4363950 Public Roundtable Notice on PR20-203, "Brew Pub and Wine Pub Hours Resolution of 2013, and PR20-250, "Safety Plan Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2013"
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Notice of Public Roundtable
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite G-6 Washington, DC 20004
COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT B. ORANGE, SR., CHAIR
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, CONSUMER, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE
ON
· PR20-203, THE “BREW PUB AND WINE PUB HOURS RESOLUTION OF 2013”
· PR20-250, THE “SAFETY PLAN RULEMAKING APPROVAL RESOLUTION OF 2013”
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013, 10:00 A.M
JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING, ROOM 120
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public roundtable by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs on PR20-203, the “Brew Pub and Wine Pub Hours Resolution of 2013” and PR20-250, the “Safety Plan Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2013”. The public roundtable is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
PR20-203, the “Brew Pub and Wine Pub Hours Resolution of 2013” amends section 705 of Title 23 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) to make clear that the sale of beer in growlers by brew pub permit holders, and the sale of wine by wine pub permit holders, for off-premises consumption, is limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and midnight seven days a week. Without Council action, the resolution will be deemed disapproved on July 30, 2013.
PR20-250, the “Safety Plan Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2013” amends section 720 of Title 23. This rulemaking is in response to D.C. Law 19-168, the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Act of 2012 (Act), which became law on September 20, 2012 with an effective date of October 1, 2012. The Act amends section 25-723(c) Title 25 of the D.C. Code to allow eligible on premise retailer’s licensees to apply to the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) to sell and serve alcoholic beverages until 4:00 a.m. and operate 24 hours a day on District or federal holidays and certain holiday weekends. The Act also requires on-premise licensees to provide written notification of its intent to extend its hours of operation and submit a public safety plan to ABRA once each calendar year no fewer than 30 days before the first holiday on which a licensee seeks to extend its hours of operation. This rulemaking clarifies what information an on-premise licensee must include in its public safety plan. Without Council action before August 6, 2013, the resolution will be deemed disapproved.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public roundtable are asked to contact Faye Caldwell or Gene Fisher of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at (202) 727-6683 or by email at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us or gfisher@dccouncil.us and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Thursday, May 30, 2013. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
