Final Rule; Treasury Decision

60968 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 2014 / Rules and Regulations the 1,452-foot elevation point, and approximately 1 mile to the road’s unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de continue south-southwesterly in a intersection with State Route 46; then Robles Land Grant; then straight line approximately 0.3 mile to (19) Proceed east on State Route 46 (30) Proceed southeasterly and then the intersection of two light-duty roads approximately 0.15 mile to the road’s easterly (downstream) along the locally known as S. El Pomar Road and intersection with an unnamed light-duty unnamed intermittent stream Homestead Road, Asuncion Land Grant; road locally known as Hidden Valley approximately 1.4 miles to the stream’s then Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then intersection with an unnamed light-duty (9) Proceed west-southwesterly in a (20) Proceed southeasterly and then road known locally as S. Vine Street, straight line approximately 1.1 miles to easterly on Hidden Valley Road just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46 the point where an unnamed light-duty approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto interchange, Paso de Robles Land Grant; road locally known as Templeton Road the Templeton map, to the road’s then intersects with an unnamed intermittent intersection with an unnamed light-duty (31) Proceed northerly along S. Vine stream (where Templeton Road makes a road locally known as Vineyard Drive, Street (which generally parallels U.S. 90 degree turn at its junction with two Paso de Robles Land Grant; then 101) approximately 1.8 miles to the unnamed unimproved roads), Asuncion (21) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive street’s intersection with the marked Land Grant; then approximately 0.85 mile to the road’s city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary (10) Proceed westerly (downstream) intersection with an unnamed light-duty line (concurrent with the locally-known along the unnamed intermittent stream road locally known as S. Bethel Road, intersection of S. Vine and 1st Streets), approximately 0.5 mile to the stream’s Paso de Robles Land Grant; then Paso de Robles Land Grant; then confluence with the Salinas River, (22) Proceed north-northeasterly on S. (32) Proceed east along the marked Asuncion Land Grant; then Bethel Road and then N. Bethel Road city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary (11) Proceed westerly (downstream) approximately 1.7 miles to the road’s line (now very approximate to the along the Salinas River approximately fifth intersection with an unnamed alignment of 1st Street and then Niblick 2.3 miles to the river’s intersection with intermittent stream, Paso de Robles Road) approximately 0.5 mile, returning the boundary line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant; then to the beginning point. Land Grant; then (23) Proceed westerly (upstream) Signed: September 4, 2014. (12) Proceed southwesterly along the along the unnamed intermittent stream John J. Manfreda, boundary line of the Paso de Robles and then the stream’s middle branch Administrator. Land Grant approximately 2.3 miles to approximately 1.1 miles to the marked Approved: September 9, 2014. the point where the boundary line turns end of the stream, and then continue Timothy E. Skud, sharply to the northwest; then due west in a straight line Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and (13) Proceed northwesterly approximately 0.05 mile to State Route Tariff Policy). approximately 4.65 miles along the 46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de Robles Land [FR Doc. 2014–24169 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am] boundary line of the Paso de Robles Grant; then Land Grant, crossing onto the York (24) Proceed northeasterly on State BILLING CODE 4810–31–P Mountain map, to the point where the Route 46 (Cayucos Road) approximately boundary line turns due north 0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (coincides with the southeast corner of Land Grant; then section 32, T27S/R11E); then (25) Proceed due north in a straight Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (14) Proceed north and then north- line to the southeast corner of section Bureau northeasterly along the boundary line of 12, T27S/R11E, and continue north the Paso de Robles Land Grant along the eastern boundary line of 27 CFR Part 9 approximately 1.5 miles to the point section 12, a total of approximately 1.1 where the boundary line turns sharply miles, to the section boundary line’s [Docket No. TTB–2013–0004; T.D. TTB–124; Ref: Notice No. 135] to the northwest (coincides with the intersection with a light-duty road eastern-most point of section 20, T27S/ locally known as Live Oak Road; then RIN 1513–AB96 R11E); then (26) Proceed easterly on Live Oak (15) Proceed northwesterly along the Road approximately 0.2 mile to the Establishment of the Eagle Peak boundary line of the Paso de Robles road’s intersection with an unnamed Mendocino County Viticultural Area Land Grant approximately 0.3 