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(b) Approved Maps. The appropriate 

maps for determining the boundaries of 

the Texoma viticultural area are two 

United States Geological Survey, 

1:250,000 scale, topographic maps. They 

are titled: 

(1) Sherman, Texas; Oklahoma, 1954, 

revised 1977; and 

(2) Texarkana, Tex.; Ark.; Okla.; La., 

1953, revised 1972. 

(c) Boundary. The Texoma viticultural 

area is located in Montague, Cooke, 

Grayson, and Fannin Counties, Texas. 

The boundary is defined as follows: 

(1) The beginning point is the 

northwest corner of Montague County 

(at the Red River, which is also the 

Texas-Oklahoma State line) on the 

Sherman map. From this point, the 

boundary line: 

(2) Follows the Red River eastward 

along the Texas-Oklahoma State line, 

passes onto the Texarkana map, and 

continues to the northeast corner of 

Fannin County; then 

(3) Continues southward along the 

eastern Fannin County line to a point 

approximately three miles west of Petty, 

Texas, where a power line shown on the 

Texarkana map crosses the county line; 

then 

(4) Continues southwest in a straight 

line for approximately 13 miles to the 

intersection of State Routes 34/50 and 

State Route 64 at Ladonia, Texas; then 

(5) Follows State Route 34 west to its 

intersection with State Route 68; then 

(6) Continues west-southwesterly in a 

straight line from that intersection to the 

intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and 

State Route 78 at Leonard, Texas, on the 

Sherman map; then 

(7) Continues northwest on U.S. 

Highway 69 for approximately 6 miles 

to the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 

and State Route 121 at Trenton, Texas; 

then 

(8) Continues westerly in a straight 

line to the intersection of State Routes 

160 and 121, and then continues west 

on State Route 121 to its intersection 

with U.S. Highway 75 at Van Alstyne, 

Texas; then 

(9) Continues south along U.S. 

Highway 75 to the Grayson County line; 

then 

(10) Continues west along the 

southern Grayson County line and then 

the southern Cooke County line to the 

county line’s intersection with Interstate 

35; then 

(11) Continues north along Interstate 

35 to its intersection with State Route 

922 in Valley View, Texas; then 

(12) Follows State Route 922 west for 

approximately 17 miles to Rosston, 

Texas; then 

(13) Continues west-southwest from 

Rosston in a straight line for 

approximately 19 miles to the 

intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and 

State Route 101 at Sunset, Texas; then 

(14) Follows U.S. 287 northwest 

approximately 17 miles to the western 

Montague County line; and 

(15) Continues north along the 

western Montague County line to the 

beginning point at the northwest corner 

of Montague County. 

Signed: September 28, 2005. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

Approved: November 3, 2005. 

Timothy E. Skud, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and 

Tariff Policy). 

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BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 9 

[T.D. TTB–39; Re: Notice No. 38] 

RIN 1513–AA94 

Establishment of the Ramona Valley 

Viticultural Area (2003R–375P) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. 

SUMMARY: This Treasury decision 

establishes the 89,000-acre Ramona 

Valley viticultural area in central San 

Diego County, California. The proposed 

area is entirely within the established 

South Coast viticultural area. We 

designate viticultural areas to allow 

vintners to better describe the origin of 

their wines and to allow consumers to 

better identify wines they may 

purchase. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Sutton, Regulations and 

Procedures Division, Alcohol and 

Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 925 

Lakeville St., No. 158, Petaluma, 

California 94952; telephone 415–271–

1254. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background on Viticultural Areas 

TTB Authority 

Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol 

Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27 

U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires that alcohol 

beverage labels provide the consumer 

with adequate information regarding a 

product’s identity and prohibits the use 

of misleading information on such 

labels. The FAA Act also authorizes the 

Secretary of the Treasury to issue 

regulations to carry out its provisions. 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB) administers these 

regulations. 

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 

geographic 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, 

soils, elevation, and physical features, 

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. 

