In general, under the Internal Revenue
Code at 26 U.S.C. 7652(a)(1), merchandise manufactured in Puerto
Rico and shipped to the United States for consumption or sale is
subject to a tax equal to the internal revenue tax imposed in the
United States upon like articles of merchandise of domestic
manufacture. Under this authority, in order to protect the revenue,
the TTB regulations require, among other things, the use of TTB F
5100.21 and TTB F 5110.51 by persons shipping wine, beer, and
certain distilled spirits products produced in Puerto Rico to the
United States for domestic consumption or sale. TTB F 5100.21 is an
application and permit to compute the Federal excise tax on,
taxpay, and withdraw wine or beer for shipment to the United
States. TTB F 5110.51 is an application and permit to compute the
tax on, taxpay, and withdraw for shipment to the United States
certain distilled spirits products.
The Department of the
Treasury requests OMB approval to submit this information
collection as an emergency review request. The Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau published a notice in the Federal Register in
February providing for 60 days of public comment. The Department is
publishing the 30-day notice, but because it will publish after the
collection’s expiration, approval for emergency processing with a
three-month extension is respectfully requested.
US Code:
26
USC 7652 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
There are no program changes
associated with this collection. As for adjustments, we are
increasing the per-respondent burden for this collection from the
previously reported 10 minutes per response to 1 hour, which is the
burden stated in the Paperwork Reduction Act notices shown on the
two forms. Therefore, the estimated annual burden for this
information collection is being increased 29 hours, from 6 hours to
35 hours.
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.