The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5741 requires all manufacturers and importers of tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette papers and tubes, and all export warehouse proprietors to keep records as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by regulation, subject to government inspection during business hours. Under that authority, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR part 41 require importers of tobacco products or processed tobacco to maintain the usual and customary records kept during the normal course of business showing the receipt and disposition of imported tobacco products or processed tobacco. This information collection is necessary to protect the revenue, as it allows TTB to verify that the appropriate Federal excise taxes are paid on imported tobacco products and detect diversion of processed tobacco, which is not taxed, to taxable tobacco product manufacturing.
US Code:
26 USC 5741
Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
There are no program changes associated with this information collection. As for adjustments, due to a change in agency estimates, TTB is increasing this information collection's estimated number of annual respondents and responses from 444 to 480. This change is due to an increase in the number of tobacco products and processed tobacco importers regulated by TTB, each of which makes one annual response to this collection. In addition, TTB is removing the 1 hour of burden previously reported as a place holder for this usual and customary business record collection requirement since such collections impose no burden on respondents per the OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2).
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Uncollected
Jesse Longbrake 202 453-2265
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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:
(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.
1513-0106 Supporting Statement (07-2019).docx
Records of Operations - Importers of Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco