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OMB Control No: 1513-0078	ICR Reference No: 201908-1513-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-1513-008
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 74 - 10/12
Title: Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco or to Operate an Export Warehouse and Applications to Amend Such Permits
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/07/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/29/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2019
Responses	470	0	298
Time Burden (Hours)	630	0	535
Cost Burden (Dollars)	39,350	0	30,610

Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5712 and 5713 requires that importers and manufacturers of tobacco products or processed tobacco and export warehouse proprietors apply for and obtain a permit before engaging in such operations, or at such other times, as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulation. In addition, 26 U.S.C. 5712 sets forth certain circumstances under which a permit application may be denied, such as if the applicant, including any corporate officer, director, or principle stockholder, is ineligible to obtain a permit by reason of business experience, financial standing, or certain criminal convictions. Under those IRC authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR parts 40, 41, and 44 require tobacco industry members to submit applications using the prescribed TTB forms for new permits or, under certain circumstances, amended permits. Applicants use those forms and any required supporting documents to identify themselves and their business, along with its location, organization, financing, and major investors. Once TTB issues a permit, the permittee must retain a copy of their application package for as long as they continue in business, available for TTB inspection upon request. This information collection is necessary to protect the revenue by ensuring that only persons eligible the law are provided a permit to engage in such tobacco-related businesses.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 27 USC 5712 and 5713 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 23157	05/21/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 45622	08/29/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	470	298	172
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	630	535	95
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	39,350	30,610	8,740

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates largely caused by increases in the number of applications submitted to TTB for amended tobacco industry permits, TTB is increasing the overall number of annual respondents, responses, and burden hours reported for this collection request. This collection request’s overall number of annual respondents and responses has increased from 298 to 470, and the overall number of burden hours has increased from 535 to 630. See the response to Question 15 in the Supporting Statement attached to this submission for details regarding changes in burden estimates to the eight individual information collections contained in this collection request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $188,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jesse Longbrake 202 453-2265

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