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NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before September 7, 2004.

DOCUMENT 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 Form 5300.27 titled ``Federal Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Deposit.''
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SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Title: Federal Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Deposit.

OMB Number: 15130096.

TTB Form Number: 5300.27.

Abstract: A federal excise tax is imposed by 26 U.S.C. 4181 on the sale of pistols and revolvers, other firearms, shells and cartridges sold by firearms, manufacturers, producers, and importers. Sections 6001, 6301, and 6302 of Title 26 U.S.C. establish the authority for a deposit of excise tax to be made. The information on the form identifies the taxpayer and establishes the taxpayer's deposit.

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 forprofit, individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 283.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 770.

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 not do 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 startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the requested information.

Dated: June 15, 2004.
William H. Foster,
Chief, Regulations and Procedures Division.
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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 200444412; or telephone 2029278210.