Under the authority of the Internal
Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5121, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR part 31 require
wholesale alcohol dealers to keep daily records of their receipt
and disposition of distilled spirits. Specific to this information
collection, and as authorized by the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5555, the TTB
regulations in part 31 allow wholesale alcohol dealers to submit
letterhead applications to TTB requesting approval of variations in
the type and format of such records, and for variations in the
place of retention for those records. TTB review of such
applications is necessary to determine that such variances would
not jeopardize the revenue, be contrary to any provisions of law,
or unduly hinder the effective administration of the relevant TTB
regulations.
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.