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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco their wines to consumers and helps contains notices to the public of the proposed Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street consumers to identify wines they may issuance of rules and regulations. The NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; purchase. Establishment of an AVA is purpose of these notices is to give interested phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. neither an approval nor an endorsement persons an opportunity to participate in the by TTB of the wine produced in that rule making prior to the adoption of the final SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: area. rules. Background on Viticultural Areas Requirements TTB Authority DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(2)) outlines Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 the procedure for proposing an AVA Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary Bureau and provides that any interested party of the Treasury to prescribe regulations may petition TTB to establish a grape- for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, 27 CFR Part 9 growing region as an AVA. Section 9.12 and malt beverages. The FAA Act of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) [Docket No. TTB–2020–0003; Notice No. provides that these regulations should, prescribes the standards for petitions for 188] among other things, prohibit consumer the establishment or modification of deception and the use of misleading RIN 1513–AC70 AVAs. Petitions to establish an AVA statements on labels and ensure that must include the following: labels provide the consumer with • Evidence that the area within the Proposed Establishment of the Palos adequate information as to the identity Verdes Peninsula Viticultural Area proposed AVA boundary is nationally and quality of the product. The Alcohol or locally known by the AVA name AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau specified in the petition; Trade Bureau, Treasury. (TTB) administers the FAA Act • An explanation of the basis for ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. pursuant to section 1111(d) of the defining the boundary of the proposed Homeland Security Act of 2002, AVA; SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The • A narrative description of the and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to Secretary has delegated the functions features of the proposed AVA affecting establish the approximately 15,900-acre and duties in the administration and viticulture, such as climate, geology, ‘‘Palos Verdes Peninsula’’ viticultural enforcement of these provisions to the soils, physical features, and elevation, area in the southwestern coastal region TTB Administrator through Treasury that make the proposed AVA distinctive of Los Angeles County, California. The Order 120–01, dated December 10, 2013 and distinguish it from adjacent areas proposed viticultural area does not lie (superseding Treasury Order 120–01, outside the proposed AVA; within, nor does it contain, any other dated January 24, 2003). • The appropriate United States established viticultural area. TTB Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR Geological Survey (USGS) map(s) designates viticultural areas to allow part 4) authorizes TTB to establish showing the location of the proposed vintners to better describe the origin of definitive viticultural areas and regulate AVA, with the boundary of the their wines and to allow consumers to the use of their names as appellations of proposed AVA clearly drawn thereon; better identify wines they may origin on wine labels and in wine and purchase. TTB invites comments on this advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB • A detailed narrative description of proposed addition to its regulations. regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets forth the proposed AVA boundary based on DATES: Comments must be received by standards for the preparation and USGS map markings. submission of petitions for the July 27, 2020. Palos Verdes Peninsula Petition establishment or modification of ADDRESSES: You may electronically American viticultural areas (AVAs) and TTB received a petition from James submit comments to TTB on this lists the approved AVAs. York, owner of Catalina View Wines, on proposal, and view copies of this behalf of the Palos Verdes Peninsula document, its supporting materials, and Definition Winegrowers, proposing to establish the any comments TTB receives on it within Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB ‘‘Palos Verdes Peninsula’’ AVA. The Docket No. TTB–2020–0003 as posted regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA on Regulations.gov (https:// a viticultural area for American wine as lies within Los Angeles County, www.regulations.gov), the Federal e- a delimited grape-growing