Proposed Rule2022-25270
Proposed Expansion of the Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area
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Published
November 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentAlcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Abstract
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to expand the "Red Hills Lake County" viticultural area by approximately 679 acres. The Red Hills Lake County viticultural area and the proposed expansion area are both located in Lake County, California, and are located within the established Clear Lake and North Coast viticultural areas. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. TTB invites comments on this proposed amendment to its regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72937-72941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB-2022-0012; Notice No. 217]
RIN 1513-AC82
Proposed Expansion of the Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to
expand the ``Red Hills Lake County'' viticultural area by approximately
679 acres. The Red Hills Lake County viticultural area and the proposed
expansion area are both located in Lake County, California, and are
located within the established Clear Lake and North Coast viticultural
areas. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better
describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better
identify wines they may purchase. TTB invites comments on this proposed
amendment to its regulations.
DATES: TTB must receive your comments by January 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may electronically submit comments to TTB on this
proposal using the comment form for this document posted within Docket
No. TTB-2022-0012 on the <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> website at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. At the same location, you also may view copies of
this document, the related petition and selected supporting materials,
and any comments TTB receives on this proposal. A direct link to that
docket is available on the TTB website at <a href="https://www.ttb.gov/wine/notices-of-proposed-rulemaking">https://www.ttb.gov/wine/notices-of-proposed-rulemaking</a> under Notice No. 217. Alternatively, you
may submit comments via postal mail to the Director, Regulations and
Ruling Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005. Please see the Public
Participation section of this document for further information on the
comments requested on this proposal and on the submission,
confidentiality, and public disclosure of comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; phone 202-453-1039, ext. 175.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act),
27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
regulations for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt
beverages. The FAA Act provides that these regulations should, among
other things, prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading
statements on labels and ensure that labels provide the consumer with
adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product. The
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act
pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The Secretary has delegated the functions
and duties in the administration and enforcement of these provisions to
the TTB Administrator through Treasury Order 120-01.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4) authorizes TTB to
establish definitive viticultural areas and regulate 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) sets
forth standards for the preparation and submission of petitions for the
establishment or modification of American viticultural areas (AVAs) and
lists the approved AVAs.
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 having distinguishing features as described in part 9 of
the regulations and, once approved, a name and a delineated boundary
codified 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 the
wine's geographic origin. The establishment of AVAs allows vintners to
describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and
helps consumers to identify wines they may purchase. Establishment of
an AVA 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 (27 CFR 4.25(e)(2))
outlines the procedure for proposing an AVA and allows any interested
party to petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region as an AVA.
Section 9.12 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) prescribes standards
for petitions to establish or modify AVAs. Petitions to establish or
expand an AVA must include the following:
<bullet> Evidence that the region within the proposed expansion
area is nationally or locally known by the name of the established AVA;
<bullet> An explanation of the basis for defining the boundary of
the proposed expansion area;
<bullet> A narrative description of the features of the proposed
expansion area affecting viticulture, including climate, geology,
soils, physical features, and elevation, that make the proposed
expansion area similar to the established AVA and distinguish it from
adjacent areas outside the established AVA boundary;
<bullet> The appropriate United States Geological Survey (USGS)
map(s) showing the location of the proposed expansion area, with the
boundary of the proposed expansion area clearly drawn thereon; and
<bullet> A detailed narrative description of the proposed expansion
area boundary based on USGS map markings.
Petition To Expand the Red Hills Lake County AVA
TTB received a petition from Terry Dereniuk of Terry Dereniuk
Consulting, submitted on behalf of local vineyard owners, proposing to
expand the established Red Hills Lake County AVA. T.D. TTB-15, which
published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2004 (69 FR 41754),
established the Red Hills Lake County AVA (27 CFR 9.169). The Red Hills
Lake County AVA is located in Lake County, California, and is within
the established Clear Lake (27 CFR 9.99) and North Coast AVAs (27 CFR
9.30). Although the proposed expansion area is also within the
established Clear Lake and North Coast AVAs, the proposed expansion
would not affect the boundaries of those AVAs.
The proposed expansion area is adjacent to the western portion of
the established Red Hills Lake County AVA and covers approximately 679
acres. The petition states that the proposed expansion area consists of
three separately-owned parcels of land. One of the parcels, owned by
Jim and Diane Fore, is currently planted with vines. The second parcel,
owned by Prince Vineyard, LLC, is planned for planting in the near
future. The third parcel, owned by Roland and Nell Shaul, is adjacent
to the Prince Vineyard property. The Shaul parcel does not have any
vineyards planted or planned for the near future but does contain a
number of sites that are suitable for
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viticultural activity, so the petitioner requests its inclusion in the
proposed expansion area. Unless otherwise noted, all information and
data pertaining to the proposed expansion area contained in this
document come from the petition and its supporting exhibits.
