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BILLING CODE 4160–01–S
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[T.D. TTB–24; Notice No. 24]
RIN 1513–AA29
Establishment of the Trinity Lakes
Viticultural Area (2001R–032P)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Treasury decision
establishes the ‘‘Trinity Lakes’’
viticultural area in Trinity County,
California. The viticultural area consists
of approximately 96,000 acres
surrounding Trinity and Lewiston Lakes
and a portion of the Trinity River basin
below Lewiston Dam. 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 29, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita
Butler, Writer-Editor, Regulations and
Procedures Division, Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street, NW., Room 200E, Washington,
DC 20220; telephone 202–927–8210.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires that alcohol
beverage labels provide the consumer
with adequate information regarding a
product’s identity and prohibits the use
of misleading information on such
labels. The FAA Act also authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue
regulations to carry out its provisions.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB) administers these
regulations.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR
part 4), allows the establishment of
definitive viticultural areas and the use
of their names as appellations of origin
on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR part 9) contains the
list of approved viticultural areas.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines
a viticultural area for American wine as
a delimited grape-growing region
distinguishable by geographic features,
the boundaries of which have been
recognized and defined in part 9 of the
regulations. These designations allow
vintners and consumers to attribute a
given quality, reputation, or other
characteristic of a wine made from
grapes grown in an area to its
geographic origin. The establishment of
viticultural areas allows vintners to
describe more accurately the origin of
their wines to consumers and helps
consumers to identify wines they may
purchase. Establishment of a viticultural
area is neither an approval nor an
endorsement by TTB of the wine
produced in that area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB
regulations outlines the procedure for
proposing an American viticultural area
and provides that any interested party
may petition TTB to establish a grapegrowing region as a viticultural area.
Section 9.3(b) of the TTB regulations
requires the petition to include—
• Evidence that the proposed
viticultural area is locally and/or
nationally known by the name specified
in the petition;
• Historical or current evidence that
supports setting the boundary of the
proposed viticultural area as the
petition specifies;
• Evidence relating to the
geographical features, such as climate,
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soils, elevation, and physical features,
that distinguish the proposed
viticultural area from surrounding areas;
• A description of the specific
boundary of the proposed viticultural
area, based on features found on United
States Geological Survey (USGS) maps;
and
• A copy of the appropriate USGS
map(s) with the proposed viticultural
area’s boundary prominently marked.
Trinity Lakes Petition
TTB was petitioned by Mr. Keith
Groves of Alpen Cellars to establish a
new American viticultural area to be
called ‘‘Trinity Lakes’’ in Trinity
County, California. It encompasses two
man-made reservoirs, Trinity Lake and
the adjoining but smaller Lewiston Lake
to its south, and a portion of the Trinity
River basin below Lewiston Dam. The
area covers about 96,000 acres, of which
18 percent, or 17,285 acres, is lake
surface water, while 1.5 percent, or
1,440 acres, is land suitable for
viticulture. Currently, 30 acres are
planted vineyards within the area.
Rugged, steep, timbered ridges and
narrow agricultural valleys characterize
the area. The lakes’ daytime cooling and
nighttime warming effect moderates the
agricultural valleys’ climate. Below we
summarize the evidence presented in
the petition.
Name Evidence
The majority of the Trinity Lakes
viticultural area is located within the
Trinity Lake unit of the WhiskeytownShasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.
This unit includes both Trinity Lake
and the smaller Lewiston Lake, and
according to the petitioner, the region
surrounding both lakes is commonly
known as the Trinity Lakes area.
Current photographs of road signs were
provided, which display the Trinity
Lakes name as a reference for both
Trinity and Lewiston Lakes. In
Weaverville, Trinity Lakes Boulevard is
the name used for California 3, a major
highway.
A letter, dated December 13, 2002,
from Mr. David Steinhauser, president
of the Trinity County Chamber of
Commerce, fully supported the
establishment of this viticultural area.
He wrote that the name ‘‘Trinity Lakes’’
is used to refer to the region around
Trinity and Lewiston Lakes.
Created in the early 1960s, the larger
man-made lake was originally named
Clair Engle Lake. However, the
petitioner stated that area residents have
historically referred to the lake as, and
prefer the name of, Trinity Lake. The
petitioner also noted that a grassroots
movement sought to change the lake’s
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name and mentioned that Clair Engle
Lake road signs often disappeared
shortly after being posted. A 1997
Trinity Journal news article, included
with the petition, spoke of U.S. Senator
Barbara Boxer’s support for the effort to
have the lake re-named. Congress and
the President made the change official
in September 1997, with the passage
and approval of Public Law 105–44,
which renamed the reservoir Trinity
Lake. The current California AAA road
map and USGS topographic maps use
the name of Trinity Lake.
Boundary Evidence
The Trinity Lakes viticultural area
was viticulturally developed only after
the completion of the two man-made
lakes in the early 1960s as the climatemoderating lake effect on the
surrounding valleys provided an
opportunity to grow wine grapes. The
petitioner stated that in 1981 a small
vineyard was planted at the north end
of Trinity Lake. It became a bonded
winery in 1984. There are currently four
vineyards, encompassing 30 acres,
producing wine grapes within the
viticultural area.
The Trinity Lakes viticultural area is
in Trinity County, in northwestern
California. The area is irregular in
shape, generally running from northeast
to southwest, and surrounds Trinity
Lake, the smaller Lewiston Lake to the
south of Trinity Dam, and a portion of
the Trinity River basin downstream of
Lewiston Dam. The majority of the area
is within the Trinity Lake unit of the
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National
Recreation Area.
