BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES
(Dollars in Thousands)
  SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Pos. FTE Amount
       
2005 Obligations   5,073 4,697 $877,501
       
       
2006 Appropriation   5,174 5,086 923,613
  2006 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ (0.28%)   -22 -22 -2,586
  2006 Rescission -- Government-wide reduction (1.0%)   -24 -24 -9,210
  2006 Hurricane Supplemental   0 0 20,000
2006 Enacted (with Rescissions and Supplemental)   5,128 5,040 931,817
       
2007 Request   5,148 5,030 860,128
       
Change 2007 from 2006   20 -10 -71,689
       
Technical Adjustments          
       
  Restoration of 2006 Governmentwide reduction (1.0%)   24 24 9,210
  2007 Impact of 2006 Rescission (1.0%)   -24 -24 -8,006
       
Total Technical Adjustments   0 0 1,204
       
Adjustments to Base            
       
Increases:        
  2007 Pay Raise (2.2 %)   0 0 9,767
  Annualization of 2006 Pay Raise (3.1 %)   0 0 4,270
  Annualization of 2006 positions   0 13 15,988
  Annualization of 2005 positions   0 0 17,855
  GSA Rent   0 0 26,100
  DHS Security Charges   0 0 165
  ICASS   0 0 92
  Overseas Capital Security-Cost Sharing   0 0 495
       
   Total Increases   0 13 74,732
         
Decreases:        
  Non-recurring Decreases   0 0 -3,625
  Non-recurral of Hurricane Supplemental   0 0 -20,000
       
   Total Decreases   0 0 -23,625
       
Total Adjustments to Base   0 13 51,107
       
Total Adjustments to Base and Technical Adjustments   0 13 52,311
      
2007 Current Services   5,128 5,053 984,128
           
Program Changes           
         
Increases by Strategic Goals:           
         
  Strategic Goal Two: Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People 87 44 16,000
         
   Program Increases   87 44 16,000
       
Offsets   -67 -67 -140,000
         
Total Program Changes   20 -23 -124,000
         
2007 Request   5,148 5,030 860,128
  Change 2007 from 2006   20 -10 -71,689

 

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(Dollars in Thousands)
  2006 Enacted
( w/ Rescission and
Supplemental )		   2007 Current Services   2007 Request   Total Program Changes
Perm           Perm           Perm           Perm        
Comparison by activity and program     Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount
                                     
1. Firearms   3,676 3,598 $670,508 3,676 3,599 $709,692 3,696 3,576 $705,692 20 -23 -$4,000
                                     
2. Arson and Explosives   1,356 1,349 242,072 1,356 1,361 254,833 1,356 1,361 134,833 0 0 -120,000
                                     
3. Alcohol and Tobacco   96 93 19,237 96 93 19,603 96 93 19,603 0 0 0
                                     
  Total   5,128 5,040 931,817 5,128 5,053 984,128 5,148 5,030 860,128 20 -23 -124,000
                                     
  Reimbursable FTE   0 55 0 0 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0
                                     
  Grand Total   5,128 5,095 931,817 5,128 5,108 984,128 5,148 5,085 860,128 20 -23 -124,000
                                                           
Program Increases by Strategic Goal            
                                                           
Strategic Goal Two: Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People   87   44   $16,000
                                                           

1. Violent Crime Impact Teams (VCIT)
ATF requests 87 positions, 44 FTE, and $16,000,000 to expand the Violent Crime Impact Team (VCIT) initiative by 15 cities for a total of 40 additional teams, which will focus on violent crime in targeted high-crime areas within selected cities. ATF will continue to concentrate its efforts on the prevention of violent crimes committed by the most egregious offenders, including gang members. The VCIT will be expanded into additional high-crime areas where homicides and other violent crimes are above the national level, are on the rise, or are otherwise at unacceptable levels. Also included in this request is funding to support 31 State and local task force officers, whose participation is crucial to the development of investigative leads and follow-up activity. FY 2007 current services resources for this activity are $19,745,000; total FY 2007 resources are $35,745,000.
                                                           
Program Offsets   -67   -67   -140,000
                                                           

1. Explosives User Fee
A reduction of $120,000,000 is proposed for ATF's Arson and Explosives Decision Unit. This budget contains language allowing the Attorney General to establish and collect fees of not less than two cents per pound of explosive materials that are manufactured in and imported into the United States by licensed manufacturers and licensed importers each year. For purposes of this offset, explosive materials are defined at 18 USC § 841(c) and include high explosives, low explosives, blasting agents, and detonators. In addition, the budget proposes that up to $120,000,000 of the fees collected may be retained by ATF and used for implementation of its explosives program.

2. Redirection of personnel to high-armed felon per capita areas
Funding of 67 Positions, 67 Agents, 67 FTE, and $20,000,000 is reduced from the firearms decision unit.

                                                           
Total Program Changes, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives   20   -23   -124,000