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Establishment of the Leona Valley Viticultural Area (2007R-281P)

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 29, 2008

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 … We received 13 comments from individuals and groups, including the Antelope Valley Winegrowers Association and the Antelope Valley Clean Air Group, in response to that notice.

Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 28, 2005

Abstract: The environmental forms are necessary in order to comply with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4332 (TTB F 5000.29) and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341 … For all others, the retention period is 4 years after discontinuance of business.

Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 69)

Federal Register · Notice · May 30, 2018

Abstract: To comply with provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)), and their implementing regulations … Water Act.

Total Reducing Sugars Analytical Method

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 25, 2006

Insure that no air bubbles are present in this suppressor before analyzing samples. Air bubbles or debris in the suppressor will produce an unstable baseline and loss of sensitivity. 5. … If bubbles are sticking in a debubbler, cleaning the debubbler will allow bubbles to escape smoothly out the debubble line.

Proposed Ribbon Ridge Viticultural Area (2002R-215P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 3, 2003

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Authority To Establish Viticultural Areas The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires that alcohol beverage labels provide the … The area between these two elevation lines receives maximum heat accumulation, as well as good air and water drainage.

Proposed Establishment of the Winters Highlands Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 28, 2022

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The petition also included average relative air humidity for the same locations and time period as used in the precipitation data.

Establishment of the Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 27, 2011

The comment period for Notice No. 112 closed on February 15, 2011. … comment periods.

Establishment of the San Antonio Valley Viticultural Area (2004R-599P)

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 8, 2006

According to the petitioners, the inland position of the San Antonio Valley and its basin shape act to block the intrusion of this marine air. … In that notice, TTB requested comments by July 18, 2005, from all interested persons. TTB received two comments in response to the notice.

Proposed Establishment of the Eagle Peak Mendocino County Viticultural Area and Realignments of the Mendocino and Redwood Valley Viticultural Areas

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 27, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … (d) Transition period.

Proposed Establishment of the Petaluma Gap Viticultural Area and Modification of the North Coast Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 28, 2016

the flow of air. … The period of record for each station is the same as used for Table 1. 10  Period of record 2009-2014. 11  Period of record 2011-2014. 12  Period of record 2011-2014. 13  Period

Expansion of the Sta. Rita Hills Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 22, 2016

close of the comment period. … that a 60-day extension would extend the comment period well past the peak of a typical harvest period.

Proposed Establishment of the Willcox Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 21, 2016

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … To protect their vines, vineyard owners often install tall fans to mix warmer ambient air with the cooler descending air streams and to prevent the cold air from pooling.

Proposed Establishment of the Big Valley District-Lake County and Kelsey Bench-Lake County Viticultural Areas, and Modification of the Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 5, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The longer frost periods can be attributed to cool air drainage.

Proposed Establishment of the San Antonio Valley Viticultural Area (2004R-599P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 19, 2005

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) requires that alcohol … According to the petitioners, the inland position of the San Antonio Valley and its basin shape act to block the intrusion of this marine air.

Reclassification of Specially Denatured Spirits and Completely Denatured Alcohol Formulas and Related Amendments

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 30, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated in its regulations as a hazardous air pollutant under the Clean Air Act (40 CFR 61.01(a))—as a denaturant prescribed in S.D.A. … During the comment period, two commenters, ADM and Videojet, noted that a particular consensus standard appearing in the regulations is obsolete.

Establishment of the Willcox Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 12, 2016

In Notice No. 157, TTB solicited comments on the accuracy of the name, boundary, and other required information submitted in support of the petition. The comment period closed on March 21, 2016. … However the letters were not included with the proposed Willcox AVA petition, nor had they been received by TTB prior to the opening of the comment period.

Proposed Establishment of the Lamorinda Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 14, 2015

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … When the heat that has been absorbed by soil during the day is released back into the air at night, nocturnal fog acts as a blanket, trapping the heat closer to the ground and preventing it from dissipating

Proposed Expansion of the San Francisco Bay Viticultural Area (2005R-413P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 5, 2006

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 … A San Francisco Bay Air Quality Management District map shows air flow through the Carquinez Strait on July 31, 2000, a typical summer day.

Proposed Establishment of the Tryon Foothills Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 5, 2024

As the cool air sinks, it displaces the warmer air at lower elevations. … The warm air settles on the mountain slopes above the cascading cooler air and creates a warmer layer of air above the cooler air. This warmer layer is known as a thermal belt.

Establishment of the Contra Costa Viticultural Area and Modification of the San Francisco Bay and Central Coast Viticultural Areas

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 15, 2024

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The comment period for Notice No. 223 closed on May 30, 2023. In response to Notice No. 223, TTB received seven comments.