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Thea D. Rozman Kendler, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04925 Filed 3–3–22; 5:00 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

25 CFR Parts 140, 141, 211, 213, 225, 

226, 227, 243, 249 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900253G] 

RIN 1076–AF70 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments; 

Annual Adjustments 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule provides for annual 

adjustments to the level of civil 

monetary penalties contained in Bureau 

of Indian Affairs (Bureau) regulations to 

account for inflation under the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidance. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 9, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Mullen, Federal Register Liaison, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs and 

Collaborative Action, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs; 

telephone (202) 924–2650, RACA@

bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Calculation of Annual Adjustments 

III. Procedural Requirements 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 

12866 and 13563) 

B. Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs (E.O. 13771) 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

D. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

F. Takings (E.O. 12630) 

G. Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

H. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

I. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 

13175) 

J. Paperwork Reduction Act 

K. National Environmental Policy Act 

L. Effects on the Energy Supply (E.O. 

13211) 

M. Clarity of This Regulation 

N. Administrative Procedure Act 

I. Background 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed into law the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of 

Pub. L. 114–74) (‘‘the Act’’). The Act 

requires Federal agencies to adjust the 

level of civil monetary penalties with an 

initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through 

rulemaking and then make subsequent 

annual adjustments for inflation. The 

purpose of these adjustments is to 

maintain the deterrent effect of civil 

penalties and to further the policy goals 

of the underlying statutes. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) issued guidance for Federal 

agencies on calculating the catch-up 

adjustment. See February 24, 2016, 

Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies, 

from Shaun Donovan, Director, Office of 

Management and Budget, re: 

Implementation of the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (M–16–06). 

Under the guidance, the Department 

identified applicable civil monetary 

penalties and calculated the catch-up 

adjustment. A civil monetary penalty is 

any assessment with a dollar amount 

that is levied for a violation of a Federal 

civil statute or regulation, and is 

assessed or enforceable through a civil 

action in Federal court or an 

administrative proceeding. A civil 

monetary penalty does not include a 

penalty levied for violation of a criminal 

statute, or fees for services, licenses, 

permits, or other regulatory review. The 

calculated catch-up adjustment is based 

on the percent change between the 

Consumer Price Index for all Urban 

Consumers (CPI0–U) for the month of 

October in the year of the previous 

adjustment (or in the year of 

establishment, if no adjustment has 

been made) and the October 2015 CPI– 

U. 

The Bureau issued an interim final 

rule providing for calculated catch-up 

adjustments on June 30, 2016 (81 FR 

42478) with an effective date of August 

1, 2016, and requesting comments postpromulgation. The Bureau issued a final 

rule affirming the catch-up adjustments 

set forth in the interim final rule on 

December 2, 2016 (81 FR 86953). The 

Bureau then issued a final rule making 

the next scheduled annual inflation 

adjustment for 2017 on January 23, 2017 

(82 FR 7649), for 2018 on February 6, 

2018 (83 FR 5192), for 2019 on April 15, 

2019 (84 FR 15098), for 2020 on 

February 19, 2020 (85 FR 9366), and for 

2021 on January 28, 2021 (86 FR 7344). 

II. Calculation of 2022 Annual 

Adjustments 

OMB recently issued guidance to 

assist Federal agencies in implementing 

the annual adjustments required by the 

Act, which agencies must complete by 

January 15, 2022. See December 15, 

2021, Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies, 

from Shalanda D. Young, Acting 

Director, Office of Management and 

Budget, re: Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, 

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (M–21–10). The guidance 

states that the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2022, based on the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI–U) for the 

month of October 2021, not seasonally 

adjusted, is 1.06222. (The annual 

inflation adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the October 

CPI–U preceding the date of the 

adjustment, and the prior year’s October 

CPI–U. For 2022, OMB explains, 

October 2021 CPI–U (276.589))/October 

2020 CPI–U (260.388)) = 1.06222.) The 

guidance instructs agencies to complete 

the 2022 annual adjustment by 

multiplying each applicable penalty by 

the multiplier, 1.06222, and rounding to 

the nearest dollar. Further, agencies 

should apply the multiplier to the most 

recent penalty amount that includes the 

initial catch-up adjustment required by 

the Act. 

