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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-1276

PROPOSED RULEMAKINGS

[ 40 PA. CODE CH. 5 ]

Limited Winery Reporting; Advanced Notice of Final-Omitted Rulemaking

[41 Pa.B. 4104]
[Saturday, July 30, 2011]

 The Liquor Control Board (Board) intends to adopt a change to 40 Pa. Code § 5.103 (relating to limited wineries) to reduce paperwork associated with production reporting by licensed limited wineries.

Background

 This regulatory change simplifies the production reporting procedure for licensed limited wineries. Section 102 of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. § 1-102) defines a ''limited winery'' as a winery which has an annual production of less than 200,000 gallons. Under the current regulations, which were last amended in 1984, monthly reports shall be submitted. This change will convert the reporting system to an annual basis, permit the use of electronic reporting and coordinate production reporting with the license renewal and validation cycles. The information in these reports also is used by the Department of Agriculture.

Affected Parties

 This regulatory change has been requested by the industry. The people who will first benefit from this change are the licensed limited wineries. As of the date of this submission, there are 170 active licensed limited wineries. All potentially affected parties have been or will be given notice of this rulemaking, either by e-mail or United States Postal Service mail.

Fiscal Impact

 The Board anticipates that this regulatory change will reduce the administrative costs of the regulated community. The regulatory change is not expected to have a cost or savings impact on local or State government.

Public Comment

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Liquor Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel, 401 Northwest Office Building, Attention: James F. Maher, Esquire, Harrisburg, PA 17124. Comments received within 30 days will be reviewed and considered for any subsequent revision of the regulation.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TTY users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

PATRICK J. STAPLETON, III, 
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1276. Filed for public inspection July 29, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]


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