The boundary of the viticultural area
begins north of Carrville at Derrick Flat,
runs east across the Trinity River,
continues south and southwest past
Trinity and Lewiston dams and the
town of Lewiston, and crosses the
Trinity River near the mouth of Neaman
Gulch. The boundary then runs north
and northeast back past the two dams
and the town of Trinity Center,
returning to the beginning point at
Derrick Flat. The approved USGS maps
used for determining the boundary of
the area are listed in paragraph (b) of the
final rule below.
The boundaries of the Trinity Lakes
viticultural area are discussed in detail
in paragraph (c) of the final rule shown
below.
Growing Conditions/Geographical
Features
The petitioner indicated that rugged,
steep, timbered ridges dropping into
Trinity and Lewiston Lakes and the
Trinity River basin characterize the
area’s topography. The Bureau of Land
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Reclamation stated that Trinity Lake’s
surface covers 16,535 acres, while
Lewiston Lake covers 750 acres, for a
total of 17,285 acres of lake surface
water. The filling of the lakes has left
small, narrow valleys around the lakes,
which are suitable for viticulture.
The large surface area of the two lakes
moderates the viticultural area’s
climate, bringing cooler days and
warmer nights to the narrow valleys and
the Trinity River basin. The petition
cited a 70-year local resident’s claim
that there is less snow and sub-freezing
weather and more fog than before the
lakes were created. This provides,
according to the petitioner, a uniquely
situated and moderated grape-growing
region. Other potential grape-growing
areas, located further from the lakes and
outside the Trinity Lakes viticultural
area, have a similar mountainous
climate, but no moderating lake
influence.
The petitioner indicated that the
agricultural soils of the viticultural area
are on well-drained alluvial fans in
narrow valleys on stream terraces. This
contrasts with surrounding Trinity
County areas, which have wider valley
floors and deeper soils with higher clay
content.
Boundary Description
See the narrative boundary
description of the viticultural area in the
regulatory text published at the end of
this notice.
Maps
The petitioner provided the required
maps, and we list them below in the
regulatory text published at the end of
this document.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and
TTB Finding
TTB published a notice of proposed
rulemaking for the establishment of the
Trinity Lakes viticultural area in the
December 17, 2003, Federal Register as
Notice No. 24 (68 FR 70215). In that
notice, we requested comments from all
interested persons by February 17, 2004.
We received no comments.
After careful review, TTB finds that
the evidence submitted with the
petition supports the establishment of
the Trinity Lakes viticultural area.
Therefore, under the authority of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act and
part 4 of our regulations, we establish
the ‘‘Trinity Lakes’’ viticultural area in
Trinity County, California, effective 60
days from this document’s publication
date.
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Impact on Current Wine Labels
Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits
any label reference on a wine that
indicates or implies an origin other than
the wine’s true place of origin. With the
establishment of this viticultural area
and its inclusion in part 9 of the TTB
regulations, its name, ‘‘Trinity Lakes,’’ is
recognized as a name of viticultural
significance. Consequently, wine
bottlers using ‘‘Trinity Lakes’’ in a brand
name, including a trademark, or in
another label reference as to the origin
of the wine, must ensure that the
product is eligible to use the viticultural
area’s name as an appellation of origin.
For a wine to be eligible to use as an
appellation of origin the name of a
viticultural area specified in part 9 of
the TTB regulations, at least 85 percent
of the grapes used to make the wine
must have been grown within the area
represented by that name, and the wine
must meet the other conditions listed in
27 CFR 4.25(e)(3). If the wine is not
eligible to use the viticultural area name
as an appellation of origin and that
name appears in the brand name, then
the label is not in compliance and the
bottler must change the brand name and
obtain approval of a new label.
Similarly, if the viticultural area name
appears in another reference on the
label in a misleading manner, the bottler
would have to obtain approval of a new
label.
Different rules apply if a wine has a
brand name containing a viticultural
area name that was used as a brand
name on a label approved before July 7,
1986. See 27 CFR 4.39(i)(2) for details.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
We certify that this regulation will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
This regulation imposes no new
reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit
derived from the use of a viticultural
area name is the result of a proprietor’s
efforts and consumer acceptance of
wines from that area. Therefore, no
regulatory flexibility analysis is
required.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is not a significant
regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735).
Therefore, it requires no regulatory
assessment.
Drafting Information
Rita Butler of the Regulations and
Procedures Division drafted this final
rule document.
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List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
Regulatory Amendment
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, we amend 27 CFR, chapter 1,
part 9 as follows:
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PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL
AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 9
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C—Approved American
Viticultural Areas
2. Subpart C is amended by adding
§ 9.184 to read as follows:
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§ 9.184
Trinity Lakes.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Trinity
Lakes’’.
(b) Approved Maps. The appropriate
maps for determining the boundary of
the Trinity Lakes viticultural area are 11
1:24,000 scale USGS topographic maps.
They are titled:
(1) Carrville, Calif. Provisional Edition
1986;
(2) Whisky Bill Peak, Calif.
Provisional Edition 1986;
(3) Damnation Peak, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(4) Trinity Center, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(5) Papoose Creek, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(6) Trinity Dam, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(7) Lewiston, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(8) Weaverville, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982;
(9) Rush Creek Lakes, Calif.
