August 20, 2010
Greetings! We hope you are having an accomplished and happy week! This edition includes our 2010 Wine Seminar Handout, the resignation of Murphy Painter (Louisiana), and — just in time for the new school year — a Q and A on student science fair projects.
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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TTB'S 2010 WINE SEMINAR HANDOUT PACKET
TTB'S 2010 Wine Seminar Handout packet has an incredible amount of information that actually covers much more than wine; for example, check out the handy contact information from our Trade Investigation Division.
The 2010 version of TTB's popular Wine Seminar Handout Packet is now available.
MURPHY PAINTER RESIGNS
Murphy J. Painter, Commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and past president of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators, resigned Friday, August 13, 2010. Painter had led the office since 1996, under three different governors. State Revenue Secretary Cynthia Bridges announced his resignation and identified Brant Thompson as interim commissioner.
CAN A STUDENT MAKE ALCOHOL AS PART OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT?
Under current law and regulations, we cannot allow you to conduct experiments involving distillation of alcohol at your home.
As an alternative, Federal law allows us to issue a permit for an alcohol fuel plant (AFP). Under this type of permit, experiments with alcohol fuels can be conducted at locations properly qualified with TTB.
Here's what you need to do to qualify:
- An authorized representative of your school (a teacher or other school official) must complete and forward an application form 5110.74 to us to establish a small AFP at your school.
- The experiment must be conducted at your school under appropriate adult supervision.
- The school official must tell us how long the experiment will last. They may allow for additional time in case your experiment is selected for additional competition or display at a regional or area science fair.
- The school official must describe the adult supervision that will be provided. We require this because we are concerned about the safety of children handling hazardous materials and using distillation equipment with alcohol— even with adult supervision.
These steps apply primarily to students who are in elementary through high school. Make sure your application is filed as soon as possible to allow enough time for us to process it. You cannot begin the experiment until we issue you a permit.
Application form 5110.74 and additional information are available from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, National Revenue Center, Spirits Unit A, 550 Main Street, Room 8002, Cincinnati, OH 45202-3263, and you may contact us by phone at (800) 398-2282 or (513) 684-7150, or via e-mail.