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OMB Control No: 1513-0078	ICR Reference No: 202603-1513-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1513-006
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 97 - 9/13
Title: Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco, or to Operate an Export Warehouse, and Applications to Amend Such Permits
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

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	316	470
Time Burden (Hours)	455	630
Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	250

Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5712 and 5713 requires that importers and manufacturers of tobacco products or processed tobacco and export warehouse proprietors apply for and obtain a permit before engaging in such operations, or at such other times, as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by regulation. In addition, 26 U.S.C. 5712 sets forth circumstances under which a permit application may be denied, such as if the applicant, including any corporate officer, director, or major stockholder, is ineligible to obtain a permit by reason of business experience, financial standing, or certain criminal convictions. Under those IRC authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR parts 40, 41, and 44 require tobacco industry members to submit applications using the prescribed TTB forms for new permits or, under certain circumstances, amended permits. Respondents use the mandated application forms and any required supporting documents to identify themselves and their business, along with its location, organization, financing, and major investors. Once TTB issues a permit, the permittee must retain a copy of their application package for as long as they continue in business, available for TTB inspection upon request. This information collection request is necessary to protect the revenue by ensuring that only persons eligible under the relevant provisions of the IRC are provided a permit to engage in tobacco-related businesses.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 27 USC 5712 and 5713 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:
	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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	316	470	-154
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	455	630	-175
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	250	110

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 at this time, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes only. As for adjustments, based on recent data, TTB is decreasing the estimated number of annual respondents, total annual responses, and total annual burden hours associated with this information collection request, from 470 respondents and total responses to 316 each, and from 630 hours to 455 hours. The per-response burden for each information collection contained in this request is adjusted due to changes in agency estimates based on the number of electronic (PONL) and paper form submissions of each collection. The estimated number of annual responses per respondent, one, remains as previously reported.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $208,452

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: Tammy McNeely 202 453-2092 tammy.mcneely@ttb.gov

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