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OMB Control No: 1513-0048	ICR Reference No: 202401-1513-020
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1513-012
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 91 - 10/20
Title: Registrations and Miscellaneous Requests and Notices for Distilled Spirits Plants; Distilled Spirits Related Requests and Notices for Non-Distilled Spirits Plants
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/09/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	7,550	0	4,300
Time Burden (Hours)	9,593	0	7,330
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,880	0	3,450

Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5171 and 5172, provides that an application to register a distilled spirits plant (DSP) must be made in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, while 26 U.S.C. 5201 requires DSPs to operate in conformity with such regulations. The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5312 also authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations regarding the use of distilled spirits by certain educational and scientific institutions for experimental or research use, and that section authorizes the establishment and regulation of experimental DSPs. Under those authorities, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 19 prescribe the use of TTB F 5110.41 to register a DSP or to make certain amendments to an existing DSP registration. The TTB regulations in part 19 also require DSP operators to submit various miscellaneous letterhead requests or notices to vary their operations from the requirements of part 19 or to request approval or provide notification of certain changes in DSP activities. In addition, those regulations require persons who are neither registered DSPs nor applicants for registration to submit applications or notices related to certain distilled spirits activities, such as the establishment of an experimental DSP or the use of spirits for research purposes. The required information is necessary to protect the revenue as it assists TTB in determining a person’s eligibility to establish and operate a DSP under the IRC, whether a variance from TTB’s regulatory requirements or certain activities at a DSP should be approved, and whether non-DSP entities are eligible to engage in certain distilled spirits-related activities.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5171, 5172, 5201 & 5312 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 81531	11/22/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 6184	01/31/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Miscellaneous Requests and Notices for Distilled Spirits Plants
Non-Distilled Spirits Plant Requests and Notices
Registration of Distilled Spirits Plants	TTB F 5110.41, N/A, N/A	, ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	7,550	4,300	3,250
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,593	7,330	2,263
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,880	3,450	6,430

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 request. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates resulting from continued growth in the number of DSPs in the United States, TTB is reporting increases in the overall number of annual respondents, responses per respondent, total responses, and total burden hours associated with this information collection request, from 3,600 respondents to 6,210, from 1.1944 responses per respondent to 1.2158, from 4,300 total responses to 7,550, and from 7,330 estimated burden hours to 9,593. Specific to the three information collections contained in this collection request, TTB reports the following adjustments due to changes in agency estimates: (1) For the Registration of Distilled Spirits Plants information collection, TTB is reporting increases in the number of annual respondents and responses to this information collection request, from 2,850 each to 4,200. The number of annual responses per respondent, one, remains the same as previously reported. However, within this information collection, TTB is reporting an increase in the number of amended DSP registrations submitted but a decrease in the number of new DSP registrations filed. Because amended DSP registrations require less time to complete than new registrations, TTB is decreasing the estimated average time per response for this information collection, from 1.9649 hours to 1.3274, and is decreasing its estimated annual burden from 5,600 hours to 5,575. (2) For the Miscellaneous Requests and Notices for Distilled Spirits Plants information collection, TTB is reporting increases in the number of annual respondents, responses, and estimated total annul burden, from 700 respondents to 2,000, from 1,400 responses to 3,000, and from 1,6980 hours to 4,008. However, TTB is reporting decreases in the number of responses per respondent, from 2 to 1.67. Estimated time for each response remains the same as previously reported, 1.2 hours. (3) For the Requests and Notices for Non-Distilled Spirits Plants information collection, TTB is decreasing its estimated annual burden, from 50 respondents to 10, from 50 responses to 10, and from 50 burden hours to 10. The number of responses per respondent and time to complete a response remains the same as previously reported.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,154,887

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. Yes

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

Agency Contact: Selina Ferguson 202 453-1039 ext. 273 selina.ferguson@ttb.gov

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