83_FR_34113 83 FR 33975 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request (No. 70) for Chemist Certification Program

83 FR 33975 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request (No. 70) for Chemist Certification Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 138 (July 18, 2018)

Page Range33975-33976
FR Document2018-15287

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the proposed information collection associated with its chemist certification program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33975-33976]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15287]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

[Docket No. TTB-2018-0001]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request (No. 70) for 
Chemist Certification Program

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) invites 
comments on the proposed information collection associated with its 
chemist certification program.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: As described below, you may send comments on the proposed 
information collection using the ``Regulations.gov'' online comment 
form for this document, or you may send written comments via U.S. mail 
or hand delivery. TTB no longer accepts public comments via email or 
fax.
     https://www.regulations.gov: Use the comment form for this 
document posted within Docket No. TTB-2018-0001 on ``Regulations.gov,'' 
the Federal e-rulemaking portal, to submit comments via the internet;
     U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, Regulations and Rulings 
Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, 
Box 12, Washington, DC 20005.
     Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Michael Hoover, 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Suite 400, 
Washington, DC 20005.
    Please reference the proposed information collection's title in 
your comment. You may view copies of this document and all comments 
received in response to this document within Docket No. TTB-2018-0001 
at https://www.regulations.gov. A link to that docket is posted on the 
TTB website at https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-on-form.shtml. You may 
also obtain paper copies of this document and any comments received in 
response to this document by contacting Michael Hoover at the addresses 
or telephone number shown below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 
telephone (202) 453-1039, ext. 135; or email 
informationcollections@ttb.gov (please do not submit comments on the 
proposed information collection to this email address).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), as part of a continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collection 
associated with TTB's chemist certification program.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or 
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the proposed information collection. All comments are part 
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include 
any confidential or inappropriate material in comments.
    In particular, we invite comments on: (a) Whether the information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the information collection's 
burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; (d) ways to minimize the information 
collection's burden on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the 
requested information.

Chemist Certification Information Collection

    Currently, we are seeking comments on the following information 
collection:
    Title: Applications, Notices, and Record Related to the Voluntary 
Chemist Certification Program for the Analysis of Wine, Distilled 
Spirits, and Beer for Export.
    OMB Number: 1513-NEW.
    Abstract: The TTB chemist certification program, established under 
the authority of section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration 
Act (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)), is a voluntary program that certifies 
private industry chemists to analyze alcohol beverages and report the 
results of specific chemical analyses on alcohol beverages to the 
governments of importing countries. As a condition of importation, some 
countries require that their own government laboratories (or 
laboratories certified by their government) perform these analyses, 
while other countries allow a person certified by the government of the 
exporting country to perform the analyses. TTB conducts its chemist 
certification program as a service to the alcohol beverage industry to 
facilitate the export of domestic alcohol beverage products. This 
certification program helps ensure that chemists, enologists, brewers, 
and technicians (referred to in this document collectively as 
``chemists'') generate quality data and have the required proficiencies 
to conduct chemical analyses associated with exportation of alcohol 
beverages from the United States.
    The information collected under TTB's chemist certification program 
includes: Letterhead applications for chemist certification and 
supporting documentation such as copies of diplomas, transcripts, 
accreditation certificates, and laboratory verification statements; 
results of qualifying analyses of TTB-supplied alcohol beverage samples 
made by applicants; and miscellaneous letterhead applications and 
notices to TTB such as applications and supporting documents related to 
requests for certification in additional types of analysis, requests 
for TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and notices of changes in 
employment place or status. TTB believes the burden associated with the 
application portion of this information collection is minimal and is 
the minimum necessary to ensure that certified chemists are 
professionally qualified to conduct analyses of alcohol beverages for 
export purposes.
    Certified chemists also must retain, and allow TTB inspection of, 
records of all analysis results conducted under the authority of a TTB 
certificate, for a period of up to two years. In addition, the 
laboratories of certified chemists must retain for a similar period, 
and allow TTB inspection of, records related to laboratory equipment, 
laboratory quality control policies, procedures and systems, analyst 
training and competence, and analysis records pertaining to certified 
tests. TTB believes that the required records are

[[Page 33976]]

usual and customary records that chemists and laboratories keep during 
the normal course of business, regardless of any TTB requirement to do 
so, and, as such, the keeping of such records imposes no additional 
burden on respondents.
    Current Actions: TTB is submitting this new information collection 
for approval by the Office of Management and Budget.
    Type of Review: Approval of new collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals; businesses and other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 310.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 495.

