Petitions to Establish or Modify American Viticultural Areas

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1513-0127 Supporting Statement (2016-07-25).docx Supporting Statement A	2016-07-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
182730	Petitions to Establish or Modify American Viticultural Areas	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1513-0127	ICR Reference No: 201607-1513-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201305-1513-004
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: IC 59 - 5/9
Title: Petitions to Establish or Modify American Viticultural Areas
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/13/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	15	0	11
Time Burden (Hours)	1,950	0	1,430
Cost Burden (Dollars)	49,125	0	36,025

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Abstract: Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e), TTB regulates the use of applications of origin on wine labels, including the use of American viticultural area (AVA) names. Based on petitions submitted by interested parties, TTB establishes new AVAs or modifies existing AVAs through the rulemaking process. The TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 9 specify the information that must be included in such petitions so that TTB is able to evaluate the petitioner’s proposal and determine if it meets TTB’s regulatory requirements for creating a new AVA or amending the name, boundary, or other terms of an existing AVA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 27 USC 205(e) Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 29950	05/13/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 49715	07/28/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Petitions to Establish or Modify American Viticultural Areas

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	15	11	0	0	4	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,950	1,430	0	0	520	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	49,125	36,025	0	0	13,100	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As adjustments, TTB is reporting an increase in the number of respondents and annual burden hours due to the growth in the number of American viticultural area (AVA) petitions received by TTB, from 11 to 15 petitions per year. This results in an increase in the estimate annual burden hours from 1,430 to 1,950. In addition, we are modifying the title of this information collection to more clearly reflect its purpose (from “Petition for the Establishment of an American Viticultural Area” to “Petitions to Establish or Modify American Viticultural Areas”).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $159,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/28/2016

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