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Proposed Establishment of the Malibu Coast Viticultural Area 40644 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2013 / Proposed Rules lever causes the rod end to bend at each gear contact Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, • Hand delivery/courier in lieu of retraction sequence. We are issuing this AD N.A. Otto-Str.5, A–2700 Wiener Neustadt, mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and to detect and correct insufficient clearance Austria; telephone: +43 2622 26700; fax: +43 Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Suite between the rod end safety washer and the 2622 26780; email: [email protected]; 200E, Washington, DC 20005. nose landing gear (NLG) attachment lever, Internet: http://www.diamondaircraft.com/ See the Public Participation section of which may cause the NLG actuator to break contact/technical.php. You may review and possibly restrict rudder control, resulting copies of the referenced service information this notice for specific instructions and in loss of control. at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 requirements for submitting comments, and for information on how to request (f) Actions and Compliance Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this a public hearing. Unless already done, do the following material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. You may view copies of this notice, actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) and selected supporting materials, and any (f)(2) of this AD: Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on June 28, 2013. comments that TTB receives about this (1) Within 100 hours time-in-service after proposal at http://www.regulations.gov the effective date of this AD or 6 calendar Earl Lawrence, months after the effective date of this AD, within Docket No. TTB–2013–0007. A Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft link to that docket is posted on the TTB whichever occurs first, inspect the NLG Certification Service. actuator to identify the part number (P/N) Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/wine/ [FR Doc. 2013–16316 Filed 7–5–13; 8:45 am] and serial number (S/N). If a NLG actuator P/ wine-rulemaking.shtml under Notice N X11–0006/2 is installed with a S/N BILLING CODE 4910–13–P No. 138. You also may view copies of between 0001 and 0155 (inclusive), modify this notice, all related petitions, maps, the actuator by replacing the NLG rod end or other supporting materials, and any bearing and safety washer with new parts. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY comments that TTB receives about this Follow the INSTRUCTIONS section of Work proposal by appointment at the TTB Instruction WI–MSB–42–099, WI–MSB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Information Resource Center, 1310 G 42NG–035, Revision 1, dated May 3, 2013, as Bureau specified in the Accomplishments/ Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Instructions paragraph of Mandatory Service Please call 202–453–2270 to make an Bulletin MSB 42–099/1, MSB 42NG–035/1, 27 CFR Part 9 appointment. dated May 3, 2013. [Docket No. TTB–2013–0007; Notice No. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (2) As of the effective date of this AD, do 138] not install on any airplane a NLG actuator P/ Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco N X11–0006/2 with a S/N between 0001 and RIN 1513–AC01 0155 (inclusive), unless the actuator has been Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street modified following the INSTRUCTIONS Proposed Establishment of the Malibu NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; section of Work Instruction WI–MSB–42– Coast Viticultural Area phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. 099, WI–MSB 42NG–035, Revision 1, dated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: May 3, 2013, as specified in the AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Accomplishments/Instructions paragraph of Trade Bureau, Treasury. Background on Viticultural Areas Mandatory Service Bulletin MSB 42–099/1, MSB 42NG–035/1, dated May 3, 2013. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol (g) Other FAA AD Provisions SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to The following provisions also apply to this U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary AD: establish the ‘‘Malibu Coast’’ viticultural of the Treasury to prescribe regulations (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance area in portions of Los Angeles County for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, and Ventura County, California. The and malt beverages. The FAA Act FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs proposed viticultural area, if provides that these regulations should, for this AD, if requested using the procedures established, would include the existing found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to among other things, prohibit consumer Saddle Rock-Malibu and Malibu- ATTN: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, deception and the use of misleading Newton Canyon viticultural areas. TTB FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, statements on labels, and ensure that designates viticultural areas to allow Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; labels provide the consumer with telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 329– vintners to better describe the origin of adequate information as to the identity 4090; email: [email protected]. Before their wines and to allow consumers to and quality of the product. The Alcohol using any approved AMOC on any airplane better identify wines they may and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to which the AMOC applies, notify your purchase. TTB invites comments on this (TTB) administers the FAA Act appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the proposed addition to its regulations. FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), pursuant to section 1111(d) of the or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. DATES: We must receive your comments Homeland Security Act of 2002, (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement on or before September 6, 2013. codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The in this AD to obtain corrective actions from ADDRESSES: Please send your comments Secretary has delegated various a manufacturer or other source, use these on this notice to one of the following actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective authorities through Treasury actions are considered FAA-approved if they addresses (please note that TTB has a Department Order 120–01 (Revised), are approved by the State of Design Authority new address for comments submitted by dated January 21, 2003, to the TTB (or their delegated agent). You are required U.S. mail): Administrator to perform the functions to assure the product is airworthy before it • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov and duties in the administration and is returned to service. (via the online comment form for this enforcement of this law. (h) Related Information notice as posted within Docket No. Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR TTB–2013–0007 at ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ part 4) allows the establishment of Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety the Federal e-rulemaking portal); definitive viticultural areas and the use Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0121, dated • June 4, 2013, for related information, which U.S. Mail: Director, Regulations and of their names as appellations of origin can be found in the AD docket on the Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco on wine labels and in wine Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. For Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB service information related to this AD, NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; or regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets forth VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:08 Jul 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\08JYP1.SGM 08JYP1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2013 / Proposed Rules 40645 standards for the preparation and Malibu Coast Petition According to the petition, the submission of petitions for the distinguishing features of the proposed establishment or modification of TTB received a petition from Ralph Malibu Coast viticultural area include American viticultural areas and lists the Jens Carter, proposing the establishment its topography, soils, and climate. TTB approved American viticultural areas. of the ‘‘Malibu Coast’’ American notes that the proposed Malibu Coast viticultural area in portions of Los viticultural area does not lie within any Definition Angeles and Ventura Counties in existing viticultural area. However, the Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB southern California. The proposed smaller existing Malibu-Newton Canyon regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines viticultural area is a long, narrow, (27 CFR 9.152) and Saddle Rock–Malibu a viticultural area for American wine as region along the Pacific coast, and is (27 CFR 9.203) viticultural areas are a delimited grape-growing region having largely located within the Santa Monica both located within the proposed distinguishing features as described in Mountains National Recreation Area. viticultural area. The proposed part 9 of the regulations and a name and The landscape of the proposed viticultural area does not overlap with a delineated boundary as established in viticultural area is characterized by any other existing or proposed part 9 of the regulations. These steep, rugged hillsides incised by steep- viticultural areas. Unless otherwise designations allow vintners and sided valleys and long, narrow canyons noted, all information and data consumers to attribute a given quality, that empty into the Pacific Ocean. The contained in this document concerning reputation, or other characteristic of a cities of Oxnard and Camarillo are to the the name, boundary, and distinguishing wine made from grapes grown in an area west, and the city of Los Angeles is features of the proposed viticultural area to its geographic origin. The located to the east. The Simi Valley and are from the petition for the proposed establishment of viticultural areas Simi Hills are located to the north of the Malibu Coast viticultural area and its allows vintners to describe more proposed viticultural area, as well as the supporting exhibits.
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