Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
at 26 U.S.C. 5178(a), a distilled spirits plant (DSP) is a
delineated place on which only certain authorized activities may be
conducted. However, under section 5178(b), the Secretary of the
Treasury may authorize other businesses on a DSP’s premises upon
application under certain circumstances. Also, under the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5221, DSP proprietors are required give written
notification, in the form and manner prescribed by regulation, when
they begin, suspend, or resume production of spirits. In addition,
the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5555 requires those liable for any tax imposed
by chapter 51 of the IRC to keep such records, submit such returns
and statements, and comply with such rules and regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe. Under these authorities, TTB has issued
regulations in 27 CFR part 19 requiring DSP proprietors to provide
written notification regarding alternations of DSPs between
proprietors or for customs purposes, and regarding changes to the
production status of spirits. TTB also has issued regulations
requiring DSP proprietors to keep alternating premises records when
alternating operations at DSPs, including with an adjacent bonded
wine cellar, taxpaid wine bottling house or brewery, as a
manufacturer of eligible flavors, or as general premises.
US Code:
26
USC 5178 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
US Code: 26
USC 5221 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
US Code: 26
USC 5555 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
Regarding program changes, in
the past, TTB has reported the notice and recordkeeping
requirements approved under this information collection request as
a single information collection. However, as a matter of agency
discretion, TTB is now clarifying that these are two separate
information collections, one for notifications and one for
recordkeeping, each of which is required by different regulatory
sections in 27 CFR part 19. Therefore, TTB is modifying the title
of the existing notification information collection associated with
this request and is adding a recordkeeping information collection
to this request to reflect the separate nature and burdens of the
two collections. As a result, TTB is dividing the
previously-reported burden for this request between the
notification and recordkeeping information collections. In
addition, TTB is modifying the title of this information collection
request to clarify that it contains separate notice and record
collection requirements. As for adjustments, while TTB is dividing
the previously-reported burden for this information collection
request between the notice and record collection requirements, TTB
is increasing the overall estimated number of annual respondents,
responses, and burden hours associated with this request due to an
increase in the number of DSPs regulated by TTB, resulting from
recent growth in the distilled spirits industry. The average number
of annual responses and the average response time per respondent
remains the same.
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.