Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/31/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
205,000
188,495
105,917
97,389
10,250
0
To provide consumers with adequate information as to the identity of alcohol beverages and to prevent consumer deception and the use of misleading statements in the marketing of such products, the Federal Alcohol Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires that alcohol beverages sold or introduced into interstate or foreign commerce be labeled in conformity with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. Under that authority, the TTB regulations require that, prior to an alcohol beverage productâs introduction into interstate or foreign commerce, the producer, bottler, or importer of the product apply for and receive TTB approval of the productâs label. For wines and distilled spirits, such respondents also may apply for exemption from label approval for products not sold or entered into interstate or foreign commerce. For distilled spirits, the TTB regulations also require approval of distinctive liquor bottles. Respondents use form TTB F 5100.31 or its electronic equivalent, COLAs Online, to request and obtain label approval, exemption from label approval, or approval of a distinctive liquor bottle. The form serves as both an application for and, if approved by TTB, a certificate of label approval (COLA), a certificate of exemption from label approval, or distinctive liquor bottle approval.
US Code:
27 USC 205(e)
Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
Program Changes: As a matter of agency discretion, TTB is revising this information collection to provide for four new âallowable revisionsâ to previously approved alcohol beverage labels, and TTB is expanding two existing allowable revisions that it already describes on TTB F 5100.31 and COLAs Online. âAllowable revisionsâ are revisions that bottler and importers can make to a previously approved label without requiring the submission of a new COLA application. TTB describes these changes in TTB Industry Circular 2021â1, Expansion of Allowable Revisions to Approved Alcohol Beverage Labels, which TTB has posted on its website at https://www.ttb.gov/industry-circulars.
Adjustments: The program changes described above will result in a small reduction in the number of COLA application submissions submitted to TTB. However, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB is increasing the overall estimated annual number of respondents, responses, and burden hours for this information collection. The estimated per-response burden remains the same, while the average number of responses per respondent decreases slightly. These adjustments from 2018 estimates to 2022 estimates are as follows: From 11,240 respondents to 12,500; from an average of 16.77 responses per respondent to 16.4; from 188,495 responses to 205,000; and 97,389 total burden hours to 105,917.
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 5100.31 Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval
OMB No. 1513-0020 Supporting Statement (01-2022).docx
Application for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval