Application for and
Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/31/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
205,000
188,495
105,917
97,389
10,250
0
To provide consumers with adequate
information as to the identity of alcohol beverages and to prevent
consumer deception and the use of misleading statements in the
marketing of such products, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires that alcohol beverages sold or
introduced into interstate or foreign commerce be labeled in
conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury. Under that authority, the TTB regulations require that,
prior to an alcohol beverage product’s introduction into interstate
or foreign commerce, the producer, bottler, or importer of the
product apply for and receive TTB approval of the product’s label.
For wines and distilled spirits, such respondents also may apply
for exemption from label approval for products not sold or entered
into interstate or foreign commerce. For distilled spirits, the TTB
regulations also require approval of distinctive liquor bottles.
Respondents use form TTB F 5100.31 or its electronic equivalent,
COLAs Online, to request and obtain label approval, exemption from
label approval, or approval of a distinctive liquor bottle. The
form serves as both an application for and, if approved by TTB, a
certificate of label approval (COLA), a certificate of exemption
from label approval, or distinctive liquor bottle
approval.
US Code:
27
USC 205(e) Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
Program Changes: As a matter of
agency discretion, TTB is revising this information collection to
provide for four new “allowable revisions” to previously approved
alcohol beverage labels, and TTB is expanding two existing
allowable revisions that it already describes on TTB F 5100.31 and
COLAs Online. “Allowable revisions” are revisions that bottler and
importers can make to a previously approved label without requiring
the submission of a new COLA application. TTB describes these
changes in TTB Industry Circular 2021–1, Expansion of Allowable
Revisions to Approved Alcohol Beverage Labels, which TTB has posted
on its website at https://www.ttb.gov/industry-circulars.
Adjustments: The program changes described above will result in a
small reduction in the number of COLA application submissions
submitted to TTB. However, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB
is increasing the overall estimated annual number of respondents,
responses, and burden hours for this information collection. The
estimated per-response burden remains the same, while the average
number of responses per respondent decreases slightly. These
adjustments from 2018 estimates to 2022 estimates are as follows:
From 11,240 respondents to 12,500; from an average of 16.77
responses per respondent to 16.4; from 188,495 responses to
205,000; and 97,389 total burden hours to 105,917.
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.
Form TTB F 5100.31 Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval
OMB No. 1513-0020 Supporting Statement (01-2022).docx
Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval