[Federal Register: November 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 212)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

27 CFR Part 9

[Notice No. 21]
RIN 1513-AA58

 
Proposed Ribbon Ridge Viticultural Area (2002R-215P)

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 has received a 
petition proposing the establishment of the ``Ribbon Ridge'' 
viticultural area in northern Yamhill County, Oregon, between Newberg 
and Gaston. This proposed viticultural area, which measures 
approximately 1.75 miles in width and 3.5 miles in length, lies 
approximately 22 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon, and 40 miles 
inland from the Pacific Ocean. As of 2002, at least 14 vineyards, 
totaling over 286 acres currently planted, plus 3 commercial wineries 
exist within the proposed boundaries of the Ribbon Ridge viticultural 
area. We believe the use of viticultural area names as appellations of 
origin in wine labeling and advertising helps consumers identify wines. 
It also allows wineries to better designate the specific grape-growing 
area in which their wine grapes were grown. We invite comments on this 
proposal.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before January 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to any of the following addresses--
    [sbull] Chief, Regulations and Procedures Division, Alcohol and 
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 50221, Washington, DC 20091-0221 
(Attn: Notice No. 21);
    [sbull] 202-927-8525 (facsimile);    [sbull] nprm@ttb.gov (e-mail); or
    [sbull] http://www.ttb.gov (An online comment form is posted with 
this notice on our Web site).
    You may view copies of the proposed regulations and any comments 
received on this notice online at http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm
 and by appointment at our reference

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library, 1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    See the Public Participation section of this notice for specific 
instructions and requirements, and for information on how to request a 
public hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Sutton, Specialist, Regulations 
and Procedures Division (Corvallis, Oregon), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, 946 NW Circle Blvd.  286, Corvallis, Oregon 
97330; telephone 415-271-1254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Authority To Establish Viticultural Areas

    The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 U.S.C. 
205(e) requires that alcohol beverage labels provide the consumer with 
adequate information regarding a product's identity, while prohibiting 
the use of misleading information on such labels. The FAA Act also 
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations to carry 
out the FAA Act's provisions, and the Secretary has delegated this 
authority to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
    Regulations in 27 CFR part 4, Labeling and Advertising of Wine, 
allow the establishment of definitive viticultural areas. The 
regulations allow the name of an approved viticultural area to be used 
as an appellation of origin on wine labels and in wine advertisements. 
A list of approved viticultural areas is contained in 27 CFR part 9, 
American Viticultural Areas.

Definition of an American Viticultural Area

    Title 27 CFR, section 4.25(e)(1), defines an American viticultural 
area as a delimited grape-growing region distinguishable by geographic 
features, the boundaries of which have been delineated in subpart C of 
part 9. These designations allow consumers and vintners to attribute a 
given quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the wine made 
from grapes grown in a viticultural area to its geographic origin. We 
believe that the establishment of viticultural areas allows wineries to 
describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and 
helps consumers identify the wines they purchase. Establishment of a 
viticultural area is neither an approval nor endorsement by TTB of the 
wine produced there.

Requirements To Establish a Viticultural Area

    Section 4.25(e)(2) outlines the procedure for proposing an American 
viticultural area. Any interested person may petition TTB to establish 
a grape-growing region as a viticultural area. The petition must 
include:
    (a) Evidence that the name of the proposed viticultural area is 
locally or nationally known as referring to the area specified in the 
petition;
    (b) Historical or current evidence that the boundaries of the 
viticultural area are as specified in the petition;
    (c) Evidence that the proposed area's growing conditions, such as 
climate, soil, elevation, physical features, etc. distinguish it from 
surrounding areas;
    (d) A description of the specific boundaries of the proposed 
viticultural area, based on features found on United States Geological 
Survey (USGS) maps of the largest applicable scale; and
    (e) A copy (or copies) of the appropriate USGS map(s) with the 
boundaries prominently marked.

