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§ 524.1146 Imidacloprid and moxidectin. 

(a) Specifications—(1) Each milliliter 

of solution contains 100 milligrams (mg) 

imidacloprid and 25 mg moxidectin for 

use as in paragraph (d)(1) of this section. 

(2) Each milliliter of solution contains 

100 mg imidacloprid and 10 mg 

moxidectin for use as in paragraph 

(d)(2) of this section. 

(b) Sponsor. See No. 000859 in 

§ 510.600(c) of this chapter. 

(c) Special considerations. Federal 

law restricts this drug to use by or on 

the order of a licensed veterinarian. 

(d) Conditions of use—(1) Dogs—(i) 

Amount. Topically apply 4.5 mg/lb 

body weight (10 mg/kg) imidacloprid 

and 1.1 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg) moxidectin, 

once a month. 

(ii) Indications for use. For the 

prevention of heartworm disease caused 

by Dirofilaria immitis; and the treatment 

and control of intestinal roundworms 

(Toxocara canis and Toxascaris 

leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma 

caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala), 

and whipworms (Trichuris vulpis); kills 

adult fleas and treats flea infestations 

(Ctenocephalides felis). 

(2) Cats—(i) Amount. Topically apply 

4.5 mg/lb body weight (10 mg/kg) 

imidacloprid and 0.45 mg/lb (1.0 mg/kg) 

moxidectin, once a month. 

(ii) Indications for use. For the 

prevention of heartworm disease caused 

by Dirofilaria immitis; for the treatment 

and control of ear mite (Otodectes 

cynotis) infestations, intestinal 

roundworms (Toxocara cati), and 

hookworms (Ancylostoma tubaeforme); 

kills adult fleas and treats flea 

infestations (Ctenocephalides felis). 

Dated: February 27, 2007. 

Stephen F. Sundlof, 

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine. 

[FR Doc. E7–4226 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 9 

[T.D. TTB–59; Re: Notice No. 60] 

RIN 1513–AB22 

Establishment of the Snake River 

Valley Viticultural Area (2005R–463P) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. 

SUMMARY: This Treasury decision 

establishes the 8,263-square mile 

‘‘Snake River Valley’’ viticultural area in 

southwestern Idaho and southeastern 

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. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N.A. 

Sutton, Regulations and Rulings 

Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, 925 Lakeville St., No. 

158, Petaluma, CA 94952; phone 415–

271–1254. 

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 to prescribe regulations 

for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, 

and malt beverages. The FAA Act 

provides that these regulations should, 

among other things, prohibit consumer 

deception and the use of misleading 

statements on labels, and ensure that 

labels provide the consumer with 

adequate information as to the identity 

and quality of the product. The Alcohol 

and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 

(TTB) administers the regulations 

promulgated under the FAA Act. 

Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 

part 4) allows the establishment of 

definitive viticultural areas and the use 

of their names as appellations of origin 

on wine labels and in wine 

advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB 

regulations (27 CFR part 9) contains the 

list of approved viticultural areas. 

Definition 

Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB 

regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines 

a viticultural area for American wine as 

a delimited grape-growing region 

distinguishable by geographical 

features, the boundaries of which have 

been recognized and defined in part 9 

of the regulations. These designations 

allow vintners and consumers to 

attribute a given quality, reputation, or 

other characteristic of a wine made from 

grapes grown in an area to its 

geographical origin. The establishment 

of viticultural areas allows vintners to 

describe more accurately the origin of 

their wines to consumers and helps 

consumers to identify wines they may 

purchase. Establishment of a viticultural 

area is neither an approval nor an 

endorsement by TTB of the wine 

produced in that area. 

Requirements 

Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB 

regulations outlines the procedure for 

proposing an American viticultural area 

and provides that any interested party 

may petition TTB to establish a grapegrowing region as a viticultural area. 

Section 9.3(b) of the TTB regulations 

requires the petition to include—

• Evidence that the proposed 

viticultural area is locally and/or 

nationally known by the name specified 

in the petition; 

• Historical or current evidence that 

supports setting the boundary of the 

proposed viticultural area as the 

petition specifies; 

• Evidence relating to the 

geographical features, such as climate, 

elevation, physical features, and soils, 

that distinguish the proposed 

viticultural area from surrounding areas; 

• A description of the specific 

boundary of the proposed viticultural 

area, based on features found on United 

States Geological Survey (USGS) maps; 

and 

• A copy of the appropriate USGS 

map(s) with the proposed viticultural 

area’s boundary prominently marked. 

