Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Chemist Certification Test Results - Wine	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Distilled Spirits	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Beer	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Chemist Certification Function of myTTB	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
OMB No. 1513-0140 Supporting Statement (03-2025).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-03-17	Available
OMB No. 1513-0140 Supporting Statement (03-2025).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-03-17	Missing upstream
myTTBChemistCertificationUserGuide.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-03-14	Repair queued
myTTBChemistCertificationUserGuide.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-03-14	Repair queued
TTB Procedure 2018-2 (Chemist Certification Program).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-09-25	Repair queued
TTB Procedure 2018-2 (Chemist Certification Program).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-09-25	Missing upstream

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
232859	Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified	Chemist Certification Test Results - Wine
232859	Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified	Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Distilled Spirits
232859	Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified	Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Beer
232859	Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified	Chemist Certification Function of myTTB
232859	Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1513-0140	ICR Reference No: 202503-1513-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-1513-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/02/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/31/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2025
Responses	275	0	310
Time Burden (Hours)	275	0	412
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,135	0	3,162

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Abstract: For imports of alcohol beverages, many foreign countries require product testing as a condition of entry, and many of those countries will accept a report of analysis of imported alcohol beverages from a chemist certified by the exporting country's government. As such, TTB offers its Voluntary Chemist Certification Program as a service to the American alcohol beverage industry to facilitate exportation of domestic beverage alcohol products to foreign markets. This voluntary TTB program ensures that American chemists, enologists, brewers, and alcohol beverage industry technicians (hereafter collectively referred to as "chemists") have the required proficiencies to conduct the required chemical analyses and generate quality data for such product tests. The information collection for TTB's voluntary chemist certification program includes the applications for certification, submission of laboratory test results, requests for TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and notices to TTB regarding changes in a certified chemist's place of employment place or status. Under this program, TTB certified chemists and their laboratories must also maintain usual and customary business records regarding all analytical results conducted under the TTB certification and those related to laboratory equipment, quality control policies, procedures and systems, and analyst training and competence. This information collection chemists have the proficiency to conduct any chemical analysis required by importing countries. .

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 27 USC 205(e) Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
  

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:
	89 FR 94871	11/29/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 14190	03/28/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Voluntary Chemist Certification Program Applications, Notices, and Records	None, None, None, None	Chemist Certification Function of myTTB ,   Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Beer ,   Chemist Certification Test Results Submission Form - Distilled Spirits ,   Chemist Certification Test Results - Wine

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	275	310	0	0	-35	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	275	412	0	-102	-35	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,135	3,162	0	0	973	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: Program changes: To lessen respondent burden and increase efficiencies for both respondents and the agency, TTB has established a portal of its website, “myTTB,” which, among other things, includes the “Chemist Certification Service” function in which respondents electronically complete and submit their Chemist Certification Program application and submit their alcohol beverage analysis test results. The use of that function has decreased the estimated per-response burden for the chemist certification information collection from 1.33 hours to 1 hour. Based on the previous estimate of 310 annual respondents, this results in an overall annual burden decrease of 102 hours for this information collection, from 412 hours to 310. TTB estimates that 86 percent of all respondents are now using the myTTB Chemist Certification Service function to submit their applications and test results. The percentage of respondents using the myTTB Chemist Certification Service is expected to increase as more certifications become eligible for renewal after 2 years from being issued. Adjustments: Due to changes in agency estimates resulting from a decrease in chemist certification applications submitted to TTB, the Bureau is decreasing the number of annual respondents and responses to this information collection, from 310 to 275 each. The estimated number of annual responses per respondent, one, remains the same. Also, the decrease in the number of responses results in a decrease in the estimated total annual burden hours for this collection after the program change noted above, from 310 hours to 275, a decrease of 35 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,888

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.     Yes

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: 03/31/2025

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