[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3425-3429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB-2008-0005; T.D. TTB-72; Re: Notice No. 85]
RIN 1513-AB47
Expansion of the Paso Robles Viticultural Area (2008R-073P)
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
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SUMMARY: This Treasury decision expands by 2,635 acres the existing
609,673-acre Paso Robles American viticultural area in San Luis Obispo
County, California. The expanded Paso Robles viticultural area lies
entirely within San Luis Obispo County and the multicounty Central
Coast viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow
vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow
consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.
DATES: Effective Dates: February 20, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N.A. Sutton, Regulations and Rulings
Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 925 Lakeville St.,
No. 158, Petaluma, CA 94952; phone 415-271-1254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act),
27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
regulations for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt
beverages. The FAA Act requires that these regulations, among other
things, prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading
statements on labels, and ensure that labels provide the consumer with
adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product. The
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the
regulations promulgated under the FAA Act.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4) allows the
establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their
names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 9) contains
the list of approved viticultural areas.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i))
defines a viticultural area for American wine as a delimited grape-
growing region distinguishable by geographical features, the boundaries
of which have been recognized and defined in part 9 of the regulations.
These designations allow vintners and consumers to attribute a given
quality, reputation, or other characteristic of a wine made from grapes
grown in an area to its geographical origin. The establishment of
viticultural areas allows vintners to describe more accurately the
origin of their wines to consumers and helps consumers to identify
wines they may purchase. Establishment of a viticultural area is
neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine produced in
that area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB regulations outlines the procedure
for proposing an American viticultural area and provides that any
interested party may petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region
as a viticultural area. Petitioners may use the same procedure to
request changes involving existing viticultural areas. Section 9.3(b)
of the TTB regulations requires the petition to include--
Evidence that the proposed viticultural area is locally
and/or nationally known by the name specified in the petition;
Historical or current evidence that supports setting the
boundary of the proposed viticultural area as the petition specifies;
Evidence relating to the geographical features, such as
climate, soils, elevation, and physical features that distinguish the
proposed viticultural area from surrounding areas;
A description of the specific boundary of the proposed
viticultural area, based on features found on the United States
Geological Survey (USGS) maps; and
A copy of the appropriate USGS map(s) with the proposed
viticultural area's boundary prominently marked.
Paso Robles Expansion Petition
Background
Previous Petitions
On October 4, 1983, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF) published a final rule, T.D. ATF-148 (48 FR 45239), to establish
the ``Paso Robles'' American viticultural area (AVA) in northern San
Luis Obispo County, California (see 27 CFR 9.84). As established, the
Paso Robles AVA was entirely within the Central Coast AVA (27 CFR 9.75)
and, to the west, it bordered the much smaller York Mountain AVA (27
CFR 9.80). In 1983, the Paso Robles AVA contained approximately 5,000
acres of vineyards.
As established, the Paso Robles AVA was defined by the San Luis
Obispo-Monterey county line in the north, the Cholame Hills to the
east, and the Santa Lucia Mountains to the south and west. According to
T.D. ATF-148, the Santa Lucia Mountains largely protect the Paso Robles
AVA from the intrusion of marine air and fog from the Pacific Ocean,
giving the Paso Robles AVA a drier and warmer summertime climate than
regions to the west and south. However, in T.D. ATF-216 establishing
the Central Coast AVA, 50 FR 43128 (October 24, 1985), ATF recognized
that there was, to a lesser degree, marine influence on the climate in
Paso Robles. The Paso Robles AVA also is characterized by day to night
temperature changes of 40 to 50 degrees, annual rainfall of 10 to 25
inches, 600 to 1,000 foot elevations, and well-drained, alluvial soils
in terrace deposits.
Lacking a feasible way to use physical features, such as ridge
lines, to define the boundary of the Paso Robles AVA, the original
petitioner largely used a series of township and range lines and point-
to-point lines to delineate the AVA's boundary. The southernmost
portion of the Paso Robles AVA was delineated to the south by the east-
west T29S/T30S township boundary line and to the east by the north-
south R13E/R14E range line.
