ATF requires a corporate surety bond
or a collateral bond to ensure payment of the excise tax on tobacco
products and cigarette papers and tubes removed from the factory or
warehouse. These AFT forms identify the agreement to pay and the
persons from which ATF will attempt to collect any unpaid excise
tax. Manufacturers of tobacco products or cigarette papers and
tubes and proprietors of export warehouses along with corporate
sureties, if applicable, are the respondents for these ATF forms
and is filed with collateral sufficient to cover the excise tax on
tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.
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.