The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26
U.S.C. 5271 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
regulations requiring persons using tax-free alcohol for certain
nonbeverage purposes (hospitals, laboratories, research centers,
etc.) and persons using or dealing in specially denatured spirits
(alcohol and/or rum) to apply for and receive a permit to do so
prior to commencing business. Under that authority, the TTB
regulations prescribe the use of TTB F 5150.22 as the application
form for dealers or users of specially denatured spirits
(alcohol/rum) (see 27 CFR 20.41) and for users of tax-free alcohol
(see 27 CFR 22.41). TTB uses the information reported on the form
to, among other things, determine the eligibility of the applicant
to engage in certain operations involving specially denatured or
tax-free alcohol, the location of the business or entity, and
whether the operations will be in conformance with Federal laws and
regulations.
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USC 5271 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
There are no program changes
associated with this information collection. As for adjustments,
due to a change in agency estimates caused by a decrease in the
number of respondents submitting an application for an industrial
alcohol user permit, TTB is decreasing the number of annual
respondents and responses from 575 (505 private sector and 70
government) to 510 (450 private sector and 60 State and local
government). This also results in a decrease of the estimated
annual burden from 435 hours (383 private sector and 52 government)
to 357 hours (315 private section and 42 State and local
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.