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Ramona Valley Petition and 

Rulemaking 

General Background 

TTB received a petition from the 

Ramona Vineyard Association of 

Ramona, California, proposing to 

establish the Ramona Valley viticultural 

area in central San Diego County, 

California. Surrounding the town of 

Ramona, the proposed viticultural area 

is located 28 miles northeast of the city 

of San Diego, and is entirely within the 

established, multi-county South Coast 

viticultural area (27 CFR 9.104). In 

addition, the Ramona Valley area is 

south of two other viticultural areas, 

Temecula Valley (27 CFR 9.50) and San 

Pasqual Valley (27 CFR 9.25), both 

within the South Coast viticultural area. 

The proposed 89,000-acre Ramona 

Valley viticultural area contains 17 

vineyards currently cultivating an 

estimated 45 acres of wine grapes. 

The distinguishing factors of the 

proposed Ramona Valley viticultural 

area include its elevation, which 

contrasts with the surrounding areas, 

and climatic factors related to its 

elevation and inland location. Oriented 

west-southwest to east-northeast, the 

proposed area is roughly centered in the 

town of Ramona and is about 14.5 miles 

long and 9.5 miles wide. 

Below, we summarize the evidence 

presented in the petition. 

Name Evidence 

Californians have used the ‘‘Ramona 

Valley’’ name for at least a century. In 

1906, historian Ed Fletcher wrote ‘‘An 

Auto Trip Through San Diego’s Back 

Country.’’ As republished in the spring 

1969 issue of the Journal of San Diego 

History, the auto trip article makes 

several references to Ramona Valley and 

its geography, climate, and agricultural 

potential. Mr. Fletcher states, ‘‘The 

higher valley lands can easily be 

covered with water from the mountain 

streams, but a railroad is absolutely 

necessary, and when it does come, 

Ramona Valley will be heard from.’’

In 1963, Richard F. Pourade wrote 

‘‘The Silver Dons 1833–1865,’’ found in 

volume three of ‘‘The History of San 

Diego.’’ He describes the difficulty of 

reaching the Ramona Valley by different 

routes during its settlement. Mr. 

Pourade writes, ‘‘Both routes had 

difficult climbs, the San Pasqual route at 

the San Pasqual hill and the Lakeside 

route in the last mile before reaching the 

Ramona Valley.’’

In 1961, Clarence Woodson wrote 

‘‘Tea-Kettle Days,’’ published in the San 

Diego Historical Society Quarterly, 

volume 7, number 4, October 1961. He 

explained, ‘‘My grandfather, Dr. M. C. 

Woodson served as a surgeon in the 

Confederate Army, and a few years after 

the Civil War he brought my father and 

the rest of the family out to California 

from Paducah, Ky. He homesteaded 

land in the Ramona Valley in 1873 

* * *.’’

The proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area surrounds the 

unincorporated town of Ramona in San 

Diego County, which lies in a flat, broad 

valley largely isolated by the 

surrounding hills and mountains. 

Several businesses within the proposed 

viticultural area use ‘‘Ramona Valley’’

in their names, including the Ramona 

Valley Inn, which was established in 

1981 on Main Street in Ramona. 

Boundary Evidence 

Using a boundary largely drawn 

through the surrounding mountain 

peaks, the proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area encompasses not only 

the valley in which the town of Ramona 

lies, but also several smaller side valleys 

and canyons, especially to the east and 

south of the town. The proposed 

boundary is based on historical and 

current viticultural activity within the 

proposed area and on its geographical 

and climatic features. 

The history of Ramona Valley 

viticulture began with the arrival of 

Spanish missionaries in 1769. American 

viticulture started as early as 1889, with 

wine grapes grown at Rancho Bernardo 

for use at the Bernardo Winery. In 

modern times, Ross Rizzo, the master 

vintner at Bernardo Winery, recalls that 

up to a thousand acres of wine grapes 

were growing in Ramona Valley during 

the 1940s and 1950s. The Schwaesdall 

Winery, which opened in 1993, uses 

grape vines planted in the Ramona 

Valley in the 1950s as well as their own 

plantings begun in 1989. 

The elevation of the proposed 

Ramona Valley viticultural area, which 

lies between the lower coastal valleys to 

the south, west, and north, and the 

surrounding mountains and the higher 

desert-like areas to the east, 

distinguishes the proposed viticultural 

area from surrounding areas. Climatic 

factors related to the elevation of the 

Ramona Valley and its inland location 

also distinguish the proposed 

viticultural area from nearby grapegrowing regions. These factors are 

discussed in more detail below. 

