Week of May 2, 2008

Greetings! Hope you have had a salutary and inspiring week! This week's offerings include the establishment of a viticultural area, information on gasoline as a denaturing material, a reminder on the upcoming TTB EXPO 2008, important contact information, and the extension to May 8, 2008, for submitting nominations for the NCSLA for Best Practices Awards.

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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 Susan Stewart Evans, Executive Liaison for Industry Matters (susan.stewart-evans@ttb.gov) and/or Frosty Chapman, State Liaison (forrest.chapman@ttb.gov). TTB Newsletter Archives

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SWAN CREEK VITICULTURAL AREA

Click here to see the federal register.

IN RULING 2008-2 TTB AUTHORIZES THE USE OF STRAIGHT RUN GASOLINE AS A DENATURING MATERIAL

Click here to see the ruling.

Register Now to Attend TTB Expo 2008

TTB Expo 2008 will target alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition industry members as well as relevant trade associations, consultants, lawyers, and state government officials on June 17 - 18, 2008, in Covington, Kentucky. Click here to register.

WINE INDUSTRY ANALYST

Please feel free to contact the Wine Industry Analyst as a resource and point of contact on national issues of mutual concern:

Ms. Perky Ramroth
Phone No. 415-625-5789
E-mail: Industryanalyst.wine@ttb.gov

BEER INDUSTRY ANALYST AND CONTACTS 

Brewer's Notices and Taxes

If you have questions regarding notices, applications, bonds, tax payments, etc., you may contact the National Revenue Center.

• E-mail:

ttbbeer@ttb.treas.gov

• Phone:

Toll Free 1-877-882-3277
Applications: (513) 684-3337
Taxes: (513) 684-2238

• Mail:

TTB's National Revenue Center
550 Main Street, Room 8002
Cincinnati OH 45202

Below is contact information for personnel working on beer issues.

DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY ANALYST AND OTHER CONTACTS

Please feel free to contact the Distilled Spirits Industry Analyst as a resource and point of contact on national issues of mutual concern.

Dave Bateman
Phone: 202-302-3859
E-mail: IndustryAnalyst.spirits@ttb.gov

For information regarding alcohol fuel, nonbeverage products, industrial alcohol, specially denatured alcohol, and tax free fuel, please visit the Other Alcohol page.

Spirits Applications and Taxes

If you have questions regarding permits, applications, bonds, tax payments, etc., you may contact the National Revenue Center at:

• Phone:

Toll Free 1-877-882-3277
Applications: (513) 684-7150
Taxes: (513) 684-3335

• Mail:

TTB's National Revenue Center
550 Main Street, Room 8002
Cincinnati OH 45202

Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP) or Alcohol Fuel Plant (AFP)

• E-mail:

ttbspirits@ttb.treas.gov

Other Contacts

NCSLA EXTENDS TIME TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICE AWARDS

Attention NCSLA government and associate members, it's time for the Best Practices Awards and the Best Practices Committee wants to hear from you!  If you are a member of NCSLA and you have (or know of) a great program or initiative in the areas of:

• Health and safety
• Mentoring and people development
• Social responsibility

then please submit your name and program description by May 2, 2008 to Pam Salario at pamsalario@cox.net.

Please visit www.ncsla.org and click on the Best Practices icon for more information.