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TTB Virtual Listening Sessions

February 2, 2024

Virtual Public Listening Sessions on Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages with Alcohol Content, Nutritional Information, Major Food Allergens, and Ingredients

In Notice No. 232, published on January 31, 2024, TTB is announcing two virtual listening sessions to receive input from the public on labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages to disclose per-serving alcohol and nutritional information, major food allergens, and/or ingredients. The Department of the Treasury’s February 2022 report on Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits recommended that TTB revive or initiate rulemaking in these areas.

These listening sessions are intended to engage the public, including consumers, public health stakeholders, and industry members of all sizes, and facilitate the public’s ability to provide input to inform rulemaking.

Virtual listening sessions will be held on the following days:

• February 28, 2024, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET (register for February 28 session)
• February 29, 2024, 1 to 5 p.m. ET (register for February 29 session)

The deadline to register to virtually attend either session is noon ET, February 27, 2024. When registering, participants may indicate whether they wish to speak at one of the sessions. Requests to speak during one of the listening sessions must be submitted by noon ET, on February 26, 2024. If all registered speakers have had an opportunity to speak, the session may conclude early.

Written comments may be submitted electronically or via postal mail and must be submitted or postmarked by 11:59 p.m. ET, March 29, 2024, using the instructions provided in Notice No. 232. To view all documents and comments related to this notice, see Docket No. TTB-2024-0002 at Regulations.gov. 

Proposed Information Collections: Time to Comment

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on 10 existing information collections (forms, and recordkeeping and labeling requirements). We will include any submitted comments in our request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for possible reapproval of the described information collections. As such, all comments are part of the public record. To comment electronically, use the comment form posted with this notice in Docket No. TTB–2024–0003 on the Regulations.gov website. To comment by postal mail, see the instructions in the notice.

See the notice for the complete list of the 10 information collections we are seeking comments on. Among those information collections are:

• Application for Amended Basic Permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (TTB F 5100.18);
• Application for an Industrial Alcohol User Permit (TTB F 5150.22);
• Report–Manufacturer of Tobacco Products or Cigarette Papers and Tubes (TTB F 5210.5);
• Report–Manufacturer of Processed Tobacco (TTB F 5250.1); and
• Marks and Notices on Packages of Tobacco Products (TTB REC 5210/13).

Comments on any of the 10 information collections described in this notice are due to TTB by April 1, 2024.

Department of Commerce: Procedures and Rules for Article 10.12 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.

SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce

ACTION: Final rule

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishes this action to update and make final an interim final rule that amended its regulations pertaining to the procedures and rules related to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with appropriate references to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which went into effect on July 1, 2020. Article 10.12 of the USMCA, like NAFTA Article 1904, provides a dispute settlement mechanism for purposes of reviewing antidumping and countervailing duty determinations issued by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Commerce is amending its regulations to replace references to Article 1904 of NAFTA with references to Article 10.12 of the USMCA; to update outdated cross-references to Commerce’s antidumping and countervailing duty regulations; update outdated notice, filing, service, and protective order procedures; and adopt other minor corrections and updates.

DATES: This final rule is effective 30 days after January 31, 2024. This final rule does not apply to any binational panel review under NAFTA, or any extraordinary challenge arising out of any such review, that was commenced before July 1, 2020.

What's Trending on TTB.gov: Labeling Resources

• Public COLA Registry
• List of Allowable Changes to Approved Labels
• Allowable Changes Sample Label Generator
• Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval (COLA)
• Alcohol Beverage Labeling and Advertising

Upcoming TTB Outreach Activities

• February 7: TTB Boot Camp: Advertising (for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages)
• February 13-14: Oregon Wine Symposium
• February 26-28: ACSA Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show
• February 28:Virtual Public Listening Session on Labeling #1
• February 29: Virtual Public Listening Session on Labeling #2

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