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Health Claims and Other Health-Related Statements in the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol Beverages (99R-199P); Public Hearing
ATF is announcing the dates and locations of five public hearings that it will hold concerning health claims and other health- related statements in the labeling and advertising of alcohol beverages. In an earlier notice published in the Federal Register, we detailed a proposal to, among other things, prohibit the appearance on labels or in...
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Labeling of Flavored Wine Products (98R-317P)
This notice reopens the comment period for Notice No. 890, a notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on December 28, 1999. ATF has received a request to extend the comment period in order to provide sufficient time for all interested parties to respond to the issues raised in the notice.
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Delegation of Authority (99R-282P)
This final rule places most ATF authorities contained in certain ATF regulations with the ``appropriate ATF officer'' and requires that persons file documents required by those regulations with the ``appropriate ATF officer''. Also, this final rule removes the definitions of, and references to, specific officers subordinate to the Director....
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Hard Cider; Postponement of Labeling Compliance Date (97-2523)
This temporary rule postpones the mandatory compliance date for the labeling of hard cider. We are delaying the compliance date for the temporary labeling rules so that we can finalize the definition and the new labeling rules in one document.
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Transportation of Household Goods in Interstate or Foreign Commerce; Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Proceedings
This document implements sections 208 and 209 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (MCSIA) of 1999 by amending 49 CFR parts 386 and 375, respectively. Section 208 revised the definition of an imminent hazard in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(5)(B), and section 209 amended the definition of household goods in 49 U.S.C. 13102(10). Other technical changes...
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Labeling of Flavored Wine Products (98R-317P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is amending the regulations to prohibit the use of any varietal designation, type designation of varietal significance, semi-generic geographic type designation, or geographic distinctive designation in statements of composition for flavored wines and other wine specialty products. The...
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Technical Amendments
This Treasury decision makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in various regulations of the ATF. All changes are to provide clarity and uniformity throughout the regulations.
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Waivers of Rights and Claims: Tender Back of Consideration
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is publishing this final regulation stating that, under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, employees cannot be required to tender back the consideration received under a waiver agreement before being permitted to challenge the waiver agreement in court, and...
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Addition of a New Grape Variety Name for American Wines (99R-142P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is adding a new name, ``Dornfelder'', to the list of prime grape variety names for use in designating American wines. Dornfelder is a red variety, developed in Germany in 1955, currently grown commercially in the United States.
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Delegation of Authority for Parts 20, 21 and 22
This final rule places all ATF authorities contained in parts 20, 21 and 22, title 27 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), with the ``appropriate ATF officer'' and requires that persons file documents required by such parts, with the ``appropriate ATF officer'' or in accordance with the instructions for the ATF form. Also, this final rule removes...
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Distribution and Use of Tax-Free Alcohol (2000R-294P)
This final rule amends the regulations in 27 CFR part 22 by eliminating the requirement for users of tax-free alcohol to file a bond. It also liberalizes certain qualification requirements relating to tax-free alcohol user permits. ATF believes that these revisions will greatly reduce and simplify the qualification process for tax-free alcohol...
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Proposed Addition of New Grape Variety Names for American Wines (2000R-307P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has received petitions proposing to add two new names, ``Counoise'' and ``St. Laurent,'' to the list of prime grape variety names for use in designating American wines.
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Distribution and Use of Denatured Alcohol and Rum (2000R-291P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) proposes to amend the regulations in 27 CFR part 20 by eliminating the requirement for users of specially denatured spirits (SDS) to file a bond. ATF believes that elimination of the requirement to file a bond will greatly reduce and simplify the qualification process for industrial alcohol user...
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Implementation of Public Law 105-34, Section 1417, Related to the Use of Additional Ameliorating Material in Certain Wines (98R-89P)
This final rule implements one of the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. In accordance with the law, ATF is amending the regulations to extend the amelioration and sweetening limitations so that wines made exclusively from any fruit (excluding grapes) or berry with a fixed acid content of 20 or more parts per thousand are entitled to...
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Proposed Addition of New Grape Variety Names for American Wines (2000R-322P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is proposing to add four new names to the list of prime grape variety names for use in designating American wines: Albarino, Alvarinho, Black Corinth, and Fiano.
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Liquors and Articles From Puerto RIco and the Virgin Islands; Recodification of Regulations (2001R-56P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is recodifying the regulations pertaining to liquors and articles from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The purpose of this recodification is to reissue the regulations in part 250 of title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations (27 CFR part 250) as 27 CFR part 26. This change improves the...
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Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings; Recodification of Regulations (2000R-529P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is recodifying the regulations pertaining to the rules of practice in permit proceedings. The purpose of this recodification is to reissue the regulations in part 200 of title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations (27 CFR part 200) as 27 CFR part 71. This change improves the organization of title...
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Addition of New Grape Variety Names for American Wines (2000R-307P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is adding two new names, ``Counoise'' and ``St. Laurent,'' to the list of prime grape variety names for use in designating American wines.
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Hard Cider, Semi-Generic Wine Designations, and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Signs (97-2523)
This rule finalizes temporary regulations related to semi- generic designations on wine labels and wholesale liquor dealers' signs. This rule also finalizes some of the temporary regulations concerning hard cider, and amends others.
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Proposed Addition of Tannat as a Grape Variety Name for American Wines (2001R-207P)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is proposing to add a new name, ``Tannat,'' to the list of prime grape variety names for use in designating American wines.