The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26
U.S.C. 5111–5114 authorizes drawback (refund) of all but $1.00 per
gallon of the Federal excise tax paid on distilled spirits if the
spirits are subsequently used in the manufacture of certain
nonbeverage products such as medicines, food products, flavors, and
perfumes. Persons making such products must file claims proving
their eligibility for drawback, and such claims may be filed on
either a monthly or a quarterly basis. However, the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5114(b) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require
persons filing monthly claims to file a bond in order to protect
the revenue. Under the TTB regulations, monthly claimants file the
required bond with TTB using form TTB F 5154.3.
There are no program changes
associated with this collection. Due to a change in agency
estimates based on recent experience, TTB is decreasing the number
of annual respondents to this information collection request from
20 to 10, which, as a result, decreases the number of annual
responses from 20 to 10 and the estimated total annual burden hours
from 8 to 4.
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.