User's Report of Denatured Spirits

OMB Control No: 1513-0012	ICR Reference No: 201904-1513-016
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-1513-015
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 73 - 3/18
Title: User's Report of Denatured Spirits
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: 08/26/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2019
Responses	3,600	0	3,577
Time Burden (Hours)	1,080	0	1,073
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5214 allows the tax-free withdrawal of denatured distilled spirits from a distilled spirits plant (DSP), and, at 26 U.S.C. 5275, it requires persons procuring, dealing in, or using specially denatured (SDS), or recovering specially denatured or completely denatured distilled spirits, to maintain records and file reports as the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) may prescribe by regulation. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require persons who use or recover SDS or articles, or who use recovered completely denatured spirits or articles, to file a report once annually using TTB F 5150.18 to account for their use of such denatured spirits in specific approved formulas during the period July 1 through June 30. The regulations also require such persons to file a final report when discontinuing business. The collected information is necessary to protect the revenue as it allows TTB to detect diversion of tax-free denatured spirits to taxable proposes by users of such spirits. TTB also uses the required information to ensure users of such spirits comply with Federal law and regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5275 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code

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:
	84 FR 11867	03/28/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 30805	06/27/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name User's Report of Denatured Spirits TTB F 5150.18 User's Report of Denatured Spirits

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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	3,600	3,577	0	0	23	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,080	1,073	0	0	7	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: As for adjustments, due to a change in agency estimates, we are reporting an increase in the number of annual respondents, responses, and total burden hours associated with this information collection, from 3,577 annual respondents and responses to 3,600, and from 1,073 annual burden hours to 1,080.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,880

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Christopher Forster-Smith 202 453-1039 ext. 150 [email protected]

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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: 06/28/2019

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