(c), 5041(c), and 5051(a), a
U.S. importer will only be eligible for CBMA tax benefits if a foreign
producer has elected to assign, and the importer has elected to
receive, such benefits in accordance with regulations and procedures
issued by the Secretary. Finally, under the new provision at 26 U.S.C.
6038E, foreign producers electing to make such assignments are required
to provide the information the Secretary requires by regulation,
including information about controlled group structures of such
producers.
Under those amended IRC authorities, and authorities delegated to
TTB by the Secretary, TTB issued temporary regulations in 27 CFR part
27 establishing procedures for alcohol industry members to take
advantage of the CBMA tax benefits (see T.D. TTB-186, 09/23/2022, 87 FR
58021). In particular, the new regulations establish the procedures by
which (1) Foreign producers may assign CBMA tax benefits to U.S.
importers, and (2) U.S. importers may elect to receive those
assignments and submit their CBMA tax benefit refund claims to TTB.
This information collection is required to ensure that the IRC
provisions regarding
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CBMA tax benefit refund claims for U.S. alcohol importers are
appropriately applied, which is necessary to protect the revenue.
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection, which was recently
approved by the Office of Management and Budget on an emergency basis,
and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 26,000.
Average Responses per Respondent: 1.8077.
Number of Responses: 47,000.
Average Per-response Burden: 2 hours.
Total Burden: 94,000 hours.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
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