DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Fourteenth Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone, 202-482-2000 SECRETARY OF COMMERCE ........Ronald H. Brown Chief of Staff ........Robert J. Stein Counsellor to the Secretary ........James V. Hackney Assistant to the Secretary and Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning ........Jonathan Sallet Executive Assistant to the Secretary ........Barbara J. Schmitz Director, Office of White House Liaison ........(vacancy) Executive Secretary ........Anthony Das Deputy Executive Secretaries ........Cheryl Carter ........Elizabeth Lyle Deputy Secretary of Commerce ........David J. Barram Associate Deputy Secretary ........Kent Hughes Assistant Deputy Secretary ........Jonathan M. Silver Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary ........Martha Johnson Director, Office of Space Commerce ........Keith Calhoun-Senghor Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ........James Maruca General Counsel ........Ginger E. Lew Deputy General Counsel ........Carol C. Darr Counselor to the General Counsel ........Glenn T. Piercy Assistant General Counsel for Administration ........Barbara S. Fredericks Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation ........Michael A. Levitt Assistant General Counsel for Finance and Litigation ........Alden F. Abbott Chief Counsel for Economics and Statistics Administration ........James K. White Chief Counsel for Export Administration ........Scott Blake Harris Chief Counsel for Import Administration ........Stephen J. Powell Chief Counsel for International Commerce ........Eleanor Roberts Lewis Chief Counsel for Minority Business Development ........Eric Moll Chief Counsel for Technology Administration ........Mark Bohannon Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs ........Loretta L. Dunn Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs ........Sally Susman Director, Intergovernmental Affairs ........R. David Cruise Inspector General ........Frank DeGeorge Deputy Inspector General ........Michael Zimmerman Counsel to the Inspector General ........K. Wayne Weaver Assistant Inspector General for Auditing ........John D. Newell Assistant Inspector General for Investigations ........Damon L. Barbat Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Resource Management ........Johnnie E. Frazier Assistant Inspector General for Compliance and Audit Resolution ........George E. Ross Director, Office of Public Affairs ........Jill Schuker Director, Office of Business Liaison ........Melissa Moss Director, Office of Consumer Affairs ........Lajuan Johnson Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration ........Thomas R. Bloom Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration ........Gloria Gutie˙AE1rrez Director for Budget, Planning and Organization ........Alan P. Balutis Director, Office of Budget ........Mark E. Brown Director, Office of Management and Organization ........Stephen C. Browning Director, Decision Analysis Center ........Charles F. Treat Director, Office of Civil Rights ........Courtland Cox, Acting Director for Federal Assistance and Management Support ........Sonya G. Stewart Director, Office of Budget Operations ........Uriel Gottesman Director, Office of Federal Assistance ........Barbara Lambis Director, Office of Management Support ........John J. Phelan III Director for Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer ........Clyde G. McShan II Deputy Director ........Douglas K. Day Director, Office of Financial Services ........Joan Bozzonetti Director, Office of Financial Policy and Assistance ........Theodore A. Johnson Director, Office of Financial Planning and Reporting ........Patrick F. Smith, Acting Director, Office of Financial Management Systems ........Joseph A. Sclafani Director for Information Resources Management ........Reed Phillips, Jr. Director, Office of Information Policy and Technology ........James E. McNamee Director, Office of Systems and Telecommunications ........Ronald P. Hack Director, Office of Information Planning and Review ........Thomas H. Scott Director, Office of Computer Services ........Ralph J. Hurd Director, Office of Special Programs ........Theresa A. Carroll Director for Human Resources Management ........Elizabeth W. Stroud Deputy Director ........Carolyn P. Acree Director, Office of Personnel Operations ........H. James Reese Director, Office of Compensation, Classification, and Executive Resources ........Thomas J. Lambiase Director, Office of Employment and Workforce Effectiveness ........Russ Forrester Director, Office of Labor and Employee Relations ........Sandra Richardson Director, Office of Systems and Special Projects ........Lynn M. Eddy Director for Procurement and Administrative Services ........Hugh L. Brennan Director, Office of Procurement ........Shirl Kinney Director, Office of Administrative Operations ........Robert A. Galpin Director, Office of Federal Property Programs ........Harry E. Bradley, Jr. Director, Office of Security ........Stephen E. Garmon Director, Office of Library and Information Services ........Anthony J. Steinhauser Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Administrator ........Everett M. Ehrlich Deputy Under Secretary ........Paul A. London Director, Office of Policy Analysis ........Jeffrey L. Mayer Director, Office of Business Analysis ........Kenneth Rogers, Acting Executive Director ........F.T. Knickerbocker Director of Administration ........B. Jerome Jackson Chief Economist ........Lewis A. Alexander Director, Office of Macroeconomic Analysis ........Sumiye O. McGuire Director, Office of Economic Conditions and Forecasting ........Carl E. Cox Director, Bureau of the Census ........(vacancy) Deputy Director ........Harry A. Scarr Associate Director for Administration ........(vacancy) Associate Director for Field Operations ........Bryant Benton Associate Director for Demographic Programs ........William P. Butz Associate Director for Economic Programs ........Charles A. Waite Associate Director for Statistical Design, Methodology and Standards ........Robert D. Tortora Associate Director for Decennial Census ........Charles D. Jones Associate Director for Information Technology ........Arnold A. Jackson Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis ........Carol S. Carson Deputy Director ........J. Steven Landefeld Associate Director for National Economic Accounts ........Robert P. Parker Associate Director for Regional Economics ........Hugh W. Knox Associate Director for International Economics ........Gerald A. Pollack Chief Economist ........Jack E. Triplett Chief Statistician ........