[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60954-60968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24169]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Part 9

[Docket No. TTB-2013-0009; T.D. TTB-125; Ref: Notice No. 140]
RIN 1513-AB68


Establishment of the Adelaida District, Creston District, El 
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo 
District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek 
District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch, 
and Templeton Gap District Viticultural Areas

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

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.

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SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes 
the Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles 
Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands 
District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel 
District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District 
viticultural areas within the boundary of the existing Paso Robles 
viticultural area in northern San Luis Obispo County, California. The 
Paso Robles viticultural area, in turn, is located within the larger 
multicounty Central Coast viticultural area. TTB designates 
viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of 
their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may 
purchase.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 10, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and 
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 
Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; phone 202-453-1039, ext. 175.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background on Viticultural Areas

TTB Authority

    Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 
27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe 
regulations for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt 
beverages. The FAA Act provides that these regulations should, among 
other things, prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading 
statements on labels and ensure that labels provide the consumer with 
adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product. The 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act 
pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The Secretary has delegated various 
authorities through Treasury Department Order 120-01 (Revised), dated 
December 10, 2013, to the TTB Administrator to perform the functions 
and duties in the administration and enforcement of this law.
    Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4) authorizes the 
establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their 
names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine 
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets 
forth standards for the preparation and submission to TTB of petitions 
for the establishment or modification of American viticultural areas 
(AVAs) and lists the approved AVAs.

Definition

    Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) 
defines a viticultural area for American wine as a delimited grape-
growing region having distinguishing features, as described in part 9 
of the regulations, and a name and a delineated boundary, as 
established in part 9 of the regulations. These designations allow 
vintners and consumers to attribute a given quality, reputation, or 
other characteristic of a wine made from grapes grown in an area to the 
wine's geographic origin. The establishment of AVAs allows vintners to 
describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and 
helps consumers to identify wines they may purchase. Establishment of 
an AVA is neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine 
produced in that area.

Requirements

    Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB regulations outlines the procedure 
for proposing an AVA and provides that any interested party may 
petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region as an AVA. Section 
9.12 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) prescribes the standards for 
petitions for the establishment of AVAs. Petitions to establish an AVA 
must include the following:
     Evidence that the area within the proposed AVA boundary is 
nationally or locally known by the AVA name specified in the petition;

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     An explanation of the basis for defining the boundary of 
the proposed AVA;
     A narrative description of the features of the proposed 
AVA that affect viticulture, such as climate, geology, soils, physical 
features, and elevation, that make the proposed AVA distinctive and 
distinguish it from adjacent areas outside the proposed AVA boundary;
     The appropriate United States Geological Survey (USGS) 
map(s) showing the location of the proposed AVA, with the boundary of 
the proposed AVA clearly drawn thereon; and
     A detailed narrative description of the proposed AVA 
boundary based on USGS map markings.

Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles 
Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands 
District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel 
District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District Petitions

    The Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee (PRVAC) petitioned TTB 
to establish 11 new AVAs located entirely within the existing Paso 
Robles AVA (27 CFR 9.84) in northern San Luis Obispo County, 
California. The Paso Robles viticultural area, in turn, is located 
within the larger multicounty Central Coast viticultural area (27 CFR 
9.75). The 11 proposed AVAs are Adelaida District, Creston District, El 
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo 
District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek 
District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch, 
and Templeton Gap District. The 59 wine industry members who constitute 
PRVAC cumulatively own or manage over 10,000 acres of vineyards within 
the 11 proposed AVAs.
    The PRVAC proposal to establish the 11 new AVAs would not alter the 
current boundary or size of the Paso Robles AVA. According to the 
PRVAC, some portions of the Paso Robles AVA are not included in any of 
the 11 proposed AVAs because they are urban areas, government-owned 
lands unavailable for commercial viticulture, or they contain little or 
no viticultural activity due to environmental or topographical factors.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    TTB published Notice No. 140 in the Federal Register on September 
20, 2013 (78 FR 58050), proposing to establish the Adelaida District, 
Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, 
Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso 
Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, 
Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District AVAs. In the notice, 
TTB summarized the evidence from all 11 petitions regarding the name, 
boundary, and distinguishing features of each proposed AVA. The notice 
also compared the distinguishing features of each proposed AVA to the 
other proposed AVAs, as well as to the distinguishing features of the 
larger Paso Robles and Central Coast AVAs within which the 11 proposed 
AVAs are located. The following table summarizes the distinctive 
characteristics of the 11 proposed AVAs, the Paso Robles AVA, and the 
Central Coast AVA. For a more detailed description of the evidence 
relating to the names, boundaries, and distinguishing features of the 
11 proposed AVAs, see Notice No. 140.

  Comparison of the Central Coast and Paso Robles Viticultural Areas to the Eleven Proposed Viticultural Areas
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                                                                    Diurnal
                                                  Avg. annual   growing season
      Viticultural area            Climate         rainfall      temp. change      Topography          Soil
                                                   (inches)      \1\ (degrees)
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Central Coast \2\............  Maritime                    N/A             N/A  N/A............  N/A.
                                climate
                                characterized
                                by marine fog.
Paso Robles..................  Maritime                   8-30           20-50  Salinas River    Soils both
                                climate                                          and tributary    depositional
                                becoming more                                    valleys,         and residual
                                continental to                                   alluvial         derived from
                                the east, with                                   terraces, and    sedimentary
                                growing degree-                                  surrounding      rock; moderate
                                day Regions                                      mountain         depth.
                                II, III and IV.                                  slopes; 600-
                                                                                 2,400+ feet.
Proposed Adelaida District...  Region II-III                25              30  Santa Lucia      Shallow,
                                transitional                                     Range high       bedrock
                                area with                                        mountain         residual soils
                                modest marine                                    slopes grading   and patchy
                                influence                                        to foothills;    colluvial
                                (light sea                                       900-2200 feet.   hillside soils
                                breezes and                                                       from middle
                                little marine                                                     member of
                                fog).                                                             Monterey
                                                                                                  Formation and
                                                                                                  older rocks;
                                                                                                  largely
                                                                                                  calcareous
                                                                                                  soils.
Proposed Creston District....  Region III with            11.5              25  Old erosional    Old, well
                                modest marine                                    plateau at the   developed
                                influence                                        base of the La   terrace and
                                (moderate sea                                    Panza Range;     hillside
                                breezes and                                      alluvial         soils; mix of
                                marine fog).                                     terraces and     granitic and
                                                                                 fans of          sedimentary
                                                                                 Huerhuero        rocks.
                                                                                 Creek; 1,000-
                                                                                 2,000 feet.
Proposed El Pomar District...  Region II with               15           20-25  High, older      Quaternary
                                pronounced                                       terraces,        alluvial
                                marine                                           fans, and        soils, well
                                influence                                        hills; 740-      developed
                                (strong sea                                      1,600 feet.      loams to clay
                                breezes and                                                       loams, some
                                heavy marine                                                      calcareous,
                                fog).                                                             with Monterey
                                                                                                  Formation
                                                                                                  sandstone and
                                                                                                  siltstone at
                                                                                                  depth in some
                                                                                                  areas.

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Proposed Paso Robles Estrella  Region III with       12.5-15.5           35-40  Rolling plains   Quaternary
 District.                      modest marine                                    of Estrella      alluvial soils
                                influence.                                       River valley     of diverse
                                                                                 and terraces;    ages across
                                                                                 745-1819 feet.   younger to
                                                                                                  older
                                                                                                  terraces, deep
                                                                                                  to moderate
                                                                                                  depth, with
                                                                                                  remnant
                                                                                                  patches of
                                                                                                  older valley
                                                                                                  fill at
                                                                                                  highest
                                                                                                  elevations.
Proposed Paso Robles Geneseo   Region III-IV             13-14           20-25  Upfaulted hills  Old alluvial
 District.                      with modest                                      through old      terrace and
                                marine                                           river terraces   residual
                                influence.                                       along            hillside soils
                                                                                 Huerhuero-La     of moderate
                                                                                 Panza fault;     depth with
                                                                                 740-1,300 feet.  cementation of
                                                                                                  the gravelly
                                                                                                  Paso Robles
                                                                                                  Formation and
                                                                                                  older
                                                                                                  granites.
Proposed Paso Robles           Region IV with               12             50+  Old Pliocene-    Deep, sometimes
 Highlands District.            little marine                                    Pleistocene      cemented
                                influence.                                       erosional        alluvial
                                                                                 surface across   soils; old
                                                                                 the Simmler,     leached
                                                                                 Monterey and     alkaline soils
                                                                                 Paso Robles      common, with
                                                                                 formations       younger sandy
                                                                                 below the La     soils along
                                                                                 Panza Range;     active steams.
                                                                                 1,160-2,086
                                                                                 feet.
Proposed Paso Robles Willow    Region II with            24-30              20  High elevation   Mostly bedrock
 Creek District.                pronounced                                       mountainous      (residual)
                                marine                                           bedrock slopes   soils from the
                                influence.                                       across a more    middle and
                                                                                 erodible         lower members
                                                                                 member of the    of the
                                                                                 Monterey         Monterey
                                                                                 Formation; 960-  Formation,
                                                                                 1,900 feet.      patches of
                                                                                                  alluvial soil
                                                                                                  along streams,
                                                                                                  largely
                                                                                                  calcareous,
                                                                                                  loams to clay
                                                                                                  loams.
Proposed San Juan Creek......  Region III-IV              10.4           35-40  San Juan Creek   Well to
                                transition                                       younger river    moderately
                                with little                                      valleys with     drained, deep
                                marine                                           alluvial         alluvial
                                influence.                                       terraces and     soils, sandy
                                                                                 fans as a        loams to loams
                                                                                 tributary to     to clay loams
                                                                                 the upper        on the
                                                                                 Estrella         highest,
                                                                                 River; 980-      oldest
                                                                                 1,600 feet.      terraces.
Proposed San Miguel District.  Region III with            11.4           30-35  Footslope of     Deep, alluvial
                                little marine                                    Santa Lucia      sandy loams to
                                influence.                                       Range, with      loams to a few
                                                                                 alluvial         clay loams
                                                                                 terraces of      (some with
                                                                                 the Salinas      clay pans)
                                                                                 and Estrella     from the river
                                                                                 rivers and       bottoms up
                                                                                 small recent     onto the
                                                                                 alluvial fans;   higher
                                                                                 580-1,600 feet.  terraces.
Proposed Santa Margarita       Region II with               29              25  High, steep      Deep alluvial
 Ranch.                         moderate                                         mountain         soils derived
                                marine                                           slopes of        from many
                                influence.                                       ancient          lithologies
                                                                                 Salinas River    and varying in
                                                                                 and upper        texture, with
                                                                                 reaches of       patchy
                                                                                 incised          residual soils
                                                                                 contemporary     on mountain
                                                                                 Salinas River    slopes.
                                                                                 along the
                                                                                 Rinconada
                                                                                 Fault; 900-
                                                                                 1,400 feet.
Proposed Templeton Gap         Region II with               20              20  Santa Lucia      Broad alluvial
 District.                      pronounced                                       Range mountain   terraces and
                                marine                                           slopes and       fans of Paso
                                influence.                                       broad alluvial   Robles Creek
                                                                                 terraces;        and the
                                                                                 elevations 700-  Salinas River
                                                                                 1,800 feet.      over bedrock;
                                                                                                  alluvial soils
                                                                                                  of shallow to
                                                                                                  moderate depth
                                                                                                  and sandy to
                                                                                                  silty to clay
                                                                                                  loams;
                                                                                                  calcareous in
                                                                                                  places.
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\1\ The growing season referenced herein is from April 1 to October 31 in a calendar year.
\2\ As described in T.D. ATF-216, 50 FR 43130, October 24, 1985, the primary feature of the Central Coast AVA is
  a marine-influenced climate characterized by marine fog.


