Permits Online (PONL) - Application for Alcohol Fuel Pla

Permits Online (PONL)

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large)

Approved under OMB No. 1513–0051

Information on PONL is available on the TTB website at: https://www.ttb.gov/ponl/customer-support.

PONL Login Screen is at: https://www.ttbonline.gov/permitsonline/Default.aspx.

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PONL Login Screen:

The PONL Terms of Use, Privacy Act, Privacy Impact Assessment, and the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice statements for PONL are shown at the end of this document, beginning on page 21.

PONL Welcome, and Rules and Responsibilities Screens:

On the screen shown above, a new Alcohol Fuel Producer Permit applicant will select “Apply for new permits, registrations or notices.” Users will then see the following PONL Rules and Responsibilities page.

The PONL Rules and Responsibilities Statement reads as follows:

Under penalty of perjury, I declare that I have examined this application, including accompanying statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. The applicant must immediately notify the TTB official with whom this application is filed of any change in ownership, management, or control of the applicant (in the case of a corporation, any change in the officers, directors, or persons holding 10 percent or more of the corporate stock). The business for which this application is made does not violate the law of the State in which the business will be conducted. In addition, if this application is approved, the applicant will conduct operations within a reasonable period of time and maintain such operations in conformity with Federal law.

I further declare:

That I have read the instructions for this form and that I understand that I may need to file additional documentation before TTB may act on this application;

That an appropriate TTB officer may require additional information to determine if I am entitled to the permit for which I am applying;

That if any information provided on this application changes before I have received from TTB a final determination on this application, I must immediately notify the Director, National Revenue Center;

With respect to any water quality information furnished in connection with this application, that copies of this rider may be furnished to the applicable State Water Quality Agency and Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency;

With respect to applications for Industrial Alcohol User Permits, I understand that any permit issued is subject to the following conditions: (1) that all employees conform to all of the laws of the United States relating to the manufacture, taxation, and control of and traffic in intoxicating liquors and all regulations pursuant to these laws, in force now or later while on the permit premises; (2) that I must pay the tax, with interest and penalties, on all alcohol diverted while being transported to me, and on all alcohol withdrawn, transported, used, or disposed of by me in violation of the laws and regulations, in force now or later; (3) that all persons interested in the business to be conducted under this permit are, under the laws and regulations, qualified to receive the privileges applied for, and (4) that specially denatured and tax-free spirits will be stored and secured in accordance with the requirements of 27 CFR, Parts 20 and 22.

I understand that the information supplied by me in connection with this application will be used by TTB to make a determination on the application. Where such disclosure is not prohibited, TTB officers may disclose this information pursuant to the routine uses in TTB’s System of Records Notice (SORN).

I understand that if I fail to supply the information requested TTB may delay or deny the issuance of the permit.  I understand that TTB is asking for my Employer Identification Number and/or my Social Security Number for identification purposes.  If I do not supply the numbers, I understand my application may be delayed.

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After reading and accepting the PONL Rules and Responsibilities, and clicking “Continue,” the user will see the “New Applications Wizard,” as shown below.

New Applications Wizard, Step 1 – Determine Applications Screens:

New Applications Wizard, Step 1 – Determine Applications Screens, continued:

Under “Commodity Selection,” the user will select “Alcohol.” PONL will then present the user with the list of alcohol permit types, and the user will select “Spirits (distillery / industrial use),” and, under “Application Types,” the user will select “Alcohol Fuel Plant.”

New Applications Wizard, Step 1 – Determine Applications Screens, continued:

The user then completes Entity Information and confirms that the provided information is correct.

After clicking “Continue,” the user then will see a Review screen summarizing the data entered in Step 1, as shown on the following page.

New Applications Wizard, Step 2 – Review Screen:

New Applications Wizard, Step 3 – Applications Package Screen:

In Step 3, the user see a screen showing the type of applications they must complete, based on the information provided on the earlier screens. In this case, the user must complete the “Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large)” as shown on this screen.

After the user selects “Start,” PONL presents the application screens as shown on the following pages.

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 1 – Mailing Address Screens:

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 1 – Mailing Address Screens (continued):

NOTE: Under “Mailing Address, “ selecting “Auto Fill” will populate contact information provided earlier as the mailing address, while selecting “New” will provide a screen to enter mailing address information. See the following page.

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 1 – Mailing Address Screens (continued):

If New information is required, the user is presented with this screen:

Once Auto-filled or new information is entered, the user clicks “Continue,” and PONL shows the completed mailing information, as shown here:

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 2 – Operation description:

The user completes the Operation Description information screen. The user will select “New alcohol fuel plant.

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 3 – Additional info.:

The applicant next completes the “Still Information” section of the Additional Information screen:

Clicking on “Add a Row” allows the user to enter information regarding their stills via this screen:

After entering the required information, the user clicks “OK” and is returned to the Additional Information screen, as shown below:

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 3 – Additional info. (continued):

The collections of the information shown on the remainder of the Additional Information screen are approved under other OMB control numbers, as described below:

If the applicant must file a bond, the user completes the AFP Bond section and will also later upload form TTB F 5110.56, Distilled Spirits Bond. This collection is approved under OMB No. 1513–0125. See “Add a Row” screen shot on next page.

Medium and Large alcohol fuel plants require a bond. Below is an example of the AFP Bond “Add a Row” screen:

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 3 – Additional info. (continued):

The additional information screen continues as shown:

If a bond is required and that bond will cover additional operations, the user completes the Consent of Surety section and will also later upload form TTB F 5000.18. This collection is approved under OMB No. 1513–0013. If required, the user will complete the Transfer in Bond section for each supplier as described. The PONL system will generate the corresponding Transfer in Bond form, TTB F 5100.16. This collection is approved under OMB No. 1513–0038. If needed, the user completes the Request for Variance section and later uploads a Letterhead Application for the variance. This collection is approved under OMB No. 1513–0052, Alcohol Fuel Plant (AFP) Records, Reports, and Notices (TTB REC 5110/10). The user then clicks “Continue” to proceed to the next screen.

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 4 – Upload required documents:

This screen shows the additional, supporting documents required as part of this application, and allows for their uploading to the PONL application package.

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 4 – Upload required documents (continued):

In Step 4b (see above), clicking on “Add” presents the upload function screen to the user:

Upload is completed as follows:

After entering Type and Description information, the user clicks “Save Attachments” and then “Continue.”

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 5 – Declare and acknowledge:

The user then completes the Declare and Acknowledge statement:

Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large), Step 6 – Review:

The user is then presented with a review screen showing all submitted information:

[Remainder of review screen not shown. ]

User clicks “Continue” at the bottom of screen and is present with the Submit Application Package page, as shown below:

New Applications Wizard — Step 3: Application Package (submission page.

PONL Submission Confirmation Screen:

After the user submits the application package, the PONL system will generate a Submission Confirmation screen, as follows:

[END OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL FUEL PLANT (SMALL, MEDIUM, OR LARGE)]

The PONL Terms of Use, Privacy Act, Privacy Impact Assessment, and the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice statements for PONL are shown below:

PONL Terms of Use Statement:

PONL Privacy Act Notice:

PONL Privacy Act Assessment:

PONL Paperwork Reduction Act Notice:

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PONL 5.0 – Application for Alcohol Fuel Plant (Small, Medium, or Large) (10-2020)