Notice2021-12462
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 82)
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June 15, 2021
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Treasury DepartmentAlcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31818-31821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12462]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
[Docket No. TTB-2021-0003]
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 82)
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 August 16,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments on the information collections
described in this document using one of the two methods described
below--
<bullet> Internet: To submit comments electronically, use the
comment form for this document posted on the ``<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>'' e-
rulemaking website at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> within Docket No.
TTB-2021-0003.
<bullet> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> within Docket No.
TTB-2021-XXXX. TTB has posted a link to that docket on its website at
<a href="https://www.ttb.gov/rrd/information-collection-notices">https://www.ttb.gov/rrd/information-collection-notices</a>. 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.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066f686069746b67726f696865696a6a6365726f6968754672726428616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d14131b120f101c091412131e121111181e091412130e3d09091f531a120b">[email protected]</span></a> (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, 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
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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. 1513-0006
Title: Volatile Fruit-Flavor Concentrate Plants--Applications and
Related Records (TTB REC 5520/2).
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5520.3.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5520/2.
Abstract: Volatile fruit-flavor concentrates contain alcohol when
made from the mash or juice of a fruit by an evaporative process. Under
the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5511, alcohol excise taxes
and most other provisions of chapter 51 of the IRC do not apply to such
concentrates if their manufacturers file applications, keep records,
and meet certain other requirements prescribed by regulation. Under
that IRC authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 18 require
volatile fruit-flavor concentrate manufacturers to register using form
TTB F 5520.3, file amendments to their registrations using that form or
a letterhead application (depending on circumstances), and maintain a
record file of all approved registrations and related supporting
documents. TTB uses the collected information to identify concentrate
manufacturers and their operations to ensure that the tax provisions of
the IRC are appropriately applied.
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.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 55.
<bullet> Average Responses Per Respondent: 1 (one).
<bullet> Number of Responses: 55.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 2 hours.
<bullet> Total Burden: 110 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0022
Title: Volatile Fruit-Flavor Concentrate Manufacturers--Annual
Report, and Usual and Customary Business Records (TTB REC 5520/1).
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5520.2.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB F 5520/1.
Abstract: Volatile fruit-flavor concentrates contain alcohol when
made from the mash or juice of a fruit by an evaporative process. Under
the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5511, alcohol excise taxes and most other
provisions of chapter 51 of the IRC do not apply to such concentrates
if their manufacturers keep records and meet certain other requirements
prescribed by regulation. Under that IRC authority, the TTB regulations
in 27 CFR part 18 require volatile fruit-flavor concentrate
manufacturers to submit an annual summary report, using form TTB F
5520.2, accounting for all such products produced, removed, or made
unfit for beverage use. Such manufacturers compile this report from
usual and customary business, which, under the regulations, respondents
must retain for 3 years. TTB uses the collected information to ensure
that the tax provisions of the IRC are appropriately applied.
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.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 55.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
<bullet> Number of Responses: 55.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 20 minutes.
<bullet> Total Burden: 18 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0042
Title: Drawback on Distilled Spirits Exported.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5110.30.
Abstract: Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5062, persons who export tax-
paid distilled spirits may claim drawback of the alcohol excise tax
paid on those spirits, as prescribed by regulation. The TTB regulations
in 27 CFR part 28 require that claimants use TTB F 5110.30 to make such
drawback claims. The form requests information regarding the claimant,
the tax-paid spirits exported, and the amount of tax to be refunded.
TTB uses the collected information to substantiate the claim for
drawback.
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 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.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 150.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 6.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 900.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 2 hours.
<bullet> Total Burden: 1,800 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0043
Title: Application and Permit to Ship Puerto Rican Spirits to the
United States Without Payment of Tax.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5110.31.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7652 imposes on Puerto Rican
distilled spirits shipped to the United States for consumption or sale
a tax equal to the internal revenue tax (excise tax) imposed in the
United States on distilled spirits of domestic manufacture. However,
the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5232 provides that a person may withdraw distilled
spirits imported or brought into the United States in bulk containers
from Customs custody and transfer such spirits to the bonded premises
of a domestic distilled spirits plant without payment of the internal
revenue tax imposed on such spirits, as prescribed by regulation. The
IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5314 also states that persons may withdraw spirits
from the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant in Puerto Rico
pursuant to an authorization issued under the laws of Puerto Rico.