region having California, and contains the cities of rulemaking portal. Please see the distinguishing features, as described in Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills ‘‘Public Participation’’ section of this part 9 of the regulations, and a name Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, and document below for full details on how and a delineated boundary, as Rolling Hills, California. The proposed to comment on this proposal via established in part 9 of the regulations. AVA does not overlap with any other Regulations.gov, U.S. mail, or hand These designations allow vintners and existing or proposed AVA. The delivery, and for full details on how to consumers to attribute a given quality, proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA view or obtain copies of this document, reputation, or other characteristic of a contains approximately 15,900 acres, its supporting materials, and any wine made from grapes grown in an area including 7 acres of producing comments related to this proposal. to the wine’s geographic origin. The vineyards, distributed throughout the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: establishment of AVAs allows vintners proposed AVA. The primary varieties Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and to describe more accurately the origin of grown in the proposed Palos Verdes
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Peninsula AVA consist of Pinot Noir, Geology and Soils feet above sea level at San Pedro Hill, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet The proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula which is located near the eastern/central Sauvignon. AVA is an island-like terrain, or an area of the Palos Verdes Hills. The slope According to the petition, the isolated upland peninsula created by angles of the vineyards in the proposed distinguishing features of the proposed tectonic uplift and volcanic activity. AVA range from gentle to high (0–50%). Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA include its During periods of intense geologic Some vineyards that are planted on geology, soils, topography, and climate. activity, the region of the proposed AVA steeper slopes have been terraced to Unless otherwise noted, all information was subjected to repeated cycles of allow for drainage/erosion control, equipment access, and solar orientation. and data pertaining to the proposed uplift, erosion, submersion, and The aspects of the vineyard slopes face AVA contained in this document are deposition. Submersion allowed south, southeast, and southwest, from the petition for the proposed Palos significant amounts of marine deposits providing year-round solar exposure. Verdes Peninsula AVA and its to be laid down, which contributed to supporting exhibits. The moderate slopes of the proposed the soil composition. Uplift created new Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA promote: Name Evidence lands, while erosion wore away the (1) Air flow that helps to minimize newly-formed lands to create the series The proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula mildew, botrytis rot, and frost issues; (2) of marine terraces that characterize the drainage of excess water that helps to AVA takes its name from the Rancho de region’s topography today. By contrast, Los Palos Verdes, which was awarded minimize root rot and; (3) direct sun the geology of the surrounding areas is exposure which aids in ripeness and as a land grant from the Governor of a large coastal plain, consisting mainly Mexican California in the early 1800s. reduces frost risk. South-and southwest- of surficial sediments, older surficial facing slopes promote earlier bud break, Use of the term ‘‘Palos Verdes sediments, and shallow marine Peninsula’’ to describe the region began bloom, and harvest than other aspects. sediments. While the surrounding Southeast-facing slopes bring morning during the mid-century development regions experienced the same ocean surge of the area. radiation for soil warmth and canopy fluctuations as the proposed AVA, they growth. The petitioner provided several did not experience the same intensity of examples of the use of ‘‘Palos Verdes In contrast, the surrounding areas tectonic uplift and volcanic activity. have relatively flat topography with Peninsula’’ to refer to the region of the The geology of the Peninsula consists proposed AVA. For example, many elevations ranging from sea level to primarily of the Monterey Formation about 500 feet. Slope angles range from local agencies and organizations utilize and ancient landslides. The geology of the ‘‘Palos Verdes Peninsula’’ reference 0–25%. Flatter topography can promote: the Monterey Formation created soils (1) Reduced air flow which can lead to in their names: Palos Verdes Peninsula from the Altamont Series, including United School District, Palos Verdes mildew and botrytis rot; (2) pooling of Altamont Clay Adobe and Altamont water which can cause root rot and Peninsula Transit Authority, Palos Clay Loam. A third soil commonly Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, excessive vegetative growth; and (3) and found in the proposed AVA is the reduced photosynthesis from diluted Palos Verdes Peninsula News, and Palos Diablo Clay Adobe. These three soils are Verdes Peninsula Chamber of sun exposure as it is spread out across rich in clays, adobe, and loamy clay and a wider surface area. Commerce. The petition also provided a contain high amounts of calcium. The list of several books that refer to the calcium found in Peninsula soils retains Climate Palos Verdes Peninsula in their titles, moisture in dry weather while allowing The climate of the proposed Palos including Handbook of Wildflowers, for good drainage. According to the Verdes Peninsula AVA is Weeds, Wildlife, and Weather of the petition, the levels of calcium in the 1 ‘‘Mediterranean warm’’, which is South Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula soils produce thicker grape skins than characterized by warm, dry summers and Best Hikes on the Palos Verdes are found on the same grape varietals 2 and mild winters with limited rainfall. Peninsula. grown in non-calcareous soils, which The petition also described wind and Boundary Evidence increases the amount of color, flavor, fog patterns within the proposed AVA and aromatics in the resulting wine. and the surrounding regions. However, The proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula The lowland areas surrounding the the petition did not provide enough data AVA is bounded on the west and south proposed AVA have alluvial-and for TTB to determine if wind and fog are by the Pacific Ocean. The northern and fluvial-based sedimentary soils (sand distinguishing features of the proposed eastern boundaries of the proposed AVA and silt) which, according to the AVA, so those climate aspects are not coincides with the jurisdictional petition, generally produce wines with discussed in this document. All climate boundaries of the cities of Palos Verdes less color, acidity, and tannins, but with information provided in the petition can Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho more aromas, than clay-and adobe-rich be viewed in the public docket at Palos Verdes, and the neighboring cities soils. These soils also have lower levels https://www.regulations.gov. of Torrance, Lomita and San Pedro (Los of calcium, and they can retain The vineyards within the proposed Angeles), respectively. excessive water which can increase the AVA are located in the following Distinguishing Features chances of root disease. microclimates: 3 Climate Zone IA and IB (Coastal Zone), Zone III (Middle The distinguishing features of the Topography Highlands, Southeastern Upper Slope), proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA The topography of the proposed Palos and Zone IV (Middle and Lower North include its geology, soils, topography, Verdes Peninsula AVA is often and East Slopes). These zones have and climate. described as a low altitude mountain of the Coast Range situated between the 3 Gales, Donald More, Handbook of Wildflowers, 1 Gales, Donald Moore, Handbook of Wildflowers, Los Angeles Plain and the Pacific Weeds, Wildlife, and Weather of the South Bay and Weeds, Wildlife, and Weather of the South Bay and Ocean. It is covered by rolling hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula (Third Edition), Palos Palos Verdes Peninsula (Third Edition), Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA: FoldaRoll Company, 1988 Verdes Peninsula, CA: FoldaRoll Company, 1988. incised canyons, and coastal bluffs and (Gales divides the Palos Verdes Peninsula into 2 Dye, Barbara L. K., Best Hikes on the Palos terraces. Elevations range from sea level zones I, II, III, and IV. These are the primary climate Verdes Peninsula, Bookmasters, Inc., 2007. on the west and south to about 1,460 zones (microclimates) within the proposed AVA).
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milder temperatures, more fog, higher 2017. The temperature data shows that temperatures of the surrounding areas relative humidity, and slightly more average monthly temperatures for the are more extreme than the high and low rain than the surrounding areas which proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA temperatures of the proposed AVA. are classified as the warmer zones V and range between four and six degrees Generally, the weather data shows that VI. lower than in the surrounding areas in average spring and summer As evidence of these milder the colder months, and five to eight temperatures of San Pedro and Long temperatures, the petition includes degrees lower than in the surrounding Beach, which are farther inland than the weather data for the proposed AVA and areas in the summer months. While the proposed AVA, are the warmest of the the surrounding areas from the National average temperatures of the proposed areas surrounding the proposed AVA. Oceanic and Atmospheric AVA and the surrounding areas are Administration (NOAA) from 2014 to within a narrow range, the high and low
