As part of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau's (TTB’s) efforts to improve customer service, we
survey customers who submit applications for original or amended
alcohol or tobacco permits, or for approval of alcohol beverage
formulas or certificates of label approval (COLAs). These surveys
assist TTB in identifying potential customer needs and problems,
along with opportunities for improvement in our applications
processes, with particular focus on customer experiences with TTB’s
various electronic application systems, Permits Online (PONL),
Formulas Online (FONL), and COLAs Online.
There are no program changes
associated with this information collection. As for adjustments,
due to changes in Bureau estimates resulting from a recent
evaluation of the number of customer satisfaction survey
invitations sent to customers by TTB, the Bureau is reducing the
number of reported annual respondents to this collection from
30,000 to 20,000. In turn, that reduction results in a decrease of
the number of annual responses, from 30,000 to 20,000, and in a
decrease of the estimated total annual burden hours, from 6,000 to
4,000.
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.