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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:
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
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. .
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
27 USC 205(e)
Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
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:
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
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
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
ICR Summary of Burden
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.
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
Agency Contact:
Christopher Forster-Smith 202 453-1039 ext. 150 christopher.forster-smith@ttb.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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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