On June 13, 1996, ATF published a final rule, T.D. ATF-377 (61 FR
29952), expanding the Paso Robles AVA along a portion of its western
boundary. This expansion added approximately 52,618 acres of land
similar to that contained in the original AVA. The expansion added to
the AVA seven vineyards containing 235 acres of grapes planted after
the 1983 establishment of the Paso Robles AVA. The Paso Robles AVA, as
expanded, remained entirely within San Luis Obispo County and the
Central Coast AVA, and this westerly expansion
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did not extend into the York Mountain AVA or change the AVA's original
southern boundary.
Current Southern Expansion Petition
In 2007, the Paso Robles AVA Committee (PRAVAC) submitted a
petition to TTB requesting a 2,635-acre expansion of the Paso Robles
AVA. The petition states that the PRAVAC represents a broad cross
section of the Paso Robles wine industry and notes that its 59 grape
grower and winery members collectively own or manage over 10,000 acres
of vineyards within the Paso Robles AVA.
The proposed expansion area is immediately south of the current
southernmost boundary of the Paso Robles AVA, which boundary is
delineated by the T29S/T30S township line, as shown on the 1:250,000-
scale USGS San Luis Obispo map used to define the AVA's boundary. As
noted in the petition, the Paso Robles AVA's current southernmost
boundary line bisects the southern portion of the Santa Margarita
Valley, leaving a significant portion of the valley's southern end
outside the AVA boundary as currently defined. The proposed expansion
would, therefore, bring most of the remainder of the Santa Margarita
Valley within the AVA, as shown on the 1:24,000 USGS Lopez Mountain map
submitted with the petition. (TTB notes that, while not used to
formally define the AVA's boundary in the proposed regulatory text, the
Lopez Mountain map provides significantly more geographical detail
regarding the expansion area due to its smaller scale.)
The proposed southern expansion also lies totally within San Luis
Obispo County and the existing Central Coast AVA, and it would not
overlap or otherwise affect any other established or currently proposed
new AVA. According to the petition, the distinguishing features of the
proposed expansion area, including its geological history,
geomorphology, soils, topography, and climate, are similar to those
found in the southern region of the original Paso Robles AVA.
Name Evidence
The petition states that the ``Paso Robles'' geographical name
applies to the proposed southern expansion of the Paso Robles AVA due
to the historic, geographic, commercial, and cultural ties between the
Santa Margarita Valley and the Paso Robles region of San Luis Obispo
County. These ties resulted from the northward orientation of the
valley, which is enclosed to the south and west by the Santa Lucia
Mountains. Historically, travel was easier going northward through the
valley to the city of Paso Robles than it was going southward over the
mountains to the city of San Luis Obispo. The petition also states
that, because of the stated historic and other ties, local residents
and members of the Paso Robles wine industry have assumed that the
entire Santa Margarita Valley was within the original Paso Robles AVA
boundary line and have referenced the area as such.
According to the petition, other sources also show the entire Santa
Margarita Valley as falling within the Paso Robles region. For example,
the Paso Style Living real estate Web site (http://
www.pasostyleliving.com/pages/pasoarea.htm) describes the Santa
Margarita area as ``the Southern edge of Paso wine country.'' A 1928
soil survey map of the Paso Robles area submitted with the petition
also shows the entire Santa Margarita Land Grant as being within the
Paso Robles region. In addition, the ``1978 General Soil Map of the
Paso Robles Area--San Luis Obispo County,'' published by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, University of
California Agricultural Experiment Station, includes the proposed Paso
Robles AVA expansion area within the Paso Robles region of the county.
Boundary Evidence
The proposed triangle-shaped expansion of the Paso Robles AVA would
move its southernmost point approximately 2.6 miles south to encompass
most of that portion of the Santa Margarita Valley currently not
included within the AVA. Also, the proposed expansion area would
lengthen by the same distance the portion of the eastern boundary
commonly shared by the Paso Robles and Central Coast AVAs.
