[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR30]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 30_GAUGING MANUAL--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D_Gauging Procedures
 
Sec.  30.45  Withdrawal gauge for packages.

    When wooden packages are to be individually gauged for withdrawal, 
actual tare of the packages shall be determined. The actual tare of a 
package shall be determined by weighing it after its contents (including 
rinse water, if any) have been temporarily removed to a separate 
container or vessel. Where the contents of packages have been 
temporarily removed for determination of tare, the proof, if any rinse 
water is added to the spirits, shall be determined after a thorough 
mixing of the rinse water and the spirits and before return of the 
spirits to the rinsed packages, and the gross weight shall be determined 
after the spirits and any added rinse water have been returned to the 
packages. In the

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case of metal packages the tare established at the time of filling may 
be used unless it appears to be incorrect. From the proofs and the net 
weights of the packages, the wine gallons (if desired) and the proof 
gallons of spirits shall be determined by the use of Table 2. However, 
if the spirits contain solids in excess of 600 milligrams per 100 
milliliters, the wine gallon and proof gallon contents shall be 
determined as prescribed for such spirits in Sec.  30.41. If either the 
weight or the proof is beyond the limitations of table 2, either table 3 
or table 4 may be used.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1358, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5204))

                   Determination of Quantity by Volume