Provisional Edition 1982;
(10) Siligo Peak, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982; and
(11) Covington Mill, Calif. Provisional
Edition 1982.
(c) Boundary. The Trinity Lakes
viticultural area is located in Trinity
County in northern California. The
boundary encompasses Trinity Lake and
Lewiston Lake, both within the Trinity
Lake unit of the Whiskeytown-ShastaTrinity National Recreation Area, and a
portion of the Trinity River basin below
Lewiston Dam.
(1) The beginning point is on the
Carrville, California, quadrangle map on
township line T38N/T37N at the
northwest corner of section 5, T37N/
R7W, near the Trinity River at Derrick
Flat;
(2) From the beginning point, follow
township line T38N/T37N due east to
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the northeast corner of section 5, T37N/
R7W;
(3) Proceed due south on the eastern
boundary of sections 5, 8, 17, and 20 to
the northwest corner of section 28,
T37N/R7W, near Snow Gulch;
(4) Follow the northern boundary of
section 28, T37N/R7W, due east to the
section’s northeast corner;
(5) Continue due south on the eastern
boundary of sections 28 and 33, T37N/
R7W, to township line T37N/T36N at
the northeast corner of section 4, T36N/
R7W;
(6) Proceed due east on township line
T37N/T36N onto the Whisky Bill Peak,
California quadrangle map to the R7W/
R6W range line at the southwest corner
of section 31, T37N/R6W, near the East
Fork of the Trinity River;
(7) Follow the R7W/R6W range line
due north to the northwest corner of
section 30, T37N/R6W;
(8) Continue due east along the
northern boundary of section 30, T37N/
R6W, to the section’s northeast corner;
(9) Proceed due south on the eastern
boundary of sections 30 and 31, T37N/
R6W, and sections 6 and 7, T36N/R6W,
and continue onto the Damnation Peak,
California, quadrangle map to the
southeast corner of section 7;
(10) Follow the southern boundary of
section 7, T36N/R6W, and section 12,
T36N/R7W, due west onto the Trinity
Center, California, quadrangle map to
the northeast corner of section 14,
T36N/R7W;
(11) Continue due south along the
eastern boundary of sections 14, 23, 26,
and 35, T36N/R7W, to the boundary’s
intersection with township line T36N/
T35N at the southeast corner of section
35;
(12) Proceed due west along township
line T36N/T35N approximately 0.5 mile
to the township line’s intersection with
the 900-meter contour line;
(13) Follow the meandering 900-meter
contour line generally west through
sections 35 and 34, T36N/R7W; cross
the T36N/T35N township line and
continue generally southwest on the
contour line around Linton Ridge,
through Bridge Gulch, Bragdon Gulch,
and around Feeny Ridge; cross onto the
Papoose Creek, California, quadrangle
map and continue southwesterly to the
contour line’s first intersection with a
line marked ‘‘NAT RECREATION BDY
INDEFINITE,’’ approximately 2,000 feet
north of Feeny Gulch;
(14) Continue easterly on the 900meter contour line over Feeny Gulch;
then proceed southwesterly on the
meandering contour line across Van
Ness Creek, both Bear Gulches, Langdon
Gulch, Digger Gulch, around Fairview
Ridge, along the northern side of
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Papoose Arm, and over the North, East,
and South Forks of Papoose Creek;
continue westerly on the contour line
along the southern side of Papoose Arm
to the contour line’s intersection with
Little Papoose Creek in section 24,
T34N/R8W;
(15) Continue generally west along the
meandering 900-meter contour line
through sections 24, 23, 14, and 15,
T34N/R8W; cross onto the Trinity Dam,
California, quadrangle map and
continue on the contour line through
sections 15 and 22; pass back onto the
Papoose Creek map and follow the
contour line through sections 22, 23,
and 22 again; then cross back onto the
Trinity Dam map and follow the contour
line to its intersection with the southern
boundary of section 22, T34N/R8W;
(16) Proceed due west along the
southern boundary of section 22 to the
northeast corner of section 28, T34N/
R8W;
(17) Follow the eastern boundary of
sections 28 and 33, T34W/R8W, and
section 4, T33N/R8W, due south onto
the Lewiston, California, quadrangle
map, and continue due south on the
eastern boundary of sections 4, 9, 16,
and 21 to the southeast corner of section
21, T33N/R8W;
(18) Then proceed due west along the
southern boundary of sections 21 and 20
to the northeast corner of section 30,
T33N/R8W;
(19) Follow the eastern boundary of
section 30, T33N/R8W, due south to the
section’s southeast corner;
(20) Continue due west along the
southern boundary of section 30, T33N/
R8W, and sections 25 and 26, T33N/
R9W, to the northeast corner of section
34, T33N/R9W;
(21) Proceed due south on the eastern
boundary of section 34, T33N/R9W, and
section 3, T32N/R9W, to the southeast
corner of section 3 near Tom Lang
Gulch;
(22) Follow the southern boundary of
section 3, T32N/R9W, due west onto the
Weaverville, California, quadrangle
map, and continue west along the
southern boundary of sections 3, 4, and
5, T32N/R9W, to the southwest corner
of section 5;
(23) Then proceed due north along the
western boundary of section 5, T32N/
R9W, for approximately 0.8 mile to its
intersection with the 700-meter contour
line;
(24) Follow the 700-meter contour
line generally northwest through section
5, T32N/R9W, and then through
sections 32, 31, 32 again, 29, and 28,
T33N/R9W, to the contour line’s
intersection with the northern boundary
of section 28;