Under those IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 26
require respondents to use form TTB F 5110.31 to apply for and receive
approval to ship Puerto Rican distilled spirits to the United States
without payment of Federal excise tax. The form identifies the specific
spirits and amounts shipped and received, and the shipment's consignor
in Puerto Rico and consignee in the United States. TTB uses the
information collected to ensure appropriate application of the IRC tax
provisions
Current Actions: There are no program changes or adjustments
associated with this information collection, and TTB is submitting it
for extension purposes only.
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Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 10.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 50.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 500.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 0.75 hour.
<bullet> Total Burden: 375 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0047
Title: Distilled Spirits Production Records (TTB REC 5110/01), and
Monthly Report of Production Operations.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5110.40.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5110/01.
Abstract: In general, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5001 prescribes the
excise tax rates for distilled spirits produced in or imported into the
United States, while 26 U.S.C. 5207 requires distilled spirit plant
(DSP) proprietors to maintain records of production, storage,
denaturation, and processing activities and to render reports covering
those operations, as prescribed by regulation. Under those IRC
authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 19 require DSP
proprietors to keep records regarding the production materials used to
produce spirits, the amount of spirits produced, the amount withdrawn
from the production account, and the production of spirits byproducts,
which proprietors must maintain for at least 3 years. Based on those
records, the part 19 regulations also require DSP proprietors to submit
monthly reports of production operations using TTB F 5110.40. TTB uses
the collected information to substantiate the proprietor's excise tax
liability and bond coverage, if applicable.
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 number of annual respondents, responses, and burden
hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 2,500.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 12.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 30,000.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 2 hours.
<bullet> Total Burden: 60,000 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0065
Title: Wholesale Dealers Records of Receipt of Alcohol Beverages,
Disposition of Spirits, and Monthly Summary Reports (TTB REC 5170/2).
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5170/2.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5121 requires wholesale alcohol
beverage dealers to keep daily records of all distilled spirits
received and disposed of, as well as daily records of all wine and beer
received. That section also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
require such dealers to submit periodic summaries of their daily
records for distilled spirits received and disposed of, and it
authorizes the issuance of regulations regarding such records and
reports. In addition, section 5123 of the IRC prescribes retention and
inspection requirements for the required records and reports. Under
those IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 31 require
wholesale alcohol dealers to keep usual and customary business records,
such as consignment, purchase, and sales invoices, to document their
daily receipt and disposition of distilled spirits, as well as their
daily receipt of wine and beer. The regulations also provide that TTB,
at its discretion, may require a particular dealer to submit monthly
summary reports regarding all distilled spirits received and disposed
of on a daily basis. The regulations require dealers to keep the
required records and copies of any required monthly summary reports at
their place of business, available for TTB inspection, for at least 3
years.
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 number of annual respondents, responses, and burden
hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 30,400 for recordkeeping; 50 for
monthly summary reports.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 1 for recordkeeping; 12
for monthly summary reports.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 30,400 for recordkeeping; 600 for
monthly summary reports.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: None for usual and customary
recordkeeping; 2 hours for monthly summary reports.
<bullet> Total Burden: The keeping of usual and customary business
records imposes no burden on respondents per the Office of Management
and Budget regulations at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2). For monthly summary
reports, the estimated total burden is 1,200 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0088
Title: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Related Documents for Tax
Returns and Claims (TTB REC 5000/24).
TTB Recordkeeping Number: TTB REC 5000/24.
Abstract: TTB is responsible for the collection of Federal excise
taxes on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, cigarette
papers and tubes, and firearms and ammunition, and the collection of
special occupational taxes related to tobacco products and cigarette
papers and tubes. The IRC (26 U.S.C.) requires that such taxes be
collected on the basis of a return, and it requires taxpayers to
maintain records that support the information in the return. The IRC
also allows for the filing of claims for the abatement or refund of
taxes under certain circumstances, and it requires claimants to
maintain records to support such claims. TTB uses the collected
information to determine excise and special occupational tax
liabilities, determine adequacy of bond coverage, and substantiate
claims and other adjustments to tax liabilities.
