[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18177]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Part 9

[Docket No. TTB-2010-0003; Notice No. 107; Re: Notice No.105]
RIN 1513-AB41


Proposed Establishment of the Pine Mountain-Mayacmas Viticultural 
Area; 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, we 
are extending the comment period for Notice No. 105, Proposed 
Establishment of the Pine Mountain-Mayacmas Viticultural Area, a notice 
of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 27, 
2010, for an additional 45 days.

DATES: Written comments on Notice No. 105 are now due or before 
September 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on this notice to one of the following 
addresses:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Use the comment form for this 
notice as posted within Docket No. TTB-2010-0003 on 
``Regulations.gov,'' the Federal e-rulemaking portal, to submit 
comments via the Internet;
     Mail: Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol 
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-
4412.
     Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of Mail: Alcohol and Tobacco 
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 200-E, Washington, DC 
20005.
    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.
    You may view copies of this notice, the original notice of proposed 
rulemaking (Notice No. 105), selected supporting materials, and any 
comments we receive about the proposed establishment of the Pine 
Mountain-Mayacmas viticultural area within Docket No. TTB-2010-0003 at 
http://www.regulations.gov. A direct link to this docket is posted on 
the TTB Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/wine/wine-rulemaking.shtml under 
Notice No. 105. You also may view copies of this notice, all supporting 
materials, and any comments we receive about this proposal by 
appointment at the TTB Information Resource Center, 1310 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20220. Please call 202-453-2270 to make an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N.A. Sutton, Regulations and Rulings 
Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 925 Lakeville St., 
No. 158, Petaluma, CA 94952; phone 415-271-1254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TTB received a petition from Sara Schorske 
of Compliance Service of American, prepared and filed on her own behalf 
and that of local wine industry members to establish the 4,600-acre 
Pine Mountain-Mayacmas viticultural area in northern California. About 
two-thirds of the proposed viticultural area lies in the extreme 
southern portion of Mendocino County, with the remaining one-third 
located in the extreme northern portion of Sonoma County.
    The proposed Pine Mountain-Mayacmas viticultural area is totally 
within the multicounty North Coast viticultural area (27 CFR 9.30) and 
it overlaps the northernmost portions of the established Alexander 
Valley viticultural area (27 CFR 9.53) and the Northern Sonoma 
viticultural area (27 CFR 9.70).
    In Notice No. 105 published in the Federal Register (75 FR 29682) 
on Thursday, May 27, 2010, we described the petitioners' rationale for 
the proposed establishment of the Pine Mountain-Mayacmas viticultural 
area and requested comments on the proposal on or before July 26, 2010.
    On July 16, 2010, we received a letter request from attorney 
Richard Mendelson on behalf of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), a wine 
industry trade association. The request explained that due to the 
periodic scheduling of the NVV's committee and board of directors 
meetings, the group would be unable to meet the original July 26, 2010, 
comment deadline for Notice No. 105. The letter therefore requested a 
45-day extension to the comment period for Notice No. 105 to allow the 
NVV to complete and thoroughly vet its comments on the proposed 
viticultural area.
    In response to this request we extend the comment period for Notice 
No. 105 an additional 45 days. Therefore, the comments on Notice No. 
105 are now due on or before September 9, 2010.

Drafting Information

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

    Signed: July 20, 2010.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-18177 Filed 7-23-10; 8:45 am]
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