[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 81949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32877]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 4, 5, and 7
[Docket No. TTB-2010-0008; Notice No. 114; Re: Notice No. 111]
RIN 1513-AB79
Disclosure of Cochineal Extract and Carmine in the Labeling of
Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages; Comment Period Extension
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 a request from a national trade association,
TTB is extending for an additional 60 days the comment period
prescribed in Notice No. 111, Disclosure of Cochineal Extract and
Carmine in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt
Beverages, a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal
Register on November 3, 2010.
DATES: Written comments on Notice No. 111 are now due on or before
March 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments on Notice No. 111 to one of the
following addresses:
http://www.regulations.gov: Use the comment form for
Notice No. 111 as posted within Docket No. TTB-2010-0008 on
``Regulations.gov,'' the Federal e-rulemaking portal, to submit
comments via the Internet;
Mail: Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-
4412.
Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 200-E, Washington, DC
20005.
See the Public Participation section of Notice No. 111 for specific
instructions and requirements for submitting comments, and for
information on how to request a public hearing.
You may view copies of this notice, Notice No. 111, and any
comments TTB receives in response to Notice No. 111 within Docket No.
TTB-2010-0008 at http://www.regulations.gov. A direct link to this
docket is posted on the TTB Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/regulations_laws/all_rulemaking.shtml under Notice No. 111. You also
may view copies of this notice, Notice No. 111, and any comments TTB
receives in response to Notice No. 111 by appointment at the TTB
Information Resource Center, 1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
Please call 202-453-2270 to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa M. Gesser, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box
128, Morganza, MD 20660; telephone (301) 290-1460; or Joanne C. Brady,
Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, P.O. Box 45797, Philadelphia, PA 19149; telephone (215) 333-
7050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In Notice No. 111 published in the Federal Register (75 FR 67669)
on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, TTB proposed to revise its regulations
to require the disclosure of the presence of cochineal extract and
carmine on the labels of any alcohol beverage product containing one or
both of these color additives. This proposed rule responded to a recent
final rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration as well as
reports of severe allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, to
cochineal extract and carmine-containing foods. This proposal would
allow consumers who are allergic to cochineal extract or carmine to
identify and thus avoid alcohol beverage products that contain these
color additives. TTB requested comments on the proposal on or before
January 3, 2011.
TTB received a letter dated December 17, 2010, from attorney Lynne
J. Omlie on behalf of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United
States, Inc. (DISCUS), a national trade association that represents
producers and marketers of distilled spirits and importers of wines
sold in the United States. The letter explained that because DISCUS is
in the process of collecting information from domestic and foreign
companies, regarding alcohol beverage products that may be impacted by
the Notice No. 111 proposal, the organization would be unable to meet
the original January 3, 2011, comment deadline prescribed in Notice No.
111. The letter therefore requested a 60-day extension of the comment
period for Notice No. 111 to allow DISCUS the necessary time to collect
and review this data and provide a comment that addresses the issues
raised in the proposal.
In response to this request TTB extends the comment period for
Notice No. 111 an additional 60 days. Therefore, the comments on Notice
No. 111 are now due on or before March 4, 2011.
Drafting Information
Kate M. Bresnahan of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted
this notice.
Signed: December 22, 2010.
Cheri D. Mitchell,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-32877 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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