(vacancy) Under Secretary for Export Administration ........William A. Reinsch Deputy Under Secretary ........Barry Carter Director of Administration ........Robert F. Kugelman Director of Congressional and Public Affairs ........Sharon Yanagi Assistant Secretary for Export Administration ........Sue E. Eckert Deputy Assistant Secretary ........Iain S. Baird, Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement ........John Despres Deputy Assistant Secretary ........Frank Deliberti, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development ........William Ginsburg Deputy Assistant Secretary ........Wilbur F. Hawkins Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations ........Pedro Garza Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Support ........Chester Straub Chief Counsel ........Joseph M. Levine Under Secretary for International Trade ........Jeffrey E. Garten Deputy Under Secretary ........Timothy J. Hauser Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade Policy Development ........David J. Rothkopf Counselor to the Department ........Jan H. Kalicki Director of Administration ........Alan Neuschatz Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy ........Charles F. Meissner Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy ........(vacancy) Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere ........Ann Hughes Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe ........Franklin J. Vargo Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, the Near East and South Asia ........Karl Reiner, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific ........Nancy Linn Patton Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan ........Marjory Searing Assistant Secretary for Import Administration ........Susan G. Esserman Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration ........Paul L. Joffe Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance ........Joseph A. Spetrini Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations ........Barbara Stafford Assistant Secretary for Trade Development ........Raymond E. Vickery Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Development ........Judith Barnett Deputy Assistant Secretary for Basic Industries ........Michael J. Copps Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology and Aerospace Industries ........Ellis R. Mottur Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance ........Jude Kearney Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Apparel and Consumer Goods Industries ........Rita D. Hayes Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Technologies Exports ........Anne L. Alonzo Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service ........Lauri Fitz-Pegado Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service ........Robert S. LaRussa Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations ........Daniel J. McLaughlin Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Operations ........Charles Ford Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Promotion Services ........Janet Barnes, Acting Director, Minority Business Development Agency ........Gilbert Colon, Acting Deputy Director ........Gilbert Colon Chief Counsel ........Percy Robinson, Acting Assistant Director for External Affairs ........Eric Jensen, Acting Executive Officer for Administration ........George S. Parish Assistant Director for Operations ........Loretta Young, Acting Assistant Director for Program Development ........C. Howie Hodges Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator ........D. James Baker Counselor to the Under Secretary ........Susan B. Fruchter Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator ........Douglas K. Hall Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere ........Diana H. Josephson Associate Under Deputy Secretary ........John J. Carey Chief Scientist ........Kathryn D. Sullivan Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs ........William E. Martin Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere ........Katharine W. Kimball Assistant Administrator for Fisheries ........Rolland A. Schmitten Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management ........W. Stanley Wilson Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ........Ned A. Ostenso Assistant Administrator for Weather Service ........Elbert W. Friday, Jr. Assistant Administrator for Environmental Satellites, Data, and Information Services ........Robert S. Winokur Director, Global Programs ........J. Michael Hall Director, Coastal Ocean Program ........Donald Scavia Director, Public and Constituent Affairs ........Lori Ann Arguelles Director, Sustainable Development and Intergovernmental Affairs ........John K. Bullard Director, Policy and Strategic Planning ........Susan B. Fruchter Director, Legislative Affairs ........Sally J. Yozell Director, Education Affairs ........(vacancy) Director, International Affairs ........William E. Martin, Acting General Counsel ........Meredith J. Jones Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps Operations ........Sigmund R. Petersen Director of Administration ........Robert F. Fagin Director, High Performance Computing Communications ........Thomas N. Pyke Director, System Acquisition ........Thomas E. McGunigal, Acting Comptroller ........Andrew H. Maxam Director, Program Coordination ........Stephen H. Manzo Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information ........Larry Irving Deputy Assistant Secretary ........Thomas J. Sugrue Chief Counsel ........Barbara Wellberg Director, Policy Coordination and Management ........Michele C. Farquhar Associate Administrator for Spectrum Management ........Richard D. Parlow Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development ........