The FAA Act, at 27 U.S.C. 203, requires that a person apply for and receive a permit, known as a âbasic permit,â to engage in the business of importing distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages into the United States; to engage in the business of distilling spirits or producing wine, rectifying or blending distilled spirits or wine, or bottling and/or warehousing distilled spirits; or to engage in the business of purchasing for resale at wholesale, distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages. The FAA Act, at 27 U.S.C. 204, also imposes certain requirements for basic permits and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the manner and form of all applications for basic permits. Under that authority, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 1 require basic permit holders to apply for an amended permit using form TTB F 5100.18 when changes occur in the name, trade name, or address of the permitted business. The regulations also require that a permittee immediately notify TTB of any change in ownership, management, or control of the permitted business, which may be done using TTB F 5100.18. (Such applications and notifications also may be submitted via TTB's electronic Permits Online (PONL) system.) The collected information assists TTB in determining whether an applicant for an amended basic permit meets the criteria for eligibility for such a permit under the FAA Act.
There are no program changes associated with this collection. As for adjustments, due to a change in agency estimates, TTB is increasing the number of annual respondents and responses to this information collection from 2,700 to 3,040, an increase of 340 respondents and responses. These increases are due to growth in the number of alcohol beverage businesses regulated by TTB under the FAA Act, which results in an increase in the number of basic permit holders and a corresponding increase in the number of respondents submitting applications for amended basic permits. However, despite the growth in the number annual of respondents and responses, TTB notes that the estimated annual burden hours for this information collection has decreased from 1,255 to 1,170, a decrease of 85 hours. This decrease is due to the larger percentage of respondents that use TTBâs Permits Online (PONL) system to complete and submit an application for an amended basic permit, which takes an estimated 10 fewer minutes per response than the paper form. With the increased use of PONL by respondents, from 26 percent of all amended permit applicants in 2014 to 69 percent currently, the average per-response time for this collection has dropped from 27.888 minutes (0.4648 hours) to 23.092 minutes (0.3847 hours).
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:
(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;
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.
Form TTB F 5100.18 Application for Amended Basic Permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
Permits Online Customer User Guide (TTB P 5020.06; 05-2015).pdf
1513-0019 Supporting Statement (12-2017).docx
Application for Amended Basic Permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.