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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 5, 2010 the Employment and 

Training Administration issued an 

NPRM to amend its regulations 

governing the certification of the 

employment of nonimmigrant workers 

in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment and the 

enforcement of the obligations 

applicable to employers of such 

nonimmigrant workers. 75 FR 61578, 

Oct. 5, 2010. The NPRM provided a 

comment period for the regulatory text 

through November 4, 2010. The agency 

has received several requests to extend 

the comment period and have decided 

to extend the comment period for an 

additional 8 days, to November 12, 

2010. Given the complexity of the 

NPRM and the level of interest, as well 

as the Department’s interest in receiving 

comments, the comment period is being 

extended until November 12, 2010. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

October 2010. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 4 

[Docket No. TTB–2010–0007; Notice No. 

110] 

RIN 1513–AB58 

Labeling Imported Wines With 

Multistate Appellations (2008R–265P) 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau proposes to amend 

the wine labeling regulations to allow 

the labeling of imported wines with 

multistate appellations of origin. This 

amendment would provide treatment 

for imported wines similar to that 

currently available to domestic wines 

bearing multistate appellations. It would 

also provide consumers with additional 

information regarding the origin of these 

wines. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before January 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on 

this notice to one of the following 

addresses: 

• http://www.regulations.gov (via the 

online comment form for this notice as 

posted within Docket No. TTB–2010– 

0007 at ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking portal); 

• Director, Regulations and Rulings 

Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, 

Washington, DC 20044–4412; or 

• Hand delivery/courier in lieu of 

mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 

200–E, Washington, DC 20005. 

See the Public Participation section of 

this notice for specific instructions and 

requirements for submitting comments, 

and for information on how to request 

a public hearing. 

You may view copies of this notice, 

selected supporting materials, and any 

comments we receive about this 

proposal within Docket No. TTB–2010– 

0007 at http://www.regulations.gov. A 

direct link to this docket is posted on 

the TTB Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/ 

wine/wine-rulemaking.shtml under 

Notice No. 110. You also may view 

copies of this notice, all supporting 

materials, and any comments we receive 

about this proposal by appointment at 

the TTB Information Resource Center, 

1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20220. Please call 202–453–2270 to 

make an appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Berry, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, P.O. Box 18152, 

Roanoke, VA, 24014; telephone 540– 

344–9333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background on Wine Labeling 

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 

requires that these regulations, 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. 


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Use of Appellations of Origin on Wine 

Labels 

Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 

part 4) sets forth standards promulgated 

under the FAA Act for the labeling and 

advertising of wine. Section 4.25 of the 

TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25) sets forth 

rules regarding the use of appellations 

of origin. An appellation of origin for an 

American wine is defined in § 4.25(a)(1) 

as: 

• The United States; 

• A State; 

• Two or no more than three States 

which are all contiguous; 

• A county; 

• Two or no more than three counties 

in the same States; or 

• A viticultural area as defined in 

§ 4.25(e)(1)(i). 

Section 4.25(b)(1) provides that an 

American wine is entitled to an 

appellation of origin other than a 

multicounty or multistate appellation, 

or a viticultural area, if, among other 

requirements, at least 75 percent of the 

wine is derived from fruit or agricultural 

products grown in the appellation area 

indicated. Use of an appellation of 

origin comprising two or no more than 

three contiguous States is allowed under 

§ 4.25(d) if: 

• All of the fruit or other agricultural 

products were grown in the States 

indicated, and the percentage of the 

wine derived from fruit or other 

agricultural products grown in each 

State is shown on the label with a 

tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent; 

• The wine has been fully finished 

(except for cellar treatment pursuant to 

27 CFR 4.22(c) and blending that does 

not result in an alteration of class or 

type under 27 CFR 4.22(b)) in one of the 

labeled appellation States; and 

• The wine conforms to the laws and 

regulations governing the composition, 

method of manufacture, and designation 

of wines in all the States listed in the 

appellation. 

