The information collected is necessary
to account for and to verify the denaturation of distilled spirits.
A tax is imposed on distilled spirits other than those used for
certain authorized nonbeverage purposes. Denatured spirits are
normally not taxed and, as a result, a full accounting of those
spirits is necessary to ensure that they have not been unlawfully
diverted for beverage use. TTB uses the information collected under
this information collection to protect the revenue.
There are no program changes
associated with this collection. As adjustments, we are reporting
an increase in the number of respondents, responses, and annual
burden hours due to an increase in the number of DSPs who engage in
denaturing activities. We are reporting an increase of 267
respondents (98 to 365), 3,204 annual responses (1,176 to 4,380),
and 3,204 annual burden hours (1,176 to 3,204) from our previous
submission.
$4,380
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Benjamin Birkhill 202 453-2268
benjamin.birkhill@ttb.gov
No
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.