[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56928-56929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28361]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

27 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 70, 250 and 251

[Notice No. 843; Ref: Notice No. 834]
RIN 1512-AA72


Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer (90 D 003)

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Department of 
the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the comment period for Notice No. 834, a 
notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on 
August 5, 1996. ATF has received a request to extend the comment period 
in order to provide sufficient time for all interested parties to 
respond to the issues raised in the notice.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Chief, Wine, Beer and Spirits 
Regulations Branch; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; P.O. Box 
50221; Washington, DC 20091-0221; ATTN: Notice No. 834.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kirn, Alcohol Import-Export 
Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226 (202-927-8110).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 5, 1996, ATF published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) in the Federal Register soliciting comments from the public and 
industry on a proposal to revise and recodify the regulations 
pertaining to importation of distilled spirits, wine and beer. (Notice 
No. 834; 61 FR 40568).
    The comment period for Notice No. 834 was scheduled to close on 
October 4, 1996. Prior to the close of the comment period ATF received 
a request from a national trade association, the Presidents' Forum of 
the Beverage Alcohol Industry, to extend the comment period for sixty 
days. The Presidents' Forum stated that it needed additional time to 
address the numerous and complex issues contained in the notice.
    In consideration of the above, ATF finds that a reopening of the 
comment period is warranted.

Disclosure

    Copies of this notice, Notice No. 834, and the written comments 
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours 
at: ATF Public Reading Room, Room 6480, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Drafting Information. The author of this document is Marjorie D. 
Ruhf, Wine, Beer and Spirits Regulations Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms.

List of Subjects

27 CFR Part 4

    Advertising, Consumer protection, Customs duties and inspection, 
Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Wine.

27 CFR Part 5

    Advertising, Consumer protection, Customs duties and inspection, 
Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers.

27 CFR Part 7

    Advertising, Beer, Consumer protection, Customs duties and 
inspection, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers.

27 CFR Part 19

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic 
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Chemicals, 
Claims, Customs duties and inspections, Electronic funds transfers, 
Excise taxes, Exports, Gasohol, Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging 
and containers, Puerto Rico, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Research, Security measures, Spices and flavorings, Stills, Surety 
bonds, Transportation, Vinegar, Virgin Islands, Warehouses, Wine.

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27 CFR Part 20

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Alcohol, 
Authority delegations (Government agencies), Chemicals, Claims, 
Cosmetics, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds, Transportation.

27 CFR Part 22

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Alcohol, 
Authority delegations (Government agencies), Claims, Cosmetics, 
Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Surety bonds, Transportation.

27 CFR Part 24

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations 
(Government agencies), Claims, Electronic funds transfers, Excise 
taxes, Exports, Food additives, Fruit juices, Labeling, Liquors, 
Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Research, Scientific equipment, Spices and flavorings, Surety bonds, 
Taxpaid wine bottling house, Transportation, Vinegar, Warehouses, Wine.

27 CFR Part 25

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations 
(Government agencies), Beer, Claims, Electronic fund transfers, Excise 
taxes, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Research, Surety bonds, Transportation.

27 CFR Part 27

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic 
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Beer, 
Cosmetics, Customs duties and inspection, Excise taxes, Imports, 
Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers, Perfume, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation, Wine.

27 CFR Part 70

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic 
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Bankruptcy, 
Claims, Disaster assistance, Excise taxes, Firearms and ammunition, 
Government employees, Law enforcement, Law enforcement officers, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seizures and 
forfeitures, Surety bonds, Tobacco.

27 CFR Part 250

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic 
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Beer, Claims, 
Customs duties and inspections, Drugs, Electronic funds transfers, 
Excise taxes, Foods, Liquors, Packaging and containers, Reporting 
requirements, Spices and flavorings, Surety bonds, Transportation, U.S. 
Possessions, Wine.

27 CFR Part 251

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic 
beverages, Authority delegations, Beer, Customs duties and inspections, 
Excise taxes, Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers, 
Perfume, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation, 
Wine.

Authority and Issuance

    This notice is issued under the authority in 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 
and 27 U.S.C. 205.

    Dated: October 28, 1996.
John W. Magaw,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-28361 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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