Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form TTB F 5220.3 Inventory—Export Warehouse Proprietor	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form TTB F 5220.3 Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
OMB No. 1513-0035 Supporting Statement (10-2022).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-10-13	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
16004	Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor	Form and Instruction	Modified	Inventory—Export Warehouse Proprietor
16004	Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1513-0035	ICR Reference No: 202209-1513-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201908-1513-011
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 87 - 3/18
Title: Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/18/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2023
Responses	70	0	80
Time Burden (Hours)	350	0	400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	70	0	0

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Abstract: In general, chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC, 26 U.S.C. chapter 52) imposes a Federal excise tax on all tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes manufactured in, or imported into, the United States, while exempting such articles removed for export, as well as all processed tobacco, from that tax. Export warehouses receive and store such non-taxpaid articles until they are removed without payment of tax for export to a foreign country, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, or for consumption beyond the internal revenue laws of the United States. In addition, section 5721 of the IRC requires export warehouse proprietors to take an inventory of all tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes, and processed tobacco on hand at the commencement of business, the conclusion of business, and at other times as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe by regulation. Under that IRC authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 44 require all export warehouse proprietors to take and report an inventory on TTB F 5220.3 at the opening and closing of their business, when certain changes in control of the business occur, and when required to by the appropriate TTB officer. As authorized by section 5741 of the IRC, the TTB regulations in part 44 also require export warehouse proprietors to retain record copies their inventory reports for 3 years following the close of the calendar year in which the inventory was taken, available for inspection by any appropriate TTB officer upon request. TTB uses the collected information to protect the revenue. Because export warehouse proprietors hold untaxed tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes until such articles are exported without payment of tax, transferred in bond to another export warehouse, or returned to the manufacturer, TTB uses these inventories to establish a contingent Federal excise tax liability on such articles. These inventories also aid TTB in detecting diversion of untaxed articles into the taxable domestic market. In addition, inventories of processed tobacco, which is not subject to tax, help TTB detect and prevent diversion of materials used for making tobacco products to unauthorized manufacturers who would not be accountable to TTB.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5721 and 5741 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 43610	07/21/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 64855	10/26/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Inventory - Export Warehouse Proprietor	TTB F 5220.3	Inventory—Export Warehouse Proprietor

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	70	80	0	0	-10	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	350	400	0	0	-50	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	70	0	0	0	70	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes associated with this collection. As for adjustments, due to a change in agency estimates resulting from a decrease in the number of export warehouse proprietors, TTB is reducing the number of annual respondents and responses to this information collection from 80 to 70, and, as a result, is decreasing the number of annual responses from 80 to 70, which reduces the estimated total annual burden for this collection, from 400 to 350 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,406

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/31/2022

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