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(25) Proceed due east along the
northern boundary of section 28 across
Limekiln Gulch and China Gulch to the
southwest corner of section 22, T33N/
R9W;
(26) Follow the western boundary of
section 22, T33N/R9W, due north to the
section’s northwest corner;
(27) Then continue due east along the
northern boundary of section 22, T33N/
R9W, onto the Lewiston map to the
section’s northeast corner;
(28) Proceed due north on the western
boundary of section 14, T33N/R9W, to
the section’s northwest corner;
(29) Follow the northern boundary of
sections 14 and 13, T33N/R9W, due east
to the R9W/R8W range line at the
northeast corner of section 13;
(30) Then proceed due north along the
R9W/R8W range line onto the Trinity
Dam map, and continue along the range
line to the southeast corner of section 1,
R9W/T34N, near Smith Gulch;
(31) Continue due west along the
southern boundary of section 1, T34N/
R9W, for approximately 0.3 mile to its
intersection with the 900-meter contour
line;
(32) Follow the meandering 900-meter
contour line generally west over
Tannery Gulch and around Tannery
Ridge, cross onto the Rush Creek Lakes,
California, quadrangle map, and
continue along the 900-meter contour
line to its intersection with Slate Creek
in section 4, T34N/R9W;
(33) Using the Rush Creek Lakes and
Trinity Dam maps, follow the contour
line generally northeast from Slate
Creek, crossing Irish Gulch in section 3,
T34N/R9W, (crossing back and forth
between the two maps three times) to
the contour line’s intersection with
township line T34N/T35N at the
northern boundary of section 3, T34N/
R9W, on the Trinity Dam map;
(34) Continue generally northwest on
the meandering 900-meter contour line
and cross onto the Rush Creek Lakes
map in section 34, T35N/R9W; continue
northwesterly on the contour line over
Cummings Creek, Bear Gulch,
Snowslide Gulch, Sawmill Creek, and
Van Matre Creek; cross onto the Siligo
Peak, California, quadrangle map and
continue generally northwest on the
900-meter contour line over Middle
Creek and Owens Creek to the contour
line’s intersection with Stuart Fork;
(35) Continue generally southeast on
the 900-meter contour line over Fire
Camp Creek, Lightning Creek, and
Sunday Creek; cross onto the Rush
Creek Lakes map and continue generally
southeast on the contour line over Elk
Gulch and Trinity Alps Creek; cross
onto the Trinity Dam map in section 27,
T35N/R9W, and proceed easterly along
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the contour line to its intersection with
the eastern boundary of section 27,
T35N/R9W;
(36) Continue generally north along
the 900-meter contour line through
sections 26 and 23, T35N/R9W, cross
onto the Covington Mill, California,
quadrangle map in section 23, T35N/
R9W, and continue northerly along the
contour line to its intersection with
Stoney Creek in the same section;
(37) From Stoney Creek, continue
generally south on the 900-meter
contour line, cross back onto the Trinity
Dam map in section 23, T35N/R9W, and
continue southerly on the contour line
through sections 23, 26, and 35 to the
contour line’s intersection with the
eastern boundary of section 35, T35N/
R9W, near that section’s northeast
corner;
(38) Continue generally northeast on
the meandering 900-meter contour line
over Telephone Ridge, Buck Gulch, and
Buck Ridge; cross onto the Covington
Mill map in section 19, T35N/R8W, and
continue northwesterly along the
contour line across Mule Creek and
Snowslide Gulch in section 13, T35N/
R9W; continue on the contour line,
cross Little Mule Creek in section 18,
T35N/R8W, and continue southeasterly
on the contour line to its intersection
with a line marked ‘‘TRANS LINE
SINGLE WOOD POLES’’ in section 20,
T35N/R8W;
(39) Continue generally northeast
along the 900-meter contour line
through sections 20 and 17, T35N/R8W,
and cross Strope Creek, Mosquito
Gulch, Greenhorn Gulch, Taylor Gulch,
Stuart Fork (in section 5, T35N/R8W),
and Davis Creek; cross onto the Trinity
Center map in section 35, T36/R8W, and
continue on the contour line to its
intersection with the northern boundary
of that section;
(40) Proceed due east along the
northern boundary of sections 35 and
36, T36N/R8W, to the R8W/R7W range
line at the northeast corner of section
36;
(41) Follow the R8W/R7W range line
due north onto the Carrville map and
continue along the range line to its
intersection with township line T38N/
T37N at the northwest corner of section
6, T37N/R7W; and
(42) Proceed due east along township
line T38N/T37N and return to the
beginning point at the northwest corner
of section 5, T37N/R7W.
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Signed: December 28, 2004.
Arthur J. Libertucci,
Administrator.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and
Tariff Policy).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08–05–011]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Port Aransas Channel—Tule Lake, TX
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the Tule Lake
Vertical Lift Span Highway and Railroad
Bridge across the Corpus Christi—Port
Aransas Channel, mile 14.0, at Corpus
Christi, Nueces County, Texas. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain
closed to navigation for four hours on
two consecutive days. This temporary
deviation is necessary for the removal of
scaffolding used during the
maintenance of the rope sheaves and for
the cleaning and lubrication of the haul
and counterweight ropes of the
drawbridge.