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Comments Received in Response to Notice No. 140

    In Notice No. 140, TTB solicited comments on the accuracy of the 
name, boundary, climatic, and other required information submitted in 
support of the 11 petitions. In addition, given the proposed AVAs' 
location within the existing Paso Robles and Central Coast AVAs, TTB 
solicited comments on whether the evidence submitted in the petitions 
regarding the distinguishing features of the 11 proposed AVAs 
sufficiently differentiates them from the 2 established AVAs. TTB also 
asked for comments on whether the geographical features of any of the 
11 proposed AVAs are so distinguishable from the surrounding Paso 
Robles or Central Coast AVAs that they should no longer be part of 
those established AVAs. Finally, TTB asked for comments regarding 
whether portions of the Paso Robles AVA that are not contained within 
any of the 11 proposed AVAs have been appropriately excluded from the 
proposed AVAs or whether these excluded areas should be incorporated 
into any of the proposed AVAs. The comment period closed on January 21, 
2014.
    In response to Notice No. 140, TTB received 45 comments, 2 of which 
were submitted by the same commenter and subsequently withdrawn at his 
request, making for a total of 43 comments. Among the commenters were 
local residents; local vineyard owners, managers, and winery owners; 
wine consumers; a real estate appraiser specializing in the valuation 
of vineyards and wineries in the Central Coast AVA; a certified 
professional soil scientist; a wine blogger; a wine retailer; and a 
major wine producing company. The comments are summarized below. None 
of the comments addressed the question of whether or not the 11 
proposed AVAs are so distinguishable from the existing Central Coast 
and Paso Robles AVAs that they should no longer be part of these 2 
AVAs. Additionally, TTB did not receive any comments in response to the 
question of whether any of the portions of the Paso Robles AVA that 
were not included in any of the 11 proposed AVAs should be incorporated 
into any of the proposed AVAs.

Comments Supporting the 11 Proposed AVAs

    Thirty-five of the 43 comments specifically supported the 
establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs. Most of the supporting comments 
stated that establishing the smaller proposed AVAs--each with its own 
unique climate, soil, and terrain--will help consumers better 
understand the diversity of climates, soils, and terrains within the 
larger Paso Robles AVA, all of which affect the characteristics of the 
grapes grown in each region. Several commenters appreciated the depth 
of the 11 petitions, including a commenter who stated that the 
petitions ``accurately reflect [the] intrinsic differences'' of each of 
the proposed AVAs (comment 14) and another commenter stated that this 
action would result in ``meaningful sub-appellations'' (comment 19). A 
certified soil scientist stated that ``the proposal is well documented 
with respect to the earth science and environmental conditions within 
the 11 proposed viticultural areas'' (comment 17). One local vineyard 
owner (comment 7) noted that people who may be concerned that the 11 
proposed AVAs would diminish the marketing value of the existing Paso 
Robles AVA name should remember that California has a conjunctive 
labeling law relating to the Paso Robles AVA. That law will require any 
label using one of the 11 proposed AVAs as an appellation of origin on 
its wine labels to also use the Paso Robles AVA name, unless the AVA 
name includes the term ``Paso Robles.''

Comments Opposing the 11 Proposed AVAs

    Four comments opposed the establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs 
(comments 1, 6, 8, and 11). These commenters included a local grape-
grower, a local winemaker, and two individuals who did not list any 
affiliation. Most of the opposing comments stated that the Paso Robles 
AVA as a whole does not contain enough unique regions to justify 11 new 
AVAs within it, and that the proposed boundaries were ``meaningless and 
arbitrary'' (comment 1) and ``determined for self-serving reasons'' 
(comment 8). Another comment (comment 6) stated that there are already 
too many AVAs in the country and not enough ``high quality wineries'' 
in each of the 11 proposed AVAs to warrant their establishment. One of 
the comments (comment 8) also opposed the 11 proposed AVAs because 
``many vineyards were not personally notified of such a proposal.''
    After careful review of the 11 petitions to establish the proposed 
AVAs, TTB has determined that each of the petitions contained enough 
evidence to distinguish each of the proposed AVAs from each other and 
from the surrounding Paso Robles AVA. TTB also notes that none of the 
four commenters who opposed the establishment of the proposed AVAs 
provided any evidence to support their claims that the boundaries are 
arbitrary or that the features of the proposed AVAs do not distinguish 
them from the surrounding regions and each other.
    With regard to the comment that there are too many established 
AVAs, TTB notes that it does not have regulations limiting the total 
number of AVAs that may be established. Under 27 CFR 9.12, any member 
of the public may petition TTB to designate a grape-growing region as 
an AVA, provided that the petition includes evidence showing that the 
proposed AVA is known by its proposed name and showing that the 
proposed AVA has features affecting viticulture, such as climate, 
topography, geology, or soils, which distinguish it from the 
surrounding areas.
    With regard to the comment concerning the quality of the wines 
produced within the 11 proposed AVAs, TTB notes that establishment of 
an AVA is neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine 
produced in that area. Although some AVA petitions may include 
descriptions of awards and recognitions received by vintners within the 
proposed AVA, TTB does not require AVA petitions to include evidence of 
the quality of wines produced in the area, nor do any such quality 
claims play a role in determining whether or not TTB designates the 
area as an AVA. TTB designates AVAs in order to allow vintners to 
better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to 
better identify wines they may purchase. Any benefit derived from the 
use of an AVA name, as well as any attribution of quality, reputation, 
or characteristic of the wine, would be the result of a proprietor's 
efforts and consumer acceptance of wines from that AVA.
    With regard to the comment stating that vineyard owners were not 
personally notified of the proposals contained in Notice No. 140, TTB 
notes that no Federal law or regulation requires agencies to 
individually notify all possibly-affected businesses or persons of the 
publication of a proposed regulation. However, in order to notify the 
public at large of its proposed regulations and to solicit comments on 
them, TTB publishes all of its notices of proposed rulemaking, such as 
Notice No. 140, in the Federal Register, as required by the 
Administrative Procedure Act (see 5 U.S.C. 553). TTB also notes that 
the use of an AVA name on a wine label is not a regulatory mandate; 
rather its use is entirely voluntary. The establishment of an AVA does 
not obligate winemakers to use that AVA as an appellation of origin on 
their wine labels, nor are grape growers

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required to market their grapes as being grown within that AVA.

