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and take certain precautions to protect 

it from unauthorized use. TTB F 

5120.36, Wine Bond, is the form used by 

the proprietor and a surety company as 

a contract to ensure the payment of the 

wine excise tax. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,150 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1513–0060. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Letterhead Applications and 

Notices Relating to Tax-Free Alcohol 

(TTB REC 5150/4) 

Description: Tax-free alcohol is used 

for nonbeverage purposes in scientific 

research and medicinal uses by 

educational organizations, hospitals, 

laboratories, etc. Use of tax-free alcohol 

is regulated to prevent illegal diversion 

to taxable beverage use. Permits/ 

Applications control authorized uses 

and flow. TTB REC 5150/4 is designed 

to protect revenue and public safety. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,222 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1513–0066. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Retail Liquor Dealers Records of 

Receipts of Alcoholic Beverages and 

Commercial Invoices (TTB REC 5170/3) 

Description: The primary objectives of 

this recordkeeping requirement are 

revenue protection, by establishment of 

accountability data available for audit 

purposes and consumer protection, by 

subject record traceability of alcoholic 

beverages to the retail liquor dealer level 

of distribution in the event of defective 

products. This collection of information 

is contained in 27 CFR 31.234. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 

hour. 

Clearance Officer: Frank Foote, (202) 

927–9347, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau, Room 200 East, 1310 

G. Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, 

(202) 395–7873, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Celina Elphage, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25472 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Additional Designation of one 

Individual Pursuant to Executive Order 

13224 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the name of one 

newly-designated individual whose 

property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to Executive Order 

13224 of September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking 

Property and Prohibiting Transactions 

With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 

Commit, or Support Terrorism.’’ 

DATES: The designation by the Director 

of OFAC of the individual identified in 

this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 

13224, is effective on October 15, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant Director, Compliance 

Outreach & Implementation, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, 

tel.: 202/622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available from OFAC’s Web site 

(http://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via 

facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. 

Background 

On September 23, 2001, the President 

issued Executive Order 13224 (the 

‘‘Order’’) pursuant to the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706, and the United 

Nations Participation Act of 1945, 22 

U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the President 

declared a national emergency to 

address grave acts of terrorism and 

threats of terrorism committed by 

foreign terrorists, including the 

September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in 

New York, Pennsylvania, and at the 

Pentagon. The Order imposes economic 

sanctions on persons who have 

committed, pose a significant risk of 

committing, or support acts of terrorism. 

The President identified in the Annex to 

the Order, as amended by Executive 

Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, 13 

individuals and 16 entities as subject to 

the economic sanctions. The Order was 

further amended by Executive Order 

13284 of January 23, 2003, to reflect the 

creation of the Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Section 1 of the Order blocks, with 

certain exceptions, all property and 

interests in property that are in or 

hereafter come within the United States 

or the possession or control of United 

States persons, of: (1) Foreign persons 

listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) 

foreign persons determined by the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security and the Attorney 

General, to have committed, or to pose 

a significant risk of committing, acts of 

terrorism that threaten the security of 

U.S. nationals or the national security, 

foreign policy, or economy of the United 

States; (3) persons determined by the 

Director of OFAC, in consultation with 

the Departments of State, Homeland 

Security and Justice, to be owned or 

controlled by, or to act for or on behalf 

of those persons listed in the Annex to 

the Order or those persons determined 

to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 

1(d)(i) of the Order; and (4) except as 

provided in section 5 of the Order and 

after such consultation, if any, with 

foreign authorities as the Secretary of 

State, in consultation with the Secretary 

of the Treasury, the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

the Attorney General, deems 

appropriate in the exercise of his 

discretion, persons determined by the 

Director of OFAC, in consultation with 

the Departments of State, Homeland 

Security and Justice, to assist in, 

sponsor, or provide financial, material, 

or technological support for, or financial 

or other services to or in support of, 

such acts of terrorism or those persons 

listed in the Annex to the Order or 

determined to be subject to the Order or 

to be otherwise associated with those 

persons listed in the Annex to the Order 

or those persons determined to be 

subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) 

of the Order. 

On October 15, 2009, the Director of 

OFAC, in consultation with the 

Departments of State, Homeland 

Security, Justice and other relevant 

agencies, designated, pursuant to one or 

more of the criteria set forth in 

subsections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of the 

Order, one individual whose property 

and interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to Executive Order 13224. 

The designee is as follows: 

HARRACH, Bekkay (a.k.a. AL 

HAFIDH ABU TALHA DER 

DEUTSCHE); DOB 4 Sep 1977; POB 

Berkane, Morocco; nationality Germany; 

Driver’s License No. J17001W6Z12; 

National ID No. 5209243072 (Germany) 

expires 7 Sep 2013; Passport 

5208116575 (Germany) expires 7 Sep 

2013; Believed to be in the Afghanistan/ 


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Pakistan border area (individual) 

[SDGT]. 

Dated: October 15, 2009. 

Adam J. Szubin, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. E9–25415 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[FI–59–91] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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 IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

existing final regulation, FI–59–91 (TD 

8674), Debt Instructions With Original 

Issue Discount; Contingent Payment; 

Anti-Abuse Rule (§§ 1.1275–2, 1.1275– 

3, 1.1275–4, and 1.275–6). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 21, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulation should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622– 

6665, or at Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Debt Instruments With Original 

Issue Discount; Contingent Payments; 

Anti-Abuse Rule. 

OMB Number: 1545–1450. 

Regulation Project Number: FI–59–91. 

Abstract: This regulation relates to the 

tax treatment of debt instruments that 

provide for one or more contingent 

payments. The regulation also treats a 

debt instrument and a related hedge as 

an integrated transaction. The regulation 

provides general rules, definitions, and 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for contingent payment 

debt instruments and for integrated debt 

instruments. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals, and 

state, local, or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

180,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 89,000. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of 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 as long 

as 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 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: October 9, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25381 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–246249–96] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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 IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

existing final regulation, REG–246249– 

96 (TD 9010), Information Reporting 

Requirements for Certain Payments 

Made on Behalf of Another Person, 

Payments to Joint Payees, and Payments 

of Gross Proceeds From Sales Involving 

Investment Advisers (§§ 1.6041–1 and 

1.6045–1). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 21, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins, at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–6665, or 

through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Reporting 

Requirements for Certain Payments 

Made on Behalf of Another Person, 

Payments to Joint Payees, and Payments 

of Gross Proceeds From Sales Involving 

Investment Advisers. 

OMB Number: 1545–1705. 

Regulation Project Number: REG– 

246249–96. 

Abstract: This regulation under 

section 6041 clarifies who is the payee 

for information reporting purposes if a 

check or other instrument is made 

payable to joint payees, provides 

information reporting requirements for 

escrow agents and other persons making 

payments on behalf of another person, 

and clarifies that the amount to be 


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