Brewer's Bond and Brewer's Bond Continuation Certificate; Brewer's Collateral Bond and Brewer's Collateral Bond Continuation Certificate
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/25/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
224
652
189
422
448
0
In general, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5401(b) requires brewers to execute a bond before starting business, subject to regulations issued by the Secretary and the exemptions for certain small brewers that are eligible to pay excise taxes on an annual or quarterly basis as provided under 26 U.S.C. 5551(d). Also under that section, brewersâ bonds expire every four years, and a brewer must provide a new bond or a continuation certificate extending the terms of an existing bond. Additionally, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7101 and subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a brewer may furnish a surety bond under which a surety company guarantees payment of the proprietorâs unpaid tax liabilities, or a brewer may submit a collateral bond backed by United States Treasury securities or notes. Under those IRC authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 25 require brewers to file a surety bond using TTB F 5130.22, Brewerâs Bond, or a collateral bond backed by U.S. Treasury securities, notes, or cash using TTB F 5130.25, Brewerâs Collateral Bond. To continue an existing bond, a brewer may furnish a surety bond continuation certificate using TTB F 5130.23 or a collateral bond continuation certificate using TTB F 5130.27, as appropriate. The collected information is necessary to protect the revenue as the required bonds ensure payment of any delinquent excise tax liabilities.
There are no program changes associated with this information collection at this time. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is decreasing the estimated number of respondents, responses, and burden hours associated with this information collection, from 652 annual respondents and responses to 224, and from 422 hours to 189. TTB attributes those decreases to the number of new and existing small brewers that are now exempt from the requirement to furnish or renew a brewerâs bond, as provided in 26 U.S.C. 5551(d).
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.