Distinguishing Features 

Geography 

The proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area is encircled by a ring of 

hills and mountains that isolate it from 

the surrounding regions of San Diego 

County. Santa Maria Creek flows west 

through the proposed viticultural area 

before passing through a narrow gap in 

the hills near the northwestern corner of 

the area. 

The lowest elevation of the proposed 

Ramona Valley viticultural area, 650 

feet, is at the southwest corner of the 

area at the San Vicente Reservoir. 

Elevations within the northern, 

southern, and western portions of the 

proposed viticultural area vary between 

650 and 1,600 feet, with an average base 

elevation of about 1,400 feet. The 

eastern terrain of the proposed area 

climbs to more than 3,000 feet at the 

foothills of the Cuyamaca Mountains. 

The highest elevation suitable for 

viticulture within the proposed area is 

2,640 feet. 

Beyond the proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area boundary line to the 

south, west, and north are the lower 

coastal valleys with elevations of 500 

feet or less. While higher in elevation 

than these nearby coastal valleys, the 

proposed Ramona Valley viticultural 

area is significantly lower than that of 

the Cuyamaca Mountain range to the 

east, which has peaks of 6,200 feet. 

Climate 

The proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area has a distinguishable 

microclimate as compared to the 

surrounding regions. With the AnzaBorrego Desert 25 miles to the east and 

the Pacific Ocean 25 miles to the west, 

the desert and ocean influences affect 

and moderate the Ramona Valley 

climate during the growing season. 

Also known locally as ‘‘the Valley of 

the Sun,’’ due to its lack of cool coastal 

morning fog, the proposed Ramona 

Valley viticultural area is warmer than 

the lower elevation coastal areas and 

valleys to its south, west, and north. The 

proposed area is cooler in the summer, 

but warmer in the winter, than the 

higher Cuyamaca Mountains to its east. 

A comparison of daily temperature 

variations among the towns of Ramona, 

Poway, Escondido, and Julian indicates 

that Ramona has greater daily 

temperature fluctuations than the 

surrounding areas. The proposed 

viticultural area enjoys up to 320 frostfree days and has a heat summation of 

3,470 degree-days annually. (During the 

growing season, one degree day 

accumulates for each degree Fahrenheit 

that a day’s mean temperature is above 

50 degrees, which is the minimum 

temperature required for grapevine 

growth; see ‘‘General Viticulture,’’

Albert J. Winkler, University of 

California Press, 1975.) 

The proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area receives an average 

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annual rainfall of 16.5 inches. This 

rainfall total is more than that of the 

lower coastal valleys, but less than the 

31-inch average received at Julian in the 

higher mountains to the east of the 

Ramona Valley area. 

Soils 

The proposed Ramona Valley 

viticultural area has a variety of soil 

types due to its differing landforms, 

slopes, and geology. The mountains 

surrounding the proposed area consist 

of igneous rock. Also, the mid-slopes to 

the east and west of the Ramona Valley 

floor have the reddish coloration of San 

Marcos Gabbro, a mafic rock type. Mafic 

rock formations are known to generate 

nutrient-rich soil, which is ideal for 

agriculture. 

Soil series of the proposed Ramona 

Valley viticultural area include Ramona, 

Visalia, Los Posas, and Fallbrook loams. 

The Ramona soil series, as documented 

in the 1973 U.S. Soil Conservation 

Service Soil Survey for San Diego 

County, consists of well-drained, very 

deep sandy loams with sandy clay loam 

subsoil. This series is found between the 

200-foot and 1,800-foot elevations on 

terraces and alluvial fans. 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

On March 31, 2005, TTB published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking regarding 

the establishment of the Ramona Valley 

viticultural area in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 16459) as Notice No. 38. In that 

notice, TTB requested comments by 

May 31, 2005, from all interested 

persons. TTB received no comments in 

response to Notice No. 38. 

TTB Finding 

After careful review of the petition, 

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 

‘‘Ramona Valley’’ viticultural area in 

San Diego County, California, 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 notice. 

