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subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) (PRA), unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number. Although this 

rule makes important changes to the 

EAR for items controlled for national 

security reasons, the overall decreases 

in burdens and costs associated with the 

following information collections due to 

this rule are estimated to decrease the 

number of submissions by 50, which 

will not require revision of the current 

approved estimated time burdens for 

completing related submissions 

described below. 

• 0694–0088, ‘‘Simplified Network 

Application Processing System,’’ which 

carries a burden- hour estimate of 29.6 

minutes for a manual or electronic 

submission; 

• 0694–0137 ‘‘License Exceptions and 

Exclusions,’’ which carries a burdenhour estimate average of 1.5 hours per 

submission (Note: submissions for 

License Exceptions are rarely required); 

• 0694–0096 ‘‘Five Year Records 

Retention Period,’’ which carries a 

burden-hour estimate of less than 1 

minute; and 

• 0607–0152 ‘‘Automated Export 

System (AES) Program,’’ which carries a 

burden-hour estimate of 3 minutes per 

electronic submission. 

Additional information regarding 

these collections of information— 

including all background materials—can 

be found at https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain and using the 

search function to enter either the title 

of the collection or the OMB Control 

Number. 

3. This rule does not contain policies 

with federalism implications as that 

term is defined in Executive Order 

13132. 

4. Pursuant to section 1762 of ECRA 

(50 U.S.C. 4821), this action is exempt 

from the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) requirements for 

notice of proposed rulemaking, 

opportunity for public participation and 

delay in effective date. 

5. Because a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required to be 

given for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or 

by any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., are 

not applicable. Accordingly, no 

regulatory flexibility analysis is 

required, and none has been prepared. 

List of Subjects for 15 CFR Parts 740 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Exports, Incorporation by 

reference, Reporting and recordkeeping. 

Accordingly, part 740 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR 

parts 730 through 774) is amended as 

follows: 

PART 740—LICENSE EXCEPTIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 740 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852; 50 U.S.C. 

4601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

7201 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 

1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 

3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783. 

■ 2. Section 740.24 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 740.24 Implemented Export Controls 

(IEC). 

* * * * * 

(c) Incorporation by reference. License 

Exception Implemented Export Controls 

(IEC) Eligible Items and Destinations, 

last modified September 17, 2024, is 

incorporated by reference into this 

section with the approval of the Director 

of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material 

is available for inspection at the BIS and 

at the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). Contact BIS at: 

BIS Office of National Security Controls, 

phone: 202–482–0092; email: 

LicenseExceptionIEC@bis.doc; website: 

www.bis.gov. For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. The material may be obtained 

from BIS and is available for inspection 

on the BIS website at www.bis.gov/IEC. 

Thea D. Rozman Kendler, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23814 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 744 

[Docket No. 241004–0262] 

RIN 0694–AJ91 

Revisions to the Unverified List 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS) is amending the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) by 

adding eight persons to the Unverified 

List (UVL). Of the eight persons being 

added, three are under the destination 

of China, People’s Republic of (China); 

two are under the destination of 

Germany; one is under the destination 

of Pakistan; and two are under the 

destination of Tu ̈rkiye. BIS is also 

amending the EAR by removing two 

persons from the UVL. Of the two 

persons being removed, one is under the 

destination of Saudi Arabia, and the 

other is under the destination of China. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 16, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deniz Muslu, Director, Office of 

Enforcement Analysis, Phone: (202) 

482–4255, Email: UVLrequest@

bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Unverified List (UVL), found in 

supplement no. 6 to part 744 of the EAR 

(15 CFR parts 730–774), contains the 

names and addresses of foreign persons 

who are or have been parties to a 

transaction, as described in § 748.5 of 

the EAR, involving the export, reexport, 

or transfer (in-country) of items subject 

to the EAR. These foreign persons are 

added to the UVL because BIS or federal 

officials acting on BIS’s behalf were 

unable to verify their bona fides (i.e., 

legitimacy and reliability relating to the 

end use and end user of items subject 

to the EAR) through the completion of 

an end-use check. Sometimes these 

checks, such as a pre-license check 

(PLC) or a post-shipment verification 

(PSV), cannot be completed 

satisfactorily for reasons outside the 

U.S. Government’s control. 

There are any number of reasons why 

these checks cannot be completed to the 

satisfaction of the U.S. Government. The 

reasons include, but are not limited to: 

(1) reasons unrelated to the cooperation 

of the foreign party subject to the enduse check (e.g., BIS sometimes initiates 

end-use checks but is unable to 

complete them because the foreign party 

cannot be found at the address indicated 

on the associated export documents and 

BIS cannot contact the party by 

telephone or email); (2) reasons related 

to a lack of cooperation by a host 

government that fails to schedule and 

facilitate the completion of an end-use 

check (e.g., a host government agencies’ 

lack of responses to requests to conduct 

end-use checks, actions preventing the 

scheduling of such checks, or refusals to 

schedule checks in a timely manner); or 

(3) when, during the end-use check, a 

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unable to produce the items that are the 

subject of the end-use check for visual 

inspection or provide sufficient 

documentation or other evidence to 

confirm the disposition of the items. 

BIS’s inability to confirm the bona 

fides of foreign persons subject to enduse checks raises concerns about the 

suitability of such persons as 

participants in future exports, reexports, 

or transfers (in-country) of items subject 

to the EAR; an inability to confirm bona 

fides also indicates a risk that such 

items may be diverted to prohibited end 

uses and/or end users. Under such 

circumstances, there may not be 

sufficient information to add the foreign 

person at issue to the Entity List 

(supplement no. 4 to part 744 of the 

EAR). Therefore, BIS may add the 

foreign person to the UVL. 

As provided in § 740.2(a)(17) of the 

EAR, the use of license exceptions for 

exports, reexports, and transfers (incountry) involving a party or parties to 

the transaction who are listed on the 

UVL is suspended. Additionally, under 

§ 744.15(b) of the EAR, there is a 

requirement for exporters, reexporters, 

and transferors to obtain (and maintain 

a record of) a UVL statement from a 

party or parties to a transaction who are 

listed on the UVL before proceeding 

with exports, reexports, and transfers 

(in-country) to such persons, when the 

items to be exported, reexported or 

transferred (in-country) are not subject 

to a license requirement. Finally, 

pursuant to § 758.1(b)(8), Electronic 

Export Information (EEI) must be filed 

in the Automated Export System (AES) 

for all exports of tangible items subject 

to the EAR where parties to the 

transaction, as described in § 748.5(d) 

through (f), are listed on the UVL. 

Requests for the removal of a UVL 

entry must be made in accordance with 

§ 744.15(d) of the EAR. Decisions 

regarding the removal or modification of 

UVL entry will be made by the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Enforcement, based on a demonstration 

by the listed person of their bona fides. 

As provided in § 744.15(c)(2) of the 

EAR, BIS will remove a person from the 

UVL when BIS is able to verify the bona 

fides of the listed person. 

Additions to the UVL 

This rule adds eight persons to the 

UVL by amending supplement no. 6 to 

part 744 of the EAR to include their 

names and addresses. BIS is adding 

these persons pursuant to § 744.15(c) of 

the EAR. This final rule implements the 

decision to add the following eight 

persons located in the following 

destinations to the UVL: Hengye 

Technology Co., Ltd.; Skytop 

Electronics Ltd.; and YXS Technology 

Co., Ltd., under the destination of 

China; Arabian Aviation Trade Group 

and Tiptrans Limited, under the 

destination of Germany; Marshal 

Traders, under the destination of 

Pakistan; and Pegasus Technic Services 

and Vast Polymers, Ambalaj Sanayi Ve 

Ticaret Limited Sirketi, under the 

destination of Tu ̈rkiye. 

Removals From the UVL 

This rule removes two persons from 

the UVL because BIS was able to verify 

their bona fides. This rule removes the 

following two persons located in the 

following destinations from the UVL: 

Shengwei Technology Co., Ltd., under 

the destination of China; and Al Gihaz 

Co., Ltd. for Contracting and Trading, 

under the destination of Saudi Arabia. 

BIS is removing these persons pursuant 

to § 744.15(c)(2) of the EAR. 

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 

On August 13, 2018, the President 

signed into law the John S. McCain 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2019, which included the 

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 

(ECRA), 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. ECRA 

provides the legal basis for BIS’s 

principal authorities and serves as the 

authority under which BIS issues this 

final rule. In particular, section 1753 of 

ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4812) authorizes the 

regulation of exports, reexports, and 

transfers (in-country) of items subject to 

U.S. jurisdiction. Further, section 

1754(a)(1)–(16) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 

4813(a)(1)–(16)) authorizes, inter alia, 

requiring measures for compliance with 

the export controls established under 

ECRA; requiring and obtaining such 

information from U.S. persons and 

foreign persons as is necessary to carry 

out ECRA; apprising the public of 

changes in policy, regulations, and 

procedures; and any other action 

necessary to carry out ECRA that is not 

otherwise prohibited by law. Pursuant 

to section 1762(a) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 

4821(a)), these changes can be imposed 

in a final rule without prior notice and 

comment. 

