Under provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code (IRC) in 26 U.S.C. chapter 51, distilled spirits and
wine produced in or imported into the United States are subject to
Federal excise tax. However, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5214 and
5362, and subject to such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, distilled spirits and wine may be removed without
payment of that tax for use on certain aircraft. In addition, under
19 U.S.C. 1309, and subject to such regulations as the Secretary
may prescribe, distilled spirits and wine may be withdrawn from
customs custody without payment of that tax for use as supplies on
aircraft engaged in flights to locations outside the United States.
Under those authorities, the TTB regulations require airlines to
account for distilled spirits and wine withdrawn from their stocks
held in customs custody at airports for use as supplies on aircraft
engaged in foreign flights. Accounting for the withdrawals of such
products is necessary to protect the revenue by detecting and
preventing diversion of such non-taxpaid products into the domestic
market, which is subject to tax.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
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(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
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