An appellation of origin for imported 

wine is defined in § 4.25(a)(2) as: 

• A country; 

• A state, province, territory, or 

similar political subdivision of a 

country equivalent to a state or county; 

or 

• A viticultural area (which is 

defined in § 4.25(e)(1)(ii) in the case of 

imported wine). 

Section 4.25(b)(2) provides that an 

imported wine is entitled to an 

appellation of origin other than a 

viticultural area if: ‘‘(1) At least 75 

percent of the wine is derived from fruit 

or agricultural products grown in the 

area indicated by the appellation of 

origin; and (2) the wine conforms to the 

requirements of the foreign laws and 

regulations governing the composition, 

method of production, and designation 

of wines available for consumption 

within the country of origin.’’ There is 

no provision in the current TTB 

regulations for the use of multistate 

appellations on imported wines. 

The existing regulations regarding 

appellations of origin, including the 

provisions permitting multistate 

appellations for American wines, were 

promulgated by our predecessor agency, 

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 

Firearms (ATF), in T.D. ATF–53 (43 FR 

37675), published August 23, 1978. The 

preamble of T.D. ATF–53 noted that the 

regulations provided ‘‘a comprehensive 

scheme for appellation of origin 

labeling’’ resulting in ‘‘more accurate 

information being provided to 

consumers about wine origin.’’ 

According to T.D. ATF–53, multistate 

appellations were suggested by 

domestic wine industry members. ATF 

decided to allow multistate appellations 

‘‘in order to permit greater flexibility in 

appellation of origin labeling,’’ provided 

that all the grapes come from the named 

States, that the percentage of grapes 

from each State be shown on the label, 

and that the wine conform to the laws 

and regulations governing the 

composition, method of manufacture, 

and designation of wines in all of the 

States listed in the appellation. There 

was no discussion in T.D. ATF–53 

regarding multistate appellations for 

foreign wines, including why multistate 

appellations were limited to American 

wines. 

Australian Petition 

The Australian Wine and Brandy 

Corporation (AWBC), a quasigovernmental authority responsible for, 

among other activities, regulating the 

exportation of Australian wine, 

submitted a petition to TTB to amend 

§ 4.25(a)(2) to permit the labeling of 

Australian wines with multistate 

appellations. This proposal would allow 

an Australian wine imported into the 

United States to bear an appellation 

comprised of two or three Australian 

States, such as ‘‘Victoria-New South 

Wales-South Australia.’’ According to 

the AWBC petition, Australian 

regulations allow wines to be labeled 

with up to three Geographical 

Indications (officially defined wine 

regions) provided that 95 percent of the 

product is from the listed regions, the 

regions are listed in descending order of 

their proportions in the blend, and a 

minimum of 5 percent of the wine is 

from each listed region. Australian 

Geographical Indications include the 

Australian States, which are roughly 

equivalent to American States. 

TTB Analysis 

TTB believes that the considerations 

that led to the adoption of multistate 

appellations for American wines 

expressed in T.D ATF–53, namely 

greater information for the consumer 

and greater flexibility to the winemaker, 

also apply to the use of multistate 

appellations for imported wines. 

Further, as noted above, § 4.25(a)(2) 

already recognizes political 

subdivisions of a country equivalent to 

a State as qualifying as appellations of 

origin. 

TTB therefore proposes to amend 

§ 4.25 to permit the use of multistate 

appellations for imported wines. The 

proposed amendments reflect the 

following considerations: 

