[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64287-64288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25896]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 19
[Notice No. 92; Re: Notice Nos. 83 and 86; Docket No. TTB-2008-0004]
RIN 1513-AA23
Proposed Revision of Distilled Spirits Plant Regulations (2001R-
194P); Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to an industry association request, the Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau extends the comment period for Notice
No. 83, Proposed Revision of Distilled Spirits Plant Regulations, a
notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May
8, 2008, for an additional 90 days.
DATES: Written comments on Notice No. 83 must now be received on or
before February 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments on Notice No. 83 to one of the
following addresses:
http://www.regulations.gov (via the online comment form
for this notice as posted within Docket No. TTB-2008-0004 on
Regulations.gov, the Federal e-rulemaking portal); or
Mail: Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-
4412; or
Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 200-E, Washington, DC
20005.
You may view copies of this notice, Notice No. 83, and any comments
we receive about Notice No. 83 at http://www.regulations.gov. A direct
link to the appropriate Regulations.gov docket is available under
Notice No. 83 on the TTB Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/spirits_rulemaking.shtml. You also may view copies of this notice,
Notice No. 83, Notice No. 86, and any comments we receive about Notice
No. 83 by appointment at the TTB Information Resource Center, 1310 G
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220. To make an appointment, call 202-
927-2400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel J. Hiland, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street, NW., Suite 200-E, Washington, DC 20220; telephone 202-927-8176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 8, 2008, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau (TTB) published Notice No. 83, Proposed Revision of
Distilled Spirits Plant Regulations, in the Federal Register (73 FR
26200). In that notice of proposed rulemaking, TTB requested public
comment on its proposed comprehensive revision of the regulations
governing distilled spirits plants. The 90-day comment period for
Notice No. 83, when published, was scheduled to close on August 6,
2008. However, TTB received a request from E. & J. Gallo Winery to
extend the comment period for Notice No. 83 for an additional 120 days.
In response to that request, TTB, on August 1, 2008, published Notice
No. 86 in the Federal Register (73 FR 44952) extending the comment
period for Notice No. 83 for an additional 90 days. Thus, comments on
Notice No. 83 became due on or before November 5, 2008.
On October 20, 2008, TTB received another comment period extension
request, from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
(DISCUS), a national trade association representing producers and
marketers of distilled spirits sold in the United States. DISCUS
requested a further 90-day extension of the comment period for Notice
No. 83. DISCUS noted in support of its request that the vicissitudes
confronting the marketplace and
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American business as a whole necessitates additional time for industry
to focus on the complexities of the proposed rule. DISCUS further
asserted that the regulations in question have a major impact on the
requirements to operate distilled spirits plants and that the
opportunity to streamline and modernize those regulations is of
critical importance, particularly in light of today's economy.
In response to this latest request, TTB extends the comment period
for Notice No. 83 for an additional 90 days, which together with the
original 90-day comment period and the first 90-day extension of the
comment period will leave Notice No. 83 open to public comment for 9
months. We believe this time period will allow industry members and the
public to fully consider the proposals outlined in Notice No. 83.
Therefore, comments on Notice No. 83 are now due on or before February
3, 2009.
Drafting Information: Gabriel J. Hiza of the Regulations and
Rulings Division drafted this notice.
Signed: October 22, 2008.
William H. Foster,
Assistant Administrator, Headquarters Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-25896 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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