Proposed Boundary Changes

    Two commenters requested changes to certain portions of the 
proposed AVA boundaries described in Notice No. 140. The owner of 
AmByth Estate vineyard stated that he believes his property is within 
the proposed El Pomar District AVA but has more features in common with 
the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA (comment 9). The commenter 
provided a satellite photo showing the location of his property between 
Lupine Lane and Redondo Road, which places his property entirely within 
the proposed El Pomar District AVA near the shared boundary with the 
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA. The commenter stated that the 
soils within his property are Linne Calodo soils, and that the breezes 
shift late in the morning to flow from the Templeton Gap and over the 
ridge into his vineyard. Finally, the commenter stated that his 
property receives the same amount of rainfall and has the same 
temperatures as the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA. However, the 
commenter did not provide any empirical evidence to support his claims 
of similar soil, wind patterns, rainfall, and temperature, nor did he 
provide any evidence that the ``Templeton Gap District'' name is 
associated with the region of his property.
    The second comment was from the owner of Lime Ridge Vineyards 
(comment 15). The commenter stated that his vineyard is split between 
two parcels on opposite sides of State Route 41. The southeastern 
boundary of the proposed El Pomar District AVA follows State Route 41, 
which places one of his vineyard parcels within the proposed AVA and 
leaves the other parcel outside, within the Paso Robles AVA. The 
commenter requested that the boundary of the proposed El Pomar District 
AVA be redrawn to incorporate his entire vineyard. The commenter 
provided an agricultural preserve contract to show that his entire 
property was within the El Pomar Agricultural Preserve, which also 
includes the proposed El Pomar District AVA. The commenter also 
provided a soil survey map, a San Luis Obispo County rainfall map, and 
a topographic map as evidence that the soils, precipitation, and 
elevations within his property are identical to those of the proposed 
AVA.
    In response to the two requests, the PRVAC submitted their own 
comment (comment 45). In its comment, the PRVAC stated that it has no 
objection to the request to modify the proposed El Pomar District AVA 
boundary to include the entire Lime Ridge Vineyard property, as the 
evidence provided by the vineyard owner indicates the physical 
characteristics of his property are consistent with those of the 
proposed El Pomar District AVA and that the ``El Pomar District'' name 
applies to the region of his property.
    However, the PRVAC does not support modifying the proposed 
Templeton Gap District AVA boundary to include the AmByth Estate 
vineyard, as the characteristics of the vineyard are different from 
those of the proposed AVA. The PRVAC included a statement from Dr. 
Deborah Elliot-Fisk, a geography professor emeritus of the University 
of California-Davis, who provided PRVAC with the report on the 
distinguishing features of the Paso Robles AVA that became the basis 
for its 11 proposed AVA petitions, including the proposed Templeton Gap 
District and El Pomar District AVAs. In her statement, Dr. Elliot-Fisk 
wrote that the elevations within the AmByth Estate vineyard are lower 
than those of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA, and that wind 
conditions within the vineyard would be different from the proposed AVA 
because the property is on the lee side of the ridgeline that forms the 
proposed boundary. Dr. Elliot-Fisk concluded that, in her scientific 
opinion, the conditions in the AmByth Estate vineyard are more similar 
to those of the proposed El Pomar District AVA, in which it currently 
sits, than those of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA.
    After reviewing the comments and evidence submitted by both 
vineyard owners as well as the comment from the PRVAC and the statement 
from Dr. Elliot-Fisk, TTB has determined that the owner of the Lime 
Ridge Vineyard provided adequate evidence that his property should be 
entirely included within the proposed El Pomar District AVA. 
Accordingly, TTB is modifying the boundaries of the proposed El Pomar 
District AVA. The modification will increase the size of the 21,300-
acre proposed El Pomar District AVA by approximately 130 acres, 
including 10 acres of vineyards.
    TTB also has determined that the owner of the AmByth Estate 
vineyard did not provide adequate evidence to support modifying the 
boundary of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA, particularly in 
light of the statement by Dr. Elliot-Fisk that the terrain and winds of 
the proposed AVA are not consistent with those of the vineyard owner's 
property. Section 9.12 of the TTB regulations requires persons who wish 
to expand an AVA to submit evidence that the proposed expansion area 
has essentially the same distinguishing features as the original AVA. 
Additionally, evidence must be submitted showing that the name of the 
AVA applies to the proposed expansion area. The owner of the AmByth 
Estate stated that the soils and climate of his property are more 
similar to the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA than to the proposed 
El Pomar District AVA. However, he did not provide any empirical 
evidence to support his claims, such as a soil map or climate data. 
Additionally, the owner did not provide any evidence that his property 
is known more by the ``Templeton Gap District'' name than the ``El 
Pomar District'' name. As a result, TTB is not modifying the boundary 
of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA.

Terms of Viticultural Significance

    Bronco Wine Company (``Bronco'') submitted a comment in response to 
Notice No. 140 (comment 43). In its comment, Bronco stated that it 
takes no position regarding whether or not the 11 proposed AVAs should 
be established. However, Bronco does support TTB's proposal to 
designate ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles 
Estrella'' as terms of viticultural significance, but not to designate 
``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a term of viticultural significance. 
Bronco states that the company uses the trade name ``Estrella River 
Winery'' and the brand name ``Estrella'' on several of its wines. If 
TTB were also to designate the word ``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a 
term of viticultural significance, Bronco states that the company would 
no longer be able to use the brand or trade name because the wines do 
not meet the requirements to use ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' as 
an appellation of origin.
    TTB agrees that the word ``Estrella,'' standing alone, should not 
be designated as a term of viticultural significance due to the 
potential for consumer confusion based on the multiple locations in the 
United States and other countries that are known as ``Estrella.'' TTB 
also agrees that designating ``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a term of 
viticultural significance would affect numerous wine producers who use 
the word ``Estrella'' in a brand name or trade name. Therefore, TTB is 
only designating ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles 
Estrella'' as terms of viticultural significance, as proposed in Notice 
No. 140.

Technical Corrections

    One of the 35 comments in support of the establishment of the 11 
proposed

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AVAs also requested an amendment to the wording of the proposed 
boundary descriptions for the proposed El Pomar District and Paso 
Robles Geneseo AVAs (comment 44). The commenter stated that the road 
identified as ``Branbrit Road'' in paragraphs (c)(10) and (c)(11) of 
the proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA regulatory text and 
paragraphs (c)(14) and (c)(15) of the proposed El Pomar District AVA 
regulatory text is not actually Branbrit Road but is instead an unpaved 
private driveway located approximately 429 feet east of Old Ford Road. 
The commenter requested that TTB change the proposed boundary 
descriptions to refer to ``an unpaved private driveway east of Old Fort 
Road,'' in order to more accurately describe the boundary of the 
proposed AVAs.
    The PRVAC submitted a comment (comment 45) that, among other 
things, noted technical errors in the boundary descriptions of several 
of the proposed AVAs. The comment pointed out that the same road was 
misidentified as ``Branbrit Road'' in the proposed El Pomar District 
AVA and Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA boundaries, as discussed in 
the previous paragraph. The PRVAC also noted minor errors in the 
distances listed in paragraphs (c)(11) and (c)(18) of the proposed 
Creston District AVA regulatory text, paragraph (c)(9) of the proposed 
Paso Robles Highlands District AVA regulatory text, and paragraph 
(c)(8) of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA regulatory text, as 
well as a typographical error in paragraph (c)(10) of the proposed San 
Juan Creek AVA regulatory text. Finally, the PRVAC believed that minor 
changes made by TTB to paragraph (c)(9) of the proposed El Pomar 
District AVA boundary description resulted in a small overlap with the 
proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA in the vicinity of Creston 
Road and Grand Canyon Road.
    After further review, TTB agrees with the commenters. In an attempt 
to identify as many of the roads by name as possible, TTB incorrectly 
identified a private driveway as ``Branbrit Road.'' The regulatory text 
of this final rule correctly identifies the road in question as a 
private driveway and not as a named road. This correction does not 
change the intended location of this portion of the concurrent El Pomar 
District-Paso Robles Geneseo District boundary. Additionally, TTB is 
deferring to PRVAC on the distances described in the proposed 
regulatory text and has made those changes in this final rule. Finally, 
TTB agrees that the roads used in paragraph (c)(9) of boundary 
description for the proposed El Pomar District AVA did cause an 
inadvertent overlap with the proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA. 
As a result, TTB has amended the El Pomar District AVA boundary to 
follow Creston Drive all the way to the marked telephone line near an 
unmarked light-duty road known locally as Golden Hill Road, instead of 
following Creston Drive to Grand Canyon Drive and then following Grand 
Canyon Drive to the marked telephone line. None of these technical 
changes significantly increases or decreases the size of any of the 
proposed AVAs.

TTB Determination

    After careful review of the petition and the comments received in 
response to Notice No. 140, TTB finds that the evidence provided by the 
petitioner supports the establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs. 
Accordingly, under the authority of the FAA Act, section 1111(d) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, and part 4 of the TTB regulations, TTB 
establishes the ``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar 
District,'' ``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo 
District,'' ``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow 
Creek District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa 
Margarita Ranch,'' and ``Templeton Gap District'' AVAs within the 
existing Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo County, California, 
effective 30 days from the publication date of this document. TTB is 
also modifying the boundary of the ``El Pomar District'' AVA to include 
the Lime Ridge Vineyard and is making several minor technical 
corrections to the regulatory text, as previously discussed.
    TTB has also determined that, based on the evidence included in the 
petition and summarized in the table earlier in this document, each of 
the 11 AVAs shares enough general characteristics with both the Paso 
Robles and Central Coast AVAs to remain part of both AVAs.

Boundary Description

    See the narrative description of each of the boundaries of the 11 
AVAs in the regulatory text published at the end of this final rule.

Maps

    The petitioner provided the required maps, and they are listed 
below in the regulatory text.

