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egated certain aspects of these statutory powers to the Board Immigration Appeals, a quasi-judicial body created by and operating under the supervision of the Attorney General and responsible solely to him. The Board is completely independent of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the body with primary responsibility for the enforcement of the immigration laws.

The Board has jurisdiction, defined by regulation, to hear appeals from certain decisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Most of the cases reaching the Board consists of appeals from formal orders of the Service's Immigration Judges entered in due process deportation hearings against aliens. These usually also involve applications by aliens for discretionary relief from deportation. The Board also has jurisdiction over appeals from decisions of Immigration Judges entered in formal exclusion proceedings involving aliens applying for admission to the United States. In addition, the Board reviews orders of the Service's District Directors with respect to petitions seeking preference immigration visa status for alien relatives of U.S. citizens and resident aliens, and cases involving administrative fines imposed upon carriers because of the violation of the immigration laws. Finally, the Board entertains motions to reopen and reconsider decisions previously rendered.

Parole Commission

The granting, denying, or revocation of parole for eligible Federal offenders rests in the discretion of the U.S. Parole Commission. The Commission is also responsible for the supervision of paroled or otherwise released offenders until expiration of their terms. Under

the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 the Commission determines whether or not persons convicted of certain crimes may serve as officials in the field of organized labor or in labor-oriented management positions; likewise, under the Employment Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 the Commission determines whether or not such persons may provide services to, or be employed by, employment benefit plans.

The Parole Commission consists of nine members, appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. It has sole authority to grant, modify, or revoke paroles of all U.S. prisoners. It is responsible for the supervision of parolees and prisoners released upon the expiration of their sentences with allowances for statutory good time. U.S. probation officers supervise parolees and mandatory releases.

The Commission has additional responsibility in cases in which the committing court specifies that the Parole Commission shall determine the date of parole eligibility of the prisoner. It may, under its rules, discharge parolees from supervision.

The Commission also has the responsibility of determining, in accordance with the provisions of section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, whether the service as officials in the field of organized labor of persons convicted of certain crimes is contrary to the purposes of that act.

The Commission has a similar responsibility under section 411 of the Employee Retirernent Income Security Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 887; 18 U.S.C. 1341), as to such persons providing services to, or being employed by, the employee benefit plans.

Sources of Information

READING ROOMS

Located in Washington, D.C. at: Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Board of

Parole, 320 First Street NW., 20534; Community Relations Service, 550 11th Street NW., 20530; Board of Immigration Appeals, Room 1158, 521 12th Street NW., 20537; Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6203, 425 I Street NW., 20536; and Room 1266, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 20530. Also at some of the Immigration and Naturalization Service district offices; the U.S. Attorneys principal offices as shown on pages 334 and 335; and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Room 112, 416 5th Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20531, and each regional office listed on page 354.

EMPLOYMENT

Room

General: Personnel Office, Room 1264; Attorneys' applications: Deputy Attorney General's Office, 4218; Department of Justice, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20530.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Director, Washington, D.C. 20535, or any of the field offices or resident agencies whose addresses are listed in the front of most local telephone directories.

Immigration and Naturalization Service: Central Office, 425 I Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20536 or any regional or district office.

Drug Enforcement Administration: regional offices, laboratories, or Washington Headquarters Office.

Bureau of Prisons: Central Office, 320 First Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20534, or regional or field location.

SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Contract information for small businesses can be obtained from the Property Management Officer, Central Office, Immigration and Naturalization

Service, 425 I Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20536.

PUBLICATIONS AND FILMS

Citizenship education films are available, without charge, to civic, patriotic, educational, and religious groups. Contact the Central Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20536, or any regional office for additional information.

The Story of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, issued by the FBI in pamphlet form, is available free of charge.

The Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States is published each year by the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530.

The Annual Report, Immigration and Naturalization Service is available from the Superintendent of DocuWashington, D.C. 20402. ments, Government Printing Office,

Approximately 15 textbooks on citizenship, consisting of teachers manuals and student textbooks at various reading levels, are distributed free to public schools for applicants for citizenship and are on sale to all others from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Contact the Central Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20536, or any regional office for additional information.

Guidelines for Effective Human Relations Commissions, the 1972 Annual Report of the Community Relations Service, What Is CRS, Conflict Resolution Program, and Activities Relating to the Desegregation of Public Schools are available upon request from the Public Information Office, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530.

A limited number of drug educational films are available, free of charge, to civic, educational, private,

and religious groups. Contact any regional office of the DEA, as listed on page 351.

A selection of pamphlets and brochures are available from the same sources. The most widely requested publications are: DEA Fact Sheets, a comprehensive presentation of the drug problem, enforcement role, and other useful information; Katys Coloring Book, a pre-school oriented booklet intended for parents and children in the 3-6 age group; and Drugs of Abuse, an identification manual intended for professional use. Single copies are free.

The Annual Report of the LEAA is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

REFERENCE SERVICE

Police, correction agencies, courts, criminal justice planners, and others who need information for planning and problem solving in their areas can turn to a national information service specially designed to assist the law enforcement and criminal justice community.

LEAA's National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) furnishes information collected in a computerized data base to system users through the following services and publications: automated matching of a user's

interest areas with new literature in the NCJRS system by which a card identifying the document and an abstract of the subject matter along with pertinent available information is mailed to the user; selected hard copy documents upon request; search and retrieval on specific and general questions; referral to other information and reference services; Document Retrieval Indexes, which is a quarterly publication that contains four different index listings of the NCJRS document data base; and the National Criminal Justice Thesaurus.

Organizations and individuals actively engaged in law enforcement and criminal justice fields may become system users by writing or telephoning NCJRS for a Registration for Services form at the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Washington, D.C. 20531. Phone, 202-9635244.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
REGISTRATION

Information about registration under the Controlled Substances Act may be obtained from the Registration Section of the Drug Enforcement Administration, P.O. Box 28083, Central Station, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Approved.

GRIFFIN B. BELL,

Attorney General.