Impact on Current Wine Labels

    As appellations of origin, viticultural area names have geographic 
significance. Our 27 CFR part 4 label regulations prohibit the use of a 
brand name with geographic significance on a wine unless the wine meets 
the appellation of origin requirements for the named area. Our 
regulations also prohibit any other label references that suggest an 
origin other than the true place of origin of the wine.
    If we establish this proposed viticultural area, bottlers who use 
brand names, including trademarks, like Ribbon Ridge must ensure that 
their existing products are eligible to use the viticultural area's 
name as an appellation of origin. For a wine to be eligible, at least 
85 percent of the grapes in the wine must have been grown within the 
viticultural area, and the wine must meet the other requirements of 27 
CFR 4.25(e)(3).
    If the wine is not eligible for the appellation, the bottler must 
change the brand name or other label reference and obtain approval of a 
new label. Different rules apply to a wine in this category bearing a 
brand name that was used on a label approved prior to July 7, 1986. See 
27 CFR 4.39(i) for details.

Ribbon Ridge Petition

General Information

    We have received a petition from Alex Sokol-Blosser, secretary of 
the North Willamette Valley AVA Group, proposing a new viticultural 
area to be called the ``Ribbon Ridge.'' Harry Peterson-Nedry and Doug 
Tunnell authored the petition. This proposed viticultural area, located 
in the northern part of Yamhill County, Oregon, between Newberg and 
Gaston, approximately 22 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon, and 40 
miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. Measuring approximately 1.75 miles 
in width and 3.5 miles in length, the proposed area includes a total of 
3,350 acres (5.25 square miles), of which 1,000 to 1,400 acres are 
suited to premium wine grape planting. As of 2002, at least 14 
vineyards, totaling over 286 acres currently planted, plus 3 commercial 
wineries exist within the proposed boundaries of the Ribbon Ridge 
viticultural area. Four additional vineyards and three additional 
wineries are currently in the planning stage and should be developed 
within the next 3 years. If established, they would fall within the 
proposed viticultural area.
    The proposed Ribbon Ridge viticultural area consists of a 3.5- by 
1.75-mile distinct ridge that is separate from the higher surrounding 
landmass. It has significant, marked drainage on all sides and is a 
single, evident landmass of uniform shape and composition that differs 
from the hillside sites in the vicinity. The petitioners decided to use 
physical features, soil, and to a lesser extent, elevation and climate, 
as the primary factors in defining the boundaries of the proposed area.

Evidence That the Name of the Area Is Locally or Nationally Known

    The petitioners state the geological formation on which the 
proposed viticultural area is located has been continuously referred to 
as Ribbon Ridge since before 1888. Ribbon Ridge was given its name by 
Colby Carter, an early settler who came from Missouri in 1865. Since 
that time, the formation has been consistently referred to as Ribbon 
Ridge and is so identified on USGS and other maps. The first official 
use of the name ``Ribbon Ridge'' in conjunction with this area dates to 
1888 with the creation of the Ribbon Ridge School District 68 
by Yamhill County Schools. The school began operations in 1889 and was 
in use through at least 1953.
    A reference to Ribbon Ridge appeared in the ``Oregon Historical 
Quarterly,'' Vol. XLIV, page 307, March-December 1943: ``Ribbon Ridge 
is a spur in the southwest part of the Chehalem Mountains, about east 
of Yamhill. The top of the ridge twists like a ribbon, hence the 
name.'' The petitioners provided evidence that Ribbon Ridge is an 
official location name in Oregon and the United States. It is 
registered in the

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Department of Interior and U.S. Geological Survey's Geonames database.
    The term ``Ribbon Ridge'' figures prominently on the USGS Dundee 
Quadrangle map submitted with this petition.

Historical or Current Evidence That Supports the Proposed Boundaries

    The petitioners assert that the proposed viticultural area is an 
evident landmass of uniform shape and composition that differs from the 
hillside sites in the vicinity, which are appropriate for wine grapes 
in historical, climatic, and geological ways. Ribbon Ridge has been 
known as a distinct farming district, with its own name and its own mix 
of crops, ranging from walnuts, prunes, hazelnuts, hay, Christmas 
trees, timber lots, and cattle for more than a century. Many of these 
require the warmth and protection of the hillside site for economic 
distinction. Farmers from Ribbon Ridge are reported to have willingly 
differentiated themselves from adjoining areas such as Chehalem Valley, 
Kings Grade, and Rex Hills, even to the extent of establishing a 
separate school, when others existed in immediately adjacent areas.
    Further, the petitioners offer evidence that, geographically, the 
proposed area is differentiated and separated from adjoining farming 
regions by the regularity and unaltered nature of the island-like 
ridge, its position as a mass broken free from other uplifts or larger 
hillsides, and the clean division its drainage system makes around the 
full perimeter of the landmass. Specifically, the Chehalem Creek Valley 
is deep, wide, and severely sloped on Ribbon Ridge's western flank. 
Where the Creek exits the hills, the Chehalem Valley is wide and flat 
at the 200-foot level to the south of Ribbon Ridge. Dopp and Ayres 
Creeks originate on the flank of the Chehalem Mountains underneath Bald 
Peak, flowing westward to accumulate Ribbon Ridge's drainage, and then 
diverging to the south and north, achieving the complete segregation of 
the ridge on the northwest side at an elevation of approximately 400 
feet.
    Roads have historically been built at the low spots around the 
ridge, and Dopp, Albertson, and North Valley Roads encircle Ribbon 
Ridge completely. Ribbon Ridge Road dissects the landmass, running the 
spine of the Ridge lengthwise, north to south. The petitioners state 
Ribbon Ridge is clearly defined by both elevation and Yamhill County 
roads. The proposed viticultural area is defined as the area at 240 
feet in elevation or above, enclosed by the 10-mile county road loop.
    Vineyard activity began on Ribbon Ridge in 1980 with the planting 
of Ridgecrest Vineyards. The first commercial vineyard was established 
in 1982 with the planting of 54 acres of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. 
Yamhill Valley Vineyards first used grapes from these vineyards in wine 
production in 1985. It is estimated that between 1,000 and 1,400 acres 
in the proposed Ribbon Ridge viticultural area are suited to premium 
wine grape planting. Fourteen vineyards and three wineries are 
currently located on Ribbon Ridge, with 286 acres currently planted. 
Four additional vineyards and three additional wineries are currently 
in the planning stage and should be developed within the next 3 years. 
Vineyards or winery operations now own in excess of 700 total acres on 
Ribbon Ridge.

