November 12, 2010
Greetings! We hope you are having a glad and prosperous week! This edition brings a notice of a COLAs system outage and our publishing of four rulemaking documents in the Federal Register.
In the TTB Newsletter, we compile the top TTB news of the week and other helpful information about the Bureau and the Federal alcohol and tobacco laws and regulations we enforce. Please send any questions and/or comments to Executive Liaison for Industry Matters (IndustryLiaison@ttb.gov) and/or (StateLiaison@ttb.gov). |
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COLAs ONLINE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM OUTAGE
NOVEMBER 12-14, 2010
Please be advised that COLAs Online will be unavailable beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 12, 2010, and will return to normal operations no later than 6 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 15, 2010. All aspects of the COLAs Online system will be unavailable during this downtime, including access to the Public COLA Registry, viewing images and Printable Versions of COLAs, and submitting or updating applications for review and approval. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, and appreciate your patience during this maintenance systems outage to the COLAs Online application. (11/01/10)
TTB PUBLISHES FOUR RULEMAKING DOCUMENTS IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER
Yamhill-Carlton Viticultural Area
This Treasury decision renames the "Yamhill-Carlton District" viticultural area, located in Yamhill and Washington Counties, Oregon, as the "Yamhill-Carlton" viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.
Effective Date: December 3, 2010
Disclosure of Cochineal Extract and Carmine in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages
TTB is proposing to revise its regulations to require the disclosure of the presence of cochineal extract and carmine on the labels of any alcohol beverage product containing one or both of these color additives. This proposed rule responds to a recent final rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration as well as reports of severe allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, to cochineal extract and carmine-containing foods. This proposal would allow consumers who are allergic to cochineal extract or carmine to identify and thus avoid alcohol beverage products that contain these color additives.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2011.
Labeling Imported Wines with Multistate Appellations
TTB proposes to amend the wine labeling regulations to allow the labeling of imported wines with multistate appellations of origin. This amendment would provide treatment for imported wines similar to that currently available to domestic wines bearing multistate appellations. It would also provide consumers with additional information regarding the origin of these wines.
DATES: We must receive written comments on or before January 3, 2011.
Use of Various Winemaking Terms on Wine Labels and in Advertisements
TTB is considering amending the regulations concerning various winemaking terms commonly used on labels and in advertisements to provide consumers with information about the growing or bottling conditions of wine. We invite comments from industry members, consumers, and other interested parties as to whether and to what extent we should propose specific regulatory amendments for further public comment.
DATES: We must receive written comments on or before January 3, 2011.