TABLE 1—AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE PROPOSED PALOS VERDES PENINSULA AVA FROM 2014–2017 IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
Month Average high/low Extreme high/low
January ...... 63/48 75/46 February ...... 63/49 75/46 March ...... 64/51 75/50 April ...... 66/52 77/49 May ...... 67/55 77/52 June ...... 70/58 78/58 July ...... 73/61 80/58 August ...... 74/62 83/60 September ...... 73/61 83/58 October ...... 72/57 84/53 November ...... 68/51 81/48 December ...... 63/48 74/46
TABLE 2—AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR SURROUNDING REGIONS FROM 2014–2017 IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
Location (direction from proposed AVA) Torrance Airport Redondo Beach San Pedro Long Beach Month (north) (north) (east) (east) Average Extreme Average Extreme Average Extreme Average Extreme high/low high/low high/low high/low high/low high/low high/low high/low
January ...... 68/49 83/34 66/48 82/35 67/49 75/45 68/48 78/43 February ...... 70/51 86/37 69/51 88/38 67/49 75/45 70/49 78/42 March ...... 72/52 92/43 70/52 91/43 69/52 77/46 70/49 80/44 April ...... 74/53 88/47 70/53 81/47 72/52 80/48 74/52 83/50 May ...... 71/60 85/45 69/56 84/47 73/55 80/52 75/55 83/50 June ...... 76/60 98/51 73/60 90/53 79/58 83/58 79/59 87/59 July ...... 79/64 91/55 77/64 86/59 81/62 84/59 84/62 88/60 August ...... 79/64 90/57 77/64 84/60 82/64 86/60 84/64 91/58 September ...... 81/62 100/55 78/64 100/54 82/61 86/58 84/62 91/57 October ...... 80/60 104/54 78/64 102/53 78/56 85/53 79/58 89/52 November ...... 73/53 94/41 73/522 93/42 74/56 82/48 73/52 85/46 December ...... 68/47 84/34 68/47 85/35 67/49 75/46 68/47 77/43
Finally, the petition included data on surroundings from 2014 to 2017. The are generally drier than locations within average annual rainfall amounts for data supports the petition’s claim that, the proposed AVA. locations within the proposed Palos although the proposed AVA is a dry Verdes Peninsula AVA and the region, the surrounding inland regions
TABLE 3—AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE PROPOSED PALOS VERDES PENINSULA AVA FROM 2014– 2017 IN INCHES
Rolling Hills/ Average of Month Rancho Palos Palos Verdes Rolling Hills proposed AVA Verdes Estates Estates locations
January ...... 2.79 3.15 2.96 2.97 February ...... 2.56 2.88 2.72 2.72 March ...... 2.04 2.36 2.21 2.20 April ...... 0.91 1.10 0.99 1.00 May ...... 0.16 0.20 0.20 0.19 June ...... 0.04 0.08 0.08 0.07
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TABLE 3—AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE PROPOSED PALOS VERDES PENINSULA AVA FROM 2014– 2017 IN INCHES—Continued
Rolling Hills/ Average of Month Rancho Palos Palos Verdes Rolling Hills proposed AVA Verdes Estates Estates locations
July ...... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 August ...... 0.08 0.12 0.08 0.09 September ...... 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 October ...... 0.32 0.35 0.32 0.33 November ...... 1.89 2.25 1.97 2.04 December ...... 2.01 2.32 2.09 2.14
Average Annual Rainfall...... 13.08 15.09 13.90 14.03
TABLE 4—AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR SURROUNDING REGIONS FROM 2014–2017 IN INCHES
Redondo Month Torrance Beach San Pedro Long Beach (north) (north) (east) (east)
January ...... 3.76 3.81 3.60 2.60 February ...... 2.32 2.11 3.22 3.07 March ...... 1.11 0.98 2.79 1.85 April ...... 0.19 0.28 0.73 0.59 May ...... 0.44 0.27 0.26 0.20 June ...... 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.08 July ...... 0.16 0.22 0.04 0.04 August ...... 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.04 September ...... 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.20 October ...... 0.12 0.19 0.48 0.63 November ...... 0.41 0.52 1.24 0.98 December ...... 1.29 1.74 1.99 1.97
Average Annual Rainfall...... 10.08 10.40 14.79 12.25
Summary of Distinguishing Features Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA compares the features of the proposed distinguish it from the surrounding AVA to the features of the surrounding In summary, the geology, soils, regions. The following table, derived areas. topography, and climate of the proposed from information in the petition,
TABLE 5—SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPOSED AVA AND SURROUNDING REGIONS
Region Characteristics
Proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA ...... Hilly topography; clay, adobe, loamy soils with high levels of calcium; south, southeast, and southwest sun exposure; mild temperatures with lower growing season temperatures. North, Northeast, and East of proposed AVA ...... Flat topography; sandy fertile soils; east-west sun exposure; hot dry cli- mate. South and West of proposed AVA ...... Pacific Ocean.