The petition describes the proposed expansion area as part of the
``cohesive geographical unit'' of the Santa Margarita Valley. Nestled
between the Santa Lucia Range and the Salinas River, the Santa
Margarita Valley lies on both sides of the existing southern boundary
line of the Paso Robles AVA. The petition describes the southernmost
boundary line of the original Paso Robles AVA, which boundary line
follows the T29S/T30S township line and bisects the Santa Margarita
Valley, as an ``imaginary, indiscernible boundary in the landscape, not
defined by any topographic or other environmental parameters.''
As explained in T.D. ATF-148, the Paso Robles AVA is bounded on the
west and south by the Santa Lucia Mountain range. The proposed southern
expansion, the petition explains, would more closely align the
southernmost boundary of the Paso Robles AVA with the Santa Lucia Range
by encompassing most of the portion of the Santa Margarita Valley that
is currently outside the AVA. The petition explains that beyond the
proposed expansion area to the south is the narrowed terminus of the
Santa Margarita Valley, with steep terrain on three sides and
inadequate groundwater and warmth to sustain commercial viticulture.
According to the petition, the viticultural history of the Santa
Margarita Valley began with the arrival of Spanish missionaries, who,
among other things, brought grapes and winemaking to the Paso Robles
area over 200 years ago. Near present-day Santa Margarita, the
missionaries built the Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia in 1787,
which functioned as an outpost of the mission located at San Luis
Obispo and which served as a chapel, farmstead, and storehouse for
grain grown in the valley. See page 39 of the ``History of San Luis
Obispo County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of its Prominent Men and Pioneers,'' by Myron Angel, Thompson & West,
1883, reprinted by Howell-North Books, 1966, which was included with
the petition.
According to the Angel publication, in 1861 the land surrounding
the Asistencia site was purchased by Mary and Martin Murphy, who also
owned portions of other land grants within the Paso Robles region.
Under their ownership, the petition states, the Santa Margarita area
developed a strong attachment to the more commercialized Paso Robles
area to its north. By 1889, the petition explains, an extension of the
Southern Pacific Railroad ran south from Paso Robles along the Salinas
River to the small settlement of Santa Margarita. See pages 34 and 75
of ``Rails Across the Ranchos,'' by Loren Nicholson, Valley Publishers,
1993. The USGS San Luis Obispo regional map shows the Southern Pacific
Railway running south from the city of Paso Robles across the
relatively flat valley to the town of Santa Margarita, where it begins
a twisting climb up and over the Santa Lucia Mountains to the city of
San Luis Obispo.
In 2000, the petition explains, the Robert Mondavi Winery leased
more than 1,000 acres in the southern Santa Margarita Valley for
commercial vineyard development. This acreage is bisected by the
current southernmost boundary of the Paso Robles AVA. At the time of
the petition, vineyards covered 800 of the 1,000 acres, with plantings
located on both sides of the
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existing Paso Robles AVA boundary line, according to the petition.
Distinguishing Features
The proposed expansion of the Paso Robles AVA relies on the Santa
Margarita Valley's uniform topography, climate, soils, geologic
history, and geomorphology. These geographical features, the petition
notes, are the same throughout the valley, which is currently bisected
by the southernmost boundary line of the existing Paso Robles AVA. The
Santa Margarita Valley, which makes up the portion of the Salinas River
Valley containing Santa Margarita and Rinconada Creeks, extends south
from the city of Atascadero, through the town of Santa Margarita, and
continues south-southeastward through the proposed expansion area,
according to the USGS San Luis Obispo regional map and the petition.
Professor Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk, Ph.D, of the University of
California, Davis, an expert on the geography and terroir of California
and viticultural area designations, researched and provided the data
for the distinguishing features discussed in the petition. According to
the petition, Dr. Elliott-Fisk also coordinated the data and analyses
supplied by meteorologist Donald Schukraft, Western Weather Group, LLC,
and other experts.
Climate
The climate of the Paso Robles AVA as a whole, according to Dr.
