The Federal Alcohol Administration Act
requires the labeling of alcohol beverages and designates the
Treasury Department to oversee compliance with regulations. This
form is completed by the regulated industry members and submitted
to TTB as an application to label their products. TTB oversees
label applications to prevent consumer deception and to deter
falsification of unfair advertising practices on alcohol
beverages.
The revisions are being made to
incorporate final rule 27 CFR Parts 1, 17, 19, et al., Revision of
Distilled Spirits Plant Regulations (February 16, 2011, at 75 FR
9080) with this information collection. The rule modernized
requirements for operating distilled spirits plants and included a
number of operational changes (renumbering) to improve the layout
of the regulatory text. We have also made changes by revising the
instructions on the form. There is a decrease in the number of
respondents from 10,982 to 7,738 (difference -3,244). This decrease
is due to an adjustment in the number of responses from 134,529 to
94,790 (-39,739) for a total burden hour adjustment of -18,591. Due
to the convenience of electronic submissions of the COLAs, the
number of responses per respondent has increased from 12.25 to
16.90. This resulted in an increase in annual responses by an
additional 35,981, for an increase of 18,892 burden hours due to
this program change. A total decrease of 3,758 responses and an
increase of 301 hours are realized for a total burden request of
67,566 hours.
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.