Impact on Current Wine Labels

    Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits any label reference on a 
wine that indicates or implies an origin other than the wine's true 
place of origin. For a wine to be labeled with an AVA name or with a 
brand name that includes an AVA name, at least 85 percent of the wine 
must be derived from grapes grown within the area represented by that 
name, and the wine must meet the other conditions listed in Sec.  
4.25(e)(3) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(3)). If the wine is 
not eligible for labeling with an AVA name and that name appears in the 
brand name, then the label is not in compliance, and the bottler must 
change the brand name and obtain approval of a new label. Similarly, if 
the AVA name appears in another reference on the label in a misleading 
manner, the bottler must obtain approval of a new label. Different 
rules apply if a wine has a brand name containing an AVA name that was 
used as a brand name on a label approved before July 7, 1986. See Sec.  
4.39(i)(2) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(2)) for details.
    With the establishment of these 11 AVAs, their full names--
``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar District,'' 
``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo District,'' 
``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow Creek 
District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa 
Margarita Ranch,'' and ``Templeton Gap District''--will be recognized 
names of viticultural significance under Sec.  4.39(i)(3) of the TTB 
regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(3)). Additionally, TTB has also determined 
that the terms ``Paso Robles Estrella'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo'' and 
``Paso Robles Highlands,'' standing alone, have viticultural 
significance in relation to the ``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' 
``Paso Robles Geneseo District,'' and ``Paso Robles Highlands 
District'' AVAs respectively. The text of the regulations clarifies 
this point. Once this final rule becomes effective, wine bottlers using 
any of the 11 full AVA names, or ``Paso Robles Estrella'' standing 
alone, ``Paso Robles Geneseo'' standing alone, or ``Paso Robles 
Highlands'' standing alone, in a brand name, including a trademark, or 
in another label reference as to the origin of the wine, will have to 
ensure that the product is eligible to use the AVA name as an 
appellation of origin.
    The establishment of these 11 AVAs will not affect any existing 
AVA. The establishment of the 11 AVAs will allow vintners to use 
``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar District,'' 
``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo District,'' 
``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow Creek 
District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa 
Margarita Ranch,'' or ``Templeton Gap District'' as an appellation of 
origin for

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wines made from grapes grown within the respective AVA, if the wines 
meet the eligibility requirements for the appellation. Additionally, 
since all 11 of these new AVAs are located within the existing Paso 
Robles AVA, which, in turn, is located within the existing Central 
Coast AVA, vintners may use ``Paso Robles'' or ``Central Coast'' as an 
appellation of origin for wines made from grapes grown within any of 
the 11 AVAs, if the wines meet the eligibility requirements for the 
appellation.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    TTB certifies that this regulation will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The 
regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other 
administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of an AVA 
name would be the result of a proprietor's efforts and consumer 
acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory 
flexibility analysis is required.

Executive Order 12866

    It has been determined that this rule is not a significant 
regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 
1993. Therefore, no regulatory assessment is required.

Drafting Information

    Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted 
this final rule.

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9

    Wine.

The Regulatory Amendment

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, TTB amends title 27, 
chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas

0
2. Subpart C is amended by adding Sec. Sec.  9.238 through 9.248 to 
read as follows:


Sec.  9.238  Adelaida District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Adelaida District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``Adelaida District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey (USGS) 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
Adelaida District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (2) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (3) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (4) Cypress Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (5) Lime Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (6) Adelaida, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1978.
    (c) Boundary. The Adelaida District viticultural area is located in 
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Adelaida 
District viticultural area is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the point 
where an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Wellsona Road crosses 
the main channel of the Salinas River, section 4, T26S/R12E. From the 
beginning point, proceed southerly (upstream) along the main channel of 
the Salinas River approximately 3.4 miles to the river's first 
intersection with the city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line, 
T26S/R12E; then
    (2) Proceed westerly and then southerly along the meandering city 
of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line, crossing onto the Templeton 
map, to the boundary line's intersection with Peachy Canyon Road, T26S/
R12E; then
    (3) Proceed westerly on Peachy Canyon Road approximately 2.6 miles, 
crossing to and from the Paso Robles map, to the road's intersection 
with an unnamed intermittent stream at the 1,100-foot elevation line 
near the center of section 36, T26S/R11; then
    (4) Proceed south-southeasterly (downstream) along the unnamed 
intermittent stream approximately 1.2 miles to the stream's 
intersection with the R11E/R12E common boundary line, section 1, T27S/
R11E; then
    (5) Proceed south along the R11E/R12E common boundary line 
approximately 0.15 mile to the line's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Kiler Canyon Road, section 1, T27S/
R11E; then
    (6) Proceed westerly on the light-duty and then unimproved Kiler 
Canyon Road approximately 4 miles, crossing onto the York Mountain map, 
to the road's intersection with Summit Canyon Road (locally known as 
Peachy Canyon Road), section 33, T26S/R11E; then
    (7) Proceed southwesterly on Summit Canyon Road (locally known as 
Peachy Canyon Road) approximately 3.5 miles to the road's intersection 
with Willow Creek Road (locally known as Vineyard Drive), T27S/R11E; 
then
    (8) Proceed southerly on Willow Creek Road (locally known as 
Vineyard Drive) approximately 0.4 mile to the road's intersection with 
Dover Canyon Road, T27S/R11E; then
    (9) Proceed westerly on Dover Canyon Road approximately 2.8 miles 
to the road's intersection with an intermittent stream and an unnamed 
jeep trail in Dover Canyon, section 14, T27S/R10E; then
    (10) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
5.7 miles, crossing onto the Cypress Mountain map, to the R9E/R10E 
common boundary line at the northwest corner of section 6, T27S/R10E; 
then
    (11) Proceed north along the R9E/R10E common boundary line 
approximately 6.5 miles, crossing onto the Lime Mountain map, to the 
line's intersection with the second unnamed intermittent stream that 
crosses the western boundary line of section 31, T25S/R10E; then
    (12) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 0.45 mile to 
a marked 1,165-foot peak in section 31, T25S/R10E, and then continue 
easterly in a straight line approximately 0.8 mile to the marked 1,135-
foot peak in section 32, T25S/R10E; then
    (13) Proceed due east-northeasterly in a straight line 
approximately 0.3 mile to the line's intersection with Dip Creek, 
section 32, T25S/R10E; then
    (14) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly along Dip Creek 
approximately 6 miles, crossing onto the Adelaida map, to the creek's 
intersection with San Miguel Road (locally known as Chimney Rock Road), 
section 13, T26S/R10E; then
    (15) Proceed easterly on San Miguel Road (locally known as Chimney 
Rock Road, then Nacimiento Lake Drive, then Godfrey Road, and then San 
Marcos Road) approximately 8.6 miles, crossing onto the Paso Robles 
map, to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally 
known as Wellsona Road, section 6, T26S/R12E; then
    (16) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Wellsona Road 
approximately 2.0 miles, returning to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.239  Creston District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Creston District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``Creston District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The five United States Geological Survey (USGS) 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to

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determine the boundary of the Creston District viticultural area are 
titled:
    (1) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1980;
    (2) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961;
    (3) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
    (4) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995; and
    (5) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965, revised 1993.
    (c) Boundary. The Creston District viticultural area is located in 
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Creston 
District viticultural area is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is located on the Creston map along the 
common boundary line of the Huerhuero Land Grant and section 34, T27S/
R13E, at the eastern-most intersection of State Route 41 and an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Cripple Creek Road. From the beginning 
point, proceed northerly on Cripple Creek Road approximately 1 mile to 
the road's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally known 
as El Pomar Drive (at BM 1052), section 27, T27S/R13E; then
    (2) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.75 
mile to the unnamed 1,142-foot elevation point, T27S/R13E; then
    (3) Proceed north in a straight line approximately 1.2 miles to the 
line's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally known as 
Creston Road at the southwest corner of section 14, T27S/R13E; then
    (4) Proceed east on Creston Road approximately 0.35 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as 
Geneseo Road (at BM 1014), T27S/R13E; then
    (5) Proceed north-northwesterly on Geneseo Road approximately 0.7 
mile to the road's intersection with a jeep trail (locally known as 
Rancho Verano Place) and the western boundary line of section 14, T27S/
R13E; then
    (6) Proceed due east in a straight line approximately 0.2 mile to 
the line's intersection with the Huerhuero Land Grant boundary line, 
section 14, T27S/R13E; then
    (7) Proceed north-northeasterly along the Huerhuero Land Grant 
boundary line approximately 0.7 mile to the land grant's northern-most 
point, and then continue east-southeasterly along the land grant's 
boundary line approximately 0.4 mile to the line's intersection with 
the northern boundary line of section 14, T27S/R13E; then
    (8) Proceed east approximately 1.3 miles along the northern 
boundary lines of sections 14 and 13, T27S/R13E, and continue east 
approximately 0.25 mile along the northern boundary line of section 18, 
T27S/R14E, to the T-intersection of two unnamed unimproved roads; then
    (9) Proceed east-southeasterly on the generally east-west unnamed 
unimproved road approximately 0.85 mile, crossing onto the Shedd Canyon 
map, to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of 
section 18, T27S/R14E; then
    (10) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.2 
miles to the 1,641-foot elevation point located at the southeast corner 
of section 17, T27S/R14E; then
    (11) Proceed southeasterly approximately 0.55 mile in a straight 
line to BM 1533 (located beside Creston Shandon Road (State Route 41)) 
and continue southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.8 miles 
to the 1,607 elevation point near the western boundary line of section 
27, T27S/R14E; then
    (12) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 
1.1 miles to the 1.579-foot elevation point at the southeast corner of 
section 27, T27S/R14E; then
    (13) Proceed east approximately 1.9 miles along the northern 
boundary lines of sections 35 and 36, T27S/R14E, to the section 36 
boundary line's intersection with Indian Creek; then
    (14) Proceed southerly (upstream) along Indian Creek approximately 
5.3 miles in straight-line distance, crossing onto the Wilson Corner 
map, to the creek's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road 
locally known as La Panza Road, section 20, T28S/R15E; then
    (15) Proceed southeasterly on La Panza Road approximately 0.15 mile 
to the road's intersection with State Route 58 at Wilson Corner, 
section 29, T28S/R15E; then
    (16) Proceed easterly on State Route 58 approximately 1.4 miles, 
crossing onto the Camatta Ranch map, to the road's intersection with 
the eastern boundary line of section 28, T28S/R15E; then
    (17) Proceed south approximately 1.5 miles along the eastern 
boundary lines of sections 28 and 33, T28S/R15E, to the T28S/T29S 
common boundary line at the southeast corner of section 33, T28S/15E; 
then
    (18) Proceed west along the T28S/T29S common boundary line 
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing over the Wilson Corner map and onto 
the Santa Margarita map, to the boundary line's intersection with the 
Middle Branch of Huerhuero Creek, section 31, T28S/R14E; then
    (19) Proceed north-northwesterly (downstream) along the Middle 
Branch of Huerhuero Creek approximately 2.3 miles in straight-line 
distance to the creek's intersection with the southern boundary line of 
section 24, T28S/R13E; then
    (20) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 24, 
T28S/R13E, approximately 0.45 mile to that section's southwestern 
corner; then
    (21) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 24, 
T28S/R13E, approximately 1.0 mile to the boundary line's intersection 
with an unnamed unimproved road at the section's northwestern corner; 
then
    (22) Proceed northwesterly on the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 0.7 mile to the road's intersection with State Route 229 
near BM 1138, section 14, T28S/R13E; then
    (23) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 229 approximately 0.2 
mile to the road's intersection with the Huerhuero Land Grant boundary 
line, section 14, T28S/R13E; then
    (24) Proceed north-northwesterly along the boundary of the 
Huerhuero Land Grant approximately 3 miles, crossing onto the Creston 
map and returning to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.240  El Pomar District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``El Pomar District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``El Pomar District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The two United States Geological Survey (USGS) 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
El Pomar District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (2) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1980.
    (c) Boundary. The El Pomar District viticultural area is located in 
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the El Pomar 
District viticultural area is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the southeastern portion of the 
Templeton map at the intersection of State Route 41 and an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Homestead Road, east-northeast of 
Atascadero within the Asuncion Land Grant. From the beginning point, 
proceed north-northwesterly on Homestead Road approximately 1.1 miles 
to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally 
known as South El Pomar Road, Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (2) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
0.8 mile to the 1,452-foot elevation point, and continue north-
northwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile to an unnamed 
peak above the 1,440-foot

