AGENCY:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY:
In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes deregulatory amendments to its regulations to modernize and streamline the application requirements for wine premises. The proposed amendments also relax some reporting requirements associated with changes to the business of proprietors of wine premises. The proposed amendments are a result of TTB's evaluation of its permit and registration application requirements and consideration of relevant public comments submitted to the Treasury Department in response to its request for recommendations concerning regulations that can be eliminated, modified, or streamlined to reduce burdens. TTB believes the amendments proposed in this document will significantly reduce the time needed to complete an application to establish and operate wine premises.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
You may electronically submit comments to TTB on this proposal, and view copies of this document, its supporting materials, and any comments TTB receives on it within Docket No. TTB-2024-0005 as posted at
https://www.regulations.gov.
A direct link to that docket is available on the TTB website at
https://www.ttb.gov/?wine/?notices-of-proposed-rulemaking
under Notice No. 234. Alternatively, you may submit comments via postal mail to the Director, Regulations and Ruling Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005. Please see the Public Participation section of this document for further information on the comments requested regarding this proposal and on the submission, confidentiality, and public disclosure of comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Forster-Smith, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; telephone (202) 453-1039, extension 150.