mile to intermittent stream, Paso de Robles and Realignments of the Mendocino the eastern-most fork of an unnamed Land Grant; then and Redwood Valley Viticultural Areas three-fork tributary of the Jack Creek; (27) Proceed northwesterly (upstream) AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and then along the unnamed intermittent stream Trade Bureau, Treasury. (16) Proceed northerly (downstream) approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. along the unnamed intermittent boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E; tributary of Jack Creek approximately then SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 0.15 mile to the tributary’s confluence (28) Proceed north along the eastern and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E, approximately 26,260-acre ‘‘Eagle Peak Grant; then to the section’s northeast corner, and Mendocino County’’ viticultural area in (17) Proceed southeasterly then proceed east along the southern Mendocino County, California. The (downstream) along Jack Creek boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E, viticultural area lies entirely within the approximately 1.8 miles to the creek’s a total of approximately 1.3 miles, to the multi-county North Coast viticultural intersection with an unnamed light-duty intersection of the section 6 boundary area. TTB also modifies the boundaries road locally known as Jack Creek Road line with an unnamed light-duty road of the Mendocino viticultural area and (near BM 920), Paso de Robles Land locally known as Arbor Road; then the Redwood Valley viticultural area to Grant; then (29) Proceed south-southeasterly on eliminate overlaps with the Eagle Peak (18) Proceed northeasterly and then Arbor Road approximately 0.35 mile to Mendocino County viticultural area. east-southeasterly along Jack Creek Road the road’s first intersection with an TTB designates viticultural areas to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:15 Oct 08, 2014 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\09OCR1.SGM 09OCR1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 60969 allow vintners to better describe the establishment of AVAs allows vintners County AVA include its marine- origin of their wines and to allow to describe more accurately the origin of influenced climate, strong breezes, consumers to better identify wines they their wines to consumers and helps mountainous topography, and shallow may purchase. consumers to identify wines they may soils with low water-holding DATES: This final rule is effective purchase. Establishment of an AVA is capabilities. November 10, 2014. neither an approval nor an endorsement As originally proposed, a small FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by TTB of the wine produced in that portion of the Eagle Peak Mendocino Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and area. County AVA would overlap portions of the Redwood Valley and Mendocino Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Requirements Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street AVAs. To eliminate the potential NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB overlaps, the petitioner later proposed phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. regulations outlines the procedure for modifying the boundaries of the proposing an AVA and provides that Redwood Valley and Mendocino AVAs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: any interested party may petition TTB The proposed boundary modifications Background on Viticultural Areas to establish a grape-growing region as an would eliminate the potential overlaps and would remove the overlapped areas TTB Authority AVA. Section 9.12 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) prescribes from the Redwood Valley and Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol standards for petitions for the Mendocino AVAs. The proposed Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 establishment of AVAs. Petitions to modifications would reduce the size of U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary establish an AVA must include the the 32,047-acre Redwood Valley AVA of the Treasury to prescribe regulations following: by approximately 1,430 acres and for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, • Evidence that the area within the reduce the size of the 327,437-acre and malt beverages. The FAA Act proposed AVA boundary is nationally Mendocino AVA by approximately provides that these regulations should, or locally known by the AVA name 1,900 acres. The overlapping areas among other things, prohibit consumer specified in the petition; would then become part of the Eagle deception and the use of misleading • An explanation of the basis for Peak Mendocino County AVA. statements on labels, and ensure that defining the boundary of the proposed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and labels provide the consumer with AVA; adequate information as to the identity • A narrative description of the Comments Received and quality of the product.

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