The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26
U.S.C. 5706 provides for the drawback (refund) of Federal excise
tax paid on tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes when
such articles are subsequently exported from the United States in
accordance with the bond and regulatory requirements prescribed by
the Secretary. Under that IRC authority, the Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued regulations in 27 CFR part 44
governing such drawback claims. Those regulations allow drawback
(refund) of the tax paid on tobacco products and cigarette papers
and tubes subsequently shipped to a foreign country, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States, but only
when the person who paid the tax files a claim and otherwise
complies with the relevant regulations. Specific to this
information collection request, the part 44 regulations require
that such drawback claims be filed on form TTB F 5620.7, and that
all such claims must be accompanied by a bond filed on form TTB F
5200.17. Under those regulations, claimants also must file evidence
with TTB that the articles in question landed at a foreign port or
were lost after export. In addition, claimants may file letterhead
applications for relief from certain regulatory requirements
regarding evidence of export or loss.
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USC 5706 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
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.