Snake River Valley Viticultural Area 

Background 

The wine grape growers of the Snake 

River Valley in Idaho, the Idaho Grape 

Growers and Wine Producers 

Commission, and the Idaho Department 

of Commerce and Labor, collectively 

referred to as the ‘‘petitioner,’’

submitted a petition to establish the 

8,263-square mile Snake River Valley 

viticultural area. The proposed 

viticultural area includes Ada, Adams, 

Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, 

Jerome, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, 

and Washington Counties in 

southwestern Idaho and Baker and 

Malheur Counties in southeastern 

Oregon. The proposed boundary 

encompasses 15 wineries, 46 vineyards, 

and 1,107 acres of commercial vineyard 

production. We summarize below the 

supporting evidence presented with the 

petition. 

Name Evidence 

The petitioner provided multiple 

sources of ‘‘Snake River Valley’’ name 

evidence for the proposed viticultural 

area. References include winemaking 

and vineyards, agriculture, early 

regional exploration, and other name 

uses. 

The Fall 2001 edition of Wine Press 

Northwest ran an article titled ‘‘Idaho 

Wineries at a Glance,’’ which states, ‘‘At 

first glance, the Snake River Valley 

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***’’ and continues to explain that 

most of the grapes are grown in the 

Snake River Valley area west of Boise, 

Idaho. The February 17, 2005, edition of 

Wine Press Northwest ran an article 

describing the Snake River Valley as a 

beautiful area in southwestern Idaho. 

The article noted that most of the Idaho 

wineries and vineyards are at elevations 

between 1,500 and 2,500 feet in the 

western portion of the Snake River 

Valley. 

The official Web site of the State of 

Idaho has a link to the history of Idaho, 

noting that in 1811 the Pacific Fur 

Company expedition explored the 

Snake River Valley and discovered the 

Boise Valley, which is within the 

boundary of the proposed viticultural 

area. An undated Sunset Magazine 

article, ‘‘The Snake River Valley of 

Idaho-Eastern Oregon,’’ discusses the 

significant agricultural production in 

the Snake River Valley of Idaho and 

eastern Oregon. 

The USGS maps used to identify the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area prominently show the 

Snake River at the low elevations of the 

proposed viticultural area. The 

American Automobile Association 

Western States/Provinces map, dated 

February 2003 through May 2005, 

shows the Snake River flowing from its 

headwaters in Wyoming, through Idaho 

and Oregon, and into Washington to 

where it joins the Columbia River near 

Pasco and Kennewick. 

Boundary Evidence 

The proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area covers portions of 

southwestern Idaho and southeastern 

Oregon. The basis for the proposed 

boundaries, the petitioner explains, is 

the extent of ancient Lake Idaho, a deep 

lake that filled the western part of the 

Snake River Valley approximately 4 

million years ago. The proposed 

boundary line, with a maximum 

elevation of 1,040 meters, or 3,412 feet, 

surrounds the now dry, ancient Lake 

Idaho at the highest elevation conducive 

to viticulture, according to the 

petitioner. 

The Snake River Plain, a crescentshaped belt of lava and sediment 

ranging from 40 to 62 miles wide, 

extends about 372 miles in length across 

southern Idaho, according to the 

petitioner. The geology of the western 

portion of the Snake River Plain, the 

petitioner continues, has lower 

elevations and a rift-bounded basin, 

which contrast to the higher elevations 

of the eastern section of the Snake River 

Plain. Also, according to the petitioner, 

the colder and drier climate of the 

eastern area is not conducive to 

successful viticulture, unlike the 

warmer weather and lower elevations of 

ancient Lake Idaho. 

An April 21, 1997, article, 

‘‘Hydrogeologic Framework of the Boise 

Valley of Southwest Idaho,’’ by Spencer 

H. Wood, Department of Geosciences, 

Boise State University, describes the 

Snake River Plain as a great geologic 

bathtub with layers of mud sediment 

and interconnected layers of sand. 

According to the article, the depth of the 

basin plain averages 3,500 feet but 

extends to 6,000 feet. Also, in 

prehistoric times ancient Lake Idaho 

was 800 feet deep in places and covered 

5,000 square miles. Today, this region is 

a flat, semiarid plain that is irrigated for 

agriculture with water from the Boise 

River and with ground water, according 

to the article. 

Distinguishing Features 

The proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area includes a series of 

distinguishing features. According to 

the petitioner its topography includes 

elevations lower than the surrounding 

areas and a fault-bounded, rift basin 

geography. Also, the area is primarily 

underlain by sedimentary rock. The 

comparatively warm climate of the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area creates better grapegrowing conditions than those in the 

surrounding higher elevations and the 

Snake River Valley in eastern Idaho. 

