Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit

OMB Control No: 1513-0028	ICR Reference No: 202102-1513-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-1513-006
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/TTB	Agency Tracking No: ICN 81 - 3/11
Title: Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit
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: 02/22/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	2,710	510
Time Burden (Hours)	2,168	357
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,420	0

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Abstract: The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5271 requires persons to obtain a permit from the Secretary of the Treasury before they: (1) procure or use tax-free distilled spirits; (2) procure, deal in, or use specially denatured distilled spirits; or (3) recover specially denatured or completely denatured distilled spirits. That section also prescribes the reasons the Secretary may deny or suspend such a permit, and it authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations regarding new and amended permit applications. Under that IRC authority, TTB has issued regulations regarding such industrial alcohol user permits, which are contained in 27 CFR Part 20, Distribution and Use of Denatured Alcohol and Rum, and 27 CFR Part 22, Distribution and Use of Tax-Free Alcohol. Specifically, the TTB regulations require persons who desire to withdraw, deal in, use, or recover specially denatured alcohol (alcohol or rum), and those who desire to use tax-free alcohol, to apply for and receive a permit before beginning such activities. Those regulations specify that respondents must apply for such a permit using form TTB F 5150.22, Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit. The regulations also prescribe what data and supporting documentation respondents must include with their permit application, and specify when a respondent must amend an existing permit. TTB uses collected information to determine the eligibility of the applicant to engage in operations involving specially denatured or tax-free alcohol, the location of the proposed operations, and whether those operations will be conducted in compliance with Federal laws and regulations. As such, the collected information is necessary to protect the revenue.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5271 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:
	85 FR 69680	11/03/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 10434	02/19/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit (State & Local Government) TTB F 5150.22, n/a, n/a, n/a Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit ,   Permits Online: Application for New Tax Free Alcohol User ,   Permits Online: Application for New Specially Denatured Alcohol User ,   Permits Online: Application for New Specially Denatured Alcohol Dealer Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit (Private Sector) TTB F 5150.22, n/a, n/a, n/a Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit ,   Permits Online: Application for New Specially Denatured Spirits Dealer ,   Permits Online: Application for New Specially Denatured Spirits User ,   Permits Online: Application for New Tax Free Alcohol User

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,710	510	0	0	2,200	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,168	357	0	0	1,811	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,420	0	0	0	5,420	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: There are no program changes associated with this information collection, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is increasing the estimated number of annual respondents and responses, as well as the estimated per-response burden and total annual burden hours, associated with this information collection. Recently, TTB has noted an increase in the number of applications for industrial alcohol user permits it receives, which is largely due to the number of beverage alcohol producers, particularly small producers, who began to produce hand sanitizer and other non-beverage sanitary products in response to the COVID–19 public health emergency. In addition, TTB has increased the per-response burden associate with PONL applications for industrial alcohol user permits, from 0.5 hour to 0.75 hour, to better account for the time required to gather and upload the supporting documents required for such permit applications. As a result, TTB is increasing this collection’s estimated number of annual respondents and responses from 510 to 2,710, its average per-respondent burden from 0.7 to 0.8 hour, and its estimated total annual burden from 357 to 2,168 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $501,322

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: 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: 02/22/2021

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