Elliott-Fisk, has smaller monthly temperature ranges and less
continental influence than the inland areas further to the east, but is
less influenced by Pacific marine air and fog than the coastal regions
to the west due to the blocking effect of the Santa Lucia Mountains. As
part of the larger Paso Robles region, the Santa Margarita Valley has
climatic conditions similar to the Paso Robles AVA, Dr. Elliott-Fisk
notes, and these conditions exist on both sides of the existing
southernmost boundary of the AVA, which passes from west to east
through the valley. Dr. Elliott-Fisk adds that other climate
similarities found within the valley on either side of the existing AVA
boundary include cold air drainage, cold air ponding under temperature
inversions, and similar frost patterns, especially early in the growing
season. Also, annual precipitation in the valley averages 29 inches,
while regions to the east are drier and the coastal mountains to the
west are wetter.
These climatic similarities also are evidenced by various climate
classification systems. For example, the petition states, the global
scale climate classification system of Koppen, Geiger and Pohl (1953)
labels the great majority of the Paso Robles region as a Mediterranean
warm summer climate (Csb), while the region to the east has a
Mediterranean hot summer climate (Csa).
Dr. Elliott-Fisk states that the climate of the Santa Margarita
Valley is classified as a cool region II climate of approximately 2,900
degree days under the Winkler climate classification system, which is
based on the heat accumulation during the growing season. This
classification is found on both sides of the existing southernmost Paso
Robles AVA boundary. (As a measurement of heat accumulation during the
growing season, 1 degree day accumulates for each degree Fahrenheit
that a day's mean temperature is above 50 degrees, which is the minimum
temperature required for grapevine growth. In the Winkler system,
climatic region I has less than 2,500 degree days per year; region II,
2,501 to 3,000; region III, 3,001 to 3,500; region IV, 3,501 to 4,000;
and region V, 4,001 or more. See pages 61-64 of ``General
Viticulture,'' by Albert J. Winkler, University of California Press,
1974.)
Regarding the southern end of the Santa Margarita Valley that lies
beyond the proposed expansion, Dr. Elliott-Fisk explains that the steep
topography east, south, and west of the narrow valley floor causes
increases in relief precipitation and evening settling of cold, dense
air at the valley's terminus. Local farmers, the petition explains,
state that air temperatures at the far southern end of the valley are
too cold to produce quality wine grapes.
Geology
The geological features that characterize the southern region of
the Paso Robles AVA continue across the southernmost boundary line of
the viticultural area and are found throughout the Santa Margarita
Valley, including the proposed expansion area. Dr. Elliott-Fisk
explains that the Salinas River originally formed the Santa Margarita
Valley through a process of soil erosion and deposition, while the
complex faulting of the Santa Lucia Range formed a graben basin that
extends along the valley floor and crosses the existing Paso Robles AVA
southernmost boundary line. Later, Dr. Elliott-Fisk notes, the Salinas
River carved a new channel to the east through the soft Monterey
Formation shales along the Rinconada Fault as the San Andreas Fault
zone became more active. Rinconada Creek, a primary tributary of the
Salinas River in the Santa Margarita Valley area, then deposited a
series of broad alluvial fans and terraces across the older Salinas
River alluvial fill, Dr. Elliott-Fisk explains. She notes that these
alluvial terraces extend north and south of the current Paso Robles AVA
boundary line and exist throughout the proposed expansion area.
To the east, south, and west of the proposed Paso Robles AVA
expansion, Dr. Elliott-Fisk explains, the geology of the landscape is
unsuitable for commercial production of wine grapes. She states that,
to the east, granitic rocks on the mountainsides make the area
difficult to farm, and the weathering and failure of near-surface rock
make road building difficult. Also, to the south, and at the narrowed
southern terminus of the Santa Margarita Valley, Franciscan
conglomerate rock underlies the shallow alluvium creating an
environment lacking in adequate groundwater. To the west, the landscape
includes massive units of the late Cretaceous Franciscan and Great
Valley formations, consisting of hard marine sandstones and
conglomerates on steep mountain slopes, making the terrain unsuitable
for viticulture.
Soils
Similar soils exist on both sides of the current Paso Robles AVA
southern boundary line, according to the current USDA soil survey for
the Paso Robles Area of San Luis Obispo County (Lindsey, 1978).
Climate, parent material, topography, and time, Dr. Elliott-Fisk
states, all contribute to the soil type similarities that extend the
length of the Santa Margarita Valley. The soils of the Santa Margarita
Valley, Dr. Elliott-Fisk explains, include the deep gravelly loam soils
of late mid-Quaternary age, grading into shallower clay loam soils
against bedrock on the hillsides. Also, younger alluvial deposits
dominate the flood plains of the valley's creeks.
The soils and terrain to the south, east, and west of the proposed
southern expansion of the Paso Robles AVA are, however, unsuitable for
commercial viticulture, Dr. Elliott-Fisk explains. To the south, the
soils of the valley floor include clay loams with low water
permeability, high water capacity, and moderate shrink-swell potential,
while the mountain slopes to the east and west have a shallow topsoil,
small rooting zones for grapevines, and an erosion potential, making
those areas unsuitable for viticulture.
Evidence Summary
The PRAVAC petition, including Dr. Elliott-Fisk's discussion of the
proposed
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expansion area's distinguishing features and a detailed letter from
vineyard developer and manager Neil Roberts, emphasizes that similar
geological, geographical, and climatic conditions extend through the
Santa Margarita Valley, which encompasses a portion of the existing
Paso Robles AVA as well as the proposed expansion area. The landforms,
topography, and geology features that form the Santa Margarita Valley,
the petition explains, are similar both north and south of the existing
Paso Robles AVA southernmost boundary line. Also, the valley's climate,
as reflected by Winkler's degree-day values, and its soil types, as
documented in the 1978 USDA soil survey for the Paso Robles Area of San
Luis Obispo County, show strong similarities on both sides of the
current Paso Robles AVA southernmost boundary line. The petition adds
that vineyards are farmed the same way north and south of the current
Paso Robles AVA boundary line through the valley and that these
vineyards grow the same varietals.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Comments Received
TTB published Notice No. 85 regarding the proposed expansion of the
Paso Robles viticultural area in the Federal Register (73 FR 40474) on
July 15, 2008. In that notice, TTB invited comments by September 15,
2008, from all interested persons. We expressed particular interest in
receiving comments concerning the similarity of the proposed expansion
area to the currently existing Paso Robles viticultural area.
TTB received eight comments in response to Notice No. 85. Seven of
the comments supported the expansion of the Paso Robles viticultural
area as proposed. One commenter, Justin Kahler, supported a southern
expansion of the Paso Robles viticultural area, but disagreed with the
eastern portion of the proposed new boundary line.
Mr. Kahler requested that the proposed expansion of the Paso Robles
viticultural area continue eastward approximately 2.5 miles generally
along Las Pilitas Road, incorporating sections 6, 5, 4, and 33,
Township 30 South and Range 14 East, of the Lopez Mountain and Santa
Margarita Lake USGS quadrangle maps. Mr. Kahler stated in his request
that the additional expansion area was entirely within the multi-county
Central Coast viticultural area. Upon review of Mr. Kahler's request
for an expansion larger than originally proposed for the Paso Robles
viticultural area, TTB found that the additional area that Mr. Kahler
proposed extends eastward beyond the Central Coast viticultural area
boundary line. In contrast, the current Paso Robles viticultural area
and the southern expansion area covered by the PRAVAC petition are
entirely within the Central Coast viticultural area. Moreover, the
eastern boundary line of the PRAVAC-proposed southern expansion area
shares a portion of, but does not cross over, the eastern boundary line
of the Central Coast viticultural area.
