Under the authority of the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5051, 5052, and 7805, and the authority of the FAA Act at 27
U.S.C. 205(e), the TTB regulations in 27 CFR parts 7 and 25 require
beer and malt beverage producers and importers to file a formula
when certain non-exempted ingredients, flavors, colors, or
processes are used to produce a non-traditional fermented beverage
product. This information collection, which is submitted to TTB as
a written notice, is necessary to (1) ensure that the Federal
alcohol excise tax revenue due under the provisions of chapter 51
of the IRC is not jeopardized for domestically made or imported
beer, and (2) to ensure that the alcohol beverage labeling
provisions of the FAA Act are met for imported products that meet
the FAA Act definition of malt beverage.
Adjustments: While TTB has
reduced the number of formulas requiring submission by exempting a
number of ingredients and processes from its formula approval
requirements, which has reduced the number of formula submissions
to TTB, the number of brewers regulated by TTB has significantly
increased. Therefore, we are updating the number of respondents and
the total annual burden associated with this information collection
to reflect an increase in the number of respondents.
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.