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Chief Counsel
Chief Counsel, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
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The Chief Counsel, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB),
supervises a Deputy Chief Counsel and 15 other attorneys in Washington,
D.C., and in field offices around the country. The Office of the
Chief Counsel provides legal advice to TTB officials across the
full range of their responsibilities.
TTB is responsible for enforcement of Federal laws related to alcohol
and tobacco, and the collection of excise taxes on firearms, ammunition,
alcohol and tobacco. These issues involve interpretations of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act, Webb Kenyon Act, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
The Office of Chief Counsel attorneys advise TTB on issues related
to the regulated industries concerning licensing, product labeling,
international trade and regulatory inspections. Legal advice is
provided on tax issues related to the products that TTB regulates.
Attorneys also represent TTB in alcohol and tobacco permit revocation
and other administrative proceedings.
The Office of the Chief Counsel also provides advice concerning
ethics, labor relations, equal employment opportunity, personnel,
fiscal, contract and disclosure law, and represents TTB before the
Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the Board
of Contract Appeals. Attorneys review and advise on claims and suits
by and against TTB and its employees in areas such as the Federal
Tort Claims Act and employee claims.
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