TTB Determination Maps at least 85 percent of the wine must be derived from grapes grown within the The petitioner provided the required TTB concludes that the petition to area represented by that name, and the establish the approximately 15,900-acre maps, and they are listed below in the proposed regulatory text. You may also wine must meet the other conditions proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA listed in § 4.25(e)(3) of the TTB merits consideration and public view the proposed Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA boundary on the AVA regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(3)). If the comment, as invited in this notice of wine is not eligible for labeling with an proposed rulemaking. Map Explorer on the TTB website, at https://www.ttb.gov/wine/ava-map- AVA name and that name appears in the Boundary Description explorer. brand name, then the label is not in compliance and the bottler must change See the narrative description of the Impact on Current Wine Labels the brand name and obtain approval of boundary of the petitioned-for AVA in Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits a new label. Similarly, if the AVA name the proposed regulatory text published any label reference on a wine that appears in another reference on the at the end of this proposed rule. indicates or implies an origin other than label in a misleading manner, the bottler the wine’s true place of origin. For a would have to obtain approval of a new wine to be labeled with an AVA name, label. Different rules apply if a wine has
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a brand name containing an AVA name www.regulations.gov. A direct link to portal, Regulations.gov, at http:// that was used as a brand name on a that docket is available under Notice www.regulations.gov. A direct link to label approved before July 7, 1986. See No. 188 on the TTB website at https:// that docket is available on the TTB § 4.39(i)(2) of the TTB regulations (27 www.ttb.gov/wine/wine- website at https://www.ttb.gov/wine/ CFR 4.39(i)(2)) for details. rulemaking.shtml. Supplemental files wine_rulemaking.shtml under Notice If TTB establishes this proposed AVA, may be attached to comments submitted No. 188. You may also reach the its name, ‘‘Palos Verdes Peninsula via Regulations.gov. For complete relevant docket through the AVA,’’ will be recognized as a name of instructions on how to use Regulations.gov search page at http:// viticultural significance under Regulations.gov, visit the site and click www.regulations.gov. For information § 4.39(i)(3) of the TTB regulations (27 on the ‘‘Help’’ tab. on how to use Regulations.gov, click on CFR 4.39(i)(3)). The text of the proposed • U.S. Mail: You may send comments the site’s ‘‘Help’’ tab. regulation clarifies this point. via postal mail to the Director, All posted comments will display the Consequently, wine bottlers using the Regulations and Rulings Division, commenter’s name, organization (if name ‘‘Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA’’ in Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade any), city, and State, and, in the case of a brand name, including a trademark, or Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, mailed comments, all address in another label reference as to the Washington, DC 20005. information, including email addresses. • origin of the wine, would have to ensure Hand Delivery/Courier: You may TTB may omit voluminous attachments that the product is eligible to use the hand-carry your comments or have them or material that the Bureau considers AVA name as an appellation of origin if hand-carried to the Alcohol and unsuitable for posting. this proposed rule is adopted as a final Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G You may also view copies of this rule. The approval of the proposed Palos Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC notice, all related petitions, maps and Verdes Peninsula AVA would not affect 20005. other supporting materials, and any any existing AVA. Please submit your comments by the electronic or mailed comments that TTB closing date shown above in this notice. Public Participation receives about this proposal by Your comments must reference Notice appointment at the TTB Information Comments Invited No. 188 and include your name and Resource Center, 1310 G Street NW, mailing address. Your comments also Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. You TTB invites comments from interested must be made in English, be legible, and members of the public on whether it may also obtain copies at 20 cents per be written in language acceptable for 8.5- x 11-inch page. Please note that should establish the proposed AVA. public disclosure. TTB does not TTB is also interested in receiving TTB is unable to provide copies of acknowledge receipt of comments, and USGS maps or other similarly-sized comments on the sufficiency and TTB considers all comments as accuracy of the name, boundary, soils, documents that may be included as part originals. of the