Geology 

The petitioner states that the geologic 

history of the proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area includes flood 

basalts, northwest-trending structures, 

loess mantles, and outburst floods. The 

ancient Lake Idaho extends 149 miles 

northwest to southeast as a system of 

lakes and flood plains, from the OregonIdaho State line to west of Twin Falls, 

Idaho. 

North of the proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area boundary line, 

the petitioner explains, are Cretaceous 

granites of the Idaho Batholith, Eocene 

volcanoes, older sedimentary rocks, and 

volcanic flows. To the south of the 

proposed boundary line, volcanic rocks 

overlie the southern extension of the 

granite basement. 

Regional Summary 

The petitioner includes a map of the 

Snake River Plain Aquifer System and 

information modified from the ‘‘Ground 

Water Atlas of the United States: Idaho, 

Oregon, Washington, U.S. Geological 

Survey Hydrologic Atlas HA 730–H, 

1994.’’ The map shows that the Western 

Plain, which is within the proposed 

Snake River Valley viticultural area, is 

underlain by aquifers in basaltic rock 

but mainly in unconsolidated 

(sedimentary) deposits. In contrast, the 

Eastern Plain, to the east of the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area, is underlain 

predominantly by aquifers in Pliocene 

and younger basaltic rocks. 

The petitioner includes a second map 

that documents the distribution of rock 

types in the Pacific Northwest States, 

based on information taken from the 

same USGS Hydrologic Atlas noted 

above. The proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area, according to the map, 

is underlain primarily by sedimentary 

rocks, distinguishing the area from 

basaltic and other igneous rocks in the 

surrounding regions. 

Geography 

Physical Features: The petitioner 

describes the ancient Lake Idaho as the 

physical focus and an important 

distinguishing feature of the proposed 

Snake River Valley viticultural area. 

Historically, the ancient Lake Idaho was 

a trough-like structure of lakes. The 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area boundary encircles the 

now dry, ancient Lake Idaho, a low 

elevation, fault-bounded, rift basin with 

a relatively flat, sedimentary bottom. 

The surrounding areas, beyond the 

proposed boundary, have a 

mountainous topography with generally 

higher elevations. 

Elevation: Low elevation, between 

660 and 1,040 meters, or 2,165 and 

3,412 feet, when compared to the 

surrounding mountains and the eastern 

portion of the Snake River Valley, is a 

significant distinguishing feature of the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area, as shown on the USGS 

maps and described by the petitioner. 

Oxbow Dam, along the Snake River in 

Adams County, Idaho, lies at an 

elevation of 660 meters, or 2,165 feet, 

but the encircling proposed viticultural 

area boundary line generally adheres to 

an elevation of 1,040 meters, or 3,412 

feet, according to the boundary outlined 

in the petition. The proposed boundary 

line deviates from its prescribed 1,040- 

meter elevation twice at the 

northernmost boundary on the McCall 

map and again along the western 

boundary of the Vale map. The 

petitioner explains that the 1,040-meter 

contour line, past the boundaries of the 

McCall and Vale maps, continues into 

regions not associated with the Snake 

River Valley or with viticulture. The 

region’s viticulture, according to the 

petitioner, is successful between 

elevations of 664 and 950 meters, or 

2,180 and 3,117 feet. 


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Mountains surrounding the western 

Snake River Valley region exceed 7,000 

feet in elevation, especially to the east 

of the proposed viticultural area 

boundary line in the Boise National 

Forest, as shown on the Idaho City, 

Idaho, USGS map. The City of Twin 

Falls, Idaho, about 21⁄2 miles southeast 

of the proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area’s eastern boundary line, 

as shown on the USGS Twin Falls, 

Idaho, map, lies at an elevation of 3,729 

feet, or about 320 feet higher than the 

elevation of the proposed viticultural 

area boundary line. 

The petitioner provides three 

topographic profiles of the proposed 

Snake River Valley viticultural area 

drawn from various points of the 

compass. The three profiles include (1) 

California Mountain, Oregon, to 

Bruneau, Idaho, (2) Oreana, Idaho, to 

Danskin Peak, Idaho, and (3) Marsing, 

Idaho, to Emmett, Idaho. The profiles 

show the lower elevations of the ancient 

Lake Idaho basin in comparison to the 

surrounding higher mountain elevations 

beyond the proposed viticultural area 

boundary line. Payette, Idaho, is at an 

elevation of about 2,300 feet in the 

basin, but California Mountain, Oregon, 

reaches a height of approximately 5,150 

feet, significantly higher than the 

proposed viticultural area boundary 

line. 

