[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR13.61]

[Page 247-248]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 13--LABELING PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart F--Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 13.61  Publicity of information.


    (a) Pending and denied applications. Pending and denied applications 
for

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certificates of label approval, certificates of exemption from label 
approval, or distinctive liquor bottle approvals are treated as 
proprietary information, unless the applicant or certificate holder 
provides written authorization to release such information.
    (b) Approved applications. The appropriate ATF officer shall cause 
to be maintained in the ATF Library for public inspection, a copy of 
each approved application for certificate of label approval, certificate 
of exemption from label approval, or distinctive liquor bottle approval. 
These documents may be viewed during business hours at 650 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20226.
    (c) Revoked certificates. If an approved certificate is subsequently 
revoked, the record of the approved application will remain on file for 
public inspection, but the index will be annotated to show it was 
revoked.
    (d) Further disclosure of information on denied or revoked 
certificates. If an applicant whose application is pending or has been 
denied, or a holder of a revoked certificate of label approval, 
certificate of exemption from label approval, or distinctive liquor 
bottle approval, issues public statements concerning ATF action in 
connection with such application or certificate, then ATF may issue a 
statement to clarify its position or correct any misstatements of fact, 
including a disclosure of information contained on the application or 
certificate of label approval, certificate of exemption from label 
approval, or distinctive liquor bottle approval.