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elevation line (marked on the map by a triangle), Asuncion Land Grant; 
then
    (3) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile 
to the 1,344-foot elevation point, Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (4) Proceed northerly in a series of straight lines, totaling 
approximately 1.4 miles, through the 1,338-foot and 1,329-foot 
elevation points to the intersection of two unnamed light-duty roads 
locally known as El Pomar Drive and Hollyhock Lane in the Santa Ysabel 
Land Grant, T27S/R12E; then
    (5) Proceed north-northwesterly on Hollyhock Lane approximately 1 
mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally 
known as Neal Springs Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (6) Proceed west on Neal Springs Road approximately 0.4 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as 
South River Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (7) Proceed northwesterly and then northerly on South River Road 
approximately 2.8 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Charolais Road (0.1 mile north of a 
marked windmill), Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (8) Proceed east-southeasterly on Charolais Road approximately 1.4 
miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road 
locally known as Creston Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (9) Proceed north and then west-northwesterly on Creston Road 
approximately 1.9 miles to the road's intersection with a marked 
telephone line (approximately 1.3 miles due east of U.S. Route 101) in 
the Santa Ysabel Land Grant, T26/R12E; then
    (10) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 2 miles, 
crossing onto the Creston map, to the line's intersection with the 
point where the R12E/R13E common boundary line crosses Huerhuero Creek, 
western boundary line of section 31, T26S/R13E; then
    (11) Proceed southeasterly (upstream) along Huerhuero Creek 
approximately 2.4 miles to the creek's first confluence with an unnamed 
intermittent stream in the northwest quadrant of section 8, T27S/R13E; 
then
    (12) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.4 
miles to the 1,255-foot elevation point in the northwest quadrant of 
section 16, T27S/R13E; then
    (13) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 0.75 mile to 
an unnamed peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line (marked on the map 
with a triangle), section 16, T27S/R13E; then
    (14) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 
0.6 mile to the 1,342-foot elevation point in section 15, T27S/R13E, 
and then continue east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 
0.6 mile to the northern end of a marked, unnamed light-duty road 
(locally known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet 
east of Old Ford Road), section 15, T27S/R13E; then
    (15) Proceed south on the marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally 
known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old 
Ford Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the road's intersection with an 
unnamed light-duty road locally known as Creston Road, section 15, 
T27S/R13E; then
    (16) Proceed east on Creston Road approximately 0.2 mile to the 
road's intersection with northeast corner of section 22, T27S/R13E; 
then
    (17) Proceed southerly in a straight line approximately 1.2 miles 
to the 1,142 elevation point in the Huerhuero Land Grant (0.1 mile 
south of a pipe line), T27S/R13E; then
    (18) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.75 
mile to BM 1052 located at the intersection of two unnamed light-duty 
roads locally known locally as El Pomar Drive and Cripple Creek Road, 
section 27, T27S/R13E; then
    (19) Proceed south on Cripple Creek Road approximately 1.0 mile to 
the road's eastern-most intersection with State Route 41, section 34, 
T27S/R13E; then
    (20) Proceed southwesterly on State Route 41 approximately 0.5 mile 
to the marked 1,128-foot elevation point, section 3, T28S/R13E; then
    (21) Proceed south-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 
1.1 miles to the southeast corner of section 4, T28S/R13E; then
    (22) Proceed east along the southern boundary of section 4 
approximately 0.75 mile to the section line's intersection with State 
Route 41; then
    (23) Proceed southwesterly on State Route 41 approximately 4.5 
miles, crossing onto the Templeton map and returning to the beginning 
point.


Sec.  9.241  Paso Robles Estrella District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Paso Robles Estrella District.'' For purposes of part 4 of 
this chapter, ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles 
Estrella'' are terms of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The five United States Geological Survey 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
Paso Robles Estrella District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (2) San Miguel, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (3) Ranchito Canyon, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1976;
    (4) Estrella, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (5) Shandon, Calif., 1961.
    (c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Estrella District is located in San 
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles 
Estrella District is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the confluence 
of San Jacinto Creek and the Estrella River, section 26, T25S/R12E. 
From the beginning point, proceed north-northeasterly (upstream) along 
San Jacinto Creek approximately 6.5 miles, crossing onto the San Miguel 
map, to the creek's intersection with the San Luis Obispo County-
Monterey County boundary line, northern boundary of section 1, T25S/
R12E; then
    (2) Proceed east along the San Luis Obispo County-Monterey County 
boundary line approximately 2.4 miles, crossing onto the Ranchito 
Canyon map, to the county line's intersection with an unnamed light-
duty road locally known as Ranchita Canyon Road, northern boundary of 
section 4, T25S/R13E; then
    (3) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 4.5 
miles to the 1,819-foot elevation point in the northwestern quadrant of 
section 18, T25S/R14E; then
    (4) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.6 
miles, crossing over the northeastern corner of the Estrella map and 
then onto the Shandon map, to the 1,614-foot elevation point in the 
northwestern quadrant of section 20, T25S/R14E; then
    (5) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.05 
miles to the 1,601-foot elevation point in the northeastern quadrant of 
section 29, T25S/R14E; then
    (6) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 2.2 
miles to the 1,562-foot elevation point, section 34, T25S/R14E; then
    (7) Proceed south-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 3 
miles to the 1,481-foot ``Estrella'' elevation point, section 14, T26S/
R14E; then
    (8) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.95 
mile to the intersection of the eastern boundary line of section 15, 
T26S/R14E, and U.S. 446/State Route 41 (now known as State Route 46); 
then
    (9) Proceed south along the eastern boundary lines of sections 15 
and 22,

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approximately 0.55 mile, to the intersection of the section 22 boundary 
line and the unnamed intermittent stream that flows from Shedd Canyon, 
section 22, T26S/R14E; then
    (10) Proceed southeasterly and then southerly (upstream) along the 
unnamed intermittent stream located within Shedd Canyon approximately 
1.9 miles to the stream's intersection with the southern boundary line 
of section 26, T26S/R14E; then
    (11) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 26, 
27 and 28, T26S/R14E, approximately 1.9 miles to the section 28 
boundary line's intersection with an unnamed unimproved road located 
between the 1,220- and 1,240-foot contour lines, section 28, T26S/R14E; 
then
    (12) Proceed southwesterly along the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 0.4 miles to a fork and then continue on the westerly 
fork of the unnamed unimproved road approximately 0.3 miles to the 
1,385-foot elevation point, section 32, T26S/R14E; then
    (13) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
1.6 miles, crossing onto the Estrella map, to the line's intersection 
with an unnamed unimproved road and the southern boundary of section 
30, T26R/R14E; then
    (14) Proceed northerly along the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 2.0 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road known locally as River Grove Drive in Whitley Gardens, 
T26S/R14E; then
    (15) Proceed westerly in a straight line less than 0.1 mile to the 
intersection of the western boundary line of section 19, T26S/R14E and 
State Route 46, and then continue west on State Route 46 approximately 
2.1 miles to the southwest corner of section 14, T26S/R13E; then
    (16) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 14, 
15, 16, 17, and 18 (largely concurrent with State Route 46) 
approximately 4 miles to the southwest corner of section 18, T26S/R13E; 
then
    (17) Proceed southwest in a straight line approximately 1.45 miles, 
crossing onto the Paso Robles map, to the line's intersection with 
State Route 46 at the southwestern corner of section 24, T26S/R12E; 
then
    (18) Proceed west on State Route 46 approximately 2.4 miles to the 
road's intersection with the Salinas River at the city of Paso Robles, 
T26S/R12E; then
    (19) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the main channel of the 
Salinas River approximately 5.2 miles in straight-line distance to the 
river's intersection with the northern boundary line of section 33, 
T25S/R12E; then
    (20) Proceed east along the northern boundary lines of sections 33, 
34, and 35, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.8 miles to the intersection of 
the section 35 boundary line with the Estrella River; then
    (21) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the main channel of the 
Estrella River approximately 0.7 mile, returning to the beginning 
point.


