[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66433-66434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

27 CFR Part 9

RIN 1512-AA07
[Notice No. 886; Re: Notice No. 882]


Extension of the Comment Period of the Proposed Diamond Mountain 
Viticultural Area (99R-223P)

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Department of 
the Treasury.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for Notice No. 882, 
published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1999, regarding the 
establishment of the Diamond Mountain viticultural area. ATF has 
received a request to extend the comment period in order to provide 
sufficient time for all

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interested parties to respond to the notice.

DATES: Written comments must be received by January 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Chief, Regulations Division, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, PO Box 50221, Washington, DC 
20091-0221 (Attn: Notice No. 882).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Berry, Regulations Division, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 
Washington DC, 20226, (202) 927-8210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 29, 1999, ATF published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register soliciting comments from the public 
and industry. The notice proposed to establish the Diamond Mountain 
viticultural area in Napa County, California. The comment period for 
Notice No. 882 closes on November 29, 1999.
    However, ATF received a request from Diamond Mountain Vineyard, a 
winery in Calistoga, California, to extend the comment period an 
additional 60 days. Diamond Mountain Vineyard is located within both 
Napa and Sonoma Counties, partially within the proposed boundaries of 
the Diamond Mountain viticultural area. According to the winery, it had 
been unable to get timely and complete information on the specifics of 
the proposal and therefore it needs additional time to prepare its 
comments.
    In consideration of the above, ATF finds that an extension of the 
comment period is warranted and is extending the comment period until 
January 28, 2000.

Disclosure

    Copies of Notice 882 and written comments will be available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at: ATF Reference 
Library, Liaison and Public Information, Room 6480, 650 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
    Drafting Information: The author of this document is Jennifer 
Berry, Regulations Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9

    Administrative practices and procedures, Consumer protection, 
Viticultural areas, and Wine.

Authority and Issuance

    This notice extending the comment period for the Diamond Mountain 
viticultural area is issued under the authority of 27 U.S.C. 205.

    Signed: November 22, 1999.
John W. Magaw,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-30745 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]
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