Maps 

The petitioner provided the required 

maps, and we list them 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, ‘‘Ramona Valley,’’

is recognized as a name of viticultural 

significance. Consequently, wine 

bottlers using ‘‘Ramona 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. 

For a wine to be eligible to use as an 

appellation of origin the name of a 

viticultural area specified in part 9 of 

the TTB regulations, at least 85 percent 

of the grapes used to make the wine 

must have been grown within the area 

represented by that name, 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 

as an appellation of origin and that 

name 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 

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 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 

Nancy Sutton of the Regulations and 

Procedures Division drafted this 

document. 

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9 

Wine. 

The Regulatory Amendment 

■ For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, we amend 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. 

Subpart C—Approved American 

Viticultural Areas 

■ 2. Amend subpart C by adding § 9.191 

to read as follows: 

§ 9.191 Ramona Valley. 

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural 

area described in this section is 

‘‘Ramona Valley’’. For purposes of part 

4 of this chapter, ‘‘Ramona Valley’’ is a 

term of viticultural significance. 

(b) Approved Maps. The two United 

States Geological Survey 1:100,000 scale 

topographic (30 x 60 Minute 

Quadrangle) maps used to determine the 

boundaries of the Ramona Valley 

viticultural area are titled—

(1) Borrego Valley, California, 1982 

edition; and 

(2) El Cajon, California, 1979 edition. 

(c) Boundary. The Ramona Valley 

viticultural area is located in central San 

Diego County, California. The area’s 

boundaries are defined as follows—

(1) Beginning in the southwest corner 

of the Borrego Valley map at the 882- 

meter (2,894-foot) peak of Woodson 

Mountain, T13S, R1W, proceed straight 

north-northwest approximately 3.25 

miles to the 652-meter (2,140-foot) peak 

of Starvation Mountain, T13S, R1W 

(Borrego Valley map); then 

(2) Proceed straight east-northeast 

approximately 12.5 miles to the Gaging 

Station on the northwest shoreline of 

Sutherland Lake, T12S, R2E (Borrego 

Valley map); then 

(3) Proceed straight southeast 

approximately 4.4 miles to the 999- 

meter (3,278-foot) peak of Witch Creek 

Mountain, T13S, R2E, east of Ballena 

Valley (Borrego Valley map); then 

(4) Proceed straight southsoutheasterly approximately 6.6 miles, 

crossing onto the El Cajon map, to the 

summit of Eagle Peak (3,166 feet), T14S, 

R3E, northeast of the El Capitan 

Reservoir (El Cajon map); then 

(5) Proceed straight west-southwest 

approximately 12.7 miles, passing 

through Barona Valley, to the peak 

(1,002 feet) near the center of the 

unnamed island in the San Vicente 

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Reservoir, T14S, R1E (El Cajon map); 

then 

(6) Proceed straight northwesterly 

approximately 3.9 miles to the 822- 

meter (2,697-foot) peak of Iron 

Mountain, T14S, R1W (El Cajon map); 

and 

(7) Proceed straight north-northwest 

approximately 2.8 miles, crossing onto 

the Borrego Valley map, and return to 

the beginning point at the peak of 

Woodson Mountain. 

Signed: August 29, 2005. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

Approved: November 3, 2005. 

Timothy E. Skud, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and 

Tariff Policy). 

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AGENCY 

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[R06–OAR–2005–TX–0030; FRL–8005–9] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Revisions to Regulations for Control of 

Air Pollution by Permits for New 

Construction or Modification 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is taking direct final 

action to approve revisions to the Texas 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) which 

the Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality (TCEQ) 

submitted to EPA on February 5, 2004. 

The adopted amendments revise 

minimum distance limitation permit 

requirements for operation of new and 

modified sources to allow storage of an 

inoperative concrete crusher within 440 

yards of a residence, school, or place of 

worship; define how distance 

measurements should be taken and 

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nearby buildings, unless the facility is 

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also revised the existing distance 

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management facilities to cross-reference 

duplicative language elsewhere in its 

regulations. This action is being taken 

under section 110 of the Federal Clean 

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DATES: This rule is effective on February 

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EPA receives adverse comment by 

January 6, 2006. If EPA receives such 

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