The annual adjustment applies to all 

civil monetary penalties with a dollar 

amount that are subject to the Act. This 

final rule adjusts the following civil 

monetary penalties contained in the 

Bureau’s regulations for 2022 by 

multiplying 1.06222 (i.e., the cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2022) 

by each penalty amount as updated by 

the adjustment made in the prior year 

(2021): 

CFR citation Description of penalty 

Current 

penalty 

including 

catchup 

adjustment 

Annual 

adjustment 

(multiplier) 

Adjusted 

penalty 

for 2022 

25 CFR § 140.3 .............. Penalty for trading in Indian country without a license ........................ $1,368 1.06222 $1,453


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CFR citation Description of penalty 

Current 

penalty 

including 

catchup 

adjustment 

Annual 

adjustment 

(multiplier) 

Adjusted 

penalty 

for 2022 

25 CFR § 141.50 ............ Penalty for trading on Navajo, Hopi or Zuni reservations without a license.1,368 1.06222 1,453 

25 CFR § 211.55 ............ Penalty for violation of leases of Tribal land for mineral development, 

violation of part 211, or failure to comply with a notice of noncompliance or cessation order.

1,645 1.06222 1,747 

25 CFR § 213.37 ............ Penalty for failure of lessee to comply with lease of restricted lands 

of members of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma for mining, 

operating regulations at part 213, or orders.

1,368 1.06222 1,453 

25 CFR § 225.37 ............ Penalty for violation of minerals agreement, regulations at part 225, 

other applicable laws or regulations, or failure to comply with a notice of noncompliance or cessation order.

1,741 1.06222 1,849 

25 CFR § 226.42 ............ Penalty for violation of lease of Osage reservation lands for oil and 

gas mining or regulations at part 226, or noncompliance with the 

Superintendent’s order.

976 1.06222 1,037 

25 CFR § 226.43(a) ........ Penalty per day for failure to obtain permission to start operations .... 97 1.06222 103 

25 CFR § 226.43(b) ........ Penalty per day for failure to file records ............................................. 97 1.06222 103

25 CFR § 226.43(c) ........ Penalty for each well and tank battery for failure to mark wells and 

tank batteries.

97 1.06222 103 

25 CFR § 226.43(d) ........ Penalty each day after operations are commenced for failure to construct and maintain pits.97 1.06222 103 

25 CFR § 226.43(e) ........ Penalty for failure to comply with requirements regarding valve or 

other approved controlling device.

195 1.06222 207 

25 CFR § 226.43(f) ......... Penalty for failure to notify Superintendent before drilling, redrilling, 

deepening, plugging, or abandoning any well.

390 1.06222 414 

25 CFR § 226.43(g) ........ Penalty per day for failure to properly care for and dispose of deleterious fluids.976 1.06222 1,037 

25 CFR § 226.43(h) ........ Penalty per day for failure to file plugging and other required reports 97 1.06222 103 

25 CFR § 227.24 ............ Penalty for failure of lessee of certain lands in Wind River Indian 

Reservation, Wyoming, for oil and gas mining to comply with lease 

provisions, operating regulations, regulations at part 227, or orders.

1,368 1.06222 1,453 

25 CFR § 243.8 .............. Penalty for non-Native transferees of live Alaskan reindeer who violates part 243, takes reindeer without a permit, or fails to abide by 

permit terms.

6,451 1.06222 6,852 

25 CFR § 249.6(b) .......... Penalty for fishing in violation of regulations at part 249 (Off-Reservation Treaty Fishing).1,368 1.06222 1,453 

Consistent with the Act, the adjusted 

penalty levels for 2022 will take effect 

immediately upon the effective date of 

the adjustment. The adjusted penalty 

levels for 2022 will apply to penalties 

assessed after that date including, if 

consistent with agency policy, 

assessments associated with violations 

that occurred on or after November 2, 

2015 (the date of the Act). The Act does 

not, however, change previously 

assessed penalties that the Bureau is 

collecting or has collected. Nor does the 

Act change an agency’s existing 

statutory authorities to adjust penalties. 

III. Procedural Requirements 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(E.O. 12866 and 13563) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs in the Office of Management and 

Budget will review all significant rules. 

The Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has determined that 

this rule is not significant. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of E.O. 12866 while calling 

for improvements in the nation’s 

regulatory system to promote 

predictability, to reduce uncertainty, 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The 

executive order directs agencies to 

consider regulatory approaches that 

reduce burdens and maintain flexibility 

and freedom of choice for the public 

where these approaches are relevant, 

feasible, and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes 

further that regulations must be based 

on the best available science and that 

the rulemaking process must allow for 

public participation and an open 

exchange of ideas. We have developed 

this rule in a manner consistent with 

these requirements. 

B. Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs (Executive Order 

13771) 

This rule is not an E.O. 13771 

regulatory action because this rule is not 

significant under Executive Order 

12866. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule will not have a significant 

economic effect on a substantial number 

of small entities under the Regulatory 

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

because the rule makes adjustments for 

inflation. 

D. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This rule is not a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

This rule: 

(a) Does not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

(b) Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

(c) Does not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises. 


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E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments, or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. The 

rule does not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. A 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not 

required. 

F. Takings (E.O. 12630) 

This rule does not affect a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630. A takings implication 

assessment is not required. 

G. Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, this rule does 

not have sufficient federalism 

implications to warrant the preparation 

of a federalism summary impact 

statement. A federalism summary 

impact statement is not required. 

H. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: (a) Meets the 

criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all 

regulations be reviewed to eliminate 

errors and ambiguity and be written to 

minimize litigation; and (b) meets the 

criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that 

all regulations be written in clear 

language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

I. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 

13175 and Departmental Policy) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian Tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and Tribal sovereignty. We 

have evaluated this rule under the 

Department’s consultation policy and 

under the criteria in Executive Order 

13175 and have determined that it has 

no substantial direct effects on federally 

recognized Indian Tribes and that 

consultation under the Department’s 

Tribal consultation policy is not 

required. 

J. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not contain 

information collection requirements, 

and a submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) is not required. We may 

not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

K. National Environmental Policy Act 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. A 

detailed statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) is not required because the rule 

is covered by a categorical exclusion. 

This rule is excluded from the 

requirement to prepare a detailed 

statement because it is a regulation of an 

administrative nature. (For further 

information see 43 CFR 46.210(i)). We 

have also determined that the rule does 

not involve any of the extraordinary 

circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 

that would require further analysis 

under NEPA. 

L. Effects on the Energy Supply (E.O. 

13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in Executive 

Order 13211. A Statement of Energy 

Effects is not required. 

M. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Act requires agencies to publish 

annual inflation adjustments by no later 

than January 15, of each year, 

notwithstanding section 553 of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553). OMB has interpreted this 

direction to mean that the usual APA 

public procedure for rulemaking— 

which includes public notice of a 

proposed rule, an opportunity for public 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date of a final rule—is not required 

when agencies issue regulations to 

implement the annual adjustments to 

civil penalties that the Act requires. 

Accordingly, we are issuing the annual 

adjustments as a final rule without prior 

notice or an opportunity for comment 

and with an effective date immediately 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Section 553(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) provides that, 

when an agency for good cause finds 

that ‘‘notice and public procedure . . . 

are impracticable, unnecessary, or 

contrary to the public interest,’’ the 

agency may issue a rule without 

providing notice and an opportunity for 

prior public comment. Under section 

553(b), the Bureau finds that there is 

good cause to promulgate this rule 

without first providing for public 

comment. It would not be possible to 

meet the deadlines imposed by the Act 

if we were to first publish a proposed 

rule, allow the public sufficient time to 

submit comments, analyze the 

comments, and publish a final rule. 

Also, the Bureau is promulgating this 

final rule to implement the statutory 

directive in the Act, which requires 

agencies to publish a final rule and to 

update the civil penalty amounts by 

applying a specified formula. The 

Bureau has no discretion to vary the 

amount of the adjustment to reflect any 

views or suggestions provided by 

commenters. Accordingly, it would 

serve no purpose to provide an 

opportunity for public comment on this 

rule prior to promulgation. Thus, 

providing for notice and public 

comment is impracticable and 

unnecessary. 

Furthermore, the Bureau finds under 

section 553(d)(3) of the APA that good 

cause exists to make this final rule 

effective immediately upon publication 

in the Federal Register. In the Act, 

Congress expressly required Federal 

agencies to publish annual inflation 

adjustments to civil penalties in the 

Federal Register by January 15 of each 

year, notwithstanding section 553 of the 

APA. Under the statutory framework 

and OMB guidance, the new penalty 

levels take effect immediately upon the 

effective date of the adjustment. The 

statutory deadline does not allow time 

to delay this rule’s effective date beyond 

publication. Moreover, an effective date 

after January 15 would delay 

application of the new penalty levels, 

contrary to Congress’s intent. 

List of Subjects 

25 CFR Part 140 

Business and industry, Indians, 

Penalties. 

25 CFR Part 141 

Business and industry, Credit, 

Indians—business and finance, 

Penalties. 

25 CFR Part 211 

Geothermal energy, Indians—lands, 

Mineral resources, Mines, Oil and gas 

exploration, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

25 CFR Part 213 

Indians—lands, Mineral resources, 

Mines, Oil and gas exploration, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

25 CFR Part 225 

Geothermal energy, Indians—lands, 

Mineral resources, Mines, Oil and gas 

exploration, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Surety 

bonds. 

25 CFR Part 226 

Indians—lands. 


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25 CFR Part 227 

Indians—lands, Mineral resources, 

Mines, Oil and gas exploration, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

25 CFR Part 243 

Indians, Livestock. 

25 CFR Part 249 

Fishing, Indians. 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

the Department of the Interior amends 

chapter 1 of title 25 Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows. 

