[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13720-13721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5353]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Part 9

[Notice No. 72; Re: Notice No. 71]
RIN: 1513-AB27


Proposed Establishment of the Paso Robles Westside Viticultural 
Area (2006R-087P); Comment Period Extension

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

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

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from a viticulture industry group, 
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau extends the comment period 
for Notice No. 71, Proposed Establishment of the Paso Robles Westside 
Viticultural Area, a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the 
Federal Register on January 24, 2007, for an additional 30 days.

DATES: Written comments on Notice No. 71 must now be received on or 
before April 24, 2007.

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. 71, P.O. Box 14412, 
Washington, DC 20044-4412.
     202-927-8525 (facsimile).
     [email protected] (e-mail).
     http://www.ttb.gov/wine/wine_rulemaking.shtml. 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, the petition, the appropriate 
maps, and any comments we receive about this proposal 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 the notice and comments online at http://www.ttb.gov/wine/wine_rulemaking.shtml.
    See the Public Participation section of this notice for specific 
instructions and requirements for submitting comments, and for 
information on how to request a public hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N. A. Sutton, Regulations and Rulings 
Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and

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Trade Bureau, 925 Lakeville St., No. 158, Petaluma, CA 94952; telephone 
415-271-1254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TTB received a petition, filed on behalf of 
21 grape growers and vintners, proposing the establishment of the 
``Paso Robles Westside'' American viticultural area in northern San 
Luis Obispo County, California. The proposed 179,622-acre Paso Robles 
Westside viticultural area is entirely within the existing Paso Robles 
viticultural area (27 CFR 9.84), which, in turn, is entirely within the 
existing Central Coast viticultural area (27 CFR 9.75). The proposed 
Paso Robles Westside viticultural area consists of that portion of the 
existing Paso Robles viticultural area west of the Salinas River.
    In Notice No. 71, published in the Federal Register (72 FR 3088) on 
Wednesday, January 24, 2007, we described the petitioners' rationale 
for the proposed establishment of the Paso Robles Westside viticultural 
area and requested comments on the proposal on or before March 26, 
2007.
    On February 16, 2007, we received a request from the Paso Robles 
AVA Committee, representing 59 growers and vintners within the existing 
Paso Robles viticultural area, requesting a 30-day extension of the 
comment period for Notice No. 71. The request explained that the 
committee will be unable to meet before its next scheduled meeting on 
March 9, 2007, and that several of its experts will be out of the 
country until that time. The committee stated that it will have 
insufficient time after its next meeting to assemble and review its own 
evidence regarding the proposed Paso Robles Westside viticultural area, 
and to submit detailed comments on Notice No. 71.
    In response to this request, we extend the comment period for 
Notice No. 71 an additional 30 days. Therefore, comments on Notice No. 
71 are now due on or before April 24, 2007.

Drafting Information

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

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9

    Wine.

Authority and Issuance

    This notice is issued under the authority of 27 U.S.C. 205.

    Signed: March 9, 2007.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E7-5353 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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