    Dated: July 12, 2018.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-15287 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4810-31-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices 33975 Dated: July 11, 2018. https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-on- Abstract: The TTB chemist Patricia Hu, form.shtml. You may also obtain paper certification program, established under Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, copies of this document and any the authority of section 105(e) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research comments received in response to this Federal Alcohol Administration Act and Technology U.S. Department of document by contacting Michael Hoover (FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)), is a Transportation. at the addresses or telephone number voluntary program that certifies private [FR Doc. 2018–15316 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] shown below. industry chemists to analyze alcohol BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: beverages and report the results of Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco specific chemical analyses on alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street beverages to the governments of DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; importing countries. As a condition of telephone (202) 453–1039, ext. 135; or importation, some countries require that Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade email informationcollections@ttb.gov their own government laboratories (or Bureau (please do not submit comments on the laboratories certified by their proposed information collection to this government) perform these analyses, [Docket No. TTB–2018–0001] while other countries allow a person email address). Proposed Information Collection; certified by the government of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comment Request (No. 70) for Chemist exporting country to perform the Request for Comments analyses. TTB conducts its chemist Certification Program certification program as a service to the As required by the Paperwork AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and alcohol beverage industry to facilitate Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 Trade Bureau, Treasury. the export of domestic alcohol beverage et seq.), the Department of the Treasury ACTION: Notice and request for products. This certification program and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and comments. helps ensure that chemists, enologists, Trade Bureau (TTB), as part of a brewers, and technicians (referred to in continuing effort to reduce paperwork this document collectively as SUMMARY: As part of our continuing and respondent burden, invite the ‘‘chemists’’) generate quality data and effort to reduce paperwork and general public and other Federal have the required proficiencies to respondent burden, and as required by agencies to comment on the proposed conduct chemical analyses associated the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, information collection associated with with exportation of alcohol beverages the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade TTB’s chemist certification program. from the United States. Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the Comments submitted in response to The information collected under proposed information collection this notice will be included or TTB’s chemist certification program associated with its chemist certification summarized in our request for Office of includes: Letterhead applications for program. Management and Budget (OMB) chemist certification and supporting DATES: Comments are due on or before approval of the proposed information September 17, 2018. documentation such as copies of collection. All comments are part of the diplomas, transcripts, accreditation ADDRESSES: As described below, you public record and subject to disclosure. certificates, and laboratory verification may send comments on the proposed Please do not include any confidential statements; results of qualifying information collection using the or inappropriate material in comments. analyses of TTB-supplied alcohol ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online comment form In particular, we invite comments on: beverage samples made by applicants; for this document, or you may send (a) Whether the information collection and miscellaneous letterhead written comments via U.S. mail or hand is necessary for the proper performance applications and notices to TTB such as delivery. TTB no longer accepts public of the agency’s functions, including applications and supporting documents comments via email or fax. whether the information has practical related to requests for certification in • https://www.regulations.gov: Use utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s additional types of analysis, requests for the comment form for this document estimate of the information collection’s TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and posted within Docket No. TTB–2018– burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality, notices of changes in employment place 0001 on ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal utility, and clarity of the information or status. TTB believes the burden e-rulemaking portal, to submit collected; (d) ways to minimize the associated with the application portion comments via the internet; information collection’s burden on of this information collection is minimal • U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, respondents, including through the use and is the minimum necessary to ensure Regulations and Rulings Division, of automated collection techniques or that certified chemists are professionally Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade other forms of information technology; qualified to conduct analyses of alcohol Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, and (e) estimates of capital or start-up beverages for export purposes. Washington, DC 20005. costs and costs of operation, Certified chemists also must retain, • Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of maintenance, and purchase of services and allow TTB inspection of, records of Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and to provide the requested information. all analysis results conducted under the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G authority of a TTB certificate, for a Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC Chemist Certification Information period of up to two years. In addition, 20005. Collection the laboratories of certified chemists Please reference the proposed Currently, we are seeking comments must retain for a similar period, and amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 information collection’s title in your on the following information collection: allow TTB inspection of, records related comment. You may view copies of this Title: Applications, Notices, and to laboratory equipment, laboratory document and all comments received in Record Related to the Voluntary quality control policies, procedures and response to this document within Chemist Certification Program for the systems, analyst training and Docket No. TTB–2018–0001 at https:// Analysis of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and competence, and analysis records www.regulations.gov. A link to that Beer for Export. pertaining to certified tests. TTB docket is posted on the TTB website at OMB Number: 1513–NEW. believes that the required records are VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

