[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61298-61299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23161]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, as part of their continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, invite the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.). Currently, we are seeking comments on TTB's Recordkeeping 
Requirement Number 5210/10 titled ``Tobacco--Record of Disposition of 
More Than 60,000 Cigarettes in a Single Transaction.''

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before December 14, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to Sandra Turner, Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these addresses:
    <bullet> P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412;
    <bullet> 202-927-8525 (facsimile); or
    <bullet> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b6bfa2bdb3bfbdbdb5bea4a390a4a4b2feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4c2cbd6c9c7cbc9c9c1cad0d7e4d0d0c68ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a> (e-mail).
    Please reference the information collection's title, form or 
recordkeeping requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your 
comment. If you submit your comment via facsimile, send no more than 
five 8.5 x 11 inch pages in order to ensure electronic access to our 
equipment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information, 
copies of the information collection and its instructions, or copies of 
any comments received, contact Sandra Turner, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412; or 
telephone 202-927-8210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Tobacco--Record of Disposition of 
More Than 60,000 Cigarettes in a Single Transaction.
    OMB Number: 1513-0076.
    TTB Recordkeeping Requirement Number: 5210/10.
    Abstract: Records must be maintained by tobacco products 
manufacturers and cigarette distributors showing the details of large 
cigarette transactions. The records are used to trace the

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movement of contraband cigarettes and to help curtail the illicit 
traffic in cigarettes between states. The record retention period for 
this information collection is 3 years.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to this information 
collection and it is being submitted for extension purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,140,000.

Request for Comments

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or 
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of this 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.

    Dated: September 27, 2004.
William H. Foster,
Chief, Regulations and Procedures Division.
[FR Doc. 04-23161 Filed 10-14-04; 8:45 am]
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