The Internal Revenue Code (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5114, 5173, 5272, 5354, 5401, and 5711, requires certain alcohol and tobacco industry proprietors to post a bond in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to ensure payment by the bonding company of Federal excise taxes due on alcohol or tobacco products should a proprietor default. When circumstances of a proprietor's operation change from the original bond agreement, the TTB regulations authorized under those IRC sections allow the proprietor to complete form TTB F 5000.18, Change in Bond (Consent of Surety), in lieu of obtaining a new bond. Once executed by the proprietor and an approved surety company, the form is filed with TTB, which retains it as long as the revised bond agreement remains in force.
Previously reported amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) have exempted many small alcohol beverage industry proprietors from the IRC's provisions requiring submission of a bond and thus the need to submit changes to bonds on form TTB F 5000.18. Therefore, due to changes in agency estimates resulting from the decrease in the number of alcohol beverage industry proprietors submitting TTB F 5000.18, TTB is decreasing this information collectionâs estimated number of respondents from 2,000 to 120. This results in a corresponding decrease in the collectionâs estimated number of annual responses, from 2,000 to 120, and a decrease in its estimated annual burden hours, from 2,000 to 120.
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.