G/TBT/N/USA/1905  
2 August 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Department of 
the Treasury [1936]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  American 
single malt whisky; Beer made from malt. (HS code(s): 2203); - Whiskies (HS  code(s): 
220830); Alcoholic beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Addition of American Single Malt Whisky to the Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits; 
(4 page(s), in English ) 
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to amend the regulations that set forth the standards 
of identity for distilled spirits to include "American single malt whisky" as a type of whisky 
that is a distinctive product of the United States. This proposal follows petitions and 
comments submitted by several distillers and the American Single Malt Whisky 
Commission. TTB invites comments on this proposed amendment to its regulatio ns. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 45727, 29 July 2022; Title 27 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 5:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-29/html/2022 -16244.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-29/pdf/2022 -16244.pdf  
This proposed rule and draft guidance; request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number TTB -2022-0007. The Docket Folder is available on Regula tions.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/TTB -2022-0007/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from G/TBT/N/USA/1905  
 
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  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 27 September 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from 
WTO Members and thei r stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be 
submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1429 and subsequent addenda/corrigenda  - Modernization of the Labeling 
and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages identified by 
Docket Number TTB-2018-0007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  27 September 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_5101_00_e.pdf