Name Evidence
The expansion petition notes that the original petition to
establish the Red Hills Lake County AVA contained the following quote:
``The proposed Red Hills [sic] AVA takes its name from a road,
contained entirely within the proposed viticultural area, which runs
through the heart of the area. * * * Red Hills Road was itself named
for the most striking and unifying features of the area-its prevalent
red soils and gently hilly terrain.'' The expansion petition goes on to
state that T.D. TTB-15, which established the Red Hills Lake County
AVA, describes the AVA's boundary as being based on ``a combination of
geography, terrain, soil, and climate factors[.]''
According to the proposed expansion petition, the description of
the Red Hills Lake County AVA boundary in T.D. TTB-15 suggests that the
AVA is defined by ``this combination of features rather than an
officially named geographic feature.'' The proposed expansion petition
asserts that, due to the lack of a defined geographic feature known as
``Red Hills,'' adjacent regions that share the red volcanic soils and
hilly terrain that are characteristic of the Red Hills Lake County AVA
could also reasonably be referred to as the ``Red Hills.'' The petition
states that the proposed expansion area shares the same red volcanic
soils and hilly terrain of the established AVA. As a result, the
petition believes that the name ``Red Hills'' is as applicable to the
proposed expansion area as it is to the established Red Hills Lake
County AVA.
Boundary Evidence
The established Red Hills Lake County AVA is located just south of
Clear Lake, at the base of Mount Konocti. According to T.D. TTB-15, the
northern boundary of the AVA excludes elevations on Mt. Konocti above
2,600 feet. The eastern boundary follows a series of ridgelines to
exclude regions with different soils, including Anderson Flat and the
town of Lower Lake, as well as a steep ridge. The AVA's southern
boundary generally coincides with the Clear Lake AVA's southern
boundary and separates both AVAs from the Mayacamas Mountains, whose
elevations are generally unsuitable for commercial viticulture. The Red
Hills Lake County AVA's southwestern corner skirts Boggs Lake, while
the western boundary excludes Camel Back Ridge and some lower
elevations south and southeast of Kelseyville.
The proposed expansion area is adjacent to Bottle Rock Road, which
forms a portion of the southwestern boundary of the Red Hills Lake
County AVA. The proposed boundary expansion would begin on the current
boundary at the intersection of Bottle Rock Road and Harrington Road.
Instead of continuing north-northwesterly along Bottle Rock Road to its
intersection with Cole Creek Road, as the current boundary does, the
proposed boundary expansion would proceed south along Bottle Rock Road
for a short distance before proceeding west to the 2,800-foot elevation
contour. The boundary would then follow the elevation contour north-
northeasterly before rejoining the current AVA boundary at Bottle Rock
Road. This portion of the proposed expansion area would encompass the
parcel of land with the vineyard owned by Jim and Diane Fore. The
proposed expansion boundary would then follow the current AVA boundary
north along Bottle Rock Road to its intersection with an unnamed trail.
At that point, the proposed expansion would divert from the current
boundary and proceed west and north in a series of straight lines along
the low, eastern slopes of Camel Back Ridge. This boundary modification
would encompass the parcels of land owned by Prince Vineyard LLC and
Roland and Nell Shaul. The proposed expansion boundary would then
proceed east and rejoin the current AVA boundary at the point where the
2,000-foot elevation contour intersects Bottle Rock Road.
Distinguishing Features
The expansion petition states that the topography, soils, and
climate of the proposed expansion area are similar to those of the
established Red Hills Lake County AVA.
Topography
The original petition to establish the Red Hills Lake County AVA
described the topography as ``an area of gently sloping, rolling
terrain, contained entirely within the Clear Lake volcanic field.'' The
original petition noted that within the Red Hills Lake County AVA,
slopes range from 0 to greater than 30 percent, but that ``[n]o one
group clearly predominates.'' When describing the region west of Bottle
Rock Road, which is the location of the proposed expansion area, the
original petition stated, ``almost all of the terrain shown has slopes
of 15% and above.''