This deviation is effective from
7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2005,
through 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 17,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this
document are available for inspection or
copying at the office of the Eighth Coast
Guard District, Bridge Administration
Branch, Hale Boggs Federal Building,
room 1313, 501 Magazine Street, New
Orleans, Louisiana 70130–3396 between
7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is (504) 589–2965.
The Bridge Administration Branch of
the Eighth Coast Guard District
maintains the public docket for this
temporary deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Frank, Bridge Administration
Branch, telephone (504) 589–2965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Port
of Corpus Christi Authority has
requested a temporary deviation in
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order to remove scaffolding from the
bridge that was required to perform
scheduled maintenance on the Tule
Lake vertical lift span bridge across
Corpus Christi—Port Aransas Channel,
mile 14.0 at Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Texas. This temporary
deviation will allow the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 16, 2005, and from
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March
17, 2005.
The vertical lift span bridge has a
vertical clearance of 9.0 feet above mean
high water, elevation 1.0 feet Mean Sea
Level and 11.0 feet above mean low
water, elevation -1.0 Mean Sea Level in
the closed-to-navigation position.
Navigation at the site of the bridge
consists mainly of oil tankers and tows
with barges. There is no recreational
pleasure craft usage at the bridge site.
Due to prior experience, as well as
coordination with waterway users, it
has been determined that this two-day
partial closure will not have a
significant effect on these vessels. The
bridge normally opens to pass
navigation an average of 850 times per
month. The bridge opens on signal as
required by 33 CFR 117.5. The bridge
will be able to open for emergencies
during the closure period. Alternate
routes are not available.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c),
this work will be performed with all due
speed in order to return the bridge to
normal operation as soon as possible.
This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR
117.35.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Marcus Redford,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–3761 Filed 2–25–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01–05–017]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Harlem River, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the drawbridge operation
regulations for the Triborough 125th
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[T.D. TTB-24; Notice No. 24]
RIN 1513-AA29
Establishment of the Trinity Lakes Viticultural Area (2001R-032P)
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
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SUMMARY: This Treasury decision establishes the ``Trinity Lakes''
viticultural area in Trinity County, California. The viticultural area
consists of approximately 96,000 acres surrounding Trinity and Lewiston
Lakes and a portion of the Trinity River basin below Lewiston Dam. 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 29, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Butler, Writer-Editor,
Regulations and Procedures Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, 1310 G Street, NW., Room 200E, Washington, DC 20220; telephone
202-927-8210.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (the FAA
Act, 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires that alcohol beverage labels
provide the consumer with adequate information regarding a product's
identity and prohibits the use of misleading information on such
labels. The FAA Act also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue regulations to carry out its provisions. The Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers these regulations.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4), allows the
establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their
names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 9) contains
the list of approved viticultural areas.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i))
defines a viticultural area for American wine as a delimited grape-
growing region distinguishable by geographic features, the boundaries
of which have been recognized and defined in part 9 of the regulations.
These designations allow vintners and consumers to attribute a given
quality, reputation, or other characteristic of a wine made from grapes
grown in an area to its geographic origin. The establishment of
viticultural areas allows vintners to describe more accurately the
origin of their wines to consumers and helps consumers to identify
wines they may purchase. Establishment of a viticultural area is
neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine produced in
that area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB regulations outlines the procedure
for proposing an American viticultural area and provides that any
interested party may petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region
as a viticultural area. Section 9.3(b) of the TTB regulations requires
the petition to include--
Evidence that the proposed viticultural area is locally
and/or nationally known by the name specified in the petition;
Historical or current evidence that supports setting the
boundary of the proposed viticultural area as the petition specifies;
Evidence relating to the geographical features, such as
climate, soils, elevation, and physical features, that distinguish the
proposed viticultural area from surrounding areas;
A description of the specific boundary of the proposed
viticultural area, based on features found on United States Geological
Survey (USGS) maps; and
A copy of the appropriate USGS map(s) with the proposed
viticultural area's boundary prominently marked.
Trinity Lakes Petition
TTB was petitioned by Mr. Keith Groves of Alpen Cellars to
establish a new American viticultural area to be called ``Trinity
Lakes'' in Trinity County, California. It encompasses two man-made
reservoirs, Trinity Lake and the adjoining but smaller Lewiston Lake to
its south, and a portion of the Trinity River basin below Lewiston Dam.
The area covers about 96,000 acres, of which 18 percent, or 17,285
acres, is lake surface water, while 1.5 percent, or 1,440 acres, is
land suitable for viticulture. Currently, 30 acres are planted
vineyards within the area. Rugged, steep, timbered ridges and narrow
agricultural valleys characterize the area. The lakes' daytime cooling
and nighttime warming effect moderates the agricultural valleys'
climate. Below we summarize the evidence presented in the petition.
Name Evidence
The majority of the Trinity Lakes viticultural area is located
within the Trinity Lake unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National
Recreation Area. This unit includes both Trinity Lake and the smaller
Lewiston Lake, and according to the petitioner, the region surrounding
both lakes is commonly known as the Trinity Lakes area. Current
photographs of road signs were provided, which display the Trinity
Lakes name as a reference for both Trinity and Lewiston Lakes. In
Weaverville, Trinity Lakes Boulevard is the name used for California 3,
a major highway.
A letter, dated December 13, 2002, from Mr. David Steinhauser,
president of the Trinity County Chamber of Commerce, fully supported
the establishment of this viticultural area. He wrote that the name
``Trinity Lakes'' is used to refer to the region around Trinity and
Lewiston Lakes.
