Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 238 / Monday, December 11, 2000 / Notices 77427

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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 proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Brewer’s Bonds and Continuation

Certificates.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 9, 2001

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, Linda Barnes, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to William H. Foster,

Regulations Division, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226,

(202) 927–8210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Brewer’s Bonds and

Continuation Certificates.

OMB Number: 1512–0081.

Form Number: ATF F 5130.22,

Brewer’s Bond, ATF F 5130.23, Brewer’s

Bond Continuation Certificate, ATF F

5130.25, Brewer’s Collateral Bond, ATF

F 5130.27, Brewer’s Collateral Bond

Continuation Certificate.

Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code

requires brewers to give a bond to

protect the revenue and to ensure

compliance with the requirements of

laws and regulations. Bonds and

continuation certificates are required by

law and are necessary to protect

government interests in the excise tax

revenues that brewers pay. Brewer’s

must keep their current bonds for as

long as the brewery is in operation.

Current Actions: ATF F 5130.25,

Brewer’s Collateral Bond is a new form

that replaces the attachments, strikeouts

and insertions of the existing surety

bond, ATF F 5130.22 with a correct and

easy-to-use form to meet the

requirements of 26 U.S.C. 5401 with

collateral transactions instead of a

surety bond. ATF F 5130.27, Brewer’s

Collateral Bond Continuation Certificate

is a new form in which a brewer has the

option of using this form in order to

continue the collateral bond for 4 years.

ATF F 5130.22, Brewer’s Bond has been

revised to include additional

instructions that are more easily

understood and the entire form has been

rewritten in the plain language format.

ATF F 5130.23, Brewer’s Bond

Continuation Certificate has been

rewritten in the plain language format

and the collateral option transaction has

been placed in the new ATF F 5130.27.

ATF estimates that the forms will

reduce the burden by 25% for each

individual, depending on

circumstances. The total burden will

increase, however, since there is a

significant increase in the number of

brewers since the last submission.

Type of Review: Revision.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,750.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 45

minutes per form.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 600

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 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.

Dated: December 4, 2000.

William T. Earle,

Assistant Director (Management), CFO.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Today, the Office of

Thrift Supervision within the

Department of the Treasury solicits

comments on Minimum Security

Devices and Procedures.

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before February 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail: Send comments to

Manager, Dissemination Branch,

Information Management and Services

Division, Office of Thrift Supervision,

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20552, Attention 1550–0062.

Delivery: Hand deliver comments to

the Guard’s Desk, East Lobby Entrance,

1700 G Street, NW., from 9:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. on business days, Attention

1550–0062.

Facsimiles: Send facsimile

transmissions to FAX Number (202)

906–7755, Attention 1550–0062; or

(202) 906–6956 (if comments are over 25

pages).

E-Mail: Send e-mails to

‘‘public.info@ots.treas.gov’’, Attention

1550–0062, and include your name and

telephone number.

Public Inspection: Interested persons

may inspect comments at the Public

Reference Room, 1700 G St. NW., from

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

and Thursdays or obtain comments and/

or an index of comments by facsimile by

telephoning the Public Reference Room

at (202) 906–5900 from 9:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m. on business days. Comments

and the related index will also be posted

on the OTS Internet Site at

‘‘www.OTS.treas.gov’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Riese, Supervision, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–6134.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Minimum Security Devices and

Procdures.

OMB Number: 1550–0062.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Abstract: The Bank Protection Act

and OTS implementing regulations

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require thrifts to establish security

devices and procedures. Written

security programs allow OTS to evaluate

whether thrifts have adopted policies

and procedures to ensure compliance

with the law and regulations. FDIC,

OCC and FRB have substantially similar

regulations.

Current Actions: OTS proposes to

renew this information collection

without revision.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,080.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,160 hours.

Request for Comments: The OTS will

summarize comments submitted in

response to this notice or will include

these comments in its request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. The OTS invites

comment on: (a) Whether the collection

of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including 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; (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or starting

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

John E. Werner,

Director, Information & Management Services

Division.

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