NCJ Number
59557
Date Published
1978
Length
70 pages
Annotation
CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS ARE REPORTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978.
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978 INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARSON INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES, PROGRESS ON EXPLOSIVES TAGGING, CLOSING OUT THE CONCENTRATED URBAN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, CONCENTRATION ON CASES OF PRIMARY FEDERAL INTEREST, PROMULGATION OF NEW WINE LABELING REGULATIONS, AND COLLECTION OF ALMOST $80 BILLION IN EXCISE TAXES ON ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS. THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ON THE EXPLOSIVES ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, STOLEN EXPLOSIVES AND RECOVERIES, ARSON TASK FORCES, EXPLOSIVES AND ARSON INVESTIGATIONS, FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, INTERSTATE THEFT PROJECT, AND INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS. THE OFFICE ALSO PRESENTS ACTIVITIES REGARDING FIREARMS INVESTIGATIONS, THE ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, OPERATION CONCENTRATED URBAN ENFORCEMENT, AND UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT OPERATIONS. THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON ALCOHOL PROGRAMS, THE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM, CONSUMER PROTECTION, DISTILLED SPIRITS PROGRAM, WINE LABELING FOR APPELLATION OF ORIGIN, METRICATION, FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME PROGRAM, GASOHOL, POWDERED ALCOHOL, LIQUOR BOTTLE STRIP STAMPS, INDUSTRY EDUCATION, FIREARMS PROGRAM, PROPOSED FIREARMS REGULATIONS, EXPLOSIVES PROGRAM, INTERAGENCY CONTROL OF EXPLOSIVES, REVISED EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS, AND THE TOBACCO PROGRAM. REPORTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED ON TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION. ACTIVITIES OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL, THE OFFICE OF INSPECTION, THE OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARE DESCRIBED AS WELL. A CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR FISCAL 1978 IS INCLUDED. TABULAR AND GRAPHIC DATA ARE PROVIDED. (RCB)