March 18, 2010
Greetings! We hope you have had a cheerful and pleasing week! This edition announces a notice pertaining to our Southeast Wine Seminar, proposals pertaining to viticultural areas, and a job announcement for NCSLA as they seek a new Executive Director.
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 State Liaison (stateliaison@ttb.gov). |
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2010 SOUTHEAST WINE SEMINAR
April 22, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Surry Community College
Teaching Auditorium
Dobson, North Carolina
The Southeast District of TTB is hosting a FREE one-day seminar for the wine industry on April 22, 2010, in Dobson, North Carolina. TTB Investigators and Specialists will present topics that will help you better understand Federal requirements relevant to the wine industry and help you avoid common compliance oversights.
Agenda:
Morning - Changes after Qualification, Alternations/Custom Crush, Taxes
Noon - Lunch (Available for purchase on site)
Afternoon - Labeling, Recordkeeping and Reports, Current Issues
There is no cost to attend this seminar, but online registration is required. Due to limited space, early registration is recommended.
Online registration WILL OPEN NO LATER THAN MARCH 22, 2010. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK OUR SITE PERIODICALLY.
Please contact TTB if you encounter problems with registering online, or if you require special accommodations.
- Email: sewineseminars@ttb.gov
- Phone: 202-453-3157 or 202-453-3148
TTB ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO EXPAND THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY VITICULTURAL AREA AND RENAME THE YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT VITICULTURAL AREA
We have published two notices of proposed rulemaking on March 4, 2010. The first, Notice No.103, proposes to expand the Santa Maria Valley viticultural area in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, by 18,790 acres. The second, Notice No. 104, proposes to rename the established Yamhill-Carlton District viticultural area located in Yamhill and Washington Counties, Oregon, as the "Yamhill-Carlton'' viticultural area. The size and boundary description of the renamed viticultural area would remain the same.
Written comments on either notice must be received on or before May 3, 2010.
You may send comments on these notices to one of the following addresses:
- http://www.regulations.gov (via the online comment form for Notice No. 103 as posted within Docket No. TTB-2010-0001 at "Regulations.gov,'' the Federal e-rulemaking portal), or, for Notice No. 104 as posted within Docket No. TTB-2010-0002 at "Regulations.gov,'' the Federal e-rulemaking portal);
- Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044-4412; or
- Hand delivery/courier in lieu of mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Suite 200-E, Washington, DC 20005.
NCSLA SEEKING NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) is seeking a new Executive Director. For more information about the position and how to apply, please read the job announcement linked below. Please note that submissions are due by March 31, 2010.
Job Announcement: http://www.ncsla.org/pdf/NCSLAExecutiveDirector322010.pdf