(vacancy) Associate Administrator for Telecommunication Sciences ........William F. Utlaut Associate Administrator for International Affairs ........Jean M. Prewitt Associate Administrator for Telecommunications and Information Applications ........Charles Rush, Acting Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks ........Bruce A. Lehman Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner ........Michael K. Kirk Assistant Commissioner for Patents ........Lawrence J. Goffney, Jr. Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks ........Philip G. Hampton Associate Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer ........Bradford R. Huther Chief Information Officer ........(vacancy) Under Secretary for Technology ........Mary L. Good Deputy Under Secretary ........Gary R. Bachula Executive Director for Technology ........Joyce S. Hasty Chief Counsel ........Mark Bohannon Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy ........Graham Mitchell Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy ........Kelley Carnes Director, Office of International Policy ........Elliot Maxwell Director, Office of Manufacturing Competitiveness ........Cary Gravatt Director, Office of Technology Competitiveness ........Jon Paugh, Acting Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology ........Arati Prabhakar Deputy Director ........Raymond G. Kammer Associate Director ........Samuel Kramer Director of Administration ........(vacancy) Director, Technology Services ........Peter L.M. Heydermann Director, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory ........Judson C. French Director, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory ........Hratch G. Semerjian Director, Physics Laboratory ........Katherine B. Gebbie Director, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory ........Lyle H. Schwartz Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory ........Richard N. Wright Director, Computer Systems Laboratory ........James H. Burrows Director, Computing and Applied Mathematics Laboratory ........Joan R. Rosenblatt Director, Advanced Technology Program ........George A. Uriano Director, Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program ........Philip N. Nanzetta, Acting Director, Office of Quality Programs ........Curt W. Reimann Director, National Technical Information Service ........Donald R. Johnson Deputy Director ........Donald W. Corrigan Under Secretary for Travel and Tourism ........Greg Farmer Deputy Under Secretary ........Leslie R. Doggett Assistant Secretary for Tourism Marketing ........(vacancy) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tourism Marketing ........W. Don Wynegar Director, Office of Policy and Planning ........Terry Smith Labat, Acting Director, Office of Research ........Ron Erdmann, Acting Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Administration ........Lee J. Wells @U1 [Insert Department of Commerce chart]@U0 The Department of Commerce encourages, serves, and promotes the Nation's international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement. Within this framework and together with a policy of promoting the national interest through the encouragement of the competitive free enterprise system, the Department provides a wide variety of programs. It offers assistance and information to increase America's competitiveness in the world economy; administers programs to prevent unfair foreign trade competition; provides social and economic statistics and analyses for business and government planners; provides research and support for the increased use of scientific, engineering, and technological development; works to improve our understanding and benefits of th e Earth's physical environment and oceanic resources; grants patents and registers trademarks; develops policies and conducts research on telecommunications; provides assistance to promote domestic economic development; promotes travel to the United State s by residents of foreign countries; and assists in the growth of minority businesses. The Department was designated as such by act of March 4, 1913 (15 U.S.C. 1501), which reorganized the Department of Commerce and Labor, created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501), by transferring all labor activities into a new, separa te Department of Labor. The Department of Commerce (DOC) is composed of the Office of the Secretary and the operating units. Office of the Secretary Secretary The Secretary is responsible for the administration of all functions and authorities assigned to the Department of Commerce and for advising the President on Federal policy and programs affecting the industrial and commercial segments of the nat ional economy. Deputy Secretary The Deputy Secretary of Commerce serves as the principal deputy of the Secretary, performing continuing and special duties as the Secretary may assign. The Deputy Secretary serves as acting Secretary in the Secretary's absence. Inspector General The Office of the Inspector General is responsible for conducting and supervising audits, inspections, and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Department. The Office provides leadership and coordination for, and recommends policies and corrective actions concerning activities designed to promote economy and efficiency and prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in departmental programs and operations. The Office provides a means for keeping the Secretary and Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies in the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for corrective action. General Counsel The Office of the General Counsel supervises all legal activities and is responsible for developing the legislative program of the Department. Administration The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration is responsible for the administrative management functions of the Department, including program planning, budget, management analysis and controls, quality improvement, personnel, finance, automated data processing management, contracting and procurement, and administrative services, as well as for equal employment activities. Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs The Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs directs both the Office of Legislative Affairs and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, advising the Secretary on matters of concern to the Department relating to Congress and State and local officials. The Assistant Secretary is also responsible for advising Congress and State and local officials on the Department's programs and policies and for communicating to the Secretary the concerns t hat are most significant to these officials. For further information, call 202-482-3663. Public Affairs The Director of Public Affairs is the principal adviser on public affairs matters and is responsible for the overall public information program of the Department, supervising the information activities of the 14 bureaus within the Departmen t. The Director serves as the primary departmental public affairs liaison with other Federal departments and the White House. For further information, call 202-482-6014. Business Liaison The Office of Business Liaison develops and promotes a cooperative working relationship and ensures effective communication between the Department of Commerce and the business community. The Office's objectives are to keep the business co mmunity aware of Department and administration resources, policies, and programs, and to keep Department and administration officials aware of issues of concern to business. The Office also promotes business involvement in departmental policymaking and pr ogram development, provides technical assistance to businesses that desire help in dealing with the Government, and serves as the focal point for all Department of Commerce agencies' contacts with the business community. For further information, call 202-482-3942. Consumer Affairs The Office of Consumer Affairs advises the Department of Commerce on consumer issues by ensuring that consumer needs and interests are actively considered in the development and implementation of the Department's policies and programs. Th e Office also serves as a resource on consumer issues for other departmental operating units. In carrying out its mission, the Office encourages and assists the business community in being responsive to consumer interests; assists and educates consumers w ith marketplace problems and informs them about resources and programs within the Department; and coordinates and represents the Department's consumer affairs activities with consumer groups and other Federal, State, county, and municipal government agenc ies. For further information, call 202-482-5001; or fax, 202-482-6007. Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) serves as the principal departmental small business advocate to ensure that minority, women-owned, and 8(a) concerns receive the maximum allot ment of suitable Commerce contracts and subcontracts. OSDBU was established by the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 644), and serves as the focal point in the Department's efforts to set aside and increase procurements under the preferred program s for small and minority business. OSDBU provides procurement assistance and information by publishing a yearly forecast of Commerce contracting opportunities and by screening all procurements for possible set-asides to small business or to minority firms under the 8(a) Program. OSDBU administers the Small Business Innovation Research Program; establishes annual goals for contract and subcontract awards to small and minority business under the Procurement Preference Programs; develops policies and procedures to assist small firms ; reviews proposed legislation affecting small and minority business; monitors the progress of prime contractors towards meeting their subcontracting goals; and provides counseling and an outreach network to assist small, minority, and women-owned busines ses in becoming Federal contractors. For further information, call 202-482-3387. Economics and Statistics Administration The Under Secretary for Economic Affairs advises the Secretary and other Government officials on matters relating to economic developments and forecasts and on the development of macroeconomic and microeconomic policy. The Under Secretary, as Ad ministrator of the Economics and Statistics Administration, exercises general supervision over the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Current economic data are available to the public through the National Trade Data Bank and the Economic Bulletin Board. For further information, call 202-482-1986. Bureau of the Census [For the Bureau of the Census statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Sept. 16, 1975, 40 FR 42765] The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent office by act of March 6, 1902 (32 Stat. 51). The major functions of the Bureau are authorized by the Constitution, which provides that a census of population shall be taken every 10 years, and by laws codified as title 13 of the United States Code. The law also provides that the information collected by the Bureau from individual persons, households, or establishments be kept strictly confidential and be used only for statistical purposes. The Bureau is a general purpose, statistical agency that collects, tabulates, and publishes a wide variety of statistical data about the people and the economy of the Nation. These data are utilized by the Congress, by the executive branch, and by the public generally in the development and evaluation of economic and social programs. In addition to its headquarters at Suitland, MD, the Bureau includes a Data Preparation Division at Jeffersonville, IN; computer-assisted telephone interviewing centers at Hagerstown, MD, and Tucson, AZ; and 12 regional offices. The principal functions of the Bureau include: -- decennial censuses of population and housing; -- quinquennial censuses of agriculture, State and local governments, manufacturers, mineral industries, distributive trades, construction industries, and transportation; -- current surveys that provide information on many of the subjects covered in the censuses at monthly, quarterly, annual, or other intervals; -- compilation of current statistics on U.S. foreign trade, including data on imports, exports, and shipping; -- special censuses at the request and expense of States and local government units; -- publication of estimates and projections of the population; -- current data on population and housing characteristics; and -- current reports on manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, services, construction, imports and exports, State and local government finances and employment, and other subjects. The Bureau makes available statistical results of its censuses, surveys, and other programs to the public through printed reports, computer tape, CD-ROM's, microfiche, and other media and prepares special tabulations sponsored and paid for by da ta users. It also produces statistical compendia, catalogs, guides, and directories that are useful in locating information on specific subjects. Upon request, the Bureau makes searches of decennial census records and furnishes certificates to individuals for use as evidence of age, relationship, or place of birth. A fee is charged for such searches. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Field Organization -- Bureau of the Census head level 1 :Office head level 1 :Address ----------------------------------------------------------------- REGIONAL OFFICES: ATLANTA -- Alabama, Florida, Georgia (all counties), South Carolina (counties of Aiken and Edgefield), Tennessee (all counties except Fayette, Hardeman, Mcnairy, Shelby, and Tipton), and Virginia (counties of Bristol City, Scott, and Washington) ....... S uite 3200, 101 Marietta St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30303-2700 BOSTON -- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chanango, Clinton, Cortland, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesse, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferso n, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates), Rhode Island, and Vermont (all counties) ....... Suite 310, 2 Copley Pl., P.O. Box 9108, Boston, MA 02117-9108 CHARLOTTE -- District of Columbia, Indiana (counties of Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Scott), Kentucky (all counties except Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Henderson, Pendleton, and Robertson), Maryland (counties of Calvert, Charles, F rederick, Montgomery, Prince Georges, and St. Mary's), North Carolina (all counties), Ohio (Lawrence County), South Carolina (all counties except Aiken and Edgefield), Virginia (all counties except Bristol City, Scott, and Washington), and West Virginia ( counties of Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wayne, and Wyoming) ....... Suite 106, 901 Center Park Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217-2935 CHICAGO -- Illinois (all counties except Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Claire), Indiana (all counties except Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Ohio, and Scott), Iowa (Scott County), and Kentucky (Henderson County) ....... Rm. 557, 175 W. Jacks on Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-2689 DALLAS -- Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma (counties of Bryan, Le Flore, McCurtain, and Sequoyah), Tennessee (counties of Fayette, Hardeman, Mcnairy, Shelby, and Tipton), and Texas ....... Suite 210, 6303 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, T X 75235-5269 DENVER -- Arizona, Colorado, Iowa (Pottawattamie County), Kansas (all counties except Allen, Atchison, Bourbon, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, and Wyandotte), Nebraska (all count ies except Dakota), North Dakota (all counties except Cass), Oklahoma (all counties except Bryan, LeFlore, McCurtain, and Sequoyah), South Dakota, Utah (all counties except Washington), and Wyoming ....... P.O. Box 272020, 6900 W. Jefferson Ave., Denver, CO 80227-9020 DETROIT -- Indiana (county of Dearborn and Ohio), Kentucky (counties of Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Pendleton, and Robertson), Michigan, Ohio (all counties except Lawrence), Pennsylvania (Mercer County), and West Virginia (counties of Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio) ....... P.O. Box 33405, 1395 Brewory Ark Blvd., Detroit, MI 48232-5405 KANSAS CITY -- Illinois (counties of Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair), Iowa (all counties except Pottawattamie and Scott), Kansas (counties of Allen, Atchison, Bourbon, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, and Wyandotte), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (Dakota County), North Dakota (Cass County), and Wisconsin ....... Suite 600, Gateway Tower II, 400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101-2410 LOS ANGELES -- California (counties of Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura), Hawaii, Nevada (co unties of Clark and Nye), and Utah (Washington County) ....... Suite 300, 15350 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406-4224 NEW YORK -- New Jersey (counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union) and New York (counties of Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sulliv an, Ulster, and Westchester) ....... Rm. 37-130, 26 Federal Plz., New York, NY 10278-0044 PHILADELPHIA -- Delaware, Maryland (counties of Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Annes, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester), New Jersey (count ies of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren), Pennsylvania (all counties except Mercer), West Virginia (all counties except Boone, Brooke, Cabell, Hancock, Lincoln, L ogan, Marshall, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Ohio, Wayne, and Wyoming) ....... 105 S. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3395 SEATTLE -- Alaska, California (counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amadore, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San J oaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba), Idaho, Nevada (all counties except Clark and Nye), Oregon, and Washington ....... Suite 500, 101 Stewart St., Seattle, WA 98101-1098 DATA PREPARATION DIVISION ....... 1202 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132 PERSONAL CENSUS SEARCH UNIT ....... P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131 HAGERSTOWN COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING CENTER ....... 319 E. Antietam St., Hagerstown, MD 21740-5789 TUCSON COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING CENTER ....... Suite 151, 6363 S. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85706-5906 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233. Phone, 301-763-4040. Bureau of Economic Analysis [For the Bureau of Economic Analysis statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Dec. 29, 1980, 45 FR 85496] The Bureau of Economic Analysis, formerly the Office of Business Economics, was established by the Secretary of Commerce on December 1, 1953, and operates under authorities contained in Department Organization Order No. 35-1A. The goal of the Bureau is to provide a clear picture of the U.S. economy through the preparation, development, and interpretation of the national income and product accounts, summarized by the gross domestic product; the wealth accounts, which s how the business and other components of the national wealth; the input-output accounts, which trace the interrelationships among industrial markets; other national economic accounts within the framework of the system of national accounts; personal income and related economic series by geographic area; the balance-of-payments accounts and associated foreign investment accounts; and measures relating to environmental change within the framework of the national economic accounts. The work on the national economic accounts is supplemented by the preparation and analysis of other measures of economic activity, including various tools for forecasting economic developments such as surveys of investment outlays and a system o f leading, coincident, and lagging economic indicators. The data and analyses prepared by the Bureau are disseminated primarily through its monthly Survey of Current Business and other publications and associated computed media. For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-606-9900; or fax, 202-606-5310. Bureau of Export Administration [For the Bureau of Export Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 7, 1988, 53 FR 20881] The Bureau of Export Administration was established as a separate agency within the Department of Commerce on October 1, 1987, to separate the functions of export promotion and export control as mandated by the Export Administration Act, as amen ded (50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.). The Bureau is headed by the Under Secretary for Export Administration. The Under Secretary coordinates all matters related to the mission of BXA, which is to direct the Nation's export control policy. Major functions include processing license a pplications, conducting foreign availability studies to determine when products should be decontrolled, and enforcing U.S. export control laws. Export Administration The Assistant Secretary for Export Administration oversees export licensing, technology and policy analysis, economic security and nonproliferation issues, and foreign availability determinations. These activities are instrumental in reducing processing time for granting export licenses and in keeping the list of controlled technology consistent with current risks. This office also works with our allies in seeking stronger, more uniform ways of controlling strategic exports. Export Enforcement The Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement investigates breaches of U.S. export control laws and analyzes export intelligence to assess diversion risks. In addition, this office administers and enforces the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Act. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Field Offices -- Bureau of Export Administration head level 1 :Field Area head level 1 :Address ----------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, MA ....... Rm. 350, 10 Causeway St., 02222 Dallas, TX ....... Rm. 622, 525 Griffin St., 75202 Des Plaines, IL ....... Suite 300, 2400 E. Devon St., 60018 Fort Lauderdale, FL ....... Suite 1260, 200 E. Lasolas Blvd., 33301 Irvine, CA ....... Suite 310, 2601 Main St., 92714 Nashua, NH ....... 547 Amherst St., 03063 New York, NY ....... Rm. 3704, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 Newport Beach, CA ....... Suite 345, 3300 Irvine Ave., 92660 Portland, OR ....... Rm. 241, 121 SW. Salmon St., 97204 San Jose, CA ....... Suite 250, 96 N. 3d St., 95112-5519 Santa Clara, CA ....... Suite 226, 5201 Great America Pky., 95054 Springfield, VA ....... Rm. 201, 8001 Forbes Pl., 22161 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Bureau of Export Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Room 3895, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-2721. Economic Development Administration [For the Economic Development Administration statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Part 301, Subpart C] The Economic Development Administration was established under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), to generate new jobs, to help protect existing jobs, and to stimulate industrial and commercial growth in econo mically distressed areas of the United States. Assistance is available in rural and urban areas of the Nation experiencing high unemployment, low-income levels, or sudden and severe economic distress. The basic programs include: -- public works grants to public and private nonprofit organizations and Indian tribes to help build or expand public facilities essential to industrial and commercial growth. Typical projects are industrial parks, access roads, water and sewer lines, and port and airport terminal developments; -- technical assistance and grants to enable communities and firms to find solutions to problems that stifle economic growth. Under the technical assistance program, funds are used for studies to determine the economic feasibility of resource d evelopment to establish jobs and to provide on-the-scene assistance to help businesses overcome a wide range of management and technical problems through university centers; -- planning grants to States, cities, districts, and Indian reservations to help pay for the expertise needed to plan, implement, and coordinate comprehensive economic development programs; -- special economic adjustment assistance to help State and local governments in solving recent and anticipated severe adjustment problems, resulting in abrupt and serious job losses, and to help areas implement strategies to reverse and halt l ong-term economic deterioration; and -- trade adjustment assistance to provide technical support to certified firms and industries hurt by the impact of decreased imports. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional Offices -- Economic Development Administration head level 1 :Region head level 1 :Address ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA, GA ....... Suite 1820, 401 W. Peachtree St. NW., 30308-3510 Alabama ....... Rm. 134, 474 S. Court St., Montgomery, AL 36104 Florida ....... Rm. 423, 80 N. Hughey Ave., Orlando, FL 32801 Georgia ....... Suite 1820, 401 W. Peachtree St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30308-3510 Kentucky ....... Rm. 200, 771 Corporate Dr., Lexington, KY 40503-5477 Mississippi ....... Rm. 221, 100 W. Capitol St., Jackson, MS 39269 North Carolina ....... Rm. 128, 300 Fayetteville St. Mall, P.O. Box 2522, Raleigh, NC 27601 South Carolina ....... Rm. 840, Strom Thurmond Federal Bldg., Columbia, SC 29201 Tennessee ....... 261 Cumberland Bend Dr., Nashville, TN 37228 AUSTIN, TX ....... Suite 201, 611 E. 6th St., 78701 Arkansas ....... Rm. 2509, 700 W. Capitol St., Little Rock, AR 72201 Louisiana ....... Rm. 104, 412 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5523 New Mexico ....... P.O. Box 2662, 120 S. Federal Pl., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Oklahoma ....... Suite 148, 5500 N. Western, Oklahoma City, OK 73118-4011 Texas ....... Suite 201, 611 E. 6th St., Austin, TX 78701 CHICAGO, IL ....... Suite 855, 111 N. Canal, 60606-7204 Illinois ....... Suite 204, 509 W. Capitol St., Springfield, IL 62704 Indiana ....... Rm. 402, 46 E. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46204 Michigan ....... Rm. 1018, 100 N. Warren Ave., Saginaw, MI 48606-0667 Minnesota ....... Rm. 104, 515 W. 1st St., Duluth, MN 55802 Ohio ....... Rm. 607, 200 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214 Wisconsin ....... Rm. 202, 505 S. Dewey St., Eau Claire, WI 54701 DENVER, CO ....... Suite 670, 1244 Speer Blvd., 80204 Colorado and Kansas ....... Rm. 632, 1244 Speer Blvd., Denver, CO 80204 Iowa ....... Rm. 593A, 210 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309 Missouri ....... Rm. 8308H, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103 Montana ....... Rm. 196, Federal Bldg., Helena, MT 59626 North Dakota ....... P.O. Box 1911, Bismarck, ND 58501 South Dakota and Nebraska ....... Rm. 219, Federal Bldg., Pierre, SD 57501 Utah and Wyoming ....... 125 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84138 PHILADELPHIA, PA ....... 105 S. 7th St., 19106 Connecticut and Rhode Island ....... 450 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103 Maine ....... Rm. 410-D, 40 Western Ave., Augusta, ME 04330 Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia ....... 2d Fl., 2568 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 Massachusetts ....... Rm. 420, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1036 New Hampshire and Vermont ....... Suite 209, 143 N. Main St., Concord, NH 03301 New Jersey ....... Rm. 703, 44 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08609 New York ....... Suite 104, 620 Erie Blvd. W., Syracuse, NY 13204 Pennsylvania ....... 1933A New Bernick Hwy., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands ....... Rm. 620, Federal Office Bldg., 150 Carlos Chardon, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738 Virginia ....... Rm. 8002, 400 N. 8th St., Richmond, VA 23240 West Virginia ....... Rm. 305, 550 Eagan St., Charleston, WV 25301 SEATTLE, WA ....... Rm. 1856, 915 2d Ave., 98174 Alaska ....... Rm. G-80, 605 W. 4th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-7594 Arizona ....... Rm. 3406, 230 N. 1st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85025 California ....... Rm. 11105, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 ....... Suite A, 1345 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814 ....... Suite B, 1345 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814 Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Northern Marianas ....... P.O. Box 50264, Honolulu, HI 96850 Idaho ....... Rm. 441, 304 N. 8th St., Boise, ID 83702 Oregon ....... Suite 244, 121 SW. Salmon St., Portland, OR 97204 Washington ....... Rm. 1856, 915 2d Ave., Seattle, WA 98174 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-5113. International Trade Administration [For the International Trade Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Jan. 25, 1980, 45 FR 6148] The International Trade Administration was established on January 2, 1980, by the Secretary of Commerce to promote world trade and to strengthen the international trade and investment position of the United States. The Administration is headed by the Under Secretary for International Trade, who coordinates all issues concerning import administration, international economic policy and programs, and trade development. It is responsible for nonagricultural tr ade operations of the U.S. Government and supports the trade policy negotiation efforts of the U.S. Trade Representative. The Office of the Under Secretary includes a Deputy Under Secretary, a Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade Policy Developm ent, a Counselor to the Department, and the Director of Administration, who is responsible for providing administrative management and support services for the Administration. The Under Secretary is assisted by three Assistant Secretaries and the Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. International Economic Policy The Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy advises on the analysis, formulation, and implementation of international economic policies of a bilateral, multilateral, or regional nature. Reporting to the Assistan t Secretary are five Deputy Assistant Secretaries (for Europe; the Western Hemisphere; East Asia and the Pacific; Africa, the Near East and South Asia; and Japan) who have responsibility for trade and investment issues with particular countries and region s of the world. These officials maintain in-depth commercial and economic information on the countries and regions for which they are responsible. In addition, there