Evidence of Distinctive Geographical Features

    The petitioners state that the proposed Ribbon Ridge viticultural 
area's boundaries are based primarily on a combination of topographic, 
elevation, and climatic factors that contrast with the surrounding 
Willamette Valley, Coast Range, and Columbia Gorge.
Physical Features
    The petitioners assert that Ribbon Ridge, from the air, appears as 
an island that has broken off from the higher landmasses that surround 
it and floats freely above the Chehalem Valley floor. It extends 
southward from the Chehalem Mountains and rises above the floor of the 
Valley. Ribbon Ridge Road runs north to south along its spine. Ribbon 
Ridge is defined on the east and west by the watersheds that fall away 
from the road in both directions. It is separated from the Chehalem 
Mountains by Ayres Creek on the north and a creek known locally as Dopp 
Creek, which runs parallel to Dopp Road on the east and flows south to 
form the eastern boundary. On the western side of Ribbon Ridge, the 
Chehalem Creek Valley dramatically separates the proposed area from the 
Coast Range hillsides that are associated with the Yamhill-Carlton 
District. There is a gorge-like drop of 300 feet or more into the 
narrow quarter-mile ravine that widens at the foot of Ribbon Ridge into 
the broad, flat Chehalem Valley dividing the Chehalem Mountains from 
the Red Hills of Dundee area. This feature, more than any other, shows 
the separate nature of Ribbon Ridge's formation as an uplifted landmass 
of unique origin.
Soil
    The petitioners state that the soils of Ribbon Ridge are relatively 
uniform, all being marine sedimentary and fine-textured (mainly 
Willakenzie series) at plantable elevations, without significant 
alterations from slides and erosion. Specifically, Ribbon Ridge is a 
distinct, natural, geological formation of eastward-tilted marine 
sedimentary strata dated to the upper Eocene. The Keasey Formation, 
exposed on the western side of the Ridge, is laminated to massive, pale 
gray, tuffaceous mudstone, to fine tuffaceous sandstone. The overlying 
Pittsburgh Bluffs Formation, exposed in the central and eastern side of 
the Ridge, is a massive to thick-bedded gray to tan, weathering, 
feldpathic litharenite with tuffaceous mudstone and sandstone. The 
petitioners assert that within the region Ribbon Ridge is unusual in 
the presence of only these two geological strata and the intact nature 
of these formations.
    Further, they contend that, because the ridge is ancient and 
stable, the soils from these fine sedimentary parent materials are well 
weathered and consequently are, on average, deeper in profile and more 
finely structured than soils in surrounding areas.
    As a consequence of its geological history, the soils of Ribbon 
Ridge are distinct from those of adjacent vineyards in several 
significant ways. Unlike the Chehalem Mountains to the north and east, 
the soils of ribbon Ridge are entirely derived from marine sedimentary 
parent materials. They are distinctly different from the alluvial 
sedimentary soils that constitute, in part or entirely, areas to the 
east of Ribbon Ridge or to the south in the Chehalem Valley flood 
plain. They are different from the adjacent volcanic soils in the 
proposed Chehalem Mountains and Red Hills of Dundee American 
viticultural areas. The petitioners also offered evidence that the 
soils of Ribbon Ridge are related but distinctly different from the 
marine sedimentary hillsides (mainly Willakenzie and Peavine Series) to 
the west of Chehalem Creek Gorge in the proposed Yamhill-Carlton area 
in that they are younger, finer, and more uniform due to finer parent 
materials of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone.
Elevation
    The petitioners state the proposed Ribbon Ridge viticultural area 
extends southward from the Chehalem Mountains and rises above the floor 
of the Chehalem Valley from approximately 200 feet to an elevation of 
683 feet. The proposed area is defined as 240 feet in elevation or 
higher and is enclosed by a 9.85-mile county road loop. The area 
contains south-sloped plantings at elevations high enough to avoid 
valley soils (over 240 feet) but

