Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2018 / Proposed Rules 14795 You may also view copies of this through (c)(21) as paragraphs (c)(3) vintners to better describe the origin of notice of proposed rulemaking, all through (c)(22), and adding new their wines and to allow consumers to related petitions, maps and other paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows: better identify wines they may supporting materials, and any electronic purchase. TTB invites comments on this or mailed comments that TTB receives § 9.59 Arroyo Seco. proposed addition to its regulations. about this proposal by appointment at * * * * * DATES: Comments must be received by (c) Boundaries. The Arroyo Seco the TTB Information Resource Center, June 5, 2018. 1310 G Street NW, Washington, DC viticultural area is located in Monterey County, California. The beginning point ADDRESSES: Please send your comments 20005. You may also obtain copies at 20 on this notice to one of the following cents per 8.5-×11-inch page. Please note is found on the ‘‘Sycamore Flat’’ U.S.G.S. map at the intersection of addresses: that TTB is unable to provide copies of • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov USGS maps or other similarly-sized Jamesburg Road (known locally as Carmel Valley Road) and Arroyo Seco (via the online comment form for this documents that may be included as part notice as posted within Docket No. of the AVA petition. Contact TTB’s Road, near the intersection of sections 21, 22, 28, and 27, T.19 S., R. 5 E. From TTB–2018–0006 at ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ information specialist at the above the Federal e-rulemaking portal); address or by telephone at 202–453– the beginning point, proceed • southwesterly along Arroyo Seco Road U.S. Mail: Director, Regulations and 2265 to schedule an appointment or to Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco request copies of comments or other to its intersection with Piney Creek. (1) Then southeasterly along Piney Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street materials. NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; or Creek to its confluence with the Arroyo • Regulatory Flexibility Act Seco in section 27, T. 19 S., R. 5 E. Hand delivery/courier in lieu of mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and TTB certifies that this proposed (2) Then northerly along the Arroyo Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Suite regulation, if adopted, would not have Seco to its intersection with the 400, Washington, DC 20005. a significant economic impact on a southern boundary of section 22, T. 19 See the Public Participation section of substantial number of small entities. S., R 5 E. this notice for specific instructions and The proposed regulation imposes no * * * * * requirements for submitting comments, new reporting, recordkeeping, or other Signed: November 30, 2017. and for information on how to request administrative requirement. Any benefit John J. Manfreda, a public hearing or view or obtain derived from the use of an AVA name Administrator. copies of the petition and supporting would be the result of a proprietor’s materials. efforts and consumer acceptance of Approved: March 30, 2018. wines from that area. Therefore, no Timothy E. Skud, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regulatory flexibility analysis is Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and required. Tariff Policy). Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco [FR Doc. 2018–07093 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street Executive Order 12866 BILLING CODE 4810–31–P NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; It has been determined that this phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. proposed rule is not a significant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regulatory action as defined by DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Executive Order 12866 of September 30, Background on Viticultural Areas Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 1993. Therefore, no regulatory TTB Authority assessment is required. Bureau Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Drafting Information 27 CFR Part 9 Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations [Docket No. TTB–2018–0006; Notice No. and Rulings Division drafted this notice 175] of the Treasury to prescribe regulations of proposed rulemaking. for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, RIN 1513–AC39 and malt beverages. The FAA Act List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9 provides that these regulations should, Wine. Proposed Establishment of the Van among other things, prohibit consumer Duzer Corridor Viticultural Area and deception and the use of misleading Proposed Regulatory Amendment Clarification of the Eola-Amity Hills statements on labels and ensure that For the reasons discussed in the Viticultural Area Boundary Description labels provide the consumer with preamble, TTB proposes to amend title AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and adequate information as to the identity 27, chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal Trade Bureau, Treasury. and quality of the product. The Alcohol Regulations, as follows: ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax pursuant to section 1111(d) of the AREAS and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to Homeland Security Act of 2002, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 9 establish the approximately 59,871-acre codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The continues to read as follows: ‘‘Van Duzer Corridor’’ viticultural area Secretary has delegated various in portions of Polk and Yamhill authorities through Treasury Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205. Counties, Oregon. The proposed Department Order 120–01, dated Subpart C—Approved American viticultural area lies entirely within the December 10, 2013, (superseding Viticultural Areas existing Willamette Valley viticultural Treasury Order 120–01, dated January area. TTB also is proposing to clarify the 24, 2003), to the TTB Administrator to ■ 2. Section 9.59 is amended by revising boundary description of the adjacent perform the functions and duties in the paragraphs (c) introductory text and Eola–Amity Hills viticultural area. TTB administration and enforcement of these (c)(1), redesignating paragraphs (c)(2) designates viticultural areas to allow provisions. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:58 Apr 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\06APP1.SGM 06APP1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS 14796 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2018 / Proposed Rules Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR existing AVA so as to warrant separate culinary page of a travel site dedicated part 4) authorizes TTB to establish recognition, if the proposed AVA is to to the Salem area encourages readers to definitive viticultural areas and regulate be established within, or overlapping, ‘‘[h]ead west along Highway 22 to loop the use of their names as appellations of an existing AVA; and through the Van Duzer Corridor. Here origin on wine labels and in wine • A detailed narrative description of vines get the benefit of temperate advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB the proposed AVA boundary based on afternoon breezes and cool evenings— regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets forth USGS map markings. perfect growing conditions for 3 standards for the preparation and Van Duzer Corridor Petition exceptional Pinot noir.’’ TTB notes submission of petitions for the that State Highway 22 forms the establishment or modification of TTB received a petition from Mr. Jeff southern and southwestern boundaries American viticultural areas (AVAs) and Havlin, the owner of Havlin Vineyard of the proposed Van Duzer Corridor lists the approved AVAs. and chair of the Van Duzer Corridor AVA. AVA Committee, on behalf of himself The term ‘‘Van Duzer Corridor’’ also Definition and other local grape growers and is commonly used by local wine Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB vintners, proposing the establishment of industry members to describe the region regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines the ‘‘Van Duzer Corridor’’ AVA. of the proposed AVA. For example, an a viticultural area for American wine as The proposed Van Duzer Corridor article about Johan Vineyards, which is a delimited grape-growing region having AVA is located in Oregon and covers within the proposed AVA, describes the distinguishing features, as described in portions of Yamhill and Polk Counties vineyard’s location as ‘‘in the part 9 of the regulations, and a name which are north-northwest of the city of southwestern corner of the Van Duzer and a delineated boundary, as Salem and northeast of the city of Corridor.’’ 4 A local entertainment blog established in part 9 of the regulations. Dallas. The proposed AVA lies entirely posted a story about two wineries These designations allow vintners and within the established Willamette within the proposed AVA and stated consumers to attribute a given quality, Valley AVA (27 CFR 9.90) and does not that the wineries ‘‘lie within the Van reputation, or other characteristic of a overlap any other existing or proposed Duzer Corridor, the gap in the coastal wine made from grapes grown in an area AVA. The proposed Van Duzer Corridor hills bordering Salem * * * .’’ 5 An to the wine’s geographic origin. The AVA covers approximately 59,871 acres article featuring Pinot noir wines of the establishment of AVAs allows vintners and contains 6 wineries and 17 proposed AVA notes, ‘‘The influence of to describe more accurately the origin of commercially-producing vineyards that the Van Duzer Corridor extends inland their wines to consumers and helps cover a total of approximately 1,000 to the McMinnville and Eola–Amity consumers to identify wines they may acres. Hills appellations as well as the The distinguishing features of the purchase. Establishment of an AVA is vineyards in the Dallas area of the proposed Van Duzer Corridor AVA are neither an approval nor an endorsement Willamette Valley.’’ 6 TTB notes that the its topography, climate, and soils.