The expansion petition includes a section of a map of the Clear
Lake volcanic field (Figure 1).\1\ The image shows not only that the
region of the proposed expansion area is within the Clear Lake volcanic
field but also that it shares the same underlying geology as the
established Red Hills Lake County AVA.
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\1\ All figures of the petition are included in Docket TTB-2022-
0012 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. You may view a digital version
of the same map in Figure 1 at <a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2362/i2362_sheet1.pdf">https://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2362/i2362_sheet1.pdf</a>.
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The expansion petition also includes an image of a slope and
terrain map of the proposed expansion area and the adjacent portion of
the Red Hills Lake County AVA (Figure 2).\2\ The expansion petition
notes that, while the original AVA petition was correct that a large
part of the region to the west of Bottle Rock Road does contain steep
slopes, it also contains areas with gentler slopes. Figure 2 indicates
that the proposed expansion area contains regions with slopes from 0 to
20 percent, as well as slopes from 20 to over 30 percent. Additionally,
the expansion petition includes a wider view of the slope and terrain
map (Figure 6). Both figures show that the slope angles of the proposed
expansion area are similar to those within the Red Hills Lake County
AVA, as described in T.D. TTB-15.
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\2\ You may view a digital version of the same map in Figure 2
at <a href="http://gispublic.co.lake.ca.us/portal/home">gispublic.co.lake.ca.us/portal/home</a>.
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Finally, the expansion petition includes an image of the slope and
terrain of the Benson Ridge region of Lake County (Figure 7), which was
not within the original Red Hills Lake County AVA boundary. The
expansion petition notes that during the public comment period for
Notice No. 961, which proposed the Red Hills Lake County AVA, a
vineyard owner provided evidence to include the Benson Ridge region in
the AVA. TTB determined that the evidence supported the region's
inclusion and modified the final Red Hills Lake County AVA boundary in
T.D. TTB-15. The expansion petition notes that the topography of the
proposed expansion area is similar to that of the Benson Ridge region,
which has regions with slope angles ranging from 0 to 10 percent, as
well as regions with slope angles over 30 percent.
Soils
The original Red Hills Lake County petition stated that the AVA
``encompasses the largest contiguous body of red volcanic soils in Lake
County.'' The major soil groups within the AVA are Glenview-Bottlerock-
Arrowhead, Konocti-Benridge, and
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Collayomi-Aiken-Whispering. The original petition described these soils
as containing ``a high content of rock fragments or gravel in their
structure.'' The original petition excluded the region west of Bottle
Rock Road from the AVA because the soils ``developed from parent
materials of the Franciscan assemblage, which result in poorly drained
and often steep soil conditions.'' The original petition also noted
that soils west of the AVA contain high levels of serpentine, which
offers ``poor soil quality and nutrition.''
The proposed boundary expansion petition states that, while the
original petition's description of the soils west of Bottle Rock Road
is generally true, the original petition's use of a man-made feature to
define the boundary resulted in the omission of acreage that had
similar soil characteristics to the Red Hills Lake County AVA. The
expansion petition claims that 90 percent of the acreage within the
proposed expansion area contains soils of the same soil units described
in the original petition and which are of volcanic origin. According to
Figure 12 of the expansion petition, the most prominent soil unit in
the proposed expansion area is the Glenview-Bottlerock-Arrowhead unit,
which comprises approximately 401 acres of the 679-acre proposed
expansion area. The Konocti-Benridge, Collayomi, and Collayomi-Aiken-
Whispering soil series cover an additional 211 acres of the proposed
expansion area. The expansion petition includes an image of a soil map
of the proposed expansion area and the adjacent region within the Red
Hills Lake County AVA (Figure 13) which shows that, while serpentine
soils are found west of Bottle Rock Road as the original petition
stated, they are not found within the proposed expansion area.
Finally, the expansion petition includes several photographs of the
soils within the proposed expansion area (Figures 8-10) showing
pebbles, gravel, and cobbles within the soil, including large
quantities of obsidian, a naturally-occurring volcanic glass. The
photographs suggest that the proposed expansion area's soils have a
rocky, gravelly nature similar to the soils of the Red Hills Lake
County AVA.
Climate
According to the brief description of the Red Hills Lake County
AVA's climate provided in T.D. TTB-15, the AVA has a climate that is
more influenced by Clear Lake than by the Pacific Ocean. The
temperature contrasts between the lake and the land create winds that
are credited for reducing the risk of frost within the AVA. T.D. TTB-15
states that, by contrast, ``other Lake County viticultural areas
require frost protection measures.''
