To regulate interstate and foreign
commerce in alcohol beverages, the Federal Alcohol Administration
Act (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires certain industry
members to obtain basic permits from the Secretary of the Treasury,
and it prohibits unfair trade practices and deceptive advertising
and labeling of alcohol beverages. Under the FAA Act at 27 U.S.C.
207, violations of the Act are subject to civil and criminal
penalties, but the Secretary also is authorized to accept monetary
compromise for such alleged violations. Under that authority, the
TTB regulations allow a proponent or their agent to submit a
monetary offer in compromise to resolve alleged FAA Act violations
using form TTB F 5640.2. The form identifies the alleged
violation(s) and violator(s), amount of the compromise offer, and
the reason(s) why TTB should accept the offer. TTB uses the
information to evaluate the adequacy of the compromise offer in
relation to the alleged violation(s) of the FAA Act and to
determine if it should accept the offer or pursue civil penalties
or criminal prosecution against the alleged violator.
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USC 207 Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
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.