Created in the early 1960s, the larger man-made lake was originally
named Clair Engle Lake. However, the petitioner stated that area
residents have historically referred to the lake as, and prefer the
name of, Trinity Lake. The petitioner also noted that a grassroots
movement sought to change the lake's name and mentioned that Clair
Engle Lake road signs often disappeared shortly after being posted. A
1997 Trinity Journal news article, included with the petition, spoke of
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer's support for the effort to have the lake
re-named. Congress and the President made the change official in
September 1997, with the passage and approval of Public Law 105-44,
which renamed the reservoir Trinity Lake. The current California AAA
road map and USGS topographic maps use the name of Trinity Lake.
Boundary Evidence
The Trinity Lakes viticultural area was viticulturally developed
only after the completion of the two man-made lakes in the early 1960s
as the climate-moderating lake effect on the surrounding valleys
provided an opportunity to grow wine grapes. The petitioner stated that
in 1981 a small vineyard was planted at the north end of Trinity Lake.
It became a bonded winery in 1984. There are currently four vineyards,
encompassing 30 acres, producing wine grapes within the viticultural
area.
The Trinity Lakes viticultural area is in Trinity County, in
northwestern California. The area is irregular in shape, generally
running from northeast to southwest, and surrounds Trinity Lake, the
smaller Lewiston Lake to the south of Trinity Dam, and a portion of the
Trinity River basin downstream of Lewiston Dam. The majority of the
area is within the Trinity Lake unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity
National Recreation Area.
The boundary of the viticultural area begins north of Carrville at
Derrick Flat, runs east across the Trinity River, continues south and
southwest past Trinity and Lewiston dams and the town of Lewiston, and
crosses the Trinity River near the mouth of Neaman Gulch. The boundary
then runs north and northeast back past the two dams and the town of
Trinity Center, returning to the beginning point at Derrick Flat. The
approved USGS maps used for determining the boundary of the area are
listed in paragraph (b) of the final rule below.
The boundaries of the Trinity Lakes viticultural area are discussed
in detail in paragraph (c) of the final rule shown below.
Growing Conditions/Geographical Features
The petitioner indicated that rugged, steep, timbered ridges
dropping into Trinity and Lewiston Lakes and the Trinity River basin
characterize the area's topography. The Bureau of Land
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Reclamation stated that Trinity Lake's surface covers 16,535 acres,
while Lewiston Lake covers 750 acres, for a total of 17,285 acres of
lake surface water. The filling of the lakes has left small, narrow
valleys around the lakes, which are suitable for viticulture.
The large surface area of the two lakes moderates the viticultural
area's climate, bringing cooler days and warmer nights to the narrow
valleys and the Trinity River basin. The petition cited a 70-year local
resident's claim that there is less snow and sub-freezing weather and
more fog than before the lakes were created. This provides, according
to the petitioner, a uniquely situated and moderated grape-growing
region. Other potential grape-growing areas, located further from the
lakes and outside the Trinity Lakes viticultural area, have a similar
mountainous climate, but no moderating lake influence.
The petitioner indicated that the agricultural soils of the
viticultural area are on well-drained alluvial fans in narrow valleys
on stream terraces. This contrasts with surrounding Trinity County
areas, which have wider valley floors and deeper soils with higher clay
content.
Boundary Description
See the narrative boundary description of the viticultural area in
the regulatory text published at the end of this notice.
Maps
The petitioner provided the required maps, and we list them below
in the regulatory text published at the end of this document.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and TTB Finding
TTB published a notice of proposed rulemaking for the establishment
of the Trinity Lakes viticultural area in the December 17, 2003,
Federal Register as Notice No. 24 (68 FR 70215). In that notice, we
requested comments from all interested persons by February 17, 2004. We
received no comments.
After careful review, TTB finds that the evidence submitted with
the petition supports the establishment of the Trinity Lakes
viticultural area. Therefore, under the authority of the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act and part 4 of our regulations, we establish
the ``Trinity Lakes'' viticultural area in Trinity County, California,
effective 60 days from this document's publication date.
Impact on Current Wine Labels
Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits any label reference on a
wine that indicates or implies an origin other than the wine's true
place of origin. With the establishment of this viticultural area and
its inclusion in part 9 of the TTB regulations, its name, ``Trinity
Lakes,'' is recognized as a name of viticultural significance.
Consequently, wine bottlers using ``Trinity Lakes'' in a brand name,
including a trademark, or in another label reference as to the origin
of the wine, must ensure that the product is eligible to use the
viticultural area's name as an appellation of origin.
For a wine to be eligible to use as an appellation of origin the
name of a viticultural area specified in part 9 of the TTB regulations,
at least 85 percent of the grapes used to make the wine must have been
grown within the area represented by that name, and the wine must meet
the other conditions listed in 27 CFR 4.25(e)(3). If the wine is not
eligible to use the viticultural area name as an appellation of origin
and that name appears in the brand name, then the label is not in
compliance and the bottler must change the brand name and obtain
approval of a new label. Similarly, if the viticultural area name
appears in another reference on the label in a misleading manner, the
bottler would have to obtain approval of a new label.
Different rules apply if a wine has a brand name containing a
viticultural area name that was used as a brand name on a label
approved before July 7, 1986. See 27 CFR 4.39(i)(2) for details.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
We certify that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This
regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of a
viticultural area name is the result of a proprietor's efforts and
consumer acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735). Therefore, it requires no
regulatory assessment.
