Under its statutory and regulatory
authorities, during an alcohol or tobacco permit investigation, the
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) may require such
applicants to show that they have the financial standing necessary
to conduct their operations in compliance with Federal law.
However, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (the Act; 12
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) limits the Federal Government’s access to the
records of individuals held by financial institutions. The Act
provides that a person may authorize a financial institution to
disclose their individual records to a Federal agency, but it also
requires the agency to certify to the institution that the agency
has complied with the Act. To meet the Act’s requirements, a permit
applicant uses TTB F 5030.6 to authorize a financial institution to
disclose their individual records to TTB, and TTB uses the form to
certify to the institution that the agency has complied with the
Act.
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.