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MAY NEWS 37,960 applications for label approvals. Of these, 31,032 were for wine labels. "By comparison, for the same period last year we received 32,117 label applications, of which 26,763 were for wine," said Thom- as Hogue, TTB congressional liaison and acting media representative. "We've been seeing an increase in wine COLAs (certificate of label approval) over the years," said Hogue, whose ca- reer at TTB began in 1991, when he was a field inspector for what was then the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire- arms. More recently, he served as backup for longtime media representative Art Resnick, who retired last October and has yet to be replaced. The ever-increasing workload has prompted the TTB to implement chang- es in its operations, to streamline and speed up processes like COLA and AVA winesandvines.com Learn more: Search keyword "COLAs." TTB Tells Wineries: Help Us Help You W ashington, D.C.—Since Jan. 1 the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has received approvals. Average processing time for COLAs is now 20 days, according to the TTB's weekly COLA statistics up- date. COLAs are required for any wine (or other alcoholic beverage) before it is released for sale. TTB has been accepting online COLA applications for some years, and this year it has upgraded the system so users of CO- LAs Online may now set authentication questions and answers and modify their registration through the portal. The bureau issues a quarterly e- newsletter, available through Colas- OnlineeNews@ttb.gov. The most recent edition discussed the correct use of "Fan- ciful Names" on labels. One heavily trafficked area of the TTB website solicits public comment about proposed changes to regulations and ap- plications for new or revised AVAs. Here, readers can review the actual texts being considered for legal adoption, sub- mit comments pro or con, and read those of other interested parties. —Jane Firstenfeld The original, BOTTLE-MATIC-II 3 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED Front and Back! $1800 for Wines & Vines Readers! Front & Back! Label any cylindrical container fast and accurately from ½" to 21 day trial MADE IN USA! DISPENSA-MATIC Label Dispensers 24 Wines & Vines MAY 201 1 8" diameter, @ Speeds of 1200 Pcs. per hour. NOT A CHEAP, IMPORTED KNOCK-OFF! Wasting Time Labeling by Hand! STOP FAX:(573) 392-1757; E-mail: info@dispensamatic.com Web: http://www.bottle-labeler.com 28220 Playmor Beach Rd, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 Call Toll Free: 1 (800) 325-7303 or (573) 392-7684 Price subject to change without notice. 2/01/10