Soils 

The petitioner describes the soils of 

the proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area as being diverse and 

not a distinguishing feature, because the 

soils have developed in various parent 

materials, during various time frames, 

and under varying climatic conditions. 

The soils are broadly classified as 

Aridisols, the petitioner adds, and no 

single soil series or association is 

dominant. 

Vineyards within the proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area are on 

soils that have underlying parent 

material derived from weathered 

sediment from the ancient Lake Idaho, 

according to the petitioner. At the 

surface are loess, sand, and, in slack 

water areas, flood-deposited silt. 

Typically, vineyards in the proposed 

area are on very shallow soils on slopes. 

Climate 

The distinguishing climatic features 

of the proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area, the petitioner states, 

include precipitation, air temperature, 

heat-unit accumulation, and growing 

season length. The factors affecting 

climate, the petitioner continues, 

include the region’s topography, a basin 

depression with surrounding 

mountainous terrain; the continental 

inland location approximately 310 miles 

east of the Cascade Range; and the 43 

degree north latitude line. The 

petitioner adds that the proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area is in a 

climatic transition zone with both 

continental and maritime regimes. The 

combination of elevation and latitude of 

the proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area, the petitioner 

continues, creates a shorter grapegrowing season than those in many 

other viticultural regions in the Western 

United States. 

Climatic data from four weather 

stations in the West Snake River Valley 

(WSRV) and for other grape-growing 

districts in the Western United States 

are noted in the climatic data table 

below. 

The petitioner used online data from 

1971 to 2000 compiled and archived by 

the National Climatic Data Center 

(NCDC), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, for four 

areas within the proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area and for three 

viticultural regions outside of Idaho. 

The petitioner averaged the collected 

data for the four Idaho weather stations 

listed in the climatic data table below. 

The data are listed separately in the 

table for each station outside of Idaho, 

including Umpqua Valley, Oregon; 

Walla Walla Valley, Washington; and 

Napa Valley, California, all of which are 

in established American viticultural 

areas. 

ELEVATION, LOCATION, AND CLIMATIC DATA FOR FOUR WEATHER STATIONS WITHIN IDAHO AND FOR THREE WEATHER

STATIONS IN WESTERN STATES, OUTSIDE OF IDAHO

[In the column headings, Elev. (m) means elevation in meters; MAT, mean annual temperature in degrees Celsius; MAP, mean annual precipitation in millimeters; GDD, growing (Celsius) degree-days; GSL, growing season length in days; XMT, 30-year extreme minimum temperature 

in degrees Celsius (with event year); and CNT, degrees of continental influence (mean annual temperature range that increases as the 

coastal marine influence decreases, in degrees Celsius).] 

Weather stations in the proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area 

Elev. 

(m) 

Location 

(lat./long.) 

MAT 

(°C) 

MAP 

(mm) GDD GSL XMT (°C) 

CNT 

(°C) 

Parma Experiment Station, 

ID.

677 43°48′ N./116°57′ W .......... 9.9 283 1,342 140 ¥32 

(1990) 

25 

Weiser, ID ........................... 722 44°15′ N./116°58′ W .......... 11.0 307 1,637 136 ¥34 

(1990) 

27 

Deer Flat Dam, ID ............... 765 43°35′ N./116°45′ W .......... 11.6 258 1,626 165 ¥30 

(1989) 

24 

Glenns Ferry, ID ................. 753 42°56′ N./115°19′ W .......... 10.5 248 1,413 125 ¥32 

(1989) 

24 

Averages of above four 

Idaho stations in WSRV.

729 N/A ..................................... 10.8 274 1,504 142 N/A 25 

Other Western Viticultural 

Areas (Reporting Station).

Umpqua Valley (Roseburg, 

OR).

128 43°2′ N./123°36′ W ............ 13.0 855 1,484 218 3 

(1989) 

15 

Walla Walla Valley (Walla 

Walla, WA).

357 46°5′ N./118°28′ N ............. 12.3 530 1,715 206 ¥11 

(1985) 

23 

Napa Valley (Napa, CA) ..... 18 38°28′ N./122°27′ W .......... 15.0 672 1,753 259 14 

(1990) 

11 

Precipitation: The proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area is a 

semiarid desert with minimal summer 

precipitation, the petitioner explains. 

The proposed viticultural area has a 

mean annual precipitation of 10 to 12 


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inches, occurring mostly in winter. The 

low precipitation rate combines with 

warm weather during the growing 

season, and the vineyards therefore 

need irrigation. 

According to the petitioner, the Idaho 

weather stations within the proposed 

Snake River Valley viticultural area 

record about half the annual 

precipitation of the weather stations at 

Umpqua Valley, Oregon; Walla Walla 

Valley, Washington; and Napa Valley, 

California. The petitioner explains that 

the lower annual precipitation of the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area may be partially due to 

the rain shadows of the Cascade, Sierra 

Nevada, and Owyhee Ranges. 

Temperature: The proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area’s mean 

annual temperature, based on an 

average of the four Idaho stations 

monitored, is 51 degrees F, or 10.8 

degrees C. The midwinter mean 

temperatures are below 0 degrees C for 

several months, and potential vineyard 

damage is a hazard, the petitioner 

explains. The California, Oregon, and 

Washington weather stations listed in 

the climatic data table above record 

warmer average winter temperatures. 

The differences in the extreme winter 

temperatures and the mean annual 

temperature ranges between the 

proposed Snake River Valley 

viticultural area and the three weather 

stations monitored in California, 

Oregon, and Washington show 

significant variations in viticultural 

growing conditions. 

The petitioner explains that the 

difference in winter temperatures 

between the colder proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area and the 

stations at Umpqua Valley, Oregon; 

Walla Walla Valley, Washington; and 

Napa Valley, California, results, to a 

great extent, from the higher elevations 

in the proposed viticultural area, which 

are between 660 and 1,040 meters, or 

2,165 and 3,412 feet. Elevations of the 

other stations are Umpqua Valley, about 

460 feet; Walla Walla Valley, 1,200 feet; 

and Napa Valley, 40 feet. 

Also, distances from the Pacific Ocean 

affect the amount of moderating, marine 

air temperatures the seven weather 

stations receive. Oceans tend to 

moderate air temperatures over land; 

hence, a wider annual temperature 

range indicates a greater degree of 

continental influence, or distance from 

an ocean. The proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area and the Walla 

Walla Valley both have, as a measure of 

continental influence, mean annual 

temperature ranges of about 25 degrees 

C. In comparison, the Umpqua Valley 

and the Napa Valley, both of which are 

closer to the Pacific Ocean and are at 

low elevations, have a smaller mean 

annual temperature range—about 15 

degrees C. 

The temperatures of the proposed 

Snake River Valley viticultural area, 

according to the petitioner, rise rapidly 

during the growing season, from June 

through August. The Umpqua Valley in 

Oregon and the proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area have similar, 

annual, total growing degree-days, as 

shown in the climatic data table above; 

but, they have between 200 and 250 

fewer heat units than the Walla Walla 

Valley, Washington, and the Napa 

Valley, California. Each degree that a 

day’s mean temperature is above 50 

degrees F, which is the minimum 

temperature required for grapevine 

growth, is counted as 1 degree-day (see 

‘‘General Viticulture,’’ Albert J. Winkler, 

University of California Press, 1975). 

The length of the proposed Snake 

River Valley viticultural area’s growing 

season correlates to the frost-free period 

from about May 10 to September 29 

annually, according to the petitioner. 

The total measurement of annual 

viticultural growth is between 64 and 

117 days less than that measured at 

Walla Walla Valley, Washington; 

Umpqua Valley, Oregon; and Napa 

Valley, California. 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 

Comments Received 

TTB published Notice No. 60 

regarding the proposed Snake River 

Valley viticultural area in the Federal 

Register on July 17, 2006 (71 FR 40458). 

In that notice, TTB invited comments by 

September 15, 2006, from all interested 

persons. We expressed particular 

interest in receiving comments on 

whether the proposed area name would 

result in a conflict with currently used 

brand names. We also solicited 

comments on the appropriateness of the 

proposed eastern boundary line and 

asked whether the boundary should be 

extended into southeastern Idaho. 

Finally, we specifically solicited 

comments on the appropriateness of the 

name ‘‘Snake River Valley’’ and asked 

whether ‘‘West Snake River Valley’’ or 

another alternative name would be more 

appropriate for this area. We received 

three comments in response to that 

notice. All three comments supported 

the establishment of the Snake River 

Valley viticultural area as proposed. 

TTB Finding 

After careful review of the petition 

and the comments received, TTB finds 

that the evidence submitted supports 

the establishment of the proposed 

viticultural area. Therefore, under the 

authority of the Federal Alcohol 

Administration Act and part 4 of our 

regulations, we establish the ‘‘Snake 

River Valley’’ viticultural area in 

southwestern Idaho and southeastern 

Oregon, effective 30 days from the 

publication date of this document. 

Boundary Description 

See the narrative boundary 

description of the viticultural area in the 

regulatory text published at the end of 

this document. 

Maps 

The maps for determining the 

boundary of the viticultural area are 

listed below in the regulatory text. 

Impact on Current Wine Labels 

Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits 

any label reference on a wine that 

indicates or implies an origin other than 

the wine’s true place of origin. With the 

establishment of this viticultural area 

and its inclusion in part 9 of the TTB 

regulations, its name, ‘‘Snake River 

Valley,’’ is recognized under 27 CFR 

4.39(i)(3) as a name of viticultural 

significance. The text of the new 

regulation clarifies this point. 

Consequently, wine bottlers using 

‘‘Snake River Valley’’ in a brand name, 

including a trademark, or in another 

label reference as to the origin of the 

wine, must ensure that the product is 

eligible to use the viticultural area’s 

name as an appellation of origin. No 

single part of the ‘‘Snake River Valley’’

viticultural area name standing alone, 

such as ‘‘snake’’ or ‘‘Snake River’’, has 

viticultural significance. The word 

‘‘snake’’ alone is not routinely identified 

with the ‘‘Snake River Valley.’’ The 

name ‘‘Snake River’’ applies to 13 

streams in 9 States, spanning from 

Florida to Alaska, according to the 

USGS Geographic Names Information 

System. 

For a wine to be labeled with a 

viticultural area name or with a brand 

name that includes a viticultural area 

name or other term specified as having 

viticultural significance in part 9 of the 

TTB regulations, at least 85 percent of 

the wine must be derived from grapes 

grown within the area represented by 

that name or other term, and the wine 

must meet the other conditions listed in 

27 CFR 4.25(e)(3). If the wine is not 

eligible to use the viticultural area name 

or other term of viticultural significance 

as an appellation of origin and that 

name or other term appears in the brand 

name, then the label is not in 

compliance and the bottler must change 

the brand name and obtain approval of 

a new label. Similarly, if the viticultural 

area name or other term of viticultural 


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significance appears in another 

reference on the label in a misleading 

manner, the bottler would have to 

obtain approval of a new label. 

Different rules apply if a wine has a 

brand name containing a viticultural 

area name or other term of viticultural 

significance that was used as a brand 

name on a label approved before July 7, 

1986. See 27 CFR 4.39(i)(2) for details. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

We certify that this regulation will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This regulation imposes no new 

reporting, recordkeeping, or other 

administrative requirement. Any benefit 

derived from the use of a viticultural 

area name is the result of a proprietor’s 

efforts and consumer acceptance of 

wines from that area. Therefore, no 

regulatory flexibility analysis is 

required. 

Executive Order 12866 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined by 

Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735. 

Therefore, it requires no regulatory 

assessment. 

Drafting Information 

N.A. Sutton of the Regulations and 

Rulings Division drafted this notice. 

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9 

Wine. 

The Regulatory Amendment 

■ For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, we amend title 27 CFR, 

chapter 1, part 9, as follows: 

PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL 

AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205. 

■ 2. Amend subpart C by adding § 9.208 

to read as follows: 

Subpart C—Approved American 

Viticultural Areas 

§ 9.208 Snake River Valley. 

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural 

area described in this section is ‘‘Snake 

River Valley’’. For purposes of part 4 of 

this chapter, ‘‘Snake River Valley’’ is a 

term of viticultural significance. 

(b) Approved maps. The appropriate 

maps for determining the boundary of 

the Snake River Valley viticultural area 

are 14 United States Geological Survey 

1:100,000 scale, metric topographic 

maps. They are titled, 

(1) Baker, Oregon-Idaho, 1981; 

(2) Brogan, Oregon-Idaho, 1980; 

(3) McCall, Idaho-Oregon, 1980, 

Photoinspected 1990; 

(4) Weiser, Idaho-Oregon, 1980, 

Photoinspected 1990; 

(5) Boise, Idaho-Oregon, 1981; 

(6) Idaho City, Idaho, 1982; 

(7) Murphy, Idaho, 1986; 

(8) Mountain Home, Idaho, 1990; 

(9) Fairfield, Idaho, 1978; 

(10) Twin Falls, Idaho, 1979; 

(11) Glenns Ferry, Idaho, 1992; 

(12) Triangle, Idaho, 1990; 

(13) Mahogany Mountain, Idaho, 

1978; and 

(14) Vale, Oregon-Idaho, 1993. 

