Alcohol Fuel Plants (AFP)
Reports, and Miscellaneous Letterhead Applications and Notices,
Marks, and Records
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/28/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2025
600
2,150
600
2,150
1,200
4,300
Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
at 26 U.S.C. 5001, distilled spirits produced or imported into the
United States are subject to an excise tax of up to $13.50 per
proof gallon. However, under 26 U.S.C. 5214(a)(12) distilled
spirits used for fuel purposes may be withdrawn from a distilled
spirits plant (DSP) free of tax. To protect the revenue and help
prevent diversion of alcohol fuel to taxable beverage use, 26
U.S.C. 5181 and 5207 require a proprietor of a DSP established as
an alcohol fuel plant (AFP) to make applications, maintain records,
and render reports as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by
regulation. Under those IRC authorities, TTB has issued regulations
in 27 CFR, part 19, subpart X, which require AFP proprietors to
keep certain records, provide certain notices, place certain
content and warning marks on alcohol fuel containers, and make
annual operations reports using form TTB F 5110.75. The information
collected under these regulations is necessary to keep AFP permits
current, evaluate requested variations from prescribed AFP
procedures, provide public disclosure of alcohol fuel container
contents and poisonous nature, and account for distilled spirits
produced for fuel purposes and verify the spirits’
disposition.
There are no program changes
associated with the two information collections included under this
collection request, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes
only. As for adjustments, due to changes in agency estimates, TTB
is decreasing this information collection request’s overall annual
estimated burden, from 2,100 to 300 respondents, from 2,150 to 600
responses, and from 2,150 to 1,200 burden hours. Those decreases
result from a decrease in the number of alcohol fuel plants and the
resulting decrease in the number of annual respondents and
responses to the Alcohol Fuel Plant Reports information collection
included under this request. For the Miscellaneous Applications,
Notices, Marks, & Records (TTB REC 5110/10) information
collection included under this collection request, TTB is
increasing its annual burden estimate, from 50 to 300 respondents,
from 50 to 300 responses, and from 50 to 300 hours. Those increases
result from changes in agency estimates as TTB now finds that the
estimated 300 alcohol fuel plant proprietors will annually submit,
on average, one miscellaneous letterhead application or notice to
TTB at a burden of 1 hour per response. However, TTB notes the
keeping of the inventory, production, removal, and other records
and the placement of the required content and poison warning marks
on alcohol fuel containers required under this information
collection are usual and customary business practices undertaken by
respondents regardless of any regulatory requirement to do so. As
such, under the OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320(b)(2), such usual and
customary practices, do not impose any burden on respondents as
defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
$11,940
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Christopher Forster-Smith 202
453-1039 ext. 150 christopher.forster-smith@ttb.gov
No
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.