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Notices of Proposed Rulemakings

For information on alcohol and tobacco regulatory matters after 1/24/03, please visit the site of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

bullet Notice 966 - Reopening of the Red Hill (Oregon) and Red Hills (California) Viticultural Area Comment Periods (Notices 960 and 961) (1/16/03)

bullet Notice 965 - Proposed Expansion of the Russian River Valley Viticultural Area
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(Comment period closes March 10, 2003)
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bullet Notice 963 - Bennett Valley Viticultural Area (11/22/02)
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bullet Notice 961 - Red Hills (California) Viticultural Area (10/30/02)
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bullet Notice 960 - Red Hill (Oregon) Viticultural Area (10/30/02)
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bullet Notice 958 - Temecula Viticultural Area Name Change (10/21/02)
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bullet Notice 957 - Proposal to Establish the Seneca Lake Viticultural Area (10/21/02)
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bullet Notice 954 - Organic Claims in Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol Beverages (10/08/02)
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bullet Notice 953 - Amelioration of Fruit and Agricultural Wines; Technical Amendments (10/03/02)
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bullet Notice 952 - Extends the comment period for Notice 946, a NPRM revising Part 7, Labeling and Advertising of Malt Beverages, in the plain language style. (8/22/02)

bullet Notice 951 - Denial of the California Coast Viticultural Area Petition - Supplemental Report - ATF Response to the California Coast Viticultural Area Petition (8/07/02)

bullet Notice 948 - Proposed Establishment of the Capay Valley Viticultural Area (7/25/02)
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bullet Notice 947 - Establishment of the Oak Knoll District Viticultural Area (7/09/02)
Send comments via e-mail (Comment period closes 9/09/02) - Correction to Notice No. 947, Establishment of the Oak Knoll Viticultural Area
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bullet Notice 946 - Labeling and Advertising of Malt Beverages (6/27/02)
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bullet Notice 945 - Proposal to Recognize Synonyms for Petite Sirah and Zinfandel Grape Varieties (Extension of comment period for Notice 941) (6/06/02)

bullet Notice 941 - Proposal to Recognize Synonyms for Petite Sirah and Zinfandel Grape Varieties (4/10/02)
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(Comment period closes 10/08/02)
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bullet Notice 936 - Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area (2/07/02)
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bullet Notice 934 - Proposed Addition of Tannat as a Grape Variety Name for American Wines (1/23/02)
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bullet Notice 924 - Proposed Addition of New Grape Variety Names for American Wines (7/19/01)
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bullet Notice 923 - Distribution and Use of Denatured Alcohol and Rum (7/17/01)

bullet Notice No.917 - Alcohol Beverage Health Warning Statement (05/22/01)
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bullet Notice No.916 - Proposed Rockpile Viticultural Area (05/01/01)
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bullet Notice No.915 - Proposed Addition of New Grape Variety Names for American Wines (Pub. 4/17/01)
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bullet Notice No. 914 - Availability of Comments; Proposed California Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) (Pub. 4/10/01)

bullet Notice 910 - Realignment of the Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley Viticultural Areas (Published 02/5/2001)

bullet Notice 909 - Extension of the Comment Period of the Proposed California Coast Viticultural Area (Published 12/26/2000)

bullet Notice 905 - Long Island Viticultural Area (Published 11/6/2000)

bullet Notice 904 - West Elks Viticultural Area (Published: 10/16/2000)

bullet Notice 903 - California Coast Viticultural Area (Published: 09/26/2000)
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bullet Notice 900- Fair Play Viticultural Area

bullet Notice 898 - Proposal to Revise the Boundary of the Walla Walla Viticultural Area and the Eastern Boundary of the Columbia Valley Viticultural Area (Published: 06/06/2000)

bullet Notice No. 897 - Red Mountain Viticultural Area (Published: 05/19/2000)