(c) Boundary. The Snake River Valley 

viticultural area is located in Ada, 

Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, 

Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Payette, 

Twin Falls, and Washington Counties in 

southwestern Idaho and in Baker and 

Malheur Counties in southeastern 

Oregon. The boundary of the Snake 

River Valley viticultural area is as 

described below: 

(1) The beginning point is on the 

Baker map in Oregon at the intersection 

of the 1,040-meter contour line and 

Interstate 84, between Pleasant Valley 

and Oxman in Baker County, T10S/ 

R42E; 

(2) From the beginning point proceed 

east following the 1,040-meter contour 

line along the eastern side of the Burnt 

River Valley, then crossing over to the 

Brogan map, proceed northerly along 

the western side of the Snake River 

Valley and, crossing back over to the 

Baker map, proceed westerly along the 

southern side of the Powder River 

Valley to the 1,040-meter contour line’s 

intersection with the northern boundary 

of Baker County, T7S/R40E, on the 

Baker map; 

(3) Proceed 7.5 miles straight east 

along the northern boundary of Baker 

County to its intersection with the 

1,040-meter line east of Oregon State 

Road 203 and three unnamed creeks, 

T7S/R41E, on the Baker map; 

(4) Proceed generally southeast along 

the 1,040-meter contour line onto the 

McCall map, to its intersection with the 

45 degree north latitude line, to the 

immediate west of North Creek in the 

Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area, 

T6S/R47E, on the northern border of the 

McCall map; 

(5) Proceed straight east along the 45 

degree north latitude line to its 

intersection with the 1,040-meter 

contour line, to the immediate east of 

North Creek, T6S/R47E, on the McCall 

map; 

(6) Follow the 1,040-meter contour 

line, which encircles the northern 

portion of McLain Gulch, to its third 

intersection with the 45 degree north 

latitude line, west of the Snake River in 

Baker County, Oregon, T6S/R48E, on 

the McCall map; 

(7) Proceed straight east along the 45 

degree north latitude line to its 

intersection with the 1,040-meter 

contour line, to east of the Snake River 

and Indian Creek in Adams County, 

Idaho, T6S/R48W, on the McCall map; 

(8) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a generally 

clockwise rotation on the McCall map, 

proceeding southerly on the southeast 

side of the Snake River, northeasterly 

north of the Crooked River, crossing the 

Crooked River, T7S/R3W, proceeding 

southwesterly south of the Crooked 

River, crossing Brownlee Creek, T16N/ 

R4W, proceeding generally 

southwesterly onto the Baker map, 

continuing southwesterly, crossing 

Sturgill Creek, T15N/R6W, and Dennett 

Creek, T14N/R6W, proceeding onto the 

Brogan map, proceeding southeasterly, 

crossing Rock Creek, T13N/R6W, 

proceeding onto the Weiser map, 

proceeding northeasterly, north of the 

Mann Creek State Recreation Area, 

crossing Mann Creek, T13N/R5W, 

continuing northeasterly onto the 

McCall map; 

(9) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the McCall map, proceeding 

northeasterly, crossing Pine Creek, 

T15N/R4W, and Hornet Creek, T8S/ 

R2W, passing west of the Payette 

National Forest, proceeding southerly, 

passing east of Mesa, onto the Weiser 

map, proceeding southerly, crossing 

Crane Creek, T12N/R1W, turning 

westerly, rounding north of the Paddock 

Valley Reservoir, crossing Willow 

Creek, T9N/R1W, turning southerly onto 

the Boise map, looping southerly and 

northerly north of the Black Canyon 

Reservoir and moving back onto the 

Weiser map; 

(10) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Weiser map, proceeding 

northerly, crossing Squaw Creek, T12N/ 

R1E, and then southerly, crossing 

Cottonweed Creek, T11N/R1E, and then 

southerly again onto the Boise map, 

rounding south of South Mountain, back 

onto the Weiser map, proceeding 

northeasterly north of the Payette River, 

crossing the North Fork Payette River, 

T10N/R3E, then proceeding 

southwesterly south of the Payette 

River, onto the Boise map, proceeding 

generally southerly, crossing Cartwright 

Creek, T6N/R2E, and proceeding 

westerly and southeasterly towards 

Lucky Peak Lake, and then turning 

northward onto the Idaho City map; 

(11) Continue following the 1,040- 

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rotation on the Idaho City map, 

proceeding northerly, crossing Grimes 

and Mores Creek, T5N/R4E, and then 

proceeding southerly to Lucky Peak 

Lake, turning northeasterly north of the 

Lucky Peak Lake, Arrowrock Reservoir, 

and Middle Fork Boise River to T4N/ 

R7E, crossing the Middle Fork Boise 

River and proceeding southwesterly 

south of the Middle Fork Boise River, to 

the South Fork Boise River, crossing the 

South Fork Boise River, T2N/R6E, 

proceeding onto the Boise map 

proceeding southwesterly south of 

Lucky Peak Lake onto the Murphy map; 