The proposed expansion petition explains that, today, some growers
within the Red Hills Lake County AVA have frost protection measures in
place, although those may not be needed every year. For example, the
expansion petition states that vineyard owner Gregory Graham, whose
vineyards are in the lower elevations of the northeastern portion of
the AVA, has frost curtains and a movable wind machine. The Fore's
vineyard, within the proposed expansion area, also has two wind
machines as well as vineyard heaters, but only uses them ``about 2 out
of every 5 years.'' By contrast, the expansion petition states that
vineyards within the Big Valley District-Lake County AVA (27 CFR
9.232), which is to the northwest of both the Red Hills Lake County AVA
and the proposed expansion area, require frost protection every year.
TTB notes that Notice No. 134, which proposed the Big Valley District-
Lake County AVA, described the low number of frost-free days as a
distinguishing feature of the AVA.
The proposed expansion petition also compares the harvest dates
within the proposed expansion area to those within the Red Hills Lake
County AVA. T.D. TTB-115 did not consider harvest dates as a
distinguishing feature of the AVA; however the expansion petition notes
that several articles submitted during the public comment period for
Notice No. 961 discuss harvest dates as an example of how the climate
of the AVA affects viticulture. For example, one article quotes a
vineyard manager for Kendall-Jackson as saying they never harvest their
Red Hills Lake County AVA vineyards before the first of October.\3\
Another article states that within the Red Hills Lake County AVA,
``[g]rowers there don't usually begin harvest before October.'' \4\
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\3\ Ferguson, Scott. ``Lake County Bears Fruit: California's
Lesser-Known North Coast County Gets Respect.'' Wine Business
Monthly. May 2000, Vol. VII, No. 5. This article was included in
Comment 12 to Notice No. 961, which you may view in TTB's online AVA
Reading Room at <a href="https://www.ttb.gov/images/pdfs/Red_Hills_Lake_County_comments.pdf">https://www.ttb.gov/images/pdfs/Red_Hills_Lake_County_comments.pdf</a>.
\4\ Ferguson, Scott. ``More vineyards, four new wineries slated
for Lake County.'' St. Helena Star, July 5, 2001. This article was
also included in Comment 12 to Notice No. 961.
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The expansion petition states that cabernet sauvignon has become
the ``signature'' winegrape for the Red Hills Lake County AVA, which it
also notes is grown within the proposed expansion area. The expansion
petition provides harvest dates from 2005-2018 for this grape varietal
grown within the proposed expansion area. During that timeframe,
harvest dates within the proposed expansion area occurred before
October 1 only three times, suggesting a similar climate to that
described for the Red Hills Lake County AVA.
Finally, T.D. TTB-15 also stated that rainfall amounts within the
Red Hills Lake County AVA average between 25 and 40 inches a year. The
expansion petition documents rainfall amounts from a weather station in
the proposed expansion area. However, because the petitioner collected
that data for less than a year, TTB is unable to determine if the
rainfall amounts within the proposed expansion area are similar to
those of the Red Hills Lake County AVA.
TTB Determination
TTB concludes that the petition to expand the boundaries of the
established Red Hills Lake County AVA merits consideration and public
comment, as invited in this notice of proposed rulemaking.
Boundary Description
See the narrative description of the boundary of the petitioned-for
expansion area in the proposed regulatory text published at the end of
this proposed rule.
Maps
The proposed boundary change to the Red Hills Lake County AVA would
affect the portion of the current AVA boundary shown on the 1:24,000
scale Kelseyville quadrangle map in the list of maps in the regulatory
text of 27 CFR 9.169. The petitioner included a copy of this map in the
expansion petition. You also may view a map of the proposed expansion
of the Red Hills Lake County AVA boundary on the AVA Map Explorer on
the TTB website, at <a href="https://www.ttb.gov/wine/ava-map-explorer">https://www.ttb.gov/wine/ava-map-explorer</a>.
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. For a wine to be labeled with 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 Sec. 4.25(e)(3) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(3)).
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
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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 Sec. 4.39(i)(2) of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(2)) for details.
The approval of the proposed expansion of the Red Hills Lake County
AVA would not affect any other existing viticultural area. The proposed
expansion of the Red Hills Lake County AVA would allow vintners to use
``Red Hills Lake County,'' ``Clear Lake,'' and ``North Coast'' as
appellations of origin for wines made primarily from grapes grown
within the proposed expansion area if the wines meet the eligibility
requirements for the appellation.
