The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26
U.S.C.5001 imposes a Federal excise tax of $13.50 per proof gallon
on distilled spirits produced or imported into the United States.
However, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5111–5114, allows manufacturers of
certain nonbeverage products that are unfit for beverage
use—medicines, medicinal preparations, food products, flavors,
flavoring extracts, or perfume—to claim drawback (refund) of all
but $1.00 per proof gallon of the excise tax paid on the distilled
spirits used in the production of such products. Under these IRC
authorities, TTB has issued regulations governing nonbeverage
product drawback claims, contained in 27 CFR part 17, which
includes a requirement to keep source records supporting such
claims. The required source records include information about
distilled spirits received, gauge records, evidence of taxes paid,
the date spirits were used, the quantity and kind used in each
product, receipt and usage of other ingredients (to validate
formula compliance), inventory records, records of recovered
alcohol, the quantity of intermediate products transferred to other
plants, the disposition of each nonbeverage product produced, and
the purchasers (except for retail sales). These records are
necessary to protect the revenue; the required records help prevent
fraudulent claims and the diversion to beverage use of spirits on
which nonbeverage product drawback is claimed.
There are no program changes
associate with this information collection requirement. As for
adjustments, due to a change in agency estimates, TTB is increasing
the annual estimated burden associated with this information
collection from 501 respondents to 530, from 501 responses to 530,
and from 10,521 hours to 11,130. This increase is due to growth in
the number of nonbeverage product manufacturers subject to this
information collection requirement.
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.