TTB Seeks Comment on Changing the Name of the Proposed 'Wanapum Village' AVA to 'Beverly, Washington'
We are accepting comments through December 4, 2023, on Notice No. 219A, Proposed Establishment of the Wanapum Village Viticultural Area; Proposed Name Change to Beverly, Washington, which we published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
We are making this proposal in response to a request from the petitioner for the proposed Wanapum Village AVA. After the close of the comment period for Notice No. 219, which proposed the Wanapum Village AVA, the petitioner requested changing the proposed name to “Beverly, Washington” in response to concerns raised by members of the Wanapum tribe over the use of their tribe’s name. The proposed Beverly, Washington viticultural area (AVA) is located in Grant County, Washington, and is located within the established Columbia Valley AVA. 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.
You may submit comments electronically on this proposal and view copies of the proposed rule, selected supporting materials, and any comments we receive about this proposal at Regulations.gov within Docket No. TTB–2022–0014. A link to that docket is posted at our Wine – Notices of Proposed Rulemaking page under Notice No. 226. You also may view the proposed boundaries on our AVA Map Explorer.
CBMA Imports: New FAQ for Foreign Producer Registration
 We recently added a new FAQ related to the annual Foreign Producer ownership review. Foreign Producers who register with TTB are required to update their registration within 60 days of any change to information required as part of their original registration. To ensure that this information is current, the myTTB Foreign Producer Registration and Assignment System will prompt the foreign producer to either confirm or update their ownership information on an annual basis. Instructions for completing this review can be found in newly added FAQ CB-FP14.
TTB Applications System Maintenance October 6-7
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Due Date for Quarterly Filers is Coming Soon
 If you are an alcohol industry member who files tax returns quarterly, the due date for Q3 (Juy 1– September 30) is Friday, October 13.
TTB-regulated businesses that remove wine, distilled spirits, or beer from their premises subject to federal excise tax, may file quarterly excise tax returns if they:
- Reasonably expect to be liable for not more than $50,000 in excise taxes in the current calendar year; and
- Were liable for not more than $50,000 in excise taxes the previous year.
We recommend that you file TTB excise tax returns and make payments electronically using Pay.gov.
Holiday Observances
 In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage 531 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as Columbus Day.
On this day we also celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a time to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the many contributions of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
In recognition of these occasions, TTB offices will be closed on Monday, October 9.
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