Week of September 21, 2007
Greetings! Hope you have had a productive and joyful week! This week's offerings include information about new translated manuals, new excise tax remittance procedures, a notice of extension on the comment period for the serving facts notice of proposed rulemaking, a final rule on wine and juice materials, and a proposed rule on modifying
mandatory alcohol beverage label information.
In the TTB Newsletter, we compile the top TTB news of the week and other helpful information about the Bureau and the Federal alcohol and tobacco laws and regulations we enforce. Please send any questions and/or comments to Susan Stewart Evans, Executive Liaison for Industry Matters (susan.stewart-evans@ttb.gov) and/or Frosty Chapman, State Liaison (forrest.chapman@ttb.gov). |
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BEVERAGE ALCOHOL MANUAL FOR MALT BEVERAGES AVAILABLE IN CHINESE, FRENCH, AND SPANISH
TTB's International Trade Division completed the translation of the Beverage Alcohol Manual (BAM) for malt beverages into (Simplified) Chinese, French, and Spanish. These translated versions of the BAM are available in PDF format through the Language Links on the homepage of TTB.gov and are intended to assist foreign-language speakers who are interested in TTB's mandatory labeling requirements for beer products.
INTRODUCING NEW EXCISE TAX REMITTANCE PROCEDURES
We have changed the address for remitting TTB Excise Tax Returns and payments. We are now converting paper check payments to Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT). TTB's Excise Tax Return and Deposit forms (TTB F 5000.24, TTB F 5300.26, TTB F 5300.27) have been updated to reflect the new address and EFT process. Please destroy previous versions of these forms. The NRC is mailing a copy of the new forms along with an explanation of the new procedures to every taxpayer of record. For more information see the News and Events section of the TTB.gov homepage.
SERVING FACTS PROPOSED RULE COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED
We have extended the comment period for Notice No. 73 until January 27, 2008.
FINAL RULE ON WINE AND JUICE AUTHORIZED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
Final rule T.D. TTB - 61, Materials and Processes Authorized for the Treatment of Wine and Juice adopts the temporary regulations that added new materials and processes, and changed the limitations on the use of certain materials, for the treatment of wine and juice.
PROPOSED RULE ON MODIFICATION TO THE MANDATORY ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LABEL INFORMATION
We have proposed modifications to the mandatory alcohol beverage label information in order to conform our regulations to the World Wine Trade Agreement. See Notice No. 74 or view Docket No. TTB 2007-0065 at Regulations.gov.