Drafting Information
Rita Butler of the Regulations and Procedures Division drafted this
final rule document.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
Regulatory Amendment
0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, we amend 27 CFR, chapter 1,
part 9 as follows:
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
0
1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
0
2. Subpart C is amended by adding Sec. 9.184 to read as follows:
Sec. 9.184 Trinity Lakes.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Trinity Lakes''.
(b) Approved Maps. The appropriate maps for determining the
boundary of the Trinity Lakes viticultural area are 11 1:24,000 scale
USGS topographic maps. They are titled:
(1) Carrville, Calif. Provisional Edition 1986;
(2) Whisky Bill Peak, Calif. Provisional Edition 1986;
(3) Damnation Peak, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(4) Trinity Center, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(5) Papoose Creek, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(6) Trinity Dam, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(7) Lewiston, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(8) Weaverville, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(9) Rush Creek Lakes, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982;
(10) Siligo Peak, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982; and
(11) Covington Mill, Calif. Provisional Edition 1982.
(c) Boundary. The Trinity Lakes viticultural area is located in
Trinity County in northern California. The boundary encompasses Trinity
Lake and Lewiston Lake, both within the Trinity Lake unit of the
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, and a portion of
the Trinity River basin below Lewiston Dam.
(1) The beginning point is on the Carrville, California, quadrangle
map on township line T38N/T37N at the northwest corner of section 5,
T37N/R7W, near the Trinity River at Derrick Flat;
(2) From the beginning point, follow township line T38N/T37N due
east to
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the northeast corner of section 5, T37N/R7W;
(3) Proceed due south on the eastern boundary of sections 5, 8, 17,
and 20 to the northwest corner of section 28, T37N/R7W, near Snow
Gulch;
(4) Follow the northern boundary of section 28, T37N/R7W, due east
to the section's northeast corner;
(5) Continue due south on the eastern boundary of sections 28 and
33, T37N/R7W, to township line T37N/T36N at the northeast corner of
section 4, T36N/R7W;
(6) Proceed due east on township line T37N/T36N onto the Whisky
Bill Peak, California quadrangle map to the R7W/R6W range line at the
southwest corner of section 31, T37N/R6W, near the East Fork of the
Trinity River;
(7) Follow the R7W/R6W range line due north to the northwest corner
of section 30, T37N/R6W;
(8) Continue due east along the northern boundary of section 30,
T37N/R6W, to the section's northeast corner;
(9) Proceed due south on the eastern boundary of sections 30 and
31, T37N/R6W, and sections 6 and 7, T36N/R6W, and continue onto the
Damnation Peak, California, quadrangle map to the southeast corner of
section 7;
(10) Follow the southern boundary of section 7, T36N/R6W, and
section 12, T36N/R7W, due west onto the Trinity Center, California,
quadrangle map to the northeast corner of section 14, T36N/R7W;
(11) Continue due south along the eastern boundary of sections 14,
23, 26, and 35, T36N/R7W, to the boundary's intersection with township
line T36N/T35N at the southeast corner of section 35;
(12) Proceed due west along township line T36N/T35N approximately
0.5 mile to the township line's intersection with the 900-meter contour
line;
(13) Follow the meandering 900-meter contour line generally west
through sections 35 and 34, T36N/R7W; cross the T36N/T35N township line
and continue generally southwest on the contour line around Linton
Ridge, through Bridge Gulch, Bragdon Gulch, and around Feeny Ridge;
cross onto the Papoose Creek, California, quadrangle map and continue
southwesterly to the contour line's first intersection with a line
marked ``NAT RECREATION BDY INDEFINITE,'' approximately 2,000 feet
north of Feeny Gulch;
(14) Continue easterly on the 900-meter contour line over Feeny
Gulch; then proceed southwesterly on the meandering contour line across
Van Ness Creek, both Bear Gulches, Langdon Gulch, Digger Gulch, around
Fairview Ridge, along the northern side of Papoose Arm, and over the
North, East, and South Forks of Papoose Creek; continue westerly on the
contour line along the southern side of Papoose Arm to the contour
line's intersection with Little Papoose Creek in section 24, T34N/R8W;
(15) Continue generally west along the meandering 900-meter contour
line through sections 24, 23, 14, and 15, T34N/R8W; cross onto the
Trinity Dam, California, quadrangle map and continue on the contour
line through sections 15 and 22; pass back onto the Papoose Creek map
and follow the contour line through sections 22, 23, and 22 again; then
cross back onto the Trinity Dam map and follow the contour line to its
intersection with the southern boundary of section 22, T34N/R8W;
(16) Proceed due west along the southern boundary of section 22 to
the northeast corner of section 28, T34N/R8W;
(17) Follow the eastern boundary of sections 28 and 33, T34W/R8W,
and section 4, T33N/R8W, due south onto the Lewiston, California,
quadrangle map, and continue due south on the eastern boundary of
sections 4, 9, 16, and 21 to the southeast corner of section 21, T33N/
R8W;
(18) Then proceed due west along the southern boundary of sections
21 and 20 to the northeast corner of section 30, T33N/R8W;
(19) Follow the eastern boundary of section 30, T33N/R8W, due south
to the section's southeast corner;
