[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1487]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Parts 4, 5, and 7

[Notice No. 57; Re: Notice No. 53]
RIN 1513-AB16


Use of the Word ``Pure'' or Its Variants on Labels or in 
Advertisements of Alcohol Beverage Products; Reopening of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from an alcohol industry trade 
association, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau reopens the 
comment period for Notice No. 53, Use of the Word ``Pure'' or Its 
Variants on Labels or in Advertisements of Alcohol Beverage Products, 
an advance notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal 
Register on December 7, 2005. The comment period is reopened for an 
additional 30 days.

DATES: Comments on Notice No. 53 must now be received on or before 
March 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to any of the following addresses:
     Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and 
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Attn: Notice No. 53, P.O. Box 14412, 
Washington, DC 20044-4412.
     202-927-8525 (facsimile).
     [email protected] (e-mail).
     http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm. An online 
comment form is posted with this notice on our Web site.
     http://www.regulations.gov (Federal e-rulemaking portal; 
follow instructions for submitting comments).
    You may view copies of this notice, Notice No. 53, and any comments 
we receive by appointment at the TTB Information Resource Center, 1310 
G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220. To make an appointment, call 202-
927-2400. You may also access copies of this notice, Notice No. 53, and 
the related comments online at http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa M. Gesser, Regulations and 
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 
128, Morganza, MD 20660; (301) 290-1460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 7, 2005, the Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published Notice No. 53, Use of the Word 
``Pure'' or Its Variants on Labels or in Advertisements of Alcohol 
Beverage Products; Request for Public Comment, in the Federal Register 
(70 FR 72731). In that advance notice of proposed rulemaking, TTB 
requested public comment on possible changes to the regulations 
concerning the use of the word ``pure'' and its variants in the 
labeling and advertising of alcohol beverage products regulated by TTB. 
As originally published, the comment period for Notice No. 53 closed on 
February 6, 2006.
    On February 3, 2006, TTB received a written request from the Beer 
Institute, a major alcohol beverage industry trade association, to 
extend the comment period for Notice No. 53 for an additional 30 days 
beyond its closing date. Citing its staff's recent busy schedule, the 
Beer Institute requested the additional time to ``more thoroughly 
respond'' to TTB's request for comments on the issues raised in Notice 
No. 53.
    In response to this request, TTB reopens the comment period for 
Notice No. 53 for an additional 30 days. Therefore, comments on Notice 
No. 53 are now due on or before March 20, 2006.

Drafting Information

    Michael D. Hoover of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted 
this notice.

    Signed: February 9, 2006.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 06-1487 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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