[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56928-56929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28361]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
27 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 70, 250 and 251
[Notice No. 843; Ref: Notice No. 834]
RIN 1512-AA72
Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer (90 D 003)
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Department of
the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the comment period for Notice No. 834, a
notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on
August 5, 1996. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 3, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Chief, Wine, Beer and Spirits
Regulations Branch; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; P.O. Box
50221; Washington, DC 20091-0221; ATTN: Notice No. 834.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kirn, Alcohol Import-Export
Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226 (202-927-8110).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 5, 1996, ATF published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) in the Federal Register soliciting comments from the public and
industry on a proposal to revise and recodify the regulations
pertaining to importation of distilled spirits, wine and beer. (Notice
No. 834; 61 FR 40568).
The comment period for Notice No. 834 was scheduled to close on
October 4, 1996. Prior to the close of the comment period ATF received
a request from a national trade association, the Presidents' Forum of
the Beverage Alcohol Industry, to extend the comment period for sixty
days. The Presidents' Forum stated that it needed additional time to
address the numerous and complex issues contained in the notice.
In consideration of the above, ATF finds that a reopening of the
comment period is warranted.
Disclosure
Copies of this notice, Notice No. 834, and the written comments
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours
at: ATF Public Reading Room, Room 6480, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC.
Drafting Information. The author of this document is Marjorie D.
Ruhf, Wine, Beer and Spirits Regulations Branch, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms.
List of Subjects
27 CFR Part 4
Advertising, Consumer protection, Customs duties and inspection,
Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Wine.
27 CFR Part 5
Advertising, Consumer protection, Customs duties and inspection,
Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers.
27 CFR Part 7
Advertising, Beer, Consumer protection, Customs duties and
inspection, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers.
27 CFR Part 19
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Chemicals,
Claims, Customs duties and inspections, Electronic funds transfers,
Excise taxes, Exports, Gasohol, Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging
and containers, Puerto Rico, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Research, Security measures, Spices and flavorings, Stills, Surety
bonds, Transportation, Vinegar, Virgin Islands, Warehouses, Wine.
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27 CFR Part 20
Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Alcohol,
Authority delegations (Government agencies), Chemicals, Claims,
Cosmetics, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds, Transportation.
27 CFR Part 22
Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Alcohol,
Authority delegations (Government agencies), Claims, Cosmetics,
Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds, Transportation.
27 CFR Part 24
Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations
(Government agencies), Claims, Electronic funds transfers, Excise
taxes, Exports, Food additives, Fruit juices, Labeling, Liquors,
Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Research, Scientific equipment, Spices and flavorings, Surety bonds,
Taxpaid wine bottling house, Transportation, Vinegar, Warehouses, Wine.
27 CFR Part 25
Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations
(Government agencies), Beer, Claims, Electronic fund transfers, Excise
taxes, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Research, Surety bonds, Transportation.
27 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Beer,
Cosmetics, Customs duties and inspection, Excise taxes, Imports,
Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers, Perfume, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation, Wine.
27 CFR Part 70
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Bankruptcy,
Claims, Disaster assistance, Excise taxes, Firearms and ammunition,
Government employees, Law enforcement, Law enforcement officers,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seizures and
forfeitures, Surety bonds, Tobacco.
27 CFR Part 250
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Beer, Claims,
Customs duties and inspections, Drugs, Electronic funds transfers,
Excise taxes, Foods, Liquors, Packaging and containers, Reporting
requirements, Spices and flavorings, Surety bonds, Transportation, U.S.
Possessions, Wine.
27 CFR Part 251
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol and alcoholic
beverages, Authority delegations, Beer, Customs duties and inspections,
Excise taxes, Imports, Labeling, Liquors, Packaging and containers,
Perfume, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation,
Wine.
Authority and Issuance
This notice is issued under the authority in 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805,
and 27 U.S.C. 205.
Dated: October 28, 1996.
John W. Magaw,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-28361 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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