Sec.  9.242  Paso Robles Geneseo District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Paso Robles Geneseo District.'' For purposes of part 4 of 
this chapter, ``Paso Robles Geneseo District'' and ``Paso Robles 
Geneseo'' are terms of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The four United States Geological Survey 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
Paso Robles Geneseo District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (2) Estrella Calif., 1948; photorevised 1979;
    (3) Creston, Calif., 1948; photorevised 1980; and
    (4) Templeton, Calif., 1948; photorevised 1979.
    (c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Geneseo District is located in San 
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles Geneseo 
District is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the 
intersection of State Route 46 and Golden Hill Road at the northwest 
corner of section 26, T26S/R12E. From the beginning point, proceed east 
on State Route 46 for 1 mile to the southwest corner of section 24, 
T26S/R12E; then
    (2) Proceed northeast in a straight line approximately 1.45 miles, 
crossing onto the Estrella map, to the northwest corner of section 19, 
T26S/R13E; then
    (3) Proceed east along the northern boundary lines of sections 19 
and 20, T26S/R13E, to the section 20 boundary line's intersection with 
State Route 46 and then continue east on State Route 46 to the road's 
intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 24, T26S/R13E; 
then
    (4) Proceed easterly in a straight line less than 0.1 mile to the 
intersection of an unnamed light duty road locally known as River Grove 
Drive and an unnamed unimproved road in Whitley Gardens, section 19, 
T26S/R14E; then
    (5) Proceed south on the unnamed unimproved road approximately 2 
miles to the road's intersection with the southern boundary line of 
section 30, T26S/R14E; then
    (6) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.9 
miles, crossing onto the Creston map, to the intersection of an unnamed 
light duty road locally known as Geneseo Road and an unnamed unimproved 
road locally known as Dry Canyon Road (just east of a windmill within 
Dry Canyon), section 35, T26S/R13E; then
    (7) Proceed south on Geneseo Road approximately 1 mile to the 
road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 3, T27S/
R13E (near BM 1200); then
    (8) Proceed south along the eastern boundary lines of sections 3, 
10, and 15, T27S/R13E, approximately 1.9 miles to the first 
intersection of the section 15 eastern boundary line with the unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Geneseo Road, section 15, T27S/R13E; 
then
    (9) Proceed south-southeasterly on Geneseo Road approximately 0.85 
mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally 
known as Creston Road, Huerhuero Land Grant, T27S/R13E; then
    (10) Proceed west on Creston Road 0.5 mile to the road's 
intersection with a marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally known as a 
private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old Ford Road), 
southern boundary of section 15, T27S/R13E; then
    (11) Proceed north on the marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally 
known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old 
Ford Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the road's end, section 15, T27S/
R13E; then
    (12) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
0.6 mile to the 1,342 foot elevation point in section 15, T27S/R13E, 
and then continue west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
0.6 mile to an unnamed peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line (marked 
on the map with a triangle), section 16, T27S/R13E; then
    (13) Proceed westerly in a straight line approximately 0.75 mile to 
the 1,255-foot elevation point in the northwest quadrant of section 16, 
T27S/R13E; then
    (14) Proceed northwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.4 
miles to the confluence of Huerhuero Creek and an unnamed intermittent 
stream in the northwest quadrant of section 8, T27S/R13E; then
    (15) Proceed northwesterly (downstream) along Huerhuero Creek 
approximately 2.4 miles to the creek's intersection with the R12E/R13E 
common boundary line, section 31, T26S/R13E; then
    (16) Proceed westerly in a straight line approximately 2.3 miles, 
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intersection with the junction of a marked telephone line and an 
unnamed light duty road locally known as Creston Road (approximately 
1.3 miles due east of U.S. Route 101 in the Santa Ysabel Land Grant, 
T26S/R12E; then
    (17) Proceed west on Creston Road approximately 0.05 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as 
Rolling Hills Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (18) Proceed north on Rolling Hills Road, crossing onto the Paso 
Robles map (where a portion of Rolling Hills Road is labeled Golden 
Hill Road), and continue north on Rolling Hills Road and then Golden 
Hill Road (a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles), returning to 
the beginning point.


Sec.  9.243  Paso Robles Highlands District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Paso Robles Highlands District.'' For purposes of part 4 
of this chapter, ``Paso Robles Highlands District'' and ``Paso Robles 
Highlands'' are terms of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Paso 
Robles Highlands District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995;
    (2) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
    (3) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
    (4) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
    (5) Holland Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993; and
    (6) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995.
    (c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Highlands District viticultural area 
is located in San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the 
Paso Robles Highlands District viticultural area is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Camatta Ranch map along the T28S/
T29S common boundary line (also concurrent with the northern boundary 
line of the Los Padres National Forest) at the southwest corner of 
section 34, T28S/R15E. From the beginning point, proceed north along 
the western boundary lines of sections 34 and 27, T28S/R15E, 
approximately 1.5 miles to the section 27 boundary line's intersection 
with State Route 58; then
    (2) Proceed west on State Route 58 approximately 1.5 miles, 
crossing onto the Wilson Corner map, to the road's intersection with an 
unnamed light-duty road known locally as La Panza Road at Wilson 
Corner, section 29, T28S/R15E; then
    (3) Proceed northwest on the unnamed light-duty road known locally 
as La Panza Road approximately 0.15 mile to the road's intersection 
with Indian Creek, section 20, T28S/R15E; then
    (4) Proceed north-northwesterly (downstream) along the meandering 
Indian Creek approximately 8.5 miles in straight-line distance, 
crossing onto the Shedd Canyon map, to the creek's intersection with 
the northern boundary line of section 13, T27S/R14E, within Shedd 
Canyon; then
    (5) Proceed east approximately 6.2 miles along the northern 
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R14E, and the northern boundary lines 
of sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, and 13, T27S/R15E, crossing onto the 
Camatta Canyon map, to the intersection of the northern boundary line 
of section 13, T27S/R15E, with the 1,200-foot elevation line on the 
western edge of the San Juan Valley; then
    (6) Proceed southerly then easterly along the 1,200-foot elevation 
line to the elevation line's first intersection with the eastern 
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R15E; then
    (7) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 13, 
T27S/R15E, approximately 0.2 mile to the section 13 boundary line's 
second intersection with an unnamed unimproved road; then
    (8) Proceed southeasterly on the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 3 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San 
Juan Valley to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line 
of section 29, T27S/R16E; then
    (9) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 29, 
T27S/R16E, approximately 0.3 mile to the section line's intersection 
with the 1,300-foot elevation line; then
    (10) Proceed southeasterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line 
approximately 3.7 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San 
Juan Valley, crossing onto the Holland Canyon map, to the elevation 
line's first intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 3, 
T28S/R16E; then
    (11) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 3, 
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.55 mile to the section boundary line's fifth 
intersection with the 1,300-foot elevation line (northwest of Pear Tree 
Spring); then
    (12) Proceed southeasterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line 
approximately 1.3 miles to the elevation line's intersection with an 
unnamed tributary of San Juan Creek (approximately 0.35 mile east of 
the 1,686-foot San Juan peak), section 11, T28S/R16E; then
    (13) Proceed southerly in a straight line approximately 0.6 mile, 
crossing onto the La Panza Ranch map, to the northwestern corner of 
section 13, T28S/R16E; then
    (14) Proceed east along the northern boundary line of section 13, 
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.7 mile to the section boundary line's 
intersection with an unnamed unimproved road; then
    (15) Proceed south-southeasterly on the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 0.85 mile to the road's intersection with the eastern 
boundary line of section 13, T28S/R16E, which is concurrent with the 
R16E/R17E common boundary line; then
    (16) Proceed south along the R16E/R17E common boundary line 
approximately 3.35 miles to the southeast corner of section 36, T28S/
R16E, which is concurrent with the eastern-most intersection of the 
R16E/R17E and T28S/T29S common boundary lines; then
    (17) Proceed west along the T28S/R29S common boundary line 
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing onto the Camatta Ranch map, returning 
to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.244  Paso Robles Willow Creek District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Paso Robles Willow Creek District.'' For purposes of part 
4 of this chapter, ``Paso Robles Willow Creek District'' is a term of 
viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The three United States Geological Survey 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
Paso Robles Willow Creek District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (2) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (3) Paso Robles, Calif. 1948, photorevised 1979.
    (c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Willow Creek District is located in 
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles 
Willow Creek District is as follows:
    (1) The beginning point is on the York Mountain map at the 
intersection of Summit Canyon Road (locally known as Peachy Canyon 
Road), and an unnamed unimproved road locally known as Kiler Canyon 
Road, section 33, T26S/R11E. From the beginning point, proceed 
southerly and then southwesterly on Summit Canyon Road (locally known 
as Peachy Canyon Road) approximately 3.3 miles to the road's 
intersection with Willow Canyon Road (locally known as Vineyard Drive), 
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (2) Proceed southerly on Willow Creek Road (locally known as 
Vineyard Drive) approximately 0.35 mile to its