Public Participation
Comments Invited
TTB invites comments from interested members of the public on
whether it should expand the Red Hills Lake County AVA as proposed. TTB
is specifically interested in receiving comments on the similarity of
the proposed expansion area to the established Red Hills Lake County
AVA, as well as the differences between the proposed expansion area and
the areas outside the established AVA. Please provide specific
information in support of your comments.
Submitting Comments
You may submit comments on this proposal as an individual or on
behalf of a business or other organization via the <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>
website or via postal mail, as described in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. Your comment must reference Notice No. 217 and must be
submitted or postmarked by the closing date shown in the DATES section
of this document. You may upload or include attachments with your
comment. You also may request a public hearing on this proposal. The
TTB Administrator reserves the right to determine whether to hold a
public hearing.
Confidentiality and Disclosure of Comments
All submitted comments and attachments are part of the rulemaking
record and are subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any
material in your comments that you consider confidential or that is
inappropriate for disclosure.
TTB will post, and you may view, copies of this document, the
related petition and selected supporting materials, and any comments
TTB receives about this proposal within the related <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>
docket. In general, TTB will post comments as submitted, and it will
not redact any identifying or contact information from the body of a
comment or attachment.
Please contact TTB's Regulations and Rulings division by email
using the web form available at <a href="https://www.ttb.gov/contact-rrd">https://www.ttb.gov/contact-rrd</a>, or by
telephone at 202-453-2265, if you have any questions about commenting
on this proposal or to request copies of this document, the related
petition and its supporting materials, or any comments received.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
TTB certifies that this proposed regulation, if adopted, would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The proposed regulation imposes no new reporting,
recordkeeping, or other administrative requirement. Any benefit derived
from the use of an AVA name would be 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
It has been determined that this proposed rule is not a significant
regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
1993. Therefore, no regulatory assessment is required.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
Proposed Regulatory Amendment
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, TTB proposes to amend
title 27, chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
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2. Section 9.169 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (c)(14);
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b. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(15) through (22) as paragraphs (c)(31)
through (38); and
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c. Adding new paragraphs (c)(15) through (22) and paragraphs (c)(23)
through (30).
The revision and additions read as follows:
Sec. 9.169 Red Hills Lake County.
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(c) * * *
(14) Proceed about 0.4 mile northwesterly along Harrington Flat
Road to its intersection with Bottle Rock Road in section 18, T21N,
R8W; then
(15) Proceed southerly along Bottle Rock Road approximately 2,500
feet to its intersection with an unnamed, unimproved dirt road near the
marked 2,928-foot elevation; then
(16) Proceed west along the unimproved dirt road to its
intersection with the 2,800-foot elevation contour; then
(17) Proceed northwesterly, then northerly along the meandering
2,800-foot elevation contour to its intersection with the northern
boundary of section 18, T12N, R8W; then
(18) Proceed easterly along the northern boundary of section 18 to
its intersection with Bottle Rock Road; then
(19) Proceed north along Bottle Rock Road to its intersection with
an unnamed trail in section 7, T12N, R8W; then
(20) Proceed west in a straight line to the western boundary of
section 7, T12N, R8W; then
(21) Proceed north along the western boundary of section 7 to the
southeastern corner of section 1, T12N, R9W; then
(22) Proceed west along the southern boundary of section 1 to its
intersection with the 2,600-foor elevation contour; then
(23) Proceed north in a straight line to the intersection with an
unnamed, unimproved dirt road known locally as Helen Road; then
(24) Proceed west in a straight line to the fourth intersection
with the 2,560-foot elevation contour in section 1, T12N, R9W; then
(25) Proceed south in a straight line to the southern boundary of
section 1; then
(26) Proceed west along the southern boundary of section 1 to its
intersection with the western boundary of section 1; then
(27) Proceed north along the western boundary of section 1 to its
intersection with the northern boundary of section 1; then
(28) Proceed east along the northern boundary of section 1 to its
intersection with the 2,000-foot elevation contour; then
(29) Proceed southeasterly along the 2,000-foot elevation contour
to its intersection with Bottle Rock Road; then
(30) Proceed northwesterly along Bottle Rock Road to its
intersection with Cole Creek Road to the west and an
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unnamed, unimproved road to the east in section 25, T13N, R9W; then
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Signed: November 15, 2022.
Mary G. Ryan,
Administrator.
Approved: November 16, 2022.
Thomas C. West, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 2022-25270 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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