Formula For Distilled Spirits Under The Federal Alcohol Administration Act

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form TTB F 5110.38 Formula for Distilled Spirits Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
OMB No. 1513-0046 Supporting Statement (04-2026).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-04-14	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
16026	Formula for Distilled Spirits Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act	Form and Instruction	Modified	Formula for Distilled Spirits Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1513-0046	ICR Reference No: 202603-1513-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1513-013
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 97 - 5/13
Title: Formula For Distilled Spirits Under The Federal Alcohol Administration Act
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: 04/22/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	36	50
Time Burden (Hours)	36	50
Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	500

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Abstract: The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to issue regulations regarding the labeling of alcohol beverage products to prevent consumer deception, to provide the consumer with adequate information as to the identity and quality of such products, and to require a statement of composition in certain cases of distilled spirits produced by blending or rectification or if neutral spirits were used in the product’s production. In addition, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5222(c), 5223, and 5232, authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations regarding the removal and addition of extraneous substances to distilling materials or the redistillation of domestic and imported spirits. Under those authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR parts 5, 19, and 26 require proprietors to obtain TTB approval of formulas for distilled spirits products when operations such as blending, mixing, purifying, refining, compounding, or treating change the character, composition, class, or type of the spirits. Most respondents now use TTB's Formulas Online (FONL) online system, or its paper equivalent, TTB F 5100.51, to file such formulas, but TTB continues to allow respondents to file distilled spirits formulas using the legacy form, TTB F 5110.38, which is approved under this control number. Respondents use this form to list ingredients, and, in some cases, the process used to produce the product. TTB uses the collected information to determine if a distilled spirits product meets the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5222(c), 5223, 5232, 5555 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
   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:
	91 FR 4180	01/30/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 21081	04/20/2026
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
Formula for Distilled Spirits Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act	TTB F 5110.38	Formula for Distilled Spirits Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	36	50	0	0	-14	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36	50	0	0	-14	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	500	0	0	-140	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, and TTB is submitting it for reapproval for extension purposes only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates for this information collection, TTB is decreasing its estimated number of annual respondents from 50 to 12, is decreasing its estimated number of annual responses from 50 to 36, and is decreasing its estimated total annual burden from 50 to 36 hours. However, also due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is increasing the estimated number of annual responses per respondent to this information collection, from 1 to 3 per respondent.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,720

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: 04/22/2026

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