TTB Asks for Comments on Permit Paperwork Again
Published Date: 5/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is asking for public feedback on renewing forms that help check if people or companies applying to handle alcohol or tobacco meet legal rules. This affects anyone wanting permits to work with these products and keeps the process smooth without changes. Comments are due by June 29, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.
Permit Applicant Background Questionnaire
If you want a permit or registration to work with alcohol or tobacco, you must complete form TTB F 5000.9 with your identity, business history, and any criminal record so TTB can decide if you qualify. The agency estimates 8,400 respondents, about 51 minutes per response, totaling 7,167 annual burden hours.
Denatured Spirits Permit Notices and Applications
Specially denatured spirits (SDS) dealers and manufacturers that use or recover SDS must submit letterhead applications or notices for permits, formula uses, emergency variations, losses in transit, and other matters. The notice estimates 3,800 respondents, about 30 minutes per response, and 1,900 total annual burden hours.
COLAs Online Access Request Requirement
Bottlers and importers who want to use the COLAs Online system must submit form TTB F 5013.2 (or its electronic equivalent) to request COLAs Online access and confirm authority to act for the company. The notice estimates 5,100 respondents, each taking about 18 minutes, for 1,530 total annual burden hours.
Exporter Wine Tax Drawback Claims
Wine exporters can use form TTB F 5120.24 to document exported tax-paid or tax-determined wine and claim drawback (refund) of the excise tax. The notice estimates 5 respondents and 25 annual responses, with about 67 minutes per response and 28 total burden hours per year.
Bonds for Tax-Free Transfers to Warehouses
Manufacturing bonded warehouse proprietors must file either a specific transportation bond (form TTB F 5100.12) for a single tax-free transfer or a continuing transportation bond (form TTB F 5110.67) to cover multiple transfers of distilled spirits or wine to bonded warehouses. The notice estimates 50 respondents, 50 annual responses, and about 1 hour per response.
Customer Surveys for TTB Online Systems
TTB will survey users of Permits Online (PONL), Formulas Online (FONL), and COLAs Online to collect customer feedback. The notice estimates 18,000 respondents, about 12 minutes per response, and 3,600 total annual burden hours.
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