PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH TEXOMA
VITICULTURAL AREA

Washington, D.C. - The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register proposing to establish the “Texoma” viticultural area in north-central Texas in Montague, Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin Counties. The proposed area consists of approximately 3,650 square miles on the southern side of Lake Texoma and the Red River, along the Texas-Oklahoma State line. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow bottlers to better describe the origin of wines and allow consumers to better identify the wines they may purchase.

Written comments must be received on or before January 31, 2005.

You may send comments to any of the following addresses:

• Chief, Regulations and Procedures Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Attn: Notice No. 25, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412;
  
• 202-927-8525 (facsimile);
  
• nprm@ttb.gov (e-mail);
  
• http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm. An online comment form is posted with this notice on our Web site;
  
• http://www.regulations.gov (Federal e-rulemaking portal; follow instructions for submitting comments).
  

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