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12-month periods covered by the 

exemption. Petitioner states that on or 

before the end of the exemption period, 

it hopes that the pending Toyota 

petition for rulemaking will be granted, 

and that FMVSS No. 108 will be 

amended to allow ADB. If by the end of 

the exemption period, FMVSS No. 108 

has not been so amended, then 

Volkswagen intends either to cease 

offering the system in the United States 

or request an extension. 

III. Completeness and Comment Period 

Upon receiving a petition, NHTSA 

conducts an initial review of the 

petition with respect to whether the 

petition is complete and whether the 

petitioner appears to be eligible to apply 

for the requested exemption. The agency 

has tentatively concluded that the 

petition from Volkswagen is complete 

and that Volkswagen is eligible to apply 

for a temporary exemption. The agency 

has not made any judgment on the 

merits of the application, and is placing 

a copy of the petition and other related 

materials in the docket. 

The agency seeks comment from the 

public on the merits of Volkswagen’s 

application for a temporary exemption 

from S9.4 and S10.14.6 of FMVSS No. 

108. We are providing a 30-day 

comment period. After considering 

public comments and other available 

information, we will publish a notice of 

final action on the application in the 

Federal Register. 

Issued on September 5, 2017. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19086 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

[Docket No. TTB–2017–0003] 

Proposed Information Collections; 

Comment Request (No. 66) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 November 13, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: As described below, you 

may send comments on the information 

collections listed in this document 

using the ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online 

comment form for this document, or you 

may send written comments via U.S. 

mail or hand delivery. TTB no longer 

accepts public comments via email or 

fax. 

• https://www.regulations.gov: Use 

the comment form for this document 

posted within Docket No. TTB–2017– 

0003 on ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal, to submit 

comments via the Internet; 

• U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, 

Regulations and Rulings Division, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and 

Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 

Street NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 

20005. 

Please submit separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

listed in this document. You must 

reference the information collection’s 

title, form or recordkeeping requirement 

number, and OMB number (if any) in 

your comment. 

You may view copies of this 

document, the information collections 

listed in it and any associated 

instructions, and all comments received 

in response to this document within 

Docket No. TTB–2017–0003 at https://

www.regulations.gov. A link to that 

docket is posted on the TTB Web site at 

https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-onform.shtml. You may also obtain paper 

copies of this document, the 

information collections described in it 

and any associated instructions, and any 

comments received in response to this 

document by contacting Michael Hoover 

at the addresses or telephone number 

shown below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street 

NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 

telephone (202) 453–1039, ext. 135; or 

email informationcollections@ttb.gov 

(please do not submit comments on this 

notice 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 a 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 listed below in 

this notice, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice 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 comments. 

For each information collection listed 

below, we invite comments on: (a) 

Whether the 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. 

Information Collections Open for 

Comment 

Currently, we are seeking comments 

on the following information collections 

(forms, recordkeeping requirements, or 

questionnaires): 

Title: Application for Amended Basic 

Permit under the Federal Alcohol 

Administration Act. 

OMB Number: 1513–0019. 

TTB Form Number: F 5100.18. 

Abstract: The Federal Alcohol 

Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 

U.S.C. 203 requires that a person apply 

for and receive a permit (known as a 

‘‘basic permit’’) to engage in the 

business of importing distilled spirits, 

wine, or malt beverages into the United 

States; to engage in the business of 

distilling spirits or producing wine; and 

to engage in the business of purchasing 

for resale at wholesale distilled spirits, 

wine, or malt beverages. Section 204 of 

the FAA Act imposes minimum 

requirements for basic permits and 

authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 

to prescribe the manner and form of all 

applications for basic permits. 

TTB F 5100.18 is completed by a 

person who has a basic permit under the 

FAA Act and wants to amend that 

permit. Amendment of a basic permit 

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occur in name, ownership, location, or 

activities of the permittee. The 

furnished information enables TTB to 

determine whether an applicant for an 

amended basic permit meets the 

statutory requirements in 27 U.S.C. 204. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection as a revision. 

While the information collection 

remains unchanged, TTB is increasing 

the estimated number of respondents 

and burden hours due to an increase in 

the number of beverage alcohol industry 

members applying for amended basic 

permits under the FAA Act. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,035. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,396. 

Title: Application for an Industrial 

Alcohol User Permit. 

OMB Number: 1513–0028. 

TTB Form Number: F 5150.22. 

Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5271 

authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 

to prescribe regulations requiring 

persons using tax-free alcohol for 

certain nonbeverage purposes 

(hospitals, laboratories, research centers, 

etc.) and persons using or dealing in 

specially denatured spirits (alcohol and/ 

or rum) to apply for and receive a 

permit to do so prior to commencing 

business. 

The TTB regulations prescribe the use 

of TTB F 5150.22 as the application 

form for users or dealers of specially 

denatured spirits (alcohol/rum) and for 

users of tax-free alcohol. Respondents 

use TTB F 5150.22 to apply for or 

amend a permit to withdraw and deal in 

specially denatured alcohol under 27 

CFR 20.41, or to use tax-free alcohol 

under 27 CFR 22.41. TTB uses the 

information reported on the form to, 

among other things, determine the 

eligibility of the applicant to engage in 

certain operations, the location of the 

business, and whether the operations 

will be in conformance with Federal 

laws and regulations. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection for extension 

purposes only. The information 

collection, estimated number of 

respondents, and estimated number of 

burden hours remain unchanged. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

575. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 435. 

Title: Report—Manufacturer of 

Tobacco Products or Cigarette Papers 

and Tubes; Report—Manufacturer of 

Processed Tobacco. 

OMB Number: 1513–0033. 

TTB Form Number: F 5210.5 and F 

5250.1. 

