As indicated in
5CFR1320.6, OMB will not approve a collection of information
requiring respondents to submit more than an original and two
copies of any document in the absence of an agency demonstration
that such collection of information is necessary to satisfy
statutory requirements or other substantial need. The Department
has failed, however, to justify the requirement for taxpayers to
provide copies of Form 5110.53 in quadruplicate. Thus, we have
approved this collection of information until October 1985 with the
condition that the Department will initiate rulemaking in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.14 ( to amend 27CFR250.81(a) to
eliminate the requirement for copies in excess of an original and
two copies as prescribed in 5CFR1320.6(c). I addition, the
justification statement for this docket should be amende to make
explicit that the request for OMB clearance includes the underlying
regulation at 27CFR250.81(a).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/1985
10/31/1985
01/31/1988
768
0
768
230
0
230
0
0
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THIS FORM IS NECESSARY TO DOCUMENT THE
LIABILITY OF TAX AND THE TAX PAYMENT ON DISTILLED SPIRITS THAT ARE
BROUGHT INTO THE U.S. THIS LIABILITY IS RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT
IN THE MANNER OF HAVING THE TAXPAYER PREPAY THE TAX BEFORE LEAVING
PUERTO RICO. THE FORM THE FORM IDENTIFIES THE TAXPAYER, TAX TO BE
PAID55, METHOD OF PAYMENT, IDENTIFIES THE TAXPAYER, TAX TO BE PAID,
METHOD OF PAYMENT, SHIPMENT AND CERTIFICATION BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.