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beneath the cooling effects of higher elevation (maximum height of area 
is 683 feet). The area between these two elevation lines receives 
maximum heat accumulation, as well as good air and water drainage.
    Degree-day accumulations in the proposed area average 2,455, as 
compared to 2,541 at McMinnville (southwest of Ribbon Ridge) and 2,650 
at Portland (northeast of Ribbon Ridge). The data on Ribbon Ridge is 
typical of hillside sites with earlier starts to warming, less 
nighttime temperature drops, and clipped heat spikes in midsummer that 
provide a consistent climate for adequate ripening. According to the 
petitioners, these features allow longer, cooler growing seasons, which 
are ideal for delicate varietals like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot 
Gris.
    To the best of their knowledge, the petitioners state that all of 
the existing vineyards in the proposed viticultural area are located 
between 240 to 680 feet. Further, they believe the 240-foot contour 
line minimum height boundary will exclude alluvial soils, which are not 
best suited for viticulture.
Climate
    The petitioners state that Ribbon Ridge's island-like 
characteristics and the proximity of surrounding landmasses tend to 
shield and uniquely protect the proposed area from many of the extremes 
that affect the other agricultural microclimates in the northern 
Willamette Valley. Air and water drainage exist on all sides. Low 
clouds tend to accumulate on the surrounding hilltops; fog tends to 
settle on the valley floor in early and late parts of the growing 
season. The Coast Range and Yamhill mountains to the west encourage 
weather systems to drop moisture before reaching Ribbon Ridge and to 
moderate wind extremes from Pacific storms. The Chehalem Mountains, 
Bald Peak, and Portland hill systems to the north tend to protect this 
area from the Columbia Gorge and eastern Oregon weather systems that 
deliver cold in the winter and heat or winds in the summer. The Dundee 
Hills to the south shield Ribbon Ridge from extreme winds that funnel 
coastal weather systems through the Van Duzer corridor, whether hot, 
cold, or wet in the summer or winter.
    The petitioners provided an analysis of compiled daily weather data 
comparing exposed valley floor weather stations such as Salem (south of 
Ribbon Ridge), McMinnville (southwest of Ribbon Ridge), and Portland 
Airport (east of Ribbon Ridge) to hillside vineyard stations on Ribbon 
Ridge (Whistling Ridge). The analysis indicates a tendency towards 
slightly warmer and drier conditions on grape-growing hillsides of the 
northern valley, such as the proposed Ribbon Ridge viticultural area. 
These apparent differences are even more significant during the grape-
growing season (April-October), when the nature of hillside warming is 
especially important in achieving ripening similar to that of warm 
valley sites without the risk of frost or the problems of excess soil 
moisture. Specifically, hillside data showed higher minimum (2-3 
[deg]F) and maximum (2-7 [deg]F) daily temperatures during early and 
late growing seasons than those of exposed valley floor sites. This 
moderation permits early growth in the spring, consistent and even 
ripening with retention of acids over the summer, and a long, full 
ripening in the fall.
    The petitioners supplied data suggesting precipitation on protected 
hillsides in the Ribbon Ridge area is up to 10 inches less, 
approximately 25 percent, than it is on unprotected valley sites. 
Growing season precipitation is reduced even farther, with 7.7 inches 
accumulated April-October on average, or approximately 35 percent 
reduction from the Coast Range or valley floor sites. For example, the 
annual rainfall at Whistling Ridge in the proposed Ribbon Ridge 
viticultural area averages 29 inches as compared to 36 inches for the 
Portland International Airport, (located east of the proposed area), 39 
inches for Salem (south of Ribbon Ridge), while the Coast Range, 
located west of the Ribbon Ridge, has an average range of 80 inches to 
more than 100 inches per year. Further, the petitioners state that 
Ribbon Ridge's annual rainfall is less than other wine growing regions 
in the immediate vicinity, such as Yamhill-Carlton District's 42 
inches, Chehalem Mountains' 37-60 inches, and Dundee Hills' 30-45 
inches.

Proposed Boundaries

    The USGS maps required for determining the boundary of the proposed 
Ribbon Ridge viticultural area are:
    (1) Laurelwood Quadrangle, Oregon, 7.5 Minutes Series, 1956, 
revised 1978; and
    (2) Dundee Quadrangle, Oregon, 7.5 Minute Series, 1956, revised 
1993.
    A complete description of the proposed area's boundaries is found 
in the proposed rule text below.

Public Participation

Comments Sought

    We request comments from anyone interested. Please support your 
comments with specific information. Examples include name evidence and 
data about growing conditions or area boundaries. All comments must 
include your name and mailing address, reference this notice number, 
and be legible and written in language generally acceptable for public 
disclosure.
    Although we do not acknowledge receipt, we will consider your 
comments if we receive them on or before the closing date. We will 
consider comments received after the closing date if we can. We regard 
all comments as originals.

Confidentiality

    We do not recognize any submitted material as confidential. All 
comments are part of the public record and subject to disclosure. Do 
not enclose in your comments any material you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for disclosure.

Submitting Comments

    You may submit comments in any of four ways.
    [sbull] By mail: You may send written comments to TTB at the 
address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    [sbull] By facsimile: You may submit comments by facsimile 
transmission to 202-927-8525. Faxed comments must--

    (1) Be on 8.5 by 11-inch paper;
    (2) Contain a legible, written signature; and
    (3) Be five or less pages long. This limitation assures electronic 
access to our equipment. We will not accept faxed comments that exceed 
five pages.    [sbull] By e-mail: You may e-mail comments to nprm@ttb.gov. 
Comments transmitted by electronic-mail must--
    (1) Contain your e-mail address;
    (2) Reference this notice number on the subject line; and
    (3) Be legible when printed on 8.5 by 11-inch paper.
    [sbull] By online form: We provide a comment form with the online 
copy of this proposed rule. See the TTB Internet Web site at http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm
 and select ``Send comments via e-
mail'' under this notice number.
    You may also write to the Administrator before the comment closing 
date to ask for a public hearing. The Administrator reserves the right 
to determine, in light of all circumstances, whether a public hearing 
will be held.