Savings Clause 

Shipments (1) that are removed from 

license exception eligibility or that are 

now subject to requirements in § 744.15 

of the EAR as a result of this regulatory 

action; (2) that were eligible for export, 

reexport, or transfer (in-country) 

without a license before this regulatory 

action; and (3) that were on dock for 

loading, on lighter, laden aboard an 

exporting carrier, or enroute aboard a 

carrier to a port of export, on October 

16, 2024, pursuant to actual orders, may 

proceed to that UVL listed person under 

the previous license exception 

eligibility or without a license and 

pursuant to the export clearance 

requirements set forth in part 758 of the 

EAR that applied prior to this person 

being listed on the UVL, so long as the 

items have been exported from the 

United States, reexported or transferred 

(in-country) before November 15, 2024. 

Any such items not actually exported, 

reexported or transferred (in-country) 

before midnight on November 15, 2024 

are subject to the requirements in 

§ 744.15 of the EAR in accordance with 

this rule. 

Executive Order Requirements 

Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distribute impacts, and equity). 

Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This final rule is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. 

This rule does not contain policies 

with federalism implications as that 

term is defined under Executive Order 

13132. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Requirements 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor is subject to a penalty for failure 

to comply with, a collection of 

information, subject to the requirements 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), unless 

that collection of information displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Control Number. 

The UVL additions contain 

collections of information approved by 

OMB under the following control 

numbers: 

• OMB Control Number 0694–0088— 

Simple Network Application Process 

and Multipurpose Application Form 

• OMB Control Number 0694–0122— 

Miscellaneous Licensing 

Responsibilities and Enforcement 

• OMB Control Number 0694–0134— 

Entity List and Unverified List 

Requests, 

• OMB Control Number 0694–0137— 

License Exemptions and Exclusions. 

BIS believes that the overall increases 

in burdens and costs will be minimal 


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and will fall within the already 

approved amounts for these existing 

collections. Additional information 

regarding these collections of 

information—including all background 

materials—can be found at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by 

using the search function to enter either 

the title of the collection or the OMB 

Control Number. 

Administrative Procedure Act and 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Requirements 

Pursuant to section 1762 of ECRA (50 

U.S.C. 4821), this action is exempt from 

the Administrative Procedure Act (5 

U.S.C. 553) requirements for notice of 

proposed rulemaking and opportunity 

for public participation. 

Further, no other law requires notice 

of proposed rulemaking or opportunity 

for public comment for this final rule. 

Because a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required under 

the Administrative Procedure Act or by 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

not applicable. 

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 744 

Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Terrorism. 

Accordingly, part 744 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR 

parts 730 through 774) is amended as 

follows: 

PART 744—CONTROL POLICY: ENDUSER AND END-USE BASED 

■ 1. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 744 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852; 50 U.S.C. 

4601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22 U.S.C. 7201 

et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 

20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 

12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 

608; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 

Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 

CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 

45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 208; E.O. 

13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 

783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 

Comp., p. 786; Notice of September 18, 2024, 

89 FR 77011 (September 23, 2024). 

■ 2. Supplement no. 6 to part 744 is 

amended: 

■ a. Under CHINA, PEOPLE’S 

REPUBLIC OF, by: 

■ i. Adding the entry, in alphabetical 

order, for ‘‘Hengye Technology Co., 

Ltd.;’’ 

■ ii. Removing the entry for ‘‘Shengwei 

Technology Co., Ltd.;’’ and 

■ iii. Adding the entries, in alphabetical 

order, for ‘‘Skytop Electronics Ltd.’’ and 

‘‘YXS Technology Co., Ltd.;’’ 

■ b. Under GERMANY, by adding 

entries, in alphabetical order, for 

‘‘Arabian Aviation Trade Group’’ and 

‘‘Tiptrans Limited;’’ 

■ c. Under PAKISTAN, by adding an 

entry, in alphabetical order, for 

‘‘Marshal Traders;’’ 

■ d. Removing the entry for SAUDI 

ARABIA; and 

■ e. Under TU ̈ RKIYE, by adding an 

entry, in alphabetical order, for 

‘‘Pegasus Technic Services’’ and ‘‘Vast 

Polymers, Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Ticaret 

Limited Sirketi.’’ 

The additions read as follows: 

Supplement No. 6 to Part 744— 

Unverified List 

* * * * * 

Country Listed person and address Federal Register citation 

*******

CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF.******

Hengye Technology Co., Ltd., 1602 Zhonghang Road, Dingcheng International 

Building, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

******

Skytop Electronics Ltd., Room 619, Park Fook Industrial Building, 615–617 Tai 

Nan West Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and 7/F, MW Tower, 

111 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

******

YXS Technology Co., Ltd., Room 608, 6/F, West Tower, Fiyta Building, Huaqian 

North Street, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

******

*******

GERMANY ....... Arabian Aviation Trade Group, a.k.a. AAT, Wassmanstrasse 16, D30459 Hannover, Germany.89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

* * * * * * 

Tiptrans Limited, Hauptstrasse 22, D02727 Neugersdorg, Germany ....................... 89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

* * * * * * 

*******

PAKISTAN ........ ******

Marshal Traders, Office-5, 41st Street, Block-H Soan Garden, Islamabad, Pakistan; and Magnum Arcade, Apt #207, 2nd Floor North Strip Federation Markaz, 

Islamabad, Pakistan.

