Grenache Gris and Garnacha Roja Approved as Grape Variety Names
We recently granted administrative approval for the use of the grape variety name Grenache Gris, and for the use of Garnacha Roja as a synonym for Grenache Gris, as type designations on American wine labels. Wine bottlers may use these names, as well as other names granted administrative approval, to label American wines pending the results of any subsequent rulemaking to revise the list of approved grape variety names provided in the TTB regulations at 27 CFR 4.91.
Amy Greenberg Appointed Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Headquarters Operations
 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Greenberg as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Headquarters Operations, effective November 5, 2023. Amy has served as the Director of the Regulations and Rulings Division (RRD) since 2015. In addition, Amy previously served as acting Deputy Assistant Administrator of Headquarters Operations, helping to lead Headquarters Operations during the pandemic and identifying regulatory flexibilities to facilitate ongoing industry operations during a challenging period. She will continue to serve as the primary point of contact for RRD-related matters until an acting director is announced.
Food and Drug Administration: Agency Information Collection Activities; Color Additive Certification
 TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.
SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments (including recommendations) on the collection of information by November 17, 2023.
Food and Drug Administration: Guidance Documents Referencing Pre-Existing Tobacco Products
 TTB-regulated tobacco industries may find this notice of interest.
SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
ACTION: Notice of availability
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of revised final guidances for industry entitled ‘‘Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco Product: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions,’’ and ‘‘Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007.’’ Following the issuance of the final rules entitled ‘‘Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence Reports; Food and Drug Administration Actions on Substantial Equivalence Reports’’ (SE) and ‘‘Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements’’ (PMTA), FDA has made minor updates to these guidances for consistency with the terminology used in those rules. FDA is also announcing the withdrawal of the final guidances entitled ‘‘Section 905(j) Reports: Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence for Tobacco Products,’’ and ‘‘Investigational Use of Deemed, Finished Tobacco Products That Were on the U.S. Market on August 8, 2016, During the Deeming Compliance Periods,’’ and a draft guidance entitled ‘‘Substantial Equivalence Reports: Manufacturer Requests for Extensions or to Change the Predicate Tobacco Product,’’ which are obsolete due to the issuance of the SE final rule or the end of the compliance period for deemed, finished tobacco products that were on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016.
DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2023.
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