What is COLAs Online?
COLAs Online is the system used to electronically file Applications for and Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval (COLA) and track the status of electronic applications submitted for approval. COLAs Online stores all approved applications and serves as TTB’s internal database, used to track all paper applications.
The COLAs Online System is TTB’s first e-government initiative. Simply, COLAs Online is an Internet based system that allows registered Industry Members (IM) to apply for Certification/Exception of Label/Bottle Approval (COLA) online. COLAs Online also gives registered IM the ability to track the status of their electronic label submissions (COLAs). Currently, COLAs Online does not allow for the tracking of paper submissions of COLAs. The system is accessible 23 hours per day, 7 days a week. There is a scheduled 1-hour daily routine maintenance shutdown and non-scheduled emergency shutdowns. In addition, COLAs Online serves as the sole internal database for TTB’s Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division (ALFD) to track all work related documentation, including all COLA submissions received for approval either in hard copy or soft copy. COLAs Online also stores all approved COLAs and provides the general public with detail information on COLAs, along with a printable version of th
