This Treasury decision establishes the 89,000-acre Ramona Valley viticultural area in central San Diego County, California. The proposed area is entirely within the established South Coast viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision modifies the name of the existing ``Santa Rita Hills'' American viticultural area by abbreviating its name to ``Sta. Rita Hills.'' We make this change to prevent possible confusion between wines bearing the Santa Rita Hills appellation and wines bearing the Santa Rita brand name used by a Chilean winery. The size and

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the Texoma viticultural area in northcentral Texas, in Montague, Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin Counties. The proposed area covers approximately 3,650 square miles on the south side of Lake Texoma and the Red River, along the Texas Oklahoma Stateline. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the Wahluke Slope viticultural area in Grant County, Washington. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the 39,200acre Tracy Hills viticultural area in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, California, approximately 55 miles east southeast of San Francisco. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is considering amending the regulations concerning the use of the word ``pure'' on labels or in advertisements of alcohol beverage products. We wish to gather information by inviting comments from the public and industry as to whether the existing regulations should be revised.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

In this temporary rule, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau amends its regulations relating to special (occupational) tax, to reflect a 3year tax suspension effected by section 246 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Section 246 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that, during the period from July 1, 2005, through

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is issuing a temporary rule amending the TTB regulations relating to special (occupational) tax, to reflect a 3year tax suspension effected by section 246 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Section 246 amends the Internal Revenue Code of

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the Dos Rios viticultural area in Mendocino County, California. The proposed 15,500acre viticultural area is 150 miles north of San Francisco, California. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the 5,500-acre Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon viticultural area. It is totally within the Umpqua Valley viticultural area in Douglas County, Oregon. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information collection listed below in this notice.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision expands by 30,200 acres the existing Russian River Valley viticultural area in Sonoma County, California, to a total of 126,600 acres. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

On August 24, 2005, TTB published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding the certification requirements for imported natural wine. We also published a temporary rule on the same subject in the same issue. In that notice of proposed rulemaking, a cross reference contains an incorrect CFR section number. This document

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the Niagara Escarpment viticultural area in Niagara County, New York. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This temporary rule implements the new certification requirements regarding production practices and procedures for imported natural wine contained in section 2002 of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004, which amended section 5382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. We are amending the wine regulations to incorporate

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is issuing a temporary rule implementing the new certification requirements regarding production practices and procedures for imported natural wine contained in section 2002 of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004, which amended

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish seven new viticultural areas within the boundary of the existing Lodi viticultural area, which lies within southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Counties in California. The seven proposed areas are Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Mokelumne

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

The Department of the Treasury and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Currently, we are

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the Alexandria Lakes viticultural area in Douglas County, Minnesota. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the 14,000-acre High Valley viticultural area in Lake County, California. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

This Treasury decision establishes the 570,000-acre Horse Heaven Hills viticultural area in southcentral Washington State. Located along the Columbia River in portions of Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties, the Horse Heaven Hills area is about 115 miles east of Vancouver, Washington, and lies entirely within the established Columbia Valley

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to change the minimum content requirement for vintage date statements on some wine labels. We take this action in response to a petition from a trade association representing California wineries. We invite comments on this proposed amendment to our regulations.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

In response to industry member requests, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau extends the comment period for Notice No. 41, Labeling and Advertising of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2005, for an additional 90 days.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau