For Immediate Release  
 Contact: Gail H. Davis
                                               FY-98-10  
                                               Date: May 15, 1998 

   

      Net Contents Statement on Wine Labels
                                       

   WASHINGTON--Based on a petition it has received, the Bureau
 of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is proposing to
 amend the regulations to provide that the net contents
 statement for wine in containers of less than 1 liter may
 be expressed on the label in centiliters (cl) as an
 alternative to milliliters (ml).  

 Written comments must be received on or before August 13,
 1998.   

 For further information, see the May 15, 1998, issue of the
 Federal Register, contact ATF’s Office of Public
 Information at (202) 927-8500, or visit ATF’s Web site at
 www.atf.treas.gov.  
   
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