Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Wine (TTB REC 5120/2)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB No. 1513-0057 Supporting Statement (07-2022).docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43837	Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Wine (TTB REC 5120/2)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1513-0057	ICR Reference No: 202207-1513-013
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-1513-020
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 85 - 7/10
Title: Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Wine (TTB REC 5120/2)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/27/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2022
Responses	2,000	1,650
Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	825
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,000	0

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Abstract: Various provisions of chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC; 26 U.S.C. chapter 51) govern aspects of the production, treatment, and labeling of natural and agricultural wine or authorize the Secretary of Treasury to issue regulations regarding such matters. Under those IRC authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR part 24 require wine premise proprietors to submit letterhead applications or notices to TTB when they desire to use alternate regulatory compliance methods or procedures or when they desire to undertake certain specified operations, particularly those that affect the kind, tax rate, or volume of wine produced or removed. In general, operations posing a greater jeopardy to the revenue require submission of letterhead applications subject to TTB approval, while operations posing less jeopardy to the revenue require submission of letterhead notices that do not require TTB pre-approval. This information collection is necessary to ensure that proposed alternative methods or procedures and wine operations comply with relevant laws and regulations, and do not jeopardize the revenue or unduly burden TTB’s administration of 27 CFR part 24.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5381 - 5388 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
   US Code: 26 USC 5351 - 5373 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
   US Code: 26 USC 5391 - 5392 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
   US Code: 26 USC 5661 - 5663 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
  

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:
	87 FR 9420	02/18/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 43948	07/22/2022
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
Letterhead Applications and Notices Relating to Wine (TTB REC 5120/2)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,000	1,650	0	0	350	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	825	0	0	175	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,000	0	0	0	4,000	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: There are no program changes associated with this information collection at this time. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents, responses, and burden hours associated with this collection, from 1,650 respondents and responses to 2,000, and from 825 hours to 1,000. Those increases result from continued growth in the number of wine premises in the United States. (The estimated number of annual responses per respondent, one, and the estimated burden per-response, 0.5 hours, remain the same as previously reported.) TTB also is now accounting for the respondent mailing costs associated with this information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $191,940

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/27/2022

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