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intersection with Dover Canyon Road; then
    (3) Proceed westerly then southerly on Dover Canyon Road 
approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with the common 
boundary line of section 18, T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles Land 
Grant; then
    (4) Proceed east, south, and southeast along the Paso de Robles 
Land Grant Boundary line approximately 1.9 miles to the fourth crossing 
of an unnamed intermittent tributary of Jack Creek by the common 
boundary line of section 20, T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles Land 
Grant; then
    (5) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
tributary of Jack Creek approximately 0.15 mile to the tributary's 
confluence with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (6) Proceed southeasterly (downstream) along Jack Creek 
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Jack Creek Road (near BM 920), Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (7) Proceed northeasterly and then east-southeasterly along Jack 
Creek Road approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with State 
Route 46; then
    (8) Proceed east on State Route 46 approximately 0.15 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as 
Hidden Valley Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (9) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Hidden Valley Road 
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto the Templeton map, to the road's 
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Vineyard 
Drive, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (10) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive approximately 0.85 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as S. 
Bethel Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (11) Proceed north-northeasterly on S. Bethel Road and then N. 
Bethel Road approximately 1.7 miles to the road's fifth intersection 
with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (12) Proceed westerly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
stream and then the stream's middle branch approximately 1.1 miles to 
the marked end of the stream, and then continue due west in a straight 
line approximately 0.05 mile to State Route 46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (13) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 46 (Cayucos Road) 
approximately 0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (14) Proceed due north in a straight line to the southeast corner 
of section 12, T27S/R11E, and continue north along the eastern boundary 
line of section 12, a total of approximately 1.1 miles, to the section 
boundary line's intersection with a light-duty road locally known as 
Live Oak Road; then
    (15) Proceed easterly on Live Oak Road approximately 0.2 mile to 
the road's intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (16) Proceed northwesterly (upstream) along the unnamed 
intermittent stream approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern boundary 
line of section 12, T27S/R11E; then
    (17) Proceed north along the eastern boundary line of section 12, 
T27S/R11E, to the section's northeast corner, and then proceed east 
along the southern boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E, a total of 
approximately 1.3 miles, to the intersection of the section 6 boundary 
line with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Arbor Road; then
    (18) Proceed south-southeasterly on Arbor Road approximately 0.35 
mile to the road's first intersection with an unnamed intermittent 
stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (19) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly (downstream) along the 
unnamed intermittent stream approximately 1.4 miles to the stream's 
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as S. Vine 
Street, just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46 interchange, Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (20) Proceed northerly along S. Vine Street (which generally 
parallels U.S. 101) approximately 1.8 miles to the street's 
intersection with the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary 
line (concurrent with the locally-known intersection of S. Vine and 1st 
Streets), Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (21) Proceed west, north, west, and north again along the marked 
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line approximately 1 mile to the 
boundary line's junction with the intersection of an unnamed light-duty 
road locally known as Merry Hill Road and Peachy Canyon Road, Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (22) Proceed westerly on Peachy Canyon Road approximately 2.6 
miles, crossing to and from the Paso Robles map, to the road's 
intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream near the center of 
section 36, T26S/R11E; then
    (23) Proceed south-southeasterly (downstream) along the unnamed 
intermittent stream approximately 1.2 miles to the stream's 
intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 1, T27S/R11E; 
then
    (24) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 1, 
T27S/R11E, approximately 0.15 mile to the line's intersection with an 
unnamed light-duty road locally known as Kiler Canyon Road, section 1, 
T27S/R11E; then
    (25) Proceed westerly on Kiler Canyon Road approximately 3.7 miles, 
crossing onto the York Mountain map, returning to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.245  San Juan Creek.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``San Juan Creek.'' For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, 
``San Juan Creek'' is a term of viticultural significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the San Juan 
Creek viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Cholame, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
    (2) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
    (3) Holland Canyon, Calif. 1961, revised 1993;
    (4) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995;
    (5) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993; and
    (6) Shandon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993.
    (c) Boundary. The San Juan Creek viticultural area is located in 
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the San Juan Creek 
viticultural area is as described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Cholame map in the Shandon Valley 
at the intersection of State Route 41 and San Juan Road, northern 
boundary of section 21, T26S/R15E. From the beginning point on the 
Cholame map, and crossing onto the Camatta Canyon map and then the 
Holland Canyon map, proceed south and then southeasterly approximately 
16 miles along the eastern edge of the Shandon Valley and then the San 
Juan Valley by following San Juan Road (also locally known in places as 
Shandon San Juan Road, Camatti-Shandon Road, Bitterwater Canyon Road, 
and then San Juan Road again), passing the San Juan Ranch (where to 
road is marked as unimproved), to the road's intersection with the San 
Luis Obispo-Kern County boundary line at the eastern boundary line of 
section 12, T28S/R16E, which is also concurrent with the R16E/R17E 
common boundary line; then
    (2) Proceed south along the R16E/R17E common boundary line 
approximately 1.3 miles, crossing onto the La Panza Ranch map, to the 
boundary line's intersection with an

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unnamed unimproved road locally known as Navajo Creek Road, immediately 
south of the 1,340-foot elevation line, section 13, T28S/R16E; then
    (3) Proceed north-northwesterly on Navajo Creek Road to the road's 
intersection with the southern boundary line of section 12, T28S/R16E; 
then
    (4) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 12, 
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.7 mile to the section's southwestern corner; 
then
    (5) Proceed northerly in a straight line approximately 0.6 mile, 
crossing onto the Holland Canyon map, to the intersection of the 1,300-
foot elevation line and an unnamed tributary of San Juan Creek 
(approximately 0.35 mile east of the 1,686-foot San Juan peak), in 
section 11, T28S/R16E; then
    (6) Proceed northwesterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line 
approximately 1.3 miles to the line's first intersection with the 
western boundary line of section 2, T28S/R16E, northwest of Pear Tree 
Spring; then
    (7) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 2 
approximately 0.55 to the section boundary line's last intersection 
with the 1,300-foot elevation line, near the northwestern corner of 
section 2, T28S/R16E; then
    (8) Proceed northwesterly along the meandering 1,300-foot elevation 
line approximately 3.7 miles, crossing onto the Camatta Canyon map, to 
the elevation line's intersection with the western boundary line of 
section 28, T27S/R16E; then
    (9) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 28 
approximately 0.15 mile to the section boundary line's intersection 
with an unnamed unimproved road, section 28, T27S/R16E; then
    (10) Proceed northwesterly on the unnamed unimproved road 
approximately 3 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San 
Juan Valley to the road's intersection with western boundary line of 
section 18, T27S/R16E; then
    (11) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 18, 
T27S/R16E, approximately 0.2 mile to the section boundary line's 
intersection with 1,200-foot elevation line, section 18, T27S/R16E; 
then
    (12) Proceed westerly then northerly along the 1,200-foot elevation 
line to the elevation line's intersection with the southern boundary of 
section 12, T27S/R15E; then
    (13) Proceed west approximately 6.4 miles along the southern 
boundary lines of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, T27S/R15E, crossing 
onto the Shedd Canyon map, and continue west along the southern 
boundary lines of sections 12 and 11, T27S/R14E, to the intersection of 
the southern boundary line of section 11 with an unnamed unimproved 
road locally known as Shedd Canyon Road (within Shedd Canyon 0.1 mile 
west of State Route 41); then
    (14) Proceed northerly on Shedd Canyon Road approximately 3.2 
miles, crossing onto the Shandon map, to the road's intersection with 
the southern boundary line of section 26, T26S/R14E; then
    (15) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 26, 
T26S/R14E, to the boundary line's intersection with the unnamed 
intermittent stream located within Shedd Canyon; then
    (16) Proceed northerly along the unnamed intermittent stream 
located within Shedd Canyon approximately 1.8 miles to the stream's 
intersection with the western boundary line of section 23, T26S/R14E; 
then
    (17) Proceed north along the western boundary lines of sections 23 
and 14, T26S/R14E, approximately 0.6 mile to the section 14 boundary 
line's intersection with State Route 46; then
    (18) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.95 
mile to the 1,481-foot ``Estrella'' elevation point, section 14, T26S/
R14E; then
    (19) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
1.25 miles to the line's intersection with 1,300-foot elevation line 
and the northern boundary line of section 11, T26S/R14E; then
    (20) Proceed east along northern section boundary lines of sections 
11 and 12, T26S/R14E, and the northern boundary lines of sections 7, 8, 
9, and 10, T26S/R15E, approximately 5.9 miles in total distance and 
crossing onto the Cholame map, to the northeast corner of section 10, 
T26S/R15E (adjacent to State Routes 41/46); then
    (21) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 10, 
T26S/R15E, approximately 1 mile to the section's southeast corner; then
    (22) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 
1.8 miles, returning to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.246  San Miguel District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``San Miguel District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``San Miguel District'' is a term of viticultural 
significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The three United States Geological Survey 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
San Miguel District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) San Miguel, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
    (2) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (3) Adelaida, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1978.
    (c) Boundary. The San Miguel District is located in San Luis Obispo 
County, California. The boundary of the San Miguel District is as 
described below:
    (1) The beginning point is on the San Miguel map at the 
intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and the San Luis Obispo-Monterey 
County boundary line, section 1, T25S/R11E. From the beginning point, 
proceed east along the San Luis Obispo-Monterey County line 
approximately 5.9 miles to the county line's intersection with San 
Jacinto Creek, section 1, T25S/R12E; then
    (2) Proceed south-southwesterly (downstream) along San Jacinto 
Creek for approximately 6.5 miles, crossing on to the Paso Robles map, 
to the creek's confluence with the Estrella River, section 26, T25S/
R12E; then
    (3) Proceed southerly (upstream) 0.7 mile along the main channel of 
the Estrella River to the river's intersection with the southern 
boundary line of section 26, T25S/R12E; then
    (4) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 26, 
27, and 28, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.85 miles to the section 28 
boundary line's intersection with the Salinas River; then
    (5) Proceed southerly (upstream) along the main channel of the 
Salinas River approximately 1.6 miles to the river's intersection with 
an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Wellsona Road, section 4, 
T26S/R12E; then
    (6) Proceed west then northwesterly on Wellsona Road approximately 
2 miles to the road's intersection with San Miguel Road (locally known 
as San Marcos Road), section 6, T26S/R12E; then
    (7) Proceed west-southwesterly on San Miguel Road (locally known as 
San Marcos Road) approximately 2.6 miles, crossing onto the Adelaida 
map, to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of the 
Camp Roberts Military Reservation (approximately 400 feet east of the 
road's intersection with Generals Road), section 2, T26S/R11E; then
    (8) Proceed northerly along the meandering eastern boundary line of 
the Camp Roberts Military Reservation (approximately 6.3 miles in 
straight line distance), crossing onto the San Miguel map, to the 
intersection of the military reservation's boundary line with U.S. 
Highway 101 near the northeast corner of section 7, T25S/R12E; then

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    (9) Proceed northwesterly on U.S. Highway 101 approximately 1.55 
miles, returning to the beginning point.


