As provided by 19 U.S.C. 1313(d),
flavoring extracts, medicinal and toilet preparations, and perfumes
produced in the United States and then exported are eligible for
drawback (refund) of all Federal alcohol excise taxes paid on the
distilled spirits used to make those products. Under the TTB
regulations, such nonbeverage product export drawback claims are
made to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). These claims to
CBP may cover the full amount of excise tax paid on the distilled
spirits in question if the respondent has made no previous
nonbeverage product drawback claim to TTB under 26 U.S.C. 5114,
which allows for drawback of all but $1.00 per proof gallon of the
distilled spirits excise taxes paid, or the claim may cover the
remaining $1.00 per proof gallon of excise tax paid if the
respondent has or will file a claim with TTB under 26 U.S.C. 5114
(see OMB control number 1513–0030). When a respondent wishes to
make a nonbeverage product export drawback claim to CBP, they first
submit to TTB form TTB F 5100.4, Certificate of Taxpaid Alcohol, on
which they list the source and amount of distilled spirits used in
the manufacture of the exported products and the amount of excise
taxes claimed for drawback. TTB examines the submitted information
and, if verified, TTB certifies on the form that no previous
certificate has been issued for the described distilled spirits.
TTB retains a copy of the certified form to compare with future
submissions. The verification and certification by TTB of
information provided on TTB F 5100.4 prevents the payment of
duplicate nonbeverage product export claims by CBP and TTB, and, as
such, this information collection is necessary to protect the
revenue.
There are no program changes
associated with this information collection. As for adjustments,
due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is decreasing the average
number of annual responses made by each respondent from 10 to one,
and, as a result, is decreasing the number of annual burden hours
associated with this information collection from 100 to five.
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.