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 number of annual respondents, responses, and burden
hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
institutions; and Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 67,000.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 8.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 536,000.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 1 hour.
<bullet> Total Burden: 536,000 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0094
Title: Federal Firearms and Ammunition Quarterly Excise Tax Return.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5300.26.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 4181 imposes a Federal excise tax on
the sale of pistols, revolvers, other firearms, and shells and
cartridges (ammunition) sold by manufacturers, producers, and
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importers of such articles. The IRC, at 26 U.S.C. 6001, 6011, and 6302,
also authorizes the issuance of regulations regarding IRC-based taxes,
returns, and records, including the mode and time for collecting taxes
due. Under those IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 53
require respondents who have firearms and/or ammunition excise tax
liabilities to submit a quarterly tax return using form TTB F 5300.26.
TTB uses the information collected on this return to identify the
taxpayer, the amount and type of taxes due, and the amount of payments
made, and, as necessary, to support any tax determination or related
additional actions, such as tax assessment or refund.
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 number of annual respondents, responses, and burden
hours associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, and individuals.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 715.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 4.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 2,860.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 7 hours.
<bullet> Total Burden: 20,020 hours.
OMB Control No. 1513-0130
Title: Reports of Removal, Transfer, or Sale of Processed Tobacco.
TTB Form Number: TTB F 5300.26.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5722 requires importers and
manufacturers of tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette
papers and tubes to make reports as required by regulation. While
processed tobacco is not subject to excise tax under the IRC, it may be
illegally diverted to taxable use or supplied to others who illegally
produce tobacco products. To detect diversion of processed tobacco, TTB
has issued regulations in 27 CFR parts 40 and 41 requiring persons
holding certain TTB-issued tobacco-related permits to report certain
removals, transfers, or sales of processed tobacco. In general,
respondents must report shipments for export or to domestic entities
not holding such TTB-issued permits by the close of the next business
day using form TTB F 5250.2. However, respondents may apply to TTB for
approval to report removals made for export using a monthly summary
report. TTB F 5250.2 and the monthly summary report require information
identifying the TTB permit holder making the processed tobacco
shipment, the type and quantity of processed tobacco shipped, the
person(s) purchasing (or receiving) and delivering the processed
tobacco, and the destination address of the shipment.
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 number of annual responses and burden hours associated
with this collection.
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.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 20.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 150.
<bullet> Number of Responses: 3,000.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 0.54 hours.
<bullet> Total Burden: 1,620.
OMB Control No. 1513-0132
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: TTB uses the surveys, focus groups, usability tests, and
other information collections approved under this generic clearance to
gather timely feedback from its customers and stakeholders regarding
its programs and services. TTB analyzes the collected information to
help improve its programs and service delivery to ensure that regulated
persons and others have effective, efficient, and satisfactory
experiences when interacting with the agency.
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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Individuals.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 25,000.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
<bullet> Number of Responses: 25,000.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 1 hour.
<bullet> Total Burden: 25,000.
OMB Control No. 1513-0135
Title: Specific and Continuing Export Bonds for Distilled Spirits
or Wine.
TTB Form Numbers: TTB F 5100.25 and TTB F 5100.30.
Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5175, 5214, and 5362 authorizes
exporters (other than proprietors of distilled spirits plants or bonded
wine premises) to withdraw distilled spirits and wine, without payment
of tax, for export if the exporter provides a bond, as prescribed by
regulation. To provide exporters with a degree of flexibility based on
individual need, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 28 allow exporters
to file either a specific bond using TTB F 5100.25 to cover a single
shipment or a continuing bond using TTB F 5100.30 to cover export
shipments made from time to time.
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.
Estimated Annual Burden:
<bullet> Number of Respondents: 20.
<bullet> Average Responses per Respondent: 1 (one).
<bullet> Number of Responses: 20.
<bullet> Average Per-Response Burden: 1 hour.
<bullet> Total Burden: 20 hours.
Dated: June 7, 2021.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-12462 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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