• TTB notes that other wineproducing countries do not necessarily 

have political subdivisions that are 

called ‘‘states’’ and § 4.25(a)(2) already 

recognizes that there are ‘‘similar’’ 

political subdivisions equivalent to a 

State that qualify as appellations of 

origin for imported wine. Consistent 

with the current regulatory approach, 

TTB believes it is appropriate to refer to 

similar political subdivisions of a 

country that are equivalent to a State in 

the new texts covering multistate 

appellations. As a practical matter, 

before approving any certificate of label 

approval (COLA) for imported wine that 

contains a multistate appellation, TTB 

must be able to conclude that: (1) The 

entities named in the appellation are 

states, provinces, territories, or political 

subdivisions of the country equivalent 

to a State; and (2) the entities named in 

the appellation are contiguous. To assist 

TTB in reaching these conclusions, TTB 

may request, under the authority of 27 

CFR 4.38(h), that COLA applicants 

provide documentation that supports 

these necessary conclusions. Such 

documentation may take the form of 

maps which delineate the entities 

named and are highlighted to show the 

entities’ contiguity, or statements from 

officials within the country of origin 

which provide factual information in 

support of these conclusions. 

• TTB is proposing to require that all 

(100 percent) of the wine be derived 

from fruit or other agricultural products 

grown in the political subdivisions 

shown on the label and that the 

percentage of the wine derived from 

fruit or other agricultural products 

grown in each political subdivision be 

shown on the label. This amendment 

would mirror the current requirement 

for multistate appellations on American 

wines, which we believe provides the 


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consumer with useful information 

regarding the identity and quality of the 

wine. 

• TTB is also proposing to specify 

that imported wine labeled with a 

multistate appellation must conform to 

the requirements of the foreign laws and 

regulations governing the composition, 

method of production, and designation 

of wines available for consumption 

within the country of origin. This 

amendment would parallel the 

requirement applicable to imported 

wine with a single state (or similar 

political subdivision) appellation under 

§ 4.25(b)(2)(ii). 

The amendments to § 4.25 proposed 

in this document entail revisions of 

paragraph (a)(2), the introductory text of 

paragraph (b)(2), and paragraph (d), as 

well as a conforming change in 

paragraph (e)(1)(ii). The revision of 

paragraph (a)(2) involves the addition of 

a subparagraph covering multistate 

appellations; the entire paragraph (a)(2) 

appears in the proposed regulatory text 

for clarity. The change to paragraph 

(b)(2) involves the addition of the words 

‘‘other than a multistate appellation’’ 

similar to the wording of the 

introductory text of paragraph (b)(1) in 

regard to American wine. The revisions 

of paragraph (d) involve redesignation 

of the existing text as subparagraph (1) 

and adding a new subparagraph (2) to 

cover multistate appellations for 

imported wine. Finally, a number of 

nonsubstantive editorial-type 

organizational and wording changes 

have been made to the revised texts for 

clarity and readability purposes. 

Public Participation 

Comments Sought 

We request comments from interested 

members of the public. We are 

particularly interested in whether the 

proposed changes will result in 

treatment for imported wines 

comparable to that currently available to 

domestic wines bearing a multistate 

appellation of origin. We are interested 

in comments regarding subdivisions of 

foreign political systems, including the 

various political subdivisions that might 

be considered equivalents of U.S. States. 

In addition, we are interested in 

comments concerning the requirements 

for the use of multistate appellations for 

imported wine. We also are interested in 

receiving comments on whether this 

additional information is helpful to the 

consumer. Please provide specific 

information in support of your 

comments. 

Submitting Comments 

You may submit comments on this 

notice by using one of the following 

three methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: You 

may send comments via the online 

comment form linked to this notice in 

Docket No. TTB–2010–0007 on 

‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking portal, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. A link to the 

docket is available under Notice No. 110 

on the TTB Web site at http:// 

www.ttb.gov/wine/winerulemaking.shtml. Supplemental files 

may be attached to comments submitted 

via Regulations.gov. For information on 

how to use Regulations.gov, click on the 

site’s Help or FAQ tabs. 

• U.S. Mail: You may send comments 

via postal mail to the Director, 

Regulations and Rulings Division, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, 

DC 20044–4412. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: You may 

hand-carry your comments or have them 

hand-carried to the Alcohol and 

Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 

Street, NW., Suite 200–E, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

Please submit your comments by the 

closing date shown above in this notice. 