AVA petition. Contact TTB’s climate, and other required information In your comment, please clearly state Regulations and Rulings Division at the submitted in support of the petition. if you are commenting for yourself or on above address, by email using the web Please provide any available specific behalf of an association, business, or form at https://www.ttb.gov/contact-rrd, information in support of your other entity. If you are commenting on or by telephone at 202–453–1039, ext. comments. behalf of an entity, your comment must 175, to schedule an appointment or to Because of the potential impact of the include the entity’s name, as well as request copies of comments or other establishment of the proposed Palos your name and position title. If you materials. Verdes Peninsula AVA on wine labels comment via Regulations.gov, please that include the term ‘‘Palos Verdes enter the entity’s name in the Regulatory Flexibility Act Peninsula’’ as discussed above under ‘‘Organization’’ blank of the online TTB certifies that this proposed Impact on Current Wine Labels, TTB is comment form. If you comment via regulation, if adopted, would not have particularly interested in comments postal mail or hand delivery/courier, a significant economic impact on a regarding whether there will be a please submit your entity’s comment on substantial number of small entities. conflict between the proposed AVA letterhead. name and currently used brand names. You may also write to the The proposed regulation imposes no If a commenter believes that a conflict Administrator before the comment new reporting, recordkeeping, or other will arise, the comment should describe closing date to ask for a public hearing. administrative requirement. Any benefit the nature of that conflict, including any The Administrator reserves the right to derived from the use of a viticultural anticipated negative economic impact determine whether to hold a public area name would be the result of a that approval of the proposed AVA will hearing. proprietor’s efforts and consumer have on an existing viticultural acceptance of wines from that area. enterprise. TTB is also interested in Confidentiality Therefore, no regulatory flexibility receiving suggestions for ways to avoid All submitted comments and analysis is required. conflicts, for example, by adopting a attachments are part of the public record Executive Order 12866 modified or different name for the AVA. and subject to disclosure. Do not It has been determined that this Submitting Comments enclose any material in your comments that you consider to be confidential or proposed rule is not a significant You may submit comments on this inappropriate for public disclosure. regulatory action as defined by notice by using one of the following Executive Order 12866 of September 30, three methods: Public Disclosure 1993. Therefore, no regulatory • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: You TTB will post, and you may view, assessment is required. may send comments via the online copies of this notice, selected Drafting Information comment form posted with this notice supporting materials, and any online or within Docket No. TTB–2020–0003 on mailed comments received about this Caroline Hermann of the Regulations ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal e- proposal within Docket No. TTB–2020– and Rulings Division drafted this notice rulemaking portal, at http:// 0003 on the Federal e-rulemaking of proposed rulemaking.
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List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9 Angeles city boundary to the official comment and should include Wine. intersection with the Pacific Ocean at discussion of all points you wish to Palos Verdes Peninsula Park, R14W/ make. The EPA will generally not Proposed Regulatory Amendment T5S; then consider comments or comment For the reasons discussed in the (6) Proceed clockwise along the contents located outside of the primary preamble, TTB proposes to amend title Pacific coastline to return to the submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 27, chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal beginning point. other file sharing system). For Regulations, as follows: Signed: additional submission methods, the full Mary G. Ryan, EPA public comment policy, PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL information about CBI or multimedia Acting Administrator. AREAS submissions, and general guidance on Approved: making effective comments, please visit ■ 1. The authority citation for part 9 Timothy E. Skud, https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ continues to read as follows: Deputy Assistant Secretary, (Tax, Trade, and commenting-epa-dockets. Tariff Policy). Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff [FR Doc. 2020–10363 Filed 5–22–20; 8:45 am] Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Subpart C—Approved American BILLING CODE 4810–31–P Avenue—Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, Viticultural Areas at (206) 553–0256, or [email protected]. ■ 2. Subpart C is amended by adding SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: §9.