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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
at https www.ttb.gov/wine/ava-mapexplorer.

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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 wines true place of origin. For a wine to be labeled with an AVA name or with a brand name that includes an AVA name, at least 85 percent of the wine must be derived from grapes grown within the area represented by that name, and the wine must meet the other conditions listed in 27 CFR
4.25e3. If the wine is not eligible for labeling with an AVA name 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 AVA 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 an AVA name that was used as a brand name on a label approved before July 7, 1986. See 27 CFR 4.39i2 for details.
With the establishment of the Goose Gap AVA, its name, Goose Gap, will be recognized as a name of viticultural significance under 4.39i3 of the TTB regulations 27 CFR 4.39i3. The text of the regulations clarifies this point. Consequently, wine bottlers using the name Goose Gap in a brand name, including a trademark, or in another label reference as to the origin of the wine, will have to ensure that the product is eligible to use the AVA name as an appellation of origin.
The establishment of the Goose Gap AVA will not affect the existing Columbia Valley or Yakima Valley AVAs, and any bottlers using Columbia Valley or Yakima Valley as an appellation of origin or in a brand name for wines made from grapes grown within the Columbia Valley or Yakima Valley AVAs will not be affected by the establishment of this new AVA. The establishment of the Goose Gap AVA
will allow vintners to use Goose Gap, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Valley as appellations of origin for wines made primarily from grapes grown within the Goose Gap AVA if the wines meet the eligibility requirements for the appellation.
Regulatory Flexibility Act TTB certifies that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
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administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of an AVA name would be the result of a proprietors efforts and consumer acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
It has been determined that this final rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993. Therefore, no regulatory assessment is required.
Drafting Information Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted this final rule.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, TTB amends title 27, chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 9AMERICAN VITICULTURAL
AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 9
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

Subpart CApproved American Viticultural Areas AREAS
2. Subpart C is amended by adding 9.277 to read as follows:

9.277

Goose Gap.

a Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is Goose Gap. For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, Goose Gap is a term of viticultural significance.
b Approved maps. The 4 United States Geological Survey USGS
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Goose Gap viticultural area are titled:
1 Benton City, WA, 2017;
2 Richland, WA, 2017;
3 Badger Mountain, WA, 2017; and 4 Webber Canyon, WA, 2017.
c Boundary. The Goose Gap viticultural area is located in Benton County, Washington. The boundary of the Goose Gap viticultural area is as described in paragraphs c1 through 12 of this section:
1 The beginning point is on the Benton City map at the intersection of Sections 10, 11, 15, and 14, T9N/R27E.
From the beginning point, proceed southwesterly in a straight line for approximately 250 feet to the 700-foot elevation contour in Section 15, T9N/R27E; then
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2 Proceed southwesterly along the 700-ft elevation contour to its westernmost point in Section 15, T9N/R27E; then 3 Proceed southwesterly in a straight line to intersection of the 700-foot elevation contour and an unnamed intermittent stream in Section 16, T9N/R27E; then 4 Proceed southwesterly along the unnamed intermittent stream to its intersection with the 600-foot elevation contour in Section 20, T9N/R27E; then 5 Proceed south, then southwesterly along the 600-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Webber Canyon map, for a total of approximately 3 miles to the intersection of the 600-foot elevation contour and the western boundary of Section 27, T9N/R27E; then 6 Proceed south along the western boundary of Section 27 to its intersection with the railroad tracks;
then 7 Proceed southeasterly along the railroad tracks, crossing onto the Badger Mountain map, and continuing along the railroad tracks for a total of approximately 3 miles to the intersection of the railroad tracks with Dallas Road in Section 36, T9N/R27E;
then 8 Proceed east, then north along Dallas Road for approximately 2 miles to its intersection with Interstate 182 in Section 20, T9N/R28E; then 9 Proceed west along Interstate 182
and onto the ramp to Interstate 82, and continue northwesterly along Interstate 82, crossing over the southwestern corner of the Richland map and onto the Benton City map, to the intersection of Interstate 82 and an intermittent stream in Section 13, T9N/R27E; then 10 Proceed northwesterly along the intermittent stream to its intersection with E. Kennedy Road NE in Section 13, T9N/R27E; then 11 Proceed north in a straight line to the northern boundary of Section 13, T9N/R27E; then 12 Proceed westerly along the northern boundaries of Sections 13 and 14, returning to the beginning point.
Signed: June 21, 2021.
Mary G. Ryan, Administrator.
Approved: June 21, 2021.
Timothy E. Skud, Deputy Assistant Secretary Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy.
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