Your comments must reference Notice 

No. 110 and include your name and 

mailing address. Your comments also 

must be made in English, be legible, and 

be written in language acceptable for 

public disclosure. We do not 

acknowledge receipt of comments, and 

we consider all comments as originals. 

If you are commenting on behalf of an 

association, business, or other entity, 

your comment must include the entity’s 

name as well as your name and position 

title. If you comment via 

Regulations.gov, please include the 

entity’s name in the ‘‘Organization’’ 

blank of the comment form. If you 

comment via postal mail, please submit 

your entity’s comment on letterhead. 

You may also write to the 

Administrator before the comment 

closing date to ask for a public hearing. 

The Administrator reserves the right to 

determine whether to hold a public 

hearing. 

Confidentiality 

All submitted comments and 

attachments are part of the public record 

and subject to disclosure. Do not 

enclose any material in your comments 

that you consider to be confidential or 

that is inappropriate for public 

disclosure. 

Public Disclosure 

On the Federal e-rulemaking portal, 

Regulations.gov, we will post, and the 

public may view, copies of this notice, 

selected supporting materials, and any 

electronic or mailed comments we 

receive about this proposal. A direct 

link to the Regulations.gov docket 

containing this notice and the posted 

comments received on it is available on 

the TTB Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/ 

wine/wine-rulemaking.shtml under 

Notice No. 110. You may also reach the 

docket containing this notice and the 

posted comments received on it through 

the Regulations.gov search page at 

http://www.regulations.gov. All posted 

comments will display the commenter’s 

name, organization (if any), city, and 

State, and, in the case of mailed 

comments, all address information, 

including e-mail addresses. We may 

omit voluminous attachments or 

material that we consider unsuitable for 

posting. 

You and other members of the public 

may view copies of this notice, all 

related petitions, maps and other 

supporting materials, and any electronic 

or mailed comments we receive about 

this proposal by appointment at the TTB 

Information Resource Center, 1310 G 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

You may also obtain copies at 20 cents 

per 8.5- x 11-inch page. Contact our 

information specialist at the above 

address or by telephone at 202–453– 

2270 to schedule an appointment or to 

request copies of comments or other 

materials. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

We certify under the provisions of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) that this proposed rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

The proposed amendments merely 

provide optional, additional flexibility 

in wine labeling decisions. Accordingly, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 

required. 

Executive Order 12866 

This proposed rule is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined by 

Executive Order 12866. Therefore, it 

requires no regulatory assessment. 

Drafting Information 

Jennifer Berry of the Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, drafted this 

document. 

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 4 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Advertising, Customs duties 

and inspection, Imports, Labeling, 


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Packaging and containers, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Trade 

practices, Wine. 

Proposed Amendments to the 

Regulations 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, TTB proposes to amend 27 

CFR part 4, Labeling and Advertising of 

Wine, as set forth below: 

PART 4—LABELING AND 

ADVERTISING OF WINE 

1. The authority citation for 27 CFR 

part 4 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205, unless otherwise 

noted. 

2. Section 4.25 is amended: 

a. By revising paragraph (a)(2), the 

introductory text of paragraph (b)(2), 

and paragraph (d); and 

b. In paragraph (e)(1)(ii), by removing 

the words ‘‘(other than an appellation 

defined in paragraph (a)(2)(i) or 

(a)(2)(ii))’’ and adding, in their place, the 

words ‘‘(other than an appellation 

defined in paragraph (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii), 

or (a)(2)(iii))’’. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 4.25 Appellations of origin. 

(a) * * * 

(2) Imported wine. An appellation of 

origin for imported wine is: 

(i) A country; 

(ii) A state, province, territory, or 

similar political subdivision of a 

country equivalent to a State or county; 

(iii) Two or no more than three states, 

provinces, territories, or similar political 

subdivisions of a country equivalent to 

a State which are all contiguous; or 

(iv) A viticultural area (as defined in 

paragraph (e) of this section). 