____to read as follows: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Throughout this document whenever AGENCY §9.____Palos Verdes Peninsula. ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA. This (a) Name. The name of the viticultural 40 CFR Part 52 area described in this section is ‘‘Palos SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section is Verdes Peninsula’’. For purposes of part [EPA–R10–OAR–2019–0573, FRL–10009– arranged as follows: 43–Region 10] 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Palos Verdes Table of Contents Peninsula’’ is a term of viticultural Air Plan Approval; WA; Infrastructure significance. I. Background Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur II. Infrastructure Elements (b) Approved maps. The three United Dioxide and 2015 Ozone Standards III. The EPA Approach to Review of States Geological Survey (USGS) Infrastructure SIP Submissions 1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to AGENCY: Environmental Protection IV. The EPA Evaluation determine the boundary of the Palos Agency (EPA). V. Proposed Action VI. Statutory and Executive Orders Review Verdes Peninsula viticultural area are ACTION: Proposed rule. titled: I. Background (1) Redondo Beach, CA, 1996; SUMMARY: Whenever a new or revised (2) Torrance, Calif., 1964 National Ambient Air Quality Standard On June 2, 2010, the EPA (photorevised 1981); and (NAAQS) is promulgated, the Clean Air promulgated a revised primary SO2 (3) San Pedro Calif., 1964 Act (CAA) requires states to submit a NAAQS at 75 parts per billion, based on (photorevised 1981). plan for the implementation, a three-year average of the annual 99th (c) Boundary. The Palos Verdes maintenance, and enforcement of the percentile of one-hour daily maximum Peninsula viticultural area is located in standard, commonly referred to as concentrations (75 FR 35520). In 2015, the southwestern coastal region of Los infrastructure requirements. The the EPA promulgated a revision to the Angeles County, and contains the cities Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ozone NAAQS retaining the existing of Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, is proposing to approve Washington form of the standard (three-year average Rolling Hills Estates, and Rancho Palos State Implementation Plan (SIP) of the annual fourth-highest daily Verdes, California. The boundary of the submissions as meeting specific maximum 8-hour average concentration) Palos Verdes Peninsula viticultural area infrastructure requirements for the 2010 but lowered the level of both the primary and secondary standards from is as described below: sulfur dioxide (SO2) and 2015 ozone (1) The beginning point is on the NAAQS. 0.075 to 0.070 parts per million (80 FR Redondo Beach map at the intersection 65292, October 26, 2015). On September of the Pacific Ocean and the Torrance DATES: Comments must be received on 30, 2019, and as supplemented on April corporate boundary at Malaga Cove, or before June 25, 2020. 3, 2020, the Washington Department of R14W/T4S; then ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Ecology (Ecology) submitted SIP (2) From the beginning point, proceed identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– revisions to meet certain 2010 SO2 and east, then generally southeast, along the OAR–2019–0573 at https:// 2015 ozone NAAQS infrastructure Torrance corporate boundary, crossing www.regulations.gov. Follow the online requirements. We note that Ecology onto the Torrance map, to the instructions for submitting comments. previously submitted a SIP revision on intersection of the Lomita corporate Once submitted, comments cannot be February 7, 2018, addressing CAA boundary, R14W/T4S; then edited or removed from Regulations.gov. section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (interstate (3) Proceed generally southeast along The EPA may publish any comment transport prongs 1 and 2) for the 2010 the Lomita corporate boundary to the received to its public docket. Do not SO2 and 2015 ozone NAAQS. We intersection with Western Ave, R14W/ submit electronically any information approved the February 7, 2018, SIP T4S; then you consider to be Confidential revision as meeting the CAA section (4) Proceed south along Western Ave, Business Information (CBI) or other 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements for the crossing onto the San Pedro map, to the information whose disclosure is 2015 ozone NAAQS on September 20, intersection of the Los Angeles city restricted by statute. Multimedia 2018 (83 FR 47568). We will address the boundary, R14W/T5S; then submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (5) Proceed west, then generally accompanied by a written comment. requirements for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS south, then southwest along the Los The written comment is considered the in a separate action.
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