Sec.  9.247  Santa Margarita Ranch.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Santa Margarita Ranch.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``Santa Margarita Ranch'' is a term of viticultural 
significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The four United States Geological Survey 
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the 
Santa Margarita Ranch viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965, revised 1993;
    (2) Lopez Mountain, CA, 1995;
    (3) San Luis Obispo, CA, 1995; and
    (4) Atascadero, CA, 1995.
    (c) Boundary. The Santa Margarita Ranch is located in San Luis 
Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch is 
as follows:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Santa Margarita map at the 
intersection of the northern boundary line of section 10, T29S/R13E, 
and the Salinas River. From the beginning point, proceed southerly 
(upstream) along the meandering Salinas River approximately 7.9 miles, 
crossing onto the Lopez Mountain map, to the river's intersection with 
the R13E/R14E boundary line, which coincides with the eastern boundary 
line of section 36, T29S/R13E; then
    (2) Proceed south along the R13E/R14E boundary line approximately 
3.2 miles to the boundary line's first intersection with the Los Padres 
National Forest boundary line, section 13, T30S/R13E; then
    (3) Proceed northwesterly along the Los Padres National Forest 
boundary line approximately 4 miles to the Forest boundary line's 
intersection with the T29S/T30S boundary line, near the northwest 
corner of section 3, T30S/R13E; then
    (4) Proceed west along the Los Padres National Forest boundary line 
and then the T29S/T30S boundary line approximately 2 miles to the 
southwest corner of section 32, T29S/R13E; then
    (5) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 32, 
T29S/R13E, and then the Los Padres National Forest boundary line to 
northwest corner of section 32 where the Forest boundary line makes a 
90 degree turn to the west; then
    (6) Proceed west along the Los Padres National Forest boundary line 
approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto the San Luis Obispo map, to the 
point where the Los Padres National Forest boundary line first dips to 
the south and is no longer concurrent with the northern boundary line 
of section 36, T29S/R12E; then
    (7) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately 
2.25 miles, crossing onto the Atascadero map, to the western-most 
intersection of the 1,400-foot elevation line with the northern 
boundary line of section 23, T29S/R12E; then
    (8) Proceed west along the northern boundary line of section 23, 
T29S/R12E, approximately 0.6 mile to the section's northeast corner; 
then
    (9) Proceed east along the western boundary line of section 13, 
T29S/R12E, to the section's northwest corner, and then continue east 
along the northern boundary line of section 13, T29S/R12E, to the 
section boundary line's intersection with the R12E/R13E common boundary 
line at section 13's northeast corner; then
    (10) Proceed due north along the R12E/R13E common boundary line 
approximately 0.75 mile to the boundary line's intersection with the T-
intersection of two unnamed unimproved roads, locally known as 
Powerline Road and Santa Margarita Road; then
    (11) Proceed easterly and then east-northeasterly on Santa 
Margarita Road approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto the Santa 
Margarita map, to the road's intersection with El Camino Real, Santa 
Margarita Land Grant, T29S/R13E; then
    (12) Proceed southeasterly on El Camino Real approximately 300 feet 
to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally 
known as Asuncion Road at BM 931 (just south of Santa Margarita Creek), 
Santa Margarita Land Grant; then
    (13) Proceed northeasterly on Asuncion Road approximately 0.3 mile 
(crossing a railroad line) to the road's intersection with Chispa Road; 
then
    (14) Proceed due east in a straight line approximately 0.1 mile to 
the line's intersection with the boundary line of the Santa Margarita 
Land Grant, which, at this point, is concurrent with the southwestern 
boundary line of section 5, T29S/R13E; then
    (15) Proceed southeasterly along the Santa Margarita Land Grant 
boundary line approximately 0.7 mile to the boundary line's 
intersection with the northwest corner of section 9, T29S/R13E, and 
then continue east along the northern boundary lines of sections 9 and 
10, T29S/R13E, approximately 1.15 miles, returning to the beginning 
point.


Sec.  9.248  Templeton Gap District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Templeton Gap District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this 
chapter, ``Templeton Gap District'' is a term of viticultural 
significance.
    (b) Approved maps. The two United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Templeton 
Gap District viticultural area are titled:
    (1) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
    (2) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979.
    (c) Boundary. The Templeton Gap viticultural area is located in San 
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Templeton Gap 
District viticultural area is as follows:
    (1) The beginning point is on the northern portion of the Templeton 
map at the point where the marked southern city of Paso Robles 
Corporate Boundary line intersects the Salinas River (now very 
approximate to the point where Niblick Road crosses the Salinas River). 
From the beginning point, proceed southerly (upstream) along the 
Salinas River approximately 1.1 miles to the river's confluence with 
the first marked unnamed intermittent stream flowing from the east, 
Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (2) Proceed southeasterly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
stream approximately 0.4 mile to the stream's intersection with an 
unnamed light-duty road locally known as S. River Road, Santa Ysabel 
Land Grant; then
    (3) Proceed southeasterly then southerly on S. River Road 
approximately 2.2 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Neal Springs Road, Santa Ysabel Land 
Grant; then
    (4) Proceed east on Neal Springs Roads approximately 0.4 mile to 
the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known 
as Hollyhock Lane, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (5) Proceed south-southeasterly on Hollyhock Lane approximately 
0.95 mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road 
locally known as El Pomar Drive, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
    (6) Proceed southerly in a series of straight lines, totaling 
approximately 1.4 miles, through the 1,329-foot and 1,338-foot 
elevation points (crossing from the Santa Ysabel to the Asuncion Land 
Grants) to the 1,344-foot elevation point; then
    (7) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile 
to the elevation control point (marked by a triangle) above the 1,440-
foot contour line, Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (8) Proceed south-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 
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the 1,452-foot elevation point, and continue south-southwesterly in a 
straight line approximately 0.3 mile to the intersection of two light-
duty roads locally known as S. El Pomar Road and Homestead Road, 
Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (9) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.1 
miles to the point where an unnamed light-duty road locally known as 
Templeton Road intersects with an unnamed intermittent stream (where 
Templeton Road makes a 90 degree turn at its junction with two unnamed 
unimproved roads), Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (10) Proceed westerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
stream approximately 0.5 mile to the stream's confluence with the 
Salinas River, Asuncion Land Grant; then
    (11) Proceed westerly (downstream) along the Salinas River 
approximately 2.3 miles to the river's intersection with the boundary 
line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (12) Proceed southwesterly along the boundary line of the Paso de 
Robles Land Grant approximately 2.3 miles to the point where the 
boundary line turns sharply to the northwest; then
    (13) Proceed northwesterly approximately 4.65 miles along the 
boundary line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant, crossing onto the York 
Mountain map, to the point where the boundary line turns due north 
(coincides with the southeast corner of section 32, T27S/R11E); then
    (14) Proceed north and then north-northeasterly along the boundary 
line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant approximately 1.5 miles to the 
point where the boundary line turns sharply to the northwest (coincides 
with the eastern-most point of section 20, T27S/R11E); then
    (15) Proceed northwesterly along the boundary line of the Paso de 
Robles Land Grant approximately 0.3 mile to the eastern-most fork of an 
unnamed three-fork tributary of the Jack Creek; then
    (16) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
tributary of Jack Creek approximately 0.15 mile to the tributary's 
confluence with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (17) Proceed southeasterly (downstream) along Jack Creek 
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek's intersection with an unnamed 
light-duty road locally known as Jack Creek Road (near BM 920), Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (18) Proceed northeasterly and then east-southeasterly along Jack 
Creek Road approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with State 
Route 46; then
    (19) Proceed east on State Route 46 approximately 0.15 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as 
Hidden Valley Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (20) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Hidden Valley Road 
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto the Templeton map, to the road's 
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Vineyard 
Drive, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (21) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive approximately 0.85 mile to the 
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as S. 
Bethel Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (22) Proceed north-northeasterly on S. Bethel Road and then N. 
Bethel Road approximately 1.7 miles to the road's fifth intersection 
with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (23) Proceed westerly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent 
stream and then the stream's middle branch approximately 1.1 miles to 
the marked end of the stream, and then continue due west in a straight 
line approximately 0.05 mile to State Route 46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (24) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 46 (Cayucos Road) 
approximately 0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (25) Proceed due north in a straight line to the southeast corner 
of section 12, T27S/R11E, and continue north along the eastern boundary 
line of section 12, a total of approximately 1.1 miles, to the section 
boundary line's intersection with a light-duty road locally known as 
Live Oak Road; then
    (26) Proceed easterly on Live Oak Road approximately 0.2 mile to 
the road's intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (27) Proceed northwesterly (upstream) along the unnamed 
intermittent stream approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern boundary 
line of section 12, T27S/R11E; then
    (28) Proceed north along the eastern boundary line of section 12, 
T27S/R11E, to the section's northeast corner, and then proceed east 
along the southern boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E, a total of 
approximately 1.3 miles, to the intersection of the section 6 boundary 
line with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Arbor Road; then
    (29) Proceed south-southeasterly on Arbor Road approximately 0.35 
mile to the road's first intersection with an unnamed intermittent 
stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (30) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly (downstream) along the 
unnamed intermittent stream approximately 1.4 miles to the stream's 
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as S. Vine 
Street, just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46 interchange, Paso de 
Robles Land Grant; then
    (31) Proceed northerly along S. Vine Street (which generally 
parallels U.S. 101) approximately 1.8 miles to the street's 
intersection with the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary 
line (concurrent with the locally-known intersection of S. Vine and 1st 
Streets), Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
    (32) Proceed east along the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate 
Boundary line (now very approximate to the alignment of 1st Street and 
then Niblick Road) approximately 0.5 mile, returning to the beginning 
point.

    Signed: September 4, 2014.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
    Approved: September 9, 2014.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy).
[FR Doc. 2014-24169 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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