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27 C.F.R. Subpart A—General Provisions

Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS

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Subpart A—General Provisions

§ 9.1   Scope.

The regulations in this part relate to American viticultural areas.

§ 9.2   Territorial extent.

This part applies to the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

§ 9.3   Relation to parts 4 and 70 of this chapter.

(a) Procedure. In accordance with §§4.25a(e)(2) and 70.701(c) of this chapter, the Administrator shall receive petitions to establish American viticultural areas and shall use the informal rulemaking process, under 5 U.S.C. 553, in establishing viticultural areas in this part.

(b) Information to establish an American viticultural area. A petition, made in writing, shall contain the following information:

(1) Evidence that the name of the viticultural area is locally and/or nationally known as referring to the area specified in the application;

(2) Historical or current evidence that the boundaries of the viticultural area are as specified in the application;

(3) Evidence relating to the geographical features (climate, soil, elevation, physical features, etc.) which distinguish the viticultural features of the proposed area from surrounding areas;

(4) The specific boundaries of the viticultural area, based on features which can be found on United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) maps of the largest applicable scale; and

(5) A copy of the appropriate U.S.G.S. map(s) with the boundaries prominently marked. (For U.S.G.S. maps, write the U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Distribution, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. If the map name is not known, request a map index by State.)

[T.D. ATF–60, 44 FR 56692, Oct. 2, 1979, as amended by T.D. ATF–92, 46 FR 46913, Sept. 23, 1981; T.D. ATF –355, 59 FR 14553, Mar. 29, 1994; T.D. ATF–432, 65 FR 69253, Nov. 16, 2000]

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