TTB notes that in the final rule that established the Central Coast
viticultural area, T.D. ATF-216, the ``Geographical Features Which
Affect Viticultural Features'' section states that ``the eastern
boundary of the Central Coast viticultural area is drawn at the
approximate inland limit of the marine influence on climate.'' This
finding regarding the Central Coast AVA is relevant because it also
addressed the Paso Robles viticultural area within it. T.D. ATF-216
explains that the marine influence traveling south from Monterey Bay,
through the Salinas River Valley, reaches the Paso Robles area but to a
lesser degree. Thus, the Paso Robles area is still under marine
influence and possesses microclimates characteristic of coastal
valleys, especially in comparison to areas that are farther inland
(such as the area identified by Mr. Kahler in his request to further
expand the Paso Robles AVA).
In his comment and request on this proposed rulemaking action, Mr.
Kahler did not address the issue that his proposed further expansion
area extends beyond the current boundary of the Central Coast
viticultural area and outside the determined approximate inland limit
of the marine influence on climate. Thus, TTB has concluded, after
careful consideration, that it does not have sufficient information to
establish the eastward expansion requested by Mr. Kahler in this final
rule. Such expansion may be the subject of a future rulemaking action.
TTB Finding
After careful review of the petition and comments received, TTB
finds that the evidence submitted supports the expansion of the
viticultural area as proposed by the PRAVAC. Therefore, under the
authority of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and part 4 of our
regulations, we amend our regulations to expand the Paso Robles
viticultural area in San Luis Obispo County, California, effective 30
days from the publication date of this document.
Boundary Description
See the modified narrative boundary description reflecting the
expanded viticultural area in the regulatory text amendment published
at the end of this document.
Maps
The petitioner provided the required map pertaining to the
expansion, and we list it below in the amended regulatory text.
Impact on Current Wine Labels
The expansion of the Paso Robles viticultural area does not affect
any currently approved wine labels. The approval of this expansion may
allow additional vintners to use ``Paso Robles'' as an appellation of
origin on their wine labels. Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits
any label reference on a wine that indicates or implies an origin other
than the wine's true place of origin. For a wine to be labeled with a
viticultural area name or with a brand name that includes a
viticultural area name or other term identified as being viticulturally
significant in part 9 of the TTB regulations, at least 85 percent of
the wine must be derived from grapes grown within the area represented
by that name or other term, and the wine must meet the other conditions
listed in 27 CFR 4.25(e)(3). Different rules apply if a wine has a
brand name containing a viticultural area name or other viticulturally
significant term that was used as a brand name on a label approved
before July 7, 1986. See 27 CFR 4.39(i)(2) for details.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
We certify that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This
regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of a
viticultural area name is the result of a proprietor's efforts and
consumer acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866. Therefore, it requires no regulatory assessment.
Drafting Information
N.A. Sutton of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted this
notice.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
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The Regulatory Amendment
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, we amend title 27 CFR,
chapter 1, part 9, as follows:
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
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2. Section 9.84 is amended by revising paragraphs (b), (c)(7), and
(c)(8), redesignating paragraphs (c)(9) and (c)(10) as (c)(10) and
(c)(11), and adding a new paragraph (c)(9). The revisions and addition
read as follows:
Sec. 9.84 Paso Robles.
* * * * *
(b) Approved Map. The appropriate map for determining the boundary
of the Paso Robles viticultural area is the United States Geological
Survey 1:250,000-scale map of San Luis Obispo, California, 1956,
revised 1969, shoreline revised and bathymetry added 1979.
(c) Boundaries. * * *
* * * * *
(7) Then in an easterly direction along the T.29S. and T.30S. line
for approximately 3.1 miles to its intersection with the eastern
boundary line of the Los Padres National Forest;
(8) Then in a southeasterly direction along the eastern boundary
line of the Los Padres National Forest for approximately 4.1 miles to
its intersection with the R.13E. and R.14E. line;
(9) Then in a northerly direction along the R.13E. and R.14E. line
for approximately 8.7 miles to its intersection with the T.28S. and
T.29S. line;
* * * * *
Dated: December 5, 2008.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
Approved: December 16, 2008.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy).
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