(20) Continue due west along the southern boundary of section 30,
T33N/R8W, and sections 25 and 26, T33N/R9W, to the northeast corner of
section 34, T33N/R9W;
(21) Proceed due south on the eastern boundary of section 34, T33N/
R9W, and section 3, T32N/R9W, to the southeast corner of section 3 near
Tom Lang Gulch;
(22) Follow the southern boundary of section 3, T32N/R9W, due west
onto the Weaverville, California, quadrangle map, and continue west
along the southern boundary of sections 3, 4, and 5, T32N/R9W, to the
southwest corner of section 5;
(23) Then proceed due north along the western boundary of section
5, T32N/R9W, for approximately 0.8 mile to its intersection with the
700-meter contour line;
(24) Follow the 700-meter contour line generally northwest through
section 5, T32N/R9W, and then through sections 32, 31, 32 again, 29,
and 28, T33N/R9W, to the contour line's intersection with the northern
boundary of section 28;
(25) Proceed due east along the northern boundary of section 28
across Limekiln Gulch and China Gulch to the southwest corner of
section 22, T33N/R9W;
(26) Follow the western boundary of section 22, T33N/R9W, due north
to the section's northwest corner;
(27) Then continue due east along the northern boundary of section
22, T33N/R9W, onto the Lewiston map to the section's northeast corner;
(28) Proceed due north on the western boundary of section 14, T33N/
R9W, to the section's northwest corner;
(29) Follow the northern boundary of sections 14 and 13, T33N/R9W,
due east to the R9W/R8W range line at the northeast corner of section
13;
(30) Then proceed due north along the R9W/R8W range line onto the
Trinity Dam map, and continue along the range line to the southeast
corner of section 1, R9W/T34N, near Smith Gulch;
(31) Continue due west along the southern boundary of section 1,
T34N/R9W, for approximately 0.3 mile to its intersection with the 900-
meter contour line;
(32) Follow the meandering 900-meter contour line generally west
over Tannery Gulch and around Tannery Ridge, cross onto the Rush Creek
Lakes, California, quadrangle map, and continue along the 900-meter
contour line to its intersection with Slate Creek in section 4, T34N/
R9W;
(33) Using the Rush Creek Lakes and Trinity Dam maps, follow the
contour line generally northeast from Slate Creek, crossing Irish Gulch
in section 3, T34N/R9W, (crossing back and forth between the two maps
three times) to the contour line's intersection with township line
T34N/T35N at the northern boundary of section 3, T34N/R9W, on the
Trinity Dam map;
(34) Continue generally northwest on the meandering 900-meter
contour line and cross onto the Rush Creek Lakes map in section 34,
T35N/R9W; continue northwesterly on the contour line over Cummings
Creek, Bear Gulch, Snowslide Gulch, Sawmill Creek, and Van Matre Creek;
cross onto the Siligo Peak, California, quadrangle map and continue
generally northwest on the 900-meter contour line over Middle Creek and
Owens Creek to the contour line's intersection with Stuart Fork;
(35) Continue generally southeast on the 900-meter contour line
over Fire Camp Creek, Lightning Creek, and Sunday Creek; cross onto the
Rush Creek Lakes map and continue generally southeast on the contour
line over Elk Gulch and Trinity Alps Creek; cross onto the Trinity Dam
map in section 27, T35N/R9W, and proceed easterly along
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the contour line to its intersection with the eastern boundary of
section 27, T35N/R9W;
(36) Continue generally north along the 900-meter contour line
through sections 26 and 23, T35N/R9W, cross onto the Covington Mill,
California, quadrangle map in section 23, T35N/R9W, and continue
northerly along the contour line to its intersection with Stoney Creek
in the same section;
(37) From Stoney Creek, continue generally south on the 900-meter
contour line, cross back onto the Trinity Dam map in section 23, T35N/
R9W, and continue southerly on the contour line through sections 23,
26, and 35 to the contour line's intersection with the eastern boundary
of section 35, T35N/R9W, near that section's northeast corner;
(38) Continue generally northeast on the meandering 900-meter
contour line over Telephone Ridge, Buck Gulch, and Buck Ridge; cross
onto the Covington Mill map in section 19, T35N/R8W, and continue
northwesterly along the contour line across Mule Creek and Snowslide
Gulch in section 13, T35N/R9W; continue on the contour line, cross
Little Mule Creek in section 18, T35N/R8W, and continue southeasterly
on the contour line to its intersection with a line marked ``TRANS LINE
SINGLE WOOD POLES'' in section 20, T35N/R8W;
(39) Continue generally northeast along the 900-meter contour line
through sections 20 and 17, T35N/R8W, and cross Strope Creek, Mosquito
Gulch, Greenhorn Gulch, Taylor Gulch, Stuart Fork (in section 5, T35N/
R8W), and Davis Creek; cross onto the Trinity Center map in section 35,
T36/R8W, and continue on the contour line to its intersection with the
northern boundary of that section;
(40) Proceed due east along the northern boundary of sections 35
and 36, T36N/R8W, to the R8W/R7W range line at the northeast corner of
section 36;
(41) Follow the R8W/R7W range line due north onto the Carrville map
and continue along the range line to its intersection with township
line T38N/T37N at the northwest corner of section 6, T37N/R7W; and
(42) Proceed due east along township line T38N/T37N and return to
the beginning point at the northwest corner of section 5, T37N/R7W.
Signed: December 28, 2004.
Arthur J. Libertucci,
Administrator.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy).
[FR Doc. 05-3714 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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