[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00111]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Parts 6, 8, 10, and 11

[Docket No. TTB-2022-0011; Notice No. 216A; Re: Notice No. 216]
RIN 1513-AC92


Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is 
extending for an additional 90 days the comment period for an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking it published on November 9, 2022, 
entitled, ``Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations.'' 
TTB is taking this action in response to a joint request made by eight 
alcohol industry trade associations.

DATES: For the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published as 
Notice No. 216 on November 9, 2022, at 87 FR 67612, comments are now 
due on or before June 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may electronically submit comments on the advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking and view copies of that notice, this comment 
period extension notice, and any comments TTB receives within Docket 
No. TTB-2022-0011 as posted on the Regulations.gov website at https://www.regulations.gov. A link to that docket is available on the TTB 
website at https://www.ttb.gov/laws-and-regulations/all-rulemaking 
under Notice No. 216. Alternatively, you may submit comments via postal 
mail to the Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and 
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 
20005. Please see the Public Participation section of Notice No. 216 
for information on the specific issues and questions on which TTB is 
soliciting comments, and for information on the submission, 
confidentiality, and public disclosure of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Forster-Smith, Regulations 
and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G 
Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-453-1039 ext. 
150.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through a recently-published advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (TTB) solicited comments on its trade practice regulations 
related to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act's tied house, 
exclusive outlet, commercial bribery, and consignment sales 
prohibitions, which are contained in 27 CFR parts 6, 8, 10, and 11, 
respectively. TTB published that ANPRM as Notice No. 216, 
``Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations,'' in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 2022, at 87 FR 67612. TTB solicited 
comments on specific issues and questions set out in the ANPRM and also 
invited comments on any other issue or concern related to its trade 
practice regulations.
    As originally published, the comment period closing date for the 
ANPRM was March 9, 2023.
    TTB recently received a joint request from eight alcohol industry 
trade associations to extend the comment period for the ANPRM for an 
additional 90 days; see Comment 21 as posted in Docket TTB-2022-0011 on 
the ``Regulations.gov'' website at https://www.regulations.gov. The 
eight associations supporting the request are the Wine Institute, the 
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), WineAmerica, 
the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Wine and Spirits 
Wholesalers of America (WSWA), American Beverage Licensees (ABL), the 
Beer Institute, and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
    The eight associations cite the changes to the beverage alcohol 
industry since the trade practice regulations were last revised, the 
differential affect changes to the regulations may have on small, mid-
size, and large producers, the broad scope of the ANPRM, and the on-
going holiday season as the reasons they are requesting an extension to 
the ANPRM's comment period for an additional 90 days.
    In response to that request, TTB is extending the comment period 
for Notice No. 216 for an additional 90 days. TTB believes that the 90-
day extension of the comment period, in addition to the original 120-
day comment period, will be of sufficient length to allow interested 
parties to consider and comment on the issues raised in the ANPRM, 
while allowing TTB to then proceed with a notice of proposed rulemaking 
and ultimately conclude the rulemaking in a timely manner.
    Therefore, TTB will now accept public comments on Notice No. 216 
through June 7, 2023. See the ANPRM, Notice No. 216, for complete 
information on the specific issues and questions on which TTB is 
seeking comment, as well as information on how to submit comments 
electronically or by postal mail, and on the confidentiality and public 
disclosure of any submitted comments.

Mary G. Ryan,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-00111 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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