Disclosure

    You may view copies of the petition, the proposed regulations, the 
appropriate maps, and any comments by

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appointment in our library at 1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 
You may also obtain copies at 20 cents per page. Telephone our 
librarian at 202-927-8210 if you want to schedule an appointment or to 
request copies of comments.
    For your convenience, we will post comments received in response to 
this notice on the TTB Web site. We may omit voluminous attachments or 
material that we consider unsuitable for posting. In all cases, the 
full comment will be available in our reference library. To view the 
online copies of the comments on this rulemaking, visit http://www.ttb.gov/alcohol/rules/index.htm
 and select the ``View comments'' 
link under this notice number.

Regulatory Analyses and Notices

Paperwork Reduction Act

    We propose no requirement to collect information. Therefore, the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, and 
its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not apply.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    We certify that this proposed regulation, if adopted, will not have 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. This proposed regulation imposes no new reporting, 
recordkeeping, or other administrative requirements. Any benefit 
derived from the use of a viticultural area 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

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action, as 
defined by Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735. Therefore, it requires 
no regulatory assessment.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of this document is B.J. Kipp, Regulations and 
Procedures Division (Portland, Oregon), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 
Trade Bureau.

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9

    Wine.

Authority and Issuance

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, we propose to amend 
title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, part 9, American Viticultural 
Areas, as follows:

PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS

    1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

    2. Subpart C is amended by adding Section 9.---- to read as 
follows:

Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas

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Sec.  9.----  Ribbon Ridge.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Ribbon Ridge''.
    (b) Approved Maps. The appropriate maps for determining the 
boundary of the Ribbon Ridge viticultural area are two 1:24,000 scale, 
United States Geological Survey, topographic maps. They are:
    (1) Laurelwood Quadrangle, Oregon, 7.5 Minutes Series, 1956, 
photorevised 1978; and
    (2) Dundee Quadrangle, Oregon, 7.5 Minute Series, 1956 (revised 
1993).
    (c) Boundaries. Ribbon Ridge viticultural area, located in northern 
Yamhill County, Oregon, between Newberg and Gaston, consists of the 
land at 240 feet in elevation or above within this 9.85-mile 
circumferential county road loop:
    (1) The point of beginning is on the Laurelwood Quadrangle map, in 
Yamhill County, section 58, R3W, T2S, where the 240-foot contour line 
intersects with North Valley Road at the southern edge of the map;
    (2) Proceed north 0.6 miles along the North Valley Road until it 
intersects with Albertson Road (shown but unnamed on the Laurelwood 
Quadrangle);
    (3) Proceed east 0.2 miles along Albertson Road until it intersects 
with Dopp Road. (Approximate elevation ranges from 220 to 240 feet over 
this distance.);
    (4) Proceed south, then east, and then south again 1.6 miles along 
Dopp Road (beside Ayres Creek) to the southern edge of the map, section 
53, R3W, T2S. (Approximate elevation ranges from 220 to 460 feet over 
this distance.);
    (5) Continue on the Dundee Quadrangle map, section 53, R3W, T2S. 
Proceed south 2.15 miles on Dopp Road to slightly south of the 
intersection of Dopp Road and Calkins Lane where the 240-foot contour 
line crosses Dopp Road. (Elevation ranges approximately 400-240 feet 
over this distance.);
    (6) Proceed south on Dopp Road 1.1 miles to its intersection with 
North Valley Road. (Elevation ranges from 180 to 260 feet over this 
distance.);
    (7) Proceed west on North Valley Road 1.0 miles to its intersection 
with Ribbon Ridge Road. (Elevation ranges from 180 to 260 feet over 
this distance.); and
    (8) Proceed generally north on North Valley Road 3.2 miles to the 
northern edge of the Dundee Quadrangle to where the 240-foot contour 
line intersects with North Valley Road (the point of beginning), 
section 58, R3W, T2S. (Approximate elevation ranges from 180 to 220 
feet over this distance.).

    Signed: October 1, 2003.
Arthur J. Libertucci,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-27586 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]

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