April 30, 2010
Greetings! We hope you are having an enlightened and pleasing week! This edition has the Spring 2010 Unified Agenda, a link to U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements for importing alcohol beverages, trade practice and other contacts, and our informal label review process.
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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SPRING 2010 "UNIFIED AGENDA OF FEDERAL REGULATORY AND DEREGULATORY ACTIONS" PUBLISHED
The Spring 2010 edition of the "Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions," also known as the Unified Agenda, was published on April 26, 2010. The Unified Agenda provides a biannual overview of the regulatory actions that Federal Government agencies are considering or reviewing. The Unified Agenda is published online in the Spring and Fall by the Regulatory Information Center, a unit of the General Services Administration, as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866.
The complete Spring 2010 Unified Agenda, which contains the regulatory agendas for TTB and 56 other Federal agencies, is available online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain. The Spring 2010 Unified Agenda contains information on 53 TTB rulemaking actions. To view TTB's portion of the Unified Agenda, go to the bottom of that web page to the "Select Agency" box and select "Department of the Treasury" from the drop-down menu, and click "Submit." The Unified Agenda entries for the various units of the Department of the Treasury, including TTB, will be displayed. Entries for other Federal agencies may be viewed in a similar manner.
You may read a summary of each entry by clicking on the appropriate Regulatory Information Number (RIN) link in the list. This summary includes the rulemaking's title, an abstract summarizing what the rulemaking will do, the CFR section(s) affected, the legal authority for the rulemaking, a time table showing the actual or anticipated dates of each major step in the rulemaking process, and the agency's contact person for the rulemaking.
If you have any questions about the Unified Agenda please contact either the TTB contact person for a particular rulemaking, or for more general questions contact the TTB Regulations and Rulings Division at 202-453-2265.
ALCOHOL IMPORTATION INFORMATION RESOURCES (CLICK ON LINKS BELOW FOR INFORMATION
- U.S. Requirements for Importing Alcohol Beverages - More information about all the requirements that must be met to import alcohol beverages into the United States.
- Importing Alcohol for Personal Use - All you need to know concerning how imported alcohol beverage products are classified for personal use.
TRADE PRACTICE/OTHER CONTACTS
To speak with a TTB expert about a particular trade practice issue, you may call
Desmond Wosser in California at 916-354-2923
To speak with a TTB expert about a particular labeling, formula or advertising issue, contact:
To speak with a TTB expert about a particular labeling, formula or advertising issue, contact:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division
1310 G Street, NW, 400E
Washington, DC 20220
1-866-927-2533
Options:
1= address, fax number & hours of operation,
2 = COLAs Online Reset,
3 = COLAs Online Registration,
4 = Formulation & DS, MB Labeling,
5 = Advertising,
6 = Wine Labeling Office
Or email us: alfd@ttb.gov
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR INFORMAL LABEL REVIEW PROCESS
- Email your label images to our office at alfd@ttb.gov and we will review your labels and provide comment.
- In your email please include contact information so that we can reach you if we have questions.
- Contact the appropriate Customer Service Representative at the number listed above, if you have any questions.