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        <RIN>1513-AC89</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202504</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1513</CODE>
            <NAME>Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>TTB</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>TREAS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Implementation of Refunds in Lieu of Reduced Rates for Certain Alcohol Produced Outside of the United States</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rule finalizes temporary amendments to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations implementing certain changes made to the Internal Revenue Code by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Tax Relief Act), which amended the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. &nbsp;The Tax Relief Act transferred responsibility for administering CBMA provisions regarding reduced tax rates and tax credits on imported alcohol from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, effective January 1, 2023. &nbsp;Beginning on that date, importers have paid the full tax rate at entry and subsequently submit refund claims to TTB to receive CBMA tax benefits. &nbsp;This rule finalizes the procedures industry members use to take advantage of CBMA tax benefits that may be applied to specified quantities of imported alcohol products. &nbsp;The regulations also establish the procedures by which foreign producers assign CBMA tax benefits to domestic importers, as set forth under CBMA.&nbsp;</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Not subject to, not significant</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec. 107 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-260, Division EE)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Concurrent With Temporary Rule)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/23/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 58043</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Temporary Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/23/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 58021</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Temporary Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/24/2022</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/22/2022</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1513-AC87</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jesse</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Longbrake</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regulations Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1513</CODE>
                    <NAME>Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>TTB</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 453-1039</PHONE>
                <PHONE_EXT>066</PHONE_EXT>
                <EMAIL>jesse.longbrake@ttb.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1310 G Street NW, Box 12,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20005</ZIP>
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