33976 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices usual and customary records that meeting is concerned with information DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS chemists and laboratories keep during that is exempt from disclosure under 5 AFFAIRS the normal course of business, U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest regardless of any TTB requirement to do requires that such meetings be closed to Solicitation of Nominations for so, and, as such, the keeping of such the public because the Treasury Appointment to the Veterans and records imposes no additional burden Department requires frank and full Community Oversight and on respondents. advice from representatives of the Engagement Board Current Actions: TTB is submitting financial community prior to making its this new information collection for ACTION: Notice. final decisions on major financing approval by the Office of Management operations. Historically, this advice has SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans and Budget. been offered by debt management Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of Type of Review: Approval of new advisory committees established by the qualified candidates to be considered collection. Affected Public: Individuals; several major segments of the financial for appointment as a member of the businesses and other for-profits. community. When so utilized, such a Veterans and Community Oversight and Estimated Number of Respondents: committee is recognized to be an Engagement Board (herein-after referred 310. advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. in this section to as ‘‘the Board’’) for the Estimated Total Annual Burden 2, 3. VA West Los Angeles Campus in Los Hours: 495. Angeles, CA (‘‘Campus’’). The Board is Although the Treasury’s final established to coordinate locally with Dated: July 12, 2018. announcement of financing plans may the Department of Veterans Affairs to Amy R. Greenberg, not reflect the recommendations identify the goals of the community and Director, Regulations and Rulings Division. provided in reports of the Committee, Veteran partnership; provide advice and [FR Doc. 2018–15287 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] premature disclosure of the Committee’s recommendations to the Secretary to BILLING CODE 4810–31–P deliberations and reports would be improve services and outcomes for likely to lead to significant financial Veterans, members of the Armed Forces, speculation in the securities market. and the families of such Veterans and DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Thus, this meeting falls within the members; and provide advice and exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. recommendations on the Departmental Offices; Debt 552b(c)(9)(A). implementation of the Draft Master Plan Management Advisory Committee; Treasury staff will provide a technical approved by the Secretary on January Meeting briefing to the press on the day before 28, 2016, and on the creation and Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 the Committee meeting, following the implementation of any other successor U.S.C. App. 2, 110(a)(2), that a meeting release of a statement of economic master plans. will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, DATES: Nominations for membership on conditions and financing estimates. This 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue the Board must be received no later than briefing will give the press an NW, Washington, DC on July 31, 2018 5:00 p.m. EST on August 10, 2018. at 9:30 a.m. of the following debt opportunity to ask questions about financing projections. The day after the ADDRESSES: All nominations should be management advisory committee: mailed to the Veterans Experience Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee meeting, Treasury will release the minutes of the meeting, any Office, Committee of The Securities Industry Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 and Financial Markets Association. charts that were discussed at the Vermont Avenue NW, (30), Washington, The agenda for the meeting provides meeting, and the Committee’s report to DC 20420; or sent electronically to the for a charge by the Secretary of the the Secretary. Advisory Committee Management Treasury or his designate that the The Office of Debt Management is Office mailbox at vaadvisorycmte@ Committee discuss particular issues and responsible for maintaining records of va.gov. conduct a working session. Following debt management advisory committee the working session, the Committee will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meetings and for providing annual Eugene W. Skinner, Jr., Designated present a written report of its reports setting forth a summary of recommendations. The meeting will be Federal Officer, Veterans Experience Committee activities and such other Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, closed to the public, pursuant to 5 matters as may be informative to the 810 Vermont Avenue NW (30), U.S.C. App. 2, 10(d) and Public Law public consistent with the policy of 5 Washington, DC 20420, telephone 202– 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B)(31 U.S.C. 3121 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 631–7645 or via email at note). This notice shall constitute my Officer or other responsible agency Eugene.Skinner@va.gov. determination, pursuant to the authority official who may be contacted for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. additional information is Fred carrying out the duties set forth in the App. 2, 10(d) and vested in me by Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt West LA Leasing Act, the Board shall: Treasury Department Order No. 101–05, Management (202) 622–1876. (1) Provide the community with that the meeting will consist of Dated: July 6, 2018. opportunities to collaborate and discussions and debates of the issues Fred Pietrangeli, communicate by conducting public presented to the Committee by the forums; and amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Director, Office of Debt Management. Secretary of the Treasury and the (2) Focus on local issues regarding the [FR Doc. 2018–14869 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] making of recommendations of the Department that are identified by the Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to BILLING CODE 4810–25–M community with respect to health care, Public Law 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B). implementation of the Master Plan, and Thus, this information is exempt from any subsequent plans, benefits, and disclosure under that provision and 5 memorial services at the Campus. U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the Information on the Master Plan can be VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1


Document Created: 2018-11-06 10:24:40
Document Modified: 2018-11-06 10:24:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments are due on or before September 17, 2018.
ContactMichael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; telephone (202) 453-1039, ext. 135; or email [email protected] (please do not submit comments on the
FR Citation83 FR 33975 
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR