[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 59 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14040-14045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7035]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB-2008-0001; T.D. TTB-74; Re: Notice No. 81]
RIN 1513-AB45
Establishment of the Haw River Valley Viticultural Area (2007R-
179P)
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
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SUMMARY: This Treasury decision establishes the 868-square mile ``Haw
River Valley'' viticultural area in Alamance, Caswell, Chatham,
Guilford, Orange, and Rockingham Counties, North Carolina. We designate
viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of
their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may
purchase.
DATES: Effective Dates: April 29, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N.A. Sutton, Regulations and Rulings
Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 925 Lakeville St.,
No.
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158, Petaluma, CA 94952; phone 415-271-1254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act),
27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
regulations for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt
beverages. The FAA Act provides that these regulations should, among
other things, prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading
statements on labels, and ensure that labels provide the consumer with
adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product. The
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the
regulations promulgated under the FAA Act.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4) allows the
establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their
names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 9) contains
the list of approved viticultural areas.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i))
defines a viticultural area for American wine as a delimited grape-
growing region distinguishable by geographical features, the boundaries
of which have been recognized and defined in part 9 of the regulations.
These designations allow vintners and consumers to attribute a given
quality, reputation, or other characteristic of a wine made from grapes
grown in an area to its geographical origin. The establishment of
viticultural areas allows vintners to describe more accurately the
origin of their wines to consumers and helps consumers to identify
wines they may purchase. Establishment of a viticultural area is
neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine produced in
that area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB regulations outlines the procedure
for proposing an American viticultural area and provides that any
interested party may petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region
as a viticultural area. Section 9.3(b) of the TTB regulations requires
the petition to include--
Evidence that the proposed viticultural area is locally
and/or nationally known by the name specified in the petition;
Historical or current evidence that supports setting the
boundary of the proposed viticultural area as the petition specifies;
Evidence relating to the geographical features, such as
climate, soils, elevation, and physical features that distinguish the
proposed viticultural area from surrounding areas;
A description of the specific boundary of the proposed
viticultural area, based on features found on United States Geological
Survey (USGS) maps; and
A copy of the appropriate USGS map(s) with the proposed
viticultural area's boundary prominently marked.
Haw River Valley Petition
Patricia McRitchie of McRitchie Associates, LLC, submitted a
petition to establish the 868-square mile Haw River Valley viticultural
area in North Carolina on behalf of all the local grape growers and
winemakers.
The proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area is located in the
Piedmont in north-central North Carolina. According to the USGS maps
and the written boundary description submitted with the petition, the
Haw River Valley region lies between the cities of Greensboro and
Chapel Hill, and includes the southeastern-flowing Haw River and its
accompanying watershed. The proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area
lies to the east of the established Yadkin Valley viticultural area (27
CFR 9.174) and the established Swan Creek viticultural area (27 CFR
9.211). According to the petitioner, the proposed viticultural area
encompasses approximately 868 square miles and includes 60 acres of
vineyards and 6 wineries. The petitioner submitted a map indicating
that the 14 vineyards within the proposed viticultural area are
geographically disbursed throughout the area.
The petitioner explains that the distinguishing features of the
proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area include its geology, soils,
elevation, and climate. Its inland location, between the Atlantic Ocean
and the Appalachian Mountains, and its complex geological history
combine to create a unique viticultural region. The Haw River
watershed, which comprises 98 percent of the proposed viticultural
area, was used to determine the proposed boundary line.
Name Evidence
According to the petitioner, the ``Haw'' name originated with the
Sissipahaw Indians, Native Americans living in small villages along the
Haw River. After the arrival of the first Europeans in the 16th
century, the Sissipahaw Indians eventually abandoned their villages
along the Haw River and joined other Native Americans in other parts of
the North Carolina Piedmont.
The petitioner states that the ``Haw River'' and ``Haw River
Valley'' names both have been used in reference to the region that the
viticultural area petition describes. In the early 1700's John Lawson,
an English naturalist and surveyor, wrote an account of his party
crossing the ``famous Hau-River'' to get a safe distance from the
Sissipahaw Indians. Also, in the ``Shuttle & Plow: A History of
Alamance County, North Carolina'' (Alamance County Historical
Association, 1999), Carole Troxler and William Vincent explain that the
names ``Hawfields'' and ``Haw River Settlement'' reference the earliest
colonial settlements in the Haw River Valley. Further, in ``Orange
County, 1752-1952'' (The Journal of Southern History, May 1954),
authors Hugh Lefler and Paul Wager reference the Haw River Valley.
According to evidence presented in the petition, the Haw River
Valley name continues to be used to describe the region. The
Burlington/Alamance County Convention Center and Visitors Bureau Web
site (http://www.burlington-area-nc.org/events.asp) describes a
September 9, 2006, Paddle[boat] dinner cruise that experiences the
``richness of the Haw River Valley.'' A flyer for the Haw River
Festival for the Community describes a display of arrowheads and
artifacts found in the Haw River Valley. The Haw River Valley Web site
(http://www.hawrivervalley.com/) describes the area as a large, fertile
region encompassing parts of Rockingham, Caswell, Guilford, Alamance,
and Chatham Counties in North Carolina.
On November 23, 2006, the Greensboro News Record ran an article
describing a strong storm depositing ``prodigious rain into the Haw
River valley and effectively shutting down parts of the region.''
Boundary Evidence
According to the petitioner, the boundary of the proposed Haw River
Valley viticultural area is based on nearly the entirety of the Haw
River watershed's distinctive underlying geology and soils. The Haw
River is approximately 110 miles long, and the proposed viticultural
area includes that portion of the Haw River between Williamsburg and
Griffins Crossroad, a town located approximately 2.5 miles northwest of
Everett Jordan Lake. The Haw River headwaters start northwest of
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Greensboro, and the river travels east and south-southeast, gaining
momentum in the Piedmont region. The river eventually flows into the
Everett Jordan Lake in Chatham County, joins the Deep River south of
the Everett Jordan Lake dam, and then flows into the Cape Fear River.
The urban, nonagricultural Greensboro region lies close to, but
outside of, the proposed northwestern portion of the boundary. Also,
differing geology, soils, and elevations distinguish the Haw River
watershed from the Dan River watershed to the north, the Inner Coastal
Province to the east, the Sandhills to the south, and the western
Piedmont Province to the west.
Distinguishing Features
According to the petitioner, the distinguishing features of the
proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area include its geology, soils,
elevation, and climate. The combination of the underlying geology of
the Haw River Valley and its inland, nonmountainous geography
influences the soils and the climate and creates a unique grape-growing
region.
Geology
The petitioner states that Matthew Mayberry, of the Mayberry Land
Company in Elkin, North Carolina, provided the geological data and
documentation for the Haw River Valley viticultural area petition.
Citing ``North Carolina: The Years Before Man,'' by Fred Beyer
(Carolina Academic Press, Durham, North Carolina, 1991), Mr. Mayberry
provided an interpretation of the geology in the Haw River Valley, as
follows.
The Piedmont and Blue Ridge Provinces share a geologic history
dating back to the formation of the continental landmasses. The
mountain building of the region is attributed to plate tectonics, the
spectrum of uplifting, and erosion. Long-term erosion has reduced the
mountains to lower, more level terrains that gently slope toward the
ocean. The Piedmont and Coastal Plain landforms are part of the
erosional leveling process of the third global tectonic cycle.
The rock units in the Haw River Valley region date back
approximately 700 million years. In contrast, the age of the rock units
of the Yadkin Valley region, in the western part of the Piedmont
Province, date back approximately 1.5 billion years.
The Haw River Valley region, including its rock units, is the
geological result of volcanic metamorphism and igneous activity
stemming from island arcs. Island arcs form when a continental plate
overrides an oceanic plate, resulting in subduction zones that create
volcanoes. In the northeastern part of the proposed viticultural area a
caldera formed in an area of formerly intense volcanic activity. The
caldera collapsed into a 36- by 9-mile ellipse-shaped area that igneous
rock eventually filled.
The proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area lies in the
Carolina Slate Belt, a result of tectonic movements of the North
American and African continental plates. The slate belt trends to the
northwest and disappears under the Carolina Coastal Plain, which
extends southeast and eventually dips under the Atlantic Ocean.
Finally, according to Mr. Mayberry, the major rock types in the Haw
River Valley include the following: Porpyritic Granite/Felsic Intrusive
Complex, Felsic Gneiss, Mafic Volcanics, Felsic Volcanics, Intermediate
Intrusive Rocks, Mica Gneiss, and Mica Schist (Muscovite and/or
Biotite). The Haw River Valley igneous and metamorphic rocks, composed
of magma, differ from those rocks formed from magma in the western
Piedmont and Appalachian Mountains.
Soils
The petitioner states that James Lewis, soil scientist, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, provided the soils information for the Haw River Valley
viticultural area petition. In his research, Mr. Lewis consulted the
published soil surveys of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange,
and Rockingham Counties, North Carolina, and available updates to
existing soil surveys.
According to Mr. Lewis, the soils of the proposed Haw River Valley
viticultural area, compared to those of the surrounding regions, have
unique and distinguishable characteristics. Most of the soils in the
Haw River Valley are acidic and low in natural fertility.
The proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area is entirely in the
udic soil moisture regime. (The udic moisture regime is common to soils
of humid climates with well-distributed rainfall or with enough rain in
summer that the amount of stored moisture plus rainfall is
approximately equal to, or exceeds, the amount of evapotranspiration.
In most years, at some time during the year water moves down through
the soil.) Further, the proposed viticultural area lies dominantly in
the thermic soil temperature regime, averaging 59 to 72 degrees F at a
soil depth of 20 inches.
The soils in the proposed viticultural area formed primarily in
residuum, or saprolite, weathered from igneous, intermediate, and mafic
intrusive rocks and in felsic and intermediate volcanic rocks of the
Carolina Slate Belt.
In the central portion of the proposed Haw River Valley
viticultural area, the soils formed in residuum from mafic intrusive
rocks. In these areas the soils have a clayey subsoil of mixed
mineralogy and slightly better natural fertility than that of the soils
to the east and south. The Mecklenburg soils are on nearly level and
moderately steep uplands. These soils have moderately slow
permeability. The Enon and Iredell soils are on uplands and some side
slopes. These soils have a clayey subsoil, and they have a high or very
high shrink-swell potential, respectively; because of these properties,
they have poor internal drainage and perch water during wet periods.
In the western and northeastern portions of the proposed
viticultural area, the soils formed mainly in igneous and intermediate
intrusive rocks. In these areas the Cecil, Appling, Vance, Helena, and
Sedgefield soils are dominant. Typically, these soils are deep and have
a clayey subsoil. Also scattered throughout these areas are the Enon
and Iredell soils formed in mafic, intrusive rocks.
In the northwesternmost portion of the proposed viticultural area,
the soils formed in residuum derived from metamorphic rocks. In this
area the Fairview, Clifford, Toast, and Rasalo soils on nearly level to
steep uplands are dominant. Further, except for the Rasalo soils, these
soils are very deep and well drained, and have a clayey subsoil,
moderate permeability, and good internal structure. In the Rasalo
soils, because of high shrinking and swelling in the clayey subsoil and
slow permeability, the soils tend to perch water during wet periods.
In the eastern and southern portions of the Haw River Valley and in
parts of the southwestern and northwestern portions, the soils formed
primarily in residuum derived from felsic and intermediate volcanic
rocks. In these areas the Georgeville and Herndon soils are very deep
and well drained, and have a loamy surface layer, a clayey subsoil,
moderate permeability, and good internal structure. These soils are on
gently sloping to moderately steep uplands. Also in these areas are the
Callison, Secrest, and Kirksey soils. These soils are moderately well
drained and have a loamy surface layer and subsoil. These soils are on
level flats and gently sloping upland ridges, in
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depressions, and around heads of drains. They vary in depth depending
on the underlying soft and hard bedrock; consequently, they have poor
internal drainage and perch water during wet periods.
The soils weathered from rocks within the proposed Haw River Valley
viticultural area have significant differences compared to the soils in
the surrounding areas to the east, west, and south. However, they are
similar to the soils in the surrounding north portion and in the
northwesternmost portion of the proposed viticultural area.
East of the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area, on the
Inner Coastal Plain, the soils, predominantly Udults, have a thermic
temperature regime, a udic moisture regime, a loamy or sandy surface
layer, and a loamy or clayey subsoil. The soils are generally deep and
well drained to poorly drained, and maintain adequate moisture during
the viticultural growing season.
West of the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area, most soils
formed in saprolite weathered from igneous intrusive rocks and some
gneisses and schists of the Charlotte Belt. However, some soils formed
in residuum derived from intrusions of mafic rocks and have a clay
subsoil of mixed mineralogy. The Gaston and Mecklenburg soils have
moderate or moderately slow permeability and are moderately suitable
for viticulture. The Enon and Iredell soils are also west of the
proposed viticultural area.
According to ``Scientists Study Why More Storms Form in the
Sandhills in the Summer,'' a news release dated July 5, 2001, from
North Carolina State University, the soils are deep and sandy in the
Sandhills region south of the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural
area. Unlike the clay soils in the Piedmont, these soils, like the
sandy loam of the Inner Coastal Plain, do not have much clay.
Elevation
The elevations in the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area
range from 350 feet at the southeastern boundary corner to over 800
feet at the northwestern boundary corner, according to elevation maps
by John Boyer (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
2001) that the North Carolina Grape Council provided. The four
physiographic regions of North Carolina are the eastern Outer Coastal
Plain, the Inner Coastal Plain, the central Piedmont Province, and the
western Blue Ridge Province, as shown on the Physiography of North
Carolina map by M.A. Medina et al. (North Carolina Geological Survey,
Division of Land Resources, 2004).
The Haw River Valley region lies in the Piedmont Province near the
demarcation of the fall line with the Inner Coastal Plain, according to
``History and Environment of North Carolina's Piedmont Evolution of a
Value-Added Society,'' by John Rogers (University of North Carolina,
Department of Geology, 1999). Areas near the fall zone vary from 300 to
600 feet in elevation, in contrast with the approximately 1,500-foot
elevation at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as shown on the
Boyer maps.
The Piedmont Province consists of generally rolling, well rounded
hills and ridges with a difference in elevation of a few hundred feet
between the hills and valleys, according to the Boyer maps. The Inner
Coastal Plain, which has stair-step planar terraces that dip gently
toward the ocean, ranges from 25 to 600 feet in elevation, the
petitioner explains.
Climate
The climatic features that distinguish the proposed Haw River
Valley viticultural area are precipitation, air temperature, and
growing season, according to the petitioner. The Haw River Valley has
more moderate temperatures and greater precipitation than those in the
surrounding areas outside the proposed boundary line. The climate
within the Haw River Valley, which is generally similar throughout,
varies from the surrounding regions outside the proposed viticultural
area, according to data obtained from the Southeast Regional Climate
Center (SRCC) and from horticultural information leaflets by Katharine
Perry (North Carolina State University, revised December 1998).
The data from SRCC includes those from stations within and outside
the boundary line of the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area,
according to the petitioner. The table below lists the SRCC weather
stations consulted and the direction and distance of the location of
each weather station in relation to the Haw River Valley.
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Compass direction Approximate
Weather station from Haw River distance from Haw
Valley River Valley
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Brookneal, Virginia............. North............. 84 miles.
Louisburg, North Carolina....... East.............. 52 miles.
Pinehurst, North Carolina....... South............. 70 miles.
Mocksville, North Carolina...... West.............. 50 miles.
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The air temperatures in the Haw River Valley region are generally
warmer than those in the area to the north, cooler than those in the
areas to the south and east, and similar to those in the area to the
west on the Piedmont Province, the petitioner explains using SRCC data.
The petitioner also provides, in the table below, the SRCC average
annual high and low air temperatures, snow accumulation, and rainfall
for the Haw River Valley and the areas outside the proposed boundary
line.
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Average annual
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Relation to the proposed Haw River Snow
Valley viticultural area High air temperature Low air temperature accumulation Rainfall (in.)
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Inside the boundary line.......... 69.8 [deg]F 46.6 [deg]F 5.9 45.27
To the north...................... 67 [deg]F 42 [deg]F 11.3 41.65
To the east....................... 71.4 [deg]F 46 [deg]F 4.1 45.98
To the south...................... 72.7 [deg]F 49.2 [deg]F 4.1 49.11
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To the west....................... 70 [deg]F 45.1 [deg]F 9.9 44.57
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According to the petitioner, the annual frost-free growing season
of the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area runs from April 1 to
November 1 and totals 214 days. The growing season is 2 to 4 weeks
longer than that for the region to the west, and is similar to those
for the regions to the immediate south and to the east of the proposed
boundary line. The growing season length and frost-free dates fall
within the parameters for successful viticulture of vinifera, hybrid,
and Muscadine grapes, according to the ``Analysis for Viticultural
Suitability in North Carolina,'' a map prepared by John Boyer (Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2001).
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Comments Received
TTB published Notice No. 81 regarding the proposed Haw River Valley
viticultural area in the Federal Register (73 FR 16800) on March 31,
2008. In that notice, TTB invited comments by May 30, 2008, from all
interested persons. We expressed particular interest in receiving
comments on whether the proposed area name, Haw River Valley, as well
as the Haw River name, would result in a conflict with currently used
brand names. We also solicited comments on the sufficiency and accuracy
of the name, boundary, climatic, and other required information
submitted in support of the petition. We received four comments from
individuals in response to that notice. All four comments supported the
establishment of the Haw River Valley viticultural area as proposed.
TTB Finding
After careful review of the petition and the comments received, TTB
finds that the evidence submitted supports the establishment of the
proposed viticultural area. Therefore, under the authority of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act and part 4 of our regulations, we
establish the ``Haw River Valley'' viticultural area in Alamance,
Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, and Rockingham Counties, North
Carolina, effective 30 days from the publication date of this document.
Boundary Description
See the narrative boundary description of the viticultural area in
the regulatory text published at the end of this document.
Maps
The maps for determining the boundary of the viticultural area are
listed below in the regulatory text.
Impact on Current Wine Labels
Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits any label reference on a
wine that indicates or implies an origin other than the wine's true
place of origin. With the establishment of this viticultural area and
its inclusion in part 9 of the TTB regulations, its name, ``Haw River
Valley,'' is recognized under 27 CFR 4.39(i)(3) as a name of
viticultural significance. The text of the new regulation clarifies
this point. In addition, with the establishment of the Haw River Valley
viticultural area, the name ``Haw River'' standing alone will be
considered a term of viticultural significance. Consumers and vintners
could reasonably attribute the quality, reputation, or other
characteristic of wine made from grapes grown in the proposed Haw River
Valley viticultural area to the name Haw River itself. A name also has
viticultural significance when so determined by a TTB officer (see 27
CFR 4.39(i)(3)). Therefore, the proposed part 9 regulatory text set
forth in this document specifies both ``Haw River Valley'' and ``Haw
River'' as terms of viticultural significance for purposes of part 4 of
the TTB regulations.
Once this final rule becomes effective, wine bottlers using ``Haw
River Valley'' or ``Haw River'' in a brand name, including a trademark,
or in another label reference as to the origin of the wine, will have
to ensure that the product is eligible to use the viticultural area's
full name, ``Haw River Valley,'' as an appellation of origin.
For a wine to be labeled with a viticultural area name or with a
brand name that includes a viticultural area name or other term
identified as being viticulturally significant in part 9 of the TTB
regulations, at least 85 percent of the wine must be derived from
grapes grown within the area represented by that name or other term,
and the wine must meet the other conditions listed in 27 CFR
4.25(e)(3). If the wine is not eligible for labeling with the
viticultural area name or other viticulturally significant term and
that name or term appears in the brand name, then the label is not in
compliance and the bottler must change the brand name and obtain
approval of a new label. Similarly, if the viticultural area name or
other viticulturally significant term appears in another reference on
the label in a misleading manner, the bottler would have to obtain
approval of a new label. Accordingly, if a previously approved label
uses the name ``Haw River Valley'' or ``Haw River'' for a wine that
does not meet the 85 percent standard, the previously approved label
will be subject to revocation upon the effective date of the
establishment of the Haw River Valley viticultural area.
Different rules apply if a wine has a brand name containing a
viticultural area name or other term of viticultural significance that
was used as a brand name on a label approved before July 7, 1986. See
27 CFR 4.39(i)(2) for details.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
We certify that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This
regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of a
viticultural area name is the result of a proprietor's efforts and
consumer acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866. Therefore, it requires no regulatory assessment.
