Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is extending the comment period for Notice No. 127, Proposed Amendment to the Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits, for an additional 10 days. In Notice No. 127, a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the
Written comments on Notice No. 127 are now due on or before July 9, 2012.
You may send comments on Notice No. 127 to one of the following addresses:
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See the Public Participation section of this notice for specific instructions and requirements for submitting comments, and for information on how to request a public hearing.
You may view copies of all rulemaking documents, supporting materials, and any comments related to this proposal within Docket No. TTB–2012–0002 at
Christopher M. Thiemann, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Suite 200E, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202–453–1039, ext. 138.
In Notice No. 127, published in the
The 60-day comment period for Notice No. 127 originally was set to close on June 29, 2012. On June 15, 2012, TTB received a comment from the European Union requesting an extension of the comment period “in order to have time to analyze and prepare comments” on the proposal (see Comment 4 within Docket No. TTB–2012–0002). In response to this request, TTB is extending the comment period for an additional 10 days, and, therefore, comments on Notice No. 127 are now due on or before July 9, 2012.
Michael D. Hoover of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted this notice.