Under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act at 27 U.S.C. 205(e), TTB regulates the use of
applications of origin on wine labels, including the use of
American viticultural area (AVA) names. Based on petitions
submitted by interested parties, TTB establishes new AVAs or
modifies existing AVAs through the rulemaking process. The TTB
regulations in 27 CFR part 9 specify the information that must be
included in such petitions so that TTB is able to evaluate the
petitioner’s proposal and determine if it meets TTB’s regulatory
requirements for creating a new AVA or amending the name, boundary,
or other terms of an existing AVA.
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USC 205(e) Name of Law: Federal Alcohol Administration Act
As adjustments, TTB is
reporting an increase in the number of respondents and annual
burden hours due to the growth in the number of American
viticultural area (AVA) petitions received by TTB, from 11 to 15
petitions per year. This results in an increase in the estimate
annual burden hours from 1,430 to 1,950. In addition, we are
modifying the title of this information collection to more clearly
reflect its purpose (from “Petition for the Establishment of an
American Viticultural Area” to “Petitions to Establish or Modify
American Viticultural Areas”).
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.