Drafting Information
N.A. Sutton of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted this
notice.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
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The Regulatory Amendment
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, we amend 27 CFR, chapter 1,
part 9, as follows:
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
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2. Amend subpart C by adding Sec. 9.214 to read as follows:
Sec. 9.214 Haw River Valley.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Haw River Valley''. For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``Haw River Valley'' and ``Haw River'' are terms of
viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The two United States Geological Survey
1:100,000-scale metric topographic maps used to determine the boundary
of the Haw River Valley viticultural area are titled:
(1) Greensboro, North Carolina, 1984; and
(2) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1984.
(c) Boundary. The Haw River Valley viticultural area is located in
all of Alamance County and portions of Caswell, Chatham, Guilford,
Orange, and Rockingham Counties. The boundary of the Haw River Valley
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) Begin at a point on the Greensboro map at the intersection of
the Caswell and Orange Counties boundary line with Lynch Creek,
southeast of Corbett and the Corbett Ridge, and then proceed in a
straight line southeast 2 miles to the intersection of North Carolina
State Highway 49 and an unnamed, light-duty road, known locally as
McCulloch Road, located approximately 1 mile northeast of Carr, in west
Orange County; then
(2) Proceed in a straight line south-southwest 11.9 miles, crossing
over U.S. Interstate 85, to Buckhorn at Turkey Hill Creek in west
Orange County; then
(3) Proceed in a straight line southeast 5.2 miles, crossing onto
the Chapel Hill map, to its intersection with Dodsons Crossroad and an
unnamed, light-duty road that runs generally north-northeast-south-
southwest in west Orange County; then
(4) Proceed south-southwest on the unnamed, light-duty road 3.4
miles to its intersection with North Carolina State Highway 54, also
known as Star Route 54, east of White Cross in west Orange County; then
(5) Proceed southeast in a straight line 14.1 miles, crossing over
Terrells Mountain, Wilkinson Creek and several of its eastern
tributaries, and U.S. Route 15-501, until the line intersects with an
unnamed road, known locally as Gilead Church Road, and U.S. Route 64 at
Griffins Crossroads in Chatham County; then
(6) Proceed generally west along U.S. Route 64 approximately 20.7
miles to its intersection with U.S. Route 421 in Siler City, Chatham
County; then
(7) Proceed generally northwest on U.S. Route 421 approximately 5.6
miles to its intersection with the Randolph County line, southeast of
Staley; then
(8) Proceed straight north along the Randolph County line 7.4 miles
to its intersection with the Guilford County line; then
(9) Proceed straight west along the Randolph County line 5.8 miles
to its intersection with U.S. Route 421; then
(10) Proceed in a straight line north-northwest 20.5 miles,
crossing onto the Greensboro map, to its intersection with U.S. Route
29 and North Carolina State Highway 150, between Browns Summit and
Monticello in Guilford County; then
(11) Proceed generally east and north on North Carolina State
Highway 150 approximately 4.3 miles to its intersection with North
Carolina State Highway 87, east-northeast of Williamsburg in southeast
Rockingham County; then
(12) Proceed in a straight line east-northeast 8.3 miles, crossing
over the Caswell County line to a point at the intersection of the 236-
meter elevation line, as marked on the map, and an unnamed road, known
locally as Cherry Grove Road; then
(13) Proceed east and southeast along the unnamed road, known
locally as Cherry Grove Road, 5 miles to its intersection with North
Carolina State Highway 62 at Jericho in Caswell County; then
(14) Proceed generally southeast on North Carolina State Highway 62
approximately 1.8 miles to its intersection with an unnamed road, known
locally as Bayne's Road at Anderson in Caswell County; then
(15) Proceed generally east on the unnamed road known locally as
Baynes Road 2 miles to its intersection with North Carolina State
Highway 119 at Baynes in Caswell County; then
(16) Proceed generally south-southeast along North Carolina State
Highway 119 approximately 1.7 miles to its intersection with the
Caswell County line; then
(17) Proceed straight east along the Caswell County line 4.3 miles
to the beginning point.
Signed: January 23, 2009.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
Approved: February 17, 2009.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, (Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy).
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