(b) * * * 

(2) Imported wine. An imported wine 

is entitled to an appellation of origin 

other than a multistate appellation, or a 

viticultural area, if: 

* * * * * 

(d) Multistate appellations. (1) 

American wine. An appellation of origin 

comprising two or no more than three 

States which are all contiguous may be 

used, if: 

(i) All of the fruit or other agricultural 

products were grown in the States 

indicated, and the percentage of the 

wine derived from fruit or other 

agricultural products grown in each 

State is shown on the label with a 

tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent; 

(ii) The wine has been fully finished 

(except for cellar treatment pursuant to 

§ 4.22(c), and blending that does not 

result in an alteration of class or type 

under § 4.22(b)) in one of the labeled 

appellation States; and 

(iii) The wine conforms to the laws 

and regulations governing the 

composition, method of manufacture, 

and designation of wines in all of the 

States listed in the appellation. 

(2) Imported wine. An appellation of 

origin comprising two or no more than 

three states, provinces, territories, or 

similar political subdivisions of a 

country equivalent to a State which are 

all contiguous may be used if: 

(i) All of the fruit or other agricultural 

products were grown in the states, 

provinces, territories, or similar political 

subdivisions of a country equivalent to 

a State indicated, and the percentage of 

the wine derived from fruit or other 

agricultural products grown in each 

state, province, territory, or political 

subdivision equivalent to a State is 

shown on the label with a tolerance of 

plus or minus 2 percent; and 

(ii) The wine conforms to the 

requirements of the foreign laws and 

regulations governing the composition, 

method of production, and designation 

of wines available for consumption 

within the country of origin. 

* * * * * 

Signed: June 2, 2010. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

Approved: June 30, 2010. 

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 4 

[Docket No. TTB–2010–0006; Notice No. 

109] 

RIN 1513–AB24 

Use of Various Winemaking Terms on 

Wine Labels and in Advertisements; 

Request for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; solicitation of comments. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau is considering 

amending the regulations concerning 

various winemaking terms commonly 

used on labels and in advertisements to 

provide consumers with information 

about the growing or bottling conditions 

of wine. We invite comments from 

industry members, consumers, and 

other interested parties as to whether 

and to what extent we should propose 

specific regulatory amendments for 

further public comment. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before January 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on 

this notice to one of the following 

addresses: 

• http://www.regulations.gov (via the 

online comment form for this notice as 

posted within Docket No. TTB–2010– 

0006 at ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking portal); 

• Mail: Director, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, 

Washington, DC 20044–4412; or 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 

200–E, Washington, DC 20005. 

See the Public Participation section of 

this notice for specific instructions and 

requirements for submitting comments, 

and for information on how to request 

a public hearing. 

You may view copies of this notice 

and any comments we receive about it 

within Docket No. TTB–2010–0006 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. A direct 

link to this docket is posted on the TTB 

Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/wine/ 

wine-rulemaking.shtml under Notice 

No. 109. You also may view copies of 

this notice and the comments we 

receive about it by appointment at the 

TTB Information Resource Center, 1310 

G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

Please call 202–453–2270 to make an 

appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

M. Gesser, Regulations and Rulings 

Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 128, Morganza, 

MD 20660; (301) 290–1460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority To Prescribe Labeling and 

Advertising Regulations for Wine 

Sections 105(e) and 105(f) of the 

Federal Alcohol Administration Act 

(FAA Act), codified in the United States 

Code at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) and 205(f), set 

forth standards for the regulation of the 

labeling and advertising of alcohol 

beverage products, including wine, as 

that term is defined in 27 U.S.C. 211. 

These provisions give the Secretary of 

the Treasury the authority to issue 

regulations to prevent deception of the 

consumer with respect to such products, 

to provide the consumer with ‘‘adequate 

information’’ as to the identity and 

quality of the product, and to prohibit 

false or misleading statements. 

Additionally, these FAA Act provisions 

give the Secretary the authority to 


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