In general, under the Internal Revenue
Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5214, distilled spirits used in the
manufacture of nonbeverage articles are not subject to Federal
excise tax, and, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5273, persons who
intend to produce such articles using specially denatured distilled
spirits (SDS) must obtain prior approval of their formulas and
manufacturing processes. For medicinal preparations and flavoring
extracts intended for internal human use, that section also
prohibits SDS from remaining in the finished articles. Therefore,
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in
27 CFR part 20 require persons to file formula and process approval
requests, using TTB F 5150.19, for articles made with SDS. To
protect the revenue and ensure compliance with the IRC and TTB
regulations, TTB personnel examine the collected information to
verify that the described articles are nonbeverage products made in
compliance with 26 U.S.C. 5273. TTB field personnel also may
compare manufacturing records to approved formulas to verify that
such articles are being made in accordance with their approved
formulas and processes.
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USC 5273 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
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.