PART 140—LICENSED INDIAN 

TRADERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 140 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 5, 19 Stat. 200, sec. 1, 31 

Stat. 1066 as amended; 25 U.S.C. 261, 262; 

94 Stat. 544, 18 U.S.C. 437; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 

9; 5 U.S.C. 301; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114– 

74, 129 Stat. 599, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 140.3 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 140.3, remove ‘‘$1,368’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$1,453’’. 

PART 141—BUSINESS PRACTICES ON 

THE NAVAJO, HOPI AND ZUNI 

RESERVATIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 141 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 

9; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 

599, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 141.50 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 141.50, remove ‘‘$1,368’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$1,453’’. 

PART 211—LEASING OF TRIBAL 

LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 211 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 4, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 

Stat. 347); Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 

744); 25 U.S.C. 396a-g; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; and 

Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599, 

unless otherwise noted. 

§ 211.55 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 211.55, in paragraph (a), 

remove ‘‘$1,645’’ and add in its place 

‘‘$1,747’’. 

PART 213—LEASING OF RESTRICTED 

LANDS FOR MEMBERS OF FIVE 

CIVILIZED TRIBES, OKLAHOMA, FOR 

MINING 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 213 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 2, 35 Stat. 312; sec. 18, 41 

Stat. 426; sec. 1, 45 Stat. 495; sec. 1, 47 Stat. 

777; 25 U.S.C. 356; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 

114–74, 129 Stat. 599. Interpret or apply secs. 

3, 11, 35 Stat. 313, 316; sec. 8, 47 Stat. 779, 

unless otherwise noted. 

§ 213.37 [Amended] 

■ 8. In § 213.37, remove ‘‘$1,368’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$1,453’’. 

PART 225—OIL AND GAS, 

GEOTHERMAL AND SOLID MINERALS 

AGREEMENTS 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 225 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 2101–2108; 

and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599. 

§ 225.37 [Amended] 

■ 10. In § 225.37, in paragraph (a), 

remove ‘‘$1,741’’ and add in its place 

‘‘$1,849’’. 

PART 226—LEASING OF OSAGE 

RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL AND 

GAS MINING 

■ 11. The authority citation for part 226 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 543; secs. 1, 2, 

45 Stat. 1478; sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1034, 1035; sec. 

2(a), 92 Stat. 1660; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114– 

74, 129 Stat. 599. 

§ 226.42 [Amended] 

■ 12. In § 226.42, remove ‘‘$976’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$1,037’’. 

§ 226.43 [Amended] 

■ 13. In § 226.43: 

■ a. Remove ‘‘$97’’ and add in each 

place ‘‘$103’’ wherever it appears; 

■ b. In paragraph (e), remove ‘‘$195’’ 

and add in its place ‘‘$207’’; 

■ c. In paragraph (f), remove ‘‘$390’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$414’’; and 

■ d. In paragraph (g), remove ‘‘$976’’ 

and add in its place ‘‘$1,037’’. 

PART 227—LEASING OF CERTAIN 

LANDS IN WIND RIVER INDIAN 

RESERVATION, WYOMING, FOR OIL 

AND GAS MINING 

■ 14. The authority citation for part 227 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 519; and Sec. 

701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599, unless 

otherwise noted. 

§ 227.24 [Amended] 

■ 15. In § 227.24, remove ‘‘$1,368’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$1,453’’. 

PART 243—REINDEER IN ALASKA 

■ 16. The authority citation for part 243 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 12, 50 Stat. 902; 25 U.S.C. 

500K; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 

599. 

§ 243.8 [Amended] 

■ 17. In § 243.8, in paragraph (a) 

introductory text, remove ‘‘$6,451’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$6,852’’. 

PART 249—OFF–RESERVATION 

TREATY FISHING 

■ 18. The authority citation for part 249 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2, and 9; 5 U.S.C. 

301; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 

599, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 249.6 [Amended] 

■ 19. In § 249.6, in paragraph (b), 

remove ‘‘$1,368’’ and add in its place 

‘‘$1,453’’. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 5 

[Docket No. TTB–2018–0007; T.D. TTB– 

176A; Ref: T.D. TTB–176] 

RIN 1513–AB54 

Modernization of the Labeling and 

Advertising Regulations for Distilled 

Spirits and Malt Beverages; Correction 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently 

published a final rule amending certain 

of its regulations governing the labeling 

and advertising of distilled spirits and 

malt beverages. That final rule, which 

also reorganized the regulations, 

appeared in the Federal Register of 

February 9, 2022. This document 

corrects several minor, non-substantive 

errors in that final rule. 

DATES: This final rule is effective March 

11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Thiemann, Regulations 

and Rulings Division, Alcohol and 

Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 

Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 

20005; telephone 202–453–2265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau (TTB) recently published a final 

rule amending certain of its regulations 

governing the labeling and advertising 


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