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Notice No. 896 - Health Claims and Other Health-Related Statements in the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol Beverages; Cancellation and Rescheduling of Public Hearings (Published: April 25, 2000)

bullet Notice No. 895 - Labeling of Flavored Wine Products (04/11/2000)

bullet Notice No. 892 - Health Claims and Other Health Related Statements in the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol Beverages; Public Hearing (02/08/2000)

bullet Notice No. 891 - Expansion of Lodi Viticultural Area (02/07/2000)

bullet Notice No. 890 - Labeling of Flavored Wine Products (98R-317P) (12/28/1999) Comment period to be extended. An additional 30 days will be provided after this extension has been published in the Federal Register.

bullet Notice No. 886 (Re: Notice 882) - Extension of the Comment Period of the Proposed Diamond Mountain Viticultural Area (11/26/1999)

bullet Notice No. 884 - Health Claims and Other Health-Related Statements in the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol Beverages (12/25/1999)
[Industry Circular 93-8]

bullet Notice No. 883 - Proposed Addition of a New Grape Variety Name for American Wines (03/09/2000)

bullet Notice No. 882 - Diamond Mountain Viticultural Area (09/29/1999)

bullet Notice No. 881 - Labeling of Hard Cider (09/27/1999)

bullet Notice No. 876 - Net Contents Statement on Wine Labels (Proposed rule; withdrawal) (06/23/1999)

bullet Notice No. 874 - Petition proposing to establish a viticultural area within the State of Oregon to be known as "Applegate Valley." (99R-112P) (05/06/1999)

bullet Notice No. 873; Re: Notice No. 872 - Prohibition of Certain Alcohol Beverage Containers and Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits and Wine; (Extension of Comment Period). (04/12/1999)

bullet Notice No. 872 - Prohibition of Certain Alcohol Beverage Containers and Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits and Wine (98R-452P) (02/09/1999) (02/09/1999)

bullet Notice No. 871 - Petition for Johannisberg Riesling; Proposed Addition of Grape Variety Names for American Wines; Request for Additional Information for Other Proposed Grape Varieties (98R-406P) (01/06/1999)

bullet Notice No. 870 - Distilled Spirits Plant Regulatory Initiative Proposals (11/30/1998)

bullet Notice No. 869; Ref: Notice No. 859 - Implementation of Public Law 105-34, Sections 908, 910 and 1415  Reopening of Comment Period. (11/06/98)

bullet Notice No. 868 - Implementation of Public Law 105-34, Section 1417, Related to the Use of Additional Ameliorating Material in Certain Wines (09/16/1999)

bullet Notice No. 867; Ref: Notice No. 861 - Net Contents Statement on Wine Labels (95R-054P)  reopening of comment period (09/18/1999)

bullet Notice No. 866 - Proposal To Establish a Santa Rita Hills Viticultural Area (09/11/1999) 

bullet Notice No. 864 - Yountville Viticultural Area (08/26/1998)

bullet Notice No. 861 - Net Contents Statement on Wine Labels (95R-054P) (05/15/1998)

bullet Notice No. 859 - Implementation of Public Law 105-34, Sections 908, 910 and 1415, Related to Hard Cider, Semi-Generic Wine Designations, and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Signs (97-2523) (08/21/1998)

bullet Notice No. 858 - Chiles Valley Viticultural Area (96F-111) (03/20/1998)

bullet Notice No. 856 - Proposed San Francisco Bay Viticultural Area (10/20/97)

bullet Notice No. 852 - Implementation of Public Law 104-188, S 1702, Amendments Related to Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 (June 2, 1997)

bullet Notice No. 840 - Reopening of Comment Period for Proposed Rulemaking on Labeling of Unaged Grape Brandy (Sept. 23, 1996)

bullet Notice No. 835 - Exportation of Alcohol Beverages, Denatured Alcohol, Tobacco Products, and Cigarette Papers and Tubes (August 9, 1996) 

bullet Notice No. 834 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise and Recodify Regulations Pertaining to the Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer (Aug. 5, 1996)

bullet Notice No. 826 - Proposed Amendment of the Regulations Concerning the Labeling of Unaged Grape Brandy (June 13, 1996) 

bullet Notice No. 825 - 27 CFR Part 250 - Regarding Importing of Alcohol Products from Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands (June 13, 1996)

bullet Denatured Alcohol and Rum Regulation Review (June 13, 1996)