(12) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation southeasterly on the Murphy 

map to the Mountain Home map, 

proceeding southeasterly, crossing 

Canyon Creek, passing north of 

Mountain Home Reservoir, crossing 

King Hill Creek, onto the Fairfield map, 

proceeding easterly, crossing Clover 

Creek, T4S/R13E, proceeding southerly 

onto the Twin Falls map; 

(13) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Twin Falls map, 

proceeding southeasterly to the Snake 

River, T9S/R14E, following north of the 

Snake River and crossing at T10S/R18E, 

northeast of Twin Falls, proceeding 

westerly south of the Snake River to the 

Salmon River, following east of the 

Salmon River and crossing at T10S/ 

R13E, proceeding northerly west of the 

Salmon River and the Hagerman 

Wildlife Management Area, proceeding 

west onto the Glenns Ferry map; 

(14) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Glenns Ferry map, 

proceeding generally west to Rosevear 

Gulch, turning south between Rosevear 

Gulch and Pilgrim Gulch, near Deadman 

Creek, heading northwesterly, 

continuing through the Bruneau Desert, 

crossing Hole Creek in Pot Canyon and 

proceeding to Bruneau Canyon, 

proceeding southeasterly east of 

Bruneau Canyon, crossing Bruneau 

Canyon, T10S/R7E, proceeding west of 

Bruneau Canyon then west onto the 

Triangle map; 

(15) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Triangle map, heading 

northwesterly, crossing Shoofly Creek 

and Alder Creek, T6S/R1W, onto the 

Murphy map, continuing northwesterly 

to Sinker Creek, crossing Sinker Creek, 

T4S/R2W, continuing northwesterly to 

Jump Creek, crossing Jump Creek, T1N/ 

R5W, proceeding northwesterly onto the 

Boise map, crossing its southwestern 

corner, T2N/R5W, onto the Mahogany 

Mountain map; 

(16) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation onto the Mahogany Mountain 

map, proceeding westerly onto the Vale 

map, generally northwesterly then 

southwesterly onto the Mahogany 

Mountain map, proceeding southwest, 

west, and generally north onto the Vale 

map, passing through Succor Creek 

State Recreational Area, returning to the 

Mahogany Mountain map, and, passing 

east of McIntyre Ridge, crossing Succor 

Creek, T1N/R46E, proceeding northerly 

back onto the Vale map; 

(17) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Vale map, proceeding 

northerly east of Owyhee Ridge and 

Long Draw to north of Lake Owyhee, 

southwesterly and southerly south of 

Lake Owyhee onto the Mahogany 

Mountain map, southwesterly south of 

Lake Owyhee, the Owyhee River, and 

Owyhee Canyon, crossing Owyhee 

Canyon at T29S/R41E, proceeding 

northerly west of Owyhee Canyon, 

northeasterly west of Owyhee River and 

Owyhee Reservoir, and northerly onto 

the Vale map; 

(18) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Vale map, proceeding 

generally northerly to T20S/R42E, 

southwesterly east of Cottonwood 

Creek, crossing Cottonwood Creek, 

T22S/R40E, proceeding north to the 

Malheur River, following the Malheur 

River westerly to the intersection of the 

1,040-meter contour line and the 118 

degree west longitude line in Malheur 

County, Oregon, T21S/R38E, on the 

western border of the Vale map; 

(19) Proceed straight north along the 

118 degree west longitude line to its 

intersection with the 1,040-meter 

contour line, north of the Malheur 

River, T20S/R38E, proceeding easterly 

north of the Malheur River to Hog 

Creek, crossing Hog Creek, T20S/R40E, 

and proceeding northerly on the Vale 

map; 

(20) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation, crossing onto the Brogan map, 

proceeding easterly, northerly, and 

westerly to and around Malheur 

Reservoir, T14S/R41E, proceeding 

easterly to Cottonwood Gulch then 

northerly to Dixie Creek, crossing Dixie 

Creek, T12S/RR41E, proceeding easterly 

and northerly onto the Baker map; 

(21) Continue following the 1,040- 

meter contour line in a clockwise 

rotation on the Baker map, proceeding 

westerly south of the Burnt River, 

crossing the Burnt River, T10S/R41E, 

proceeding easterly north of the Burnt 

River to Gravel Pits, then northerly, 

returning to the beginning point. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

Approved: February 5, 2007. 

Timothy E. Skud, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and 

Tariff Policy). 

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