Abstract: The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5722 

requires that every manufacturer of 

tobacco products, processed tobacco, or 

cigarette papers and tubes make reports 

containing such information, in such 

form, at such times, and for such 

periods as the Secretary of the Treasury 

shall by regulation prescribe. The TTB 

regulations at 27 CFR 40.202, 40.422, 

and 40.522 prescribe, as appropriate, the 

use of TTB F 5210.5 to report taxable 

articles manufactured, received, and 

removed per month, and the use of TTB 

F 5250.1 to report all processed tobacco 

manufactured, received, and removed 

per month. TTB uses the collected 

information to ensure that Federal 

excise taxes have been properly paid 

and that manufacturers are in 

compliance with applicable Federal law 

and regulations. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection as a revision. 

While the information collection is 

unchanged, TTB is decreasing the 

number of annual respondents, 

responses, and burden hours due to a 

decrease in the number of regulated 

tobacco industry members. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

210. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,040. 

Title: Manufacturers of Nonbeverage 

Products—Records to Support Claims 

for Drawback (TTB REC 5530/2). 

OMB Number: 1513–0073. 

TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 

5530/2. 

Abstract: The IRC, at 26 U.S.C. 5111– 

5114, provides that manufacturers using 

distilled spirits in certain products such 

as medicines, food, flavors, and perfume 

may receive drawback for the Federal 

excise taxes paid on the distilled spirits 

used for these specified purposes. This 

drawback on the taxes paid allows the 

manufacturer to recover all but $1.00 

per proof gallon of the tax imposed on 

distilled spirits. 

The recordkeeping requirements to 

support drawback claims included in 

TTB REC 5530/2 are necessary to 

protect the revenue by preventing 

diversion of such spirits to beverage use. 

The required source records include 

information about distilled spirits 

received, gauge records, evidence of 

taxes paid, the date spirits were used, 

the quantity and kind used in each 

product, receipt and usage of other 

ingredients (to validate formula 

compliance), inventory records, records 

of recovered alcohol, the quantity of 

intermediate products transferred to 

other plants, the disposition of each 

nonbeverage product produced, and the 

purchasers (except for retail sales). 

Regulations prescribing these records 

are set forth in 27 CFR part 17. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection as a revision. 

While the information collection 

remains unchanged, TTB is increasing 

the number of respondents and burden 

hours due to an increase in the number 

of manufacturers of non-beverage 

products who submit drawback claims 

to TTB. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

530. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,130. 

Title: Proprietors or Claimants 

Exporting Liquors (TTB REC 5900/1). 

OMB Number: 1513–0075. 

TTB Recordkeeping Number: REC 

5900/1. 

Abstract: Under sections 5053, 5214, 

and 5362 of the IRC (26 U.S.C. 5053, 

5214, and 5362), distilled spirits, wine, 

and beer may be exported without 

payment of Federal excise tax. In 

addition, taxpaid distilled spirits, wine, 

and beer may be exported and drawback 

(refund) claimed on the taxes paid. To 

protect the revenue, exporters must 

complete various TTB and customs 

forms to show that the products were in 

fact exported. Under the TTB 

regulations in 27 CFR part 28 and this 

recordkeeping requirement, exporters 

are required to maintain copies of all 

pertinent forms and commercial records 

that document exportation, and such 

records must be maintained for not less 

than 3 years. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection for extension 

purposes only. The information 

collection, estimated number of 

respondents, and estimated number of 

burden hours remain unchanged. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,200. 

Title: Administrative Remedies— 

Closing Agreements. 

OMB Number: 1513–0099. 

Abstract: The IRC at section 7121 (26 

U.S.C. 7121) authorizes the Secretary of 

the Treasury to enter into an agreement 

in writing with any person relating to 

the liability of such person (or of the 

person or estate for whom he or she 

acts) in respect to any internal revenue 

tax for any taxable period. The TTB 

regulations pertaining to closing 

agreements, including the requirement 

for a taxpayer to submit a written 

request to TTB to enter into a closing 

agreement, are set forth at 27 CFR 

70.485. TTB uses the information 

submitted in the request and any 

supporting documentation to begin a 

review as to whether an agreement 

should be pursued. 

Current Actions: TTB is submitting 

this information collection as a revision. 

While the information collection 

remains the same, TTB is increasing the 

number of respondents and burden 

hours association with this collection 

due to an increase in the number of 

closing agreements entered into by a 

respondent and TTB. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5. 

Dated: September 5, 2017. 

Amy R. Greenberg, 

Director, Regulations and Rulings Division. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19166 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms 

and Publications Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Rosalia at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(718) 834–2203. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee will be 

held Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 

12:00 p.m., Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Robert Rosalia. For more information 

please contact Robert Rosalia at 1–888– 

912–1227 or (718) 834–2203, or write 

TAP Office, 2 Metrotech Center, 100 

Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or 

contact us at the Web site: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

Dated: September 1, 2017. 

Antoinette Ross, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19191 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, October 12, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otis 

Simpson at 1–888–912–1227 or 202– 

317–3332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be held Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Otis Simpson. For more information 

please contact Otis Simpson at 1–888– 

912–1227 or 202–317–3332, or write 

TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Room 1509, Washington, DC 

20224 or contact us at the Web site: 

http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda 

will include various IRS issues. Otis 

Simpson. For more information please 

contact Otis Simpson at 1–888–912– 

1227 or 202–317–3332, or write TAP 

Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or 

contact us at the Web site: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

The agenda will include a discussion 

on various letters, and other issues 

related to written communications from 

the IRS. 

Dated: September 4, 2017. 

Antoinette Ross, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19197 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Special Projects 

Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special 

Projects Committee will be conducted. 

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 

soliciting public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 

or (510) 907–5274. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Special Projects 

Committee will be held Tuesday, 

October 10, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time via teleconference. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with 


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