Notice2024-06399

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Manufacturers Excise Taxes on Sporting Goods and Firearms and Other Administrative Provisions of Special Application to Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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March 26, 2024

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The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Manufacturers Excise Taxes on Sporting Goods and Firearms and Other Administrative Provisions of Special Application to Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21172-21173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06399]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Manufacturers Excise 
Taxes on Sporting Goods and Firearms and Other Administrative 
Provisions of Special Application to Manufacturers and Retailers Excise 
Taxes; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Manufacturers Excise Taxes on Sporting Goods and Firearms and Other 
Administrative Provisions of Special Application to Manufacturers and 
Retailers Excise Taxes; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 28, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andr[eacute]s Garcia, 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20224, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98e8eaf9b6fbf7f5f5fdf6ecebd8f1eaebb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e1e1c0f400d0103030b001a1d2e071c1d40090118">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please 
include, ``OMB Number: 1545-0723, TD 8043, (Manufacturers Excise Taxes 
on Sporting Goods and Firearms and Other Administrative Provisions of 
Special Application to Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes), 
Public Comment Request Notice'' in the Subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the Treasury Decision and instructions should be directed to 
LaNita Van Dyke, at (202) 317-3009, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 
6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the 
internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a163b34332e3b740c3b341e23313f1a332829743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="165a77787f627738407778526f7d73567f646538717960">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Manufacturers Excise Taxes on Sporting Goods and Firearms 
and Other Administrative Provisions of Special Application to 
Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1545-0723.
    Regulation Project Number: T.D. 8043.
    Abstract: Chapters 31 and 32 of the Internal Revenue Code impose 
excise taxes on the sale or use of certain articles. Code section 6416 
allows a credit or refund of the tax to manufacturers in certain cases. 
Code sections 6420, 6421, and 6427 allow credits or refunds of the tax 
to certain users of the articles. This regulation contains reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements that enable the IRS and taxpayers to 
verify that the proper amount of tax is reported or excluded.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. The regulation is being submitted for 
renewal purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit or not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 19 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 475,000.
    The following paragraph applies to all the collections of 
information covered by this notice.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained if their 
contents may become material in the administration of any internal 
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are 
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including

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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information 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 
information.

    Approved: March 20, 2024.
Molly J. Stasko,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-06399 Filed 3-25-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830-01-P


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