89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

******

TU ̈ RKIYE .......... * * * * * * 

Pegasus Technic Services, a.k.a. Pegasus Teknik Servis and Air Technic Services, OBA Mah. Karakuslar Sk. Berfin Sitesi, B Blok No: 2B No: 2 Alanya, Antalya, Tu ̈rkiye.89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

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Vast Polymers, Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, a.k.a. Novaroll, Atakoy 

7–8–9–10, Kisim Mah. Cobancesme, E–5 Yan Yol Cad. A No: 22/1 Ic Kapi: 164 

Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Tu ̈rkiye.

89 FR [INSERT FEDERAL REGISTER 

PAGE NUMBER], October 16, 2024. 

* * * * * * * 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Strategic Trade and Technology Security. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23638 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 9 

[Docket No. TTB–2023–0002; T.D. TTB–197; 

Ref: Notice No. 221] 

RIN 1513–AC78 

Establishment of the Crystal Springs 

of Napa Valley Viticultural Area; 

Modification of the Calistoga 

Viticultural Area 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the 

approximately 4,000-acre ‘‘Crystal 

Springs of Napa Valley’’ American 

viticultural area (AVA) in Napa County, 

California. The newly-established AVA 

is located entirely within the existing 

North Coast and Napa Valley 

viticultural areas. TTB also is modifying 

the existing Calistoga AVA in response 

to comments received during the 

comment period. TTB designates 

viticultural areas to allow vintners to 

better describe the origin of their wines 

and to allow consumers to better 

identify wines they may purchase. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

November 15, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street 

NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 

phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. 

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 FAA Act 

pursuant to section 1111(d) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The 

Secretary has delegated the functions 

and duties in the administration and 

enforcement of these provisions to the 

TTB Administrator through Treasury 

Order 120–01. 

Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 

part 4) authorizes TTB to establish 

definitive viticultural areas and regulate 

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) sets forth 

standards for the preparation and 

submission to TTB of petitions for the 

establishment or modification of 

American viticultural areas (AVAs) and 

lists the approved AVAs. 

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 having 

distinguishing features as described in 

part 9 of the regulations and, once 

approved, a name and a delineated 

boundary codified 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 the wine’s 

geographic origin. The establishment of 

AVAs allows vintners to describe more 

accurately the origin of their wines to 

consumers and helps consumers to 

identify wines they may purchase. 

Establishment of an AVA 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 (27 CFR 4.25(e)(2)) outlines 

the procedure for proposing an AVA 

and allows any interested party to 

petition TTB to establish a grapegrowing region as an AVA. Section 9.12 

of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) 

prescribes standards for petitions to 

establish or modify AVAs. Petitions to 

establish an AVA must include the 

following: 

• Evidence that the area within the 

proposed AVA boundary is nationally 

or locally known by the AVA name 

specified in the petition; 

• An explanation of the basis for 

defining the boundary of the proposed 

AVA; 

• A narrative description of the 

features of the proposed AVA affecting 

viticulture, such as climate, geology, 

soils, physical features, and elevation, 

that make the proposed AVA distinctive 

and distinguish it from adjacent areas 

outside the proposed AVA; 

• If the proposed AVA is to be 

established within, or overlapping, an 

existing AVA, an explanation that both 

identifies the attributes of the proposed 

AVA that are consistent with the 

existing AVA and explains how the 

proposed AVA is sufficiently distinct 

from the existing AVA and therefore 

appropriate for separate recognition; 

• The appropriate United States 

Geological Survey (USGS) map(s) 

showing the location of the proposed 

AVA, with the boundary of the 

proposed AVA clearly drawn thereon; 

and 

• A detailed narrative description of 

the proposed AVA boundary based on 

USGS map markings. 

Crystal Springs of Napa Valley Petition 

TTB received a petition from Steven 

Burgess, president of Burgess Cellars, 

Inc., proposing to establish the ‘‘Crystal 

Springs of Napa Valley’’ AVA. Mr. 

Burgess submitted the petition on behalf 

of local vineyard owners and 

winemakers. The proposed AVA is 

located in Napa County, California, and 

lies entirely within the established 

North Coast (27 CFR 9.30) and Napa 

Valley (27 CFR 9.23) AVAs. Within the 

proposed AVA, there are approximately 

30 commercial vineyards covering a 

total of approximately 230 acres. The 

distinguishing feature of the proposed 

Crystal Springs of Napa Valley AVA is 

its topography. 

The petition describes the proposed 

AVA as an ‘‘all hillside’’ region with no 


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