[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR13.61]

[Page 272-273]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, 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--(1) General. Pending and denied 
applications for 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.
    (2) Labels that make organic claims. ATF will disclose applications 
for approval of labels that make organic claims to the appropriate 
office of the

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United States Department of Agriculture to assure such labels comply 
with National Organic Program rules.
    (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public inspection, but the index will be annotated to show it was 
revoked.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.

[T.D. ATF-406, 64 FR 2129, Jan. 13, 1999, as amended by T.D. ATF-483, 67 
FR 62859, Oct. 8, 2002]