Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 303

of a Treasury activity constituting

mismanagement, gross waste of funds,

abuse of authority, a substantial and

specif‌i c danger to the public health and

safety, or a violation of law, rules, or

regulations (not including the Internal

Revenue Service, which reports to the

Treasury Inspector General for Tax

Administration), contact the OIG by

phone at 800–359–3898 or by email

at Hotline@oig.treas.gov; or write to

Treasury OIG Hotline, Off‌i ce of Inspector

General, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20220. For

Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act

requests, write to Freedom of Information

Act Request, Treasury OIG, Off‌i ce of

Counsel, Suite 510, 740 15th Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20220.

Reading Room The Reading Room is

located in the Treasury Library, Room

1428, Main Treasury Building, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20220. Phone, 202–622–0990.

Small and Disadvantaged Business

Activities Write to the Director, Off‌i ce

of Small and Disadvantaged Business

Utilization, Suite 400–W, 1310 G Street

NW., Washington, DC 20220. Phone,

202–622–0530.

Tax Legislation Information on tax

legislation may be obtained from

the Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy),

Departmental Off‌i ces, Treasury

Department, Washington, DC 20220.

Phone, 202–622–0050.

Telephone Directory The Treasury

Department telephone directory is

available for sale by the Superintendent

of Documents, Government Printing

Off‌i ce, Washington, DC 20402.

Treasury Inspector General for Tax

Administration Individuals wishing

to report fraud, waste, or abuse against

or by IRS employees should write to

the Treasury Inspector General for Tax

Administration, P.O. Box 589, Ben

Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044–0589. Phone, 800–366–4484.

Email, complaints@tigta.treas.gov.

For further information, contact the Public Affairs Off‌i ce, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202–622–2960. Internet, http://www.treasury.gov.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

1310 G Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005

Phone, 202–453–2000. Internet, http://www.ttb.gov.

Administrator JOHN J. MANFREDA

Deputy Administrator MARY G. RYAN

Assistant Administrator (Field Operations) THOMAS R. CRONE

Assistant Administrator (Headquarters

Operations)

THERESA M. MCCARTHY

Assistant Administrator (Information Resources/

Chief Information Off‌i cer)

ROBERT J. HUGHES

Assistant Administrator (Management/Chief

Financial Off‌i cer)

CHERI D. MITCHELL

Chief Counsel ANTHONY P. GLEDHILL

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade

Bureau (TTB) was established on January

24, 2003, by the Homeland Security

Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531). TTB collects

Federal alcohol, tobacco, f‌i rearms, and

ammunition excise taxes; regulates the

production, labeling, and advertising

of alcohol beverages; and investigates

unfair or unlawful trade in alcohol and

tobacco products. TTB regulates alcohol

and tobacco producers, importers, and

wholesalers. Regulation of retailers takes

place on a State and local level.

Sources of Information

General Inquiries For general

information about TTB, please visit the

Frequently Asked Questions section of