is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Policy who has responsibility for multilateral affairs and for overall policy coordination. Import Administration The Assistant Secretary for Import Administration defends American industry against injurious and unfair trade practices by administering efficiently, fairly, and in a manner consistent with U.S. international trade obligations the a ntidumping and countervailing duty laws of the United States; the machine tool arrangements with Japan and Taiwan under the President's Machine Tool Program; and the U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Agreement. The Administration plays a leading role in Federal ef forts to improve functioning of the GATT antidumping code. The Assistant Secretary also ensures the proper administration of foreign trade zones and advises the Secretary on establishment of new zones; and administers programs governing watch assemblies, and other statutory import programs. Trade Development The Assistant Secretary for Trade Development advises on international trade and investment policies pertaining to U.S. industrial sectors, carries out programs to strengthen domestic export competitiveness, and promotes U.S. industry's increased participation in international markets. The Assistant Secretary manages an integrated Trade Development Program that includes industry analysis and trade promotion organized by industry sectors. Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Technology and Ae rospace Industries; Basic Industries; Service Industries and Finance; Textiles, Apparel and Consumer Goods Industries; and Environmental Technologies Exports report to the Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary: -- provides support for sectoral aspects of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations and obtains industry's views of trade policy issues through 17 industry-sector advisory committees; -- coordinates export promotion trade fairs, exhibits, and trade missions; -- gathers, analyzes, and disseminates trade information; -- reports on foreign investment in the United States; -- serves as the Department's primary source of information and analysis on U.S. industrial sectors; and -- promotes the formation of export trading companies and issues certificates of review providing them with limited exemption from liability under the antitrust laws. U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service The Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service develops, produces, markets, and manages an effective line of high-quality products and services geared to the marketing informatio n needs of the U.S. exporting and international business community and manages the delivery of Administration programs through 47 district offices and 21 branch offices located in the United States and 132 posts located in 68 countries throughout the worl d. The Assistant Secretary and Director General supports overseas trade promotion events; manages a variety of export promotion services and products; promotes U.S. products and services throughout the world market; conducts conferences and seminars in th e United States; assists State and private-sector organizations on export financing; and promotes the export of U.S. fish by working with the domestic fishing industry and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- District Offices -- International Trade Administration head level 1 :District head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Director head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Anchorage, AK ....... 319 World Trade Ctr., 4201 Tudor Ctr. Dr., Alaska, 99508 ....... Charles Becker ....... 907-271-6237 Atlanta, GA ....... 4360 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., 30341 ....... George T. Norton, Jr. ....... 404-452-9101 Baltimore, MD ....... Suite 2432, World Trade Ctr., 401 Pratt St., 21202 ....... Roger Fortner ....... 410-962-4539 Birmingham, AL ....... Rm. 302, 2015 2d Ave. N., 35203 ....... Patrick Wall ....... 205-731-1331 Boston, MA ....... Suite 307, World Trade Ctr., Commonwealth Pier Area, 02210 ....... Francis J. O'Connor ....... 617-565-8563 Buffalo, NY ....... Rm. 1312, 111 W. Huron St., 14202 ....... George Buchanan ....... 716-846-4191 Charleston, WV ....... Suite 807, 405 Capitol St., 25301 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 304-347-5123 Chicago, IL ....... Suite 2440, Xerox Ctr., 55 W. Monroe St., 60603 ....... Brad Dunderman ....... 312-353-4450 Cincinnati, OH ....... 9504 Federal Office Bldg., 550 Main St., 45202 ....... Gordon B. Thomas ....... 513-684-2944 Cleveland, OH ....... Suite 700, Bank One Ctr., 600 Superior Ave., 44114 ....... Toby T. Zettler ....... 216-522-4750 Columbia, SC ....... Suite 172, 1835 Assembly St., 29201 ....... Edgar L. Rojas ....... 803-765-5345 Dallas, TX ....... 2050 N. Stemmons Fwy., S. 170, 75242 ....... Donald Schilke ....... 214-767-0542 Denver, CO ....... Suite 680, 1625 Broadway, 80202 ....... Neil Hesse ....... 303-844-6622 Des Moines, IA ....... Rm. 817, 210 Walnut St., 50309 ....... Randall J. LaBounty ....... 515-284-4222 Detroit, MI ....... 1140 McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., 48226 ....... Dean Peterson ....... 313-226-3650 Greensboro, NC ....... Suite 400, 400 W. Market St., 27401 ....... Samuel P. Troy ....... 910-333-5345 Hartford, CT ....... Rm. 610-B, 450 Main St., 06103 ....... Carl Jacobsen, Acting ....... 203-240-3530 Honolulu, HI ....... P.O. Box 50026, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 96850 ....... George Dolan ....... 808-541-1782 Houston, TX ....... Suite 1160, 1 Allen Ctr., 500 Dallas St., 77002 ....... James Cook ....... 713-229-2578 Indianapolis, IN ....... Suite 106, Pennwood One, 11405 N. Pennsylvania St., 46302 ....... Andrew W. Thress ....... 317-582-2300 Jackson, MS ....... Suite 310, 201 W. Capitol St., 39201-2005 ....... Mark E. Spinney ....... 601-965-4388 Kansas City, MO ....... Rm. 635, 601 E. 12th St., 64106 ....... John Steuber ....... 816-426-3141 Little Rock, AR ....... Suite 700, 425 W. Capitol Ave., 72201 ....... Lon J. Hardin ....... 501-324-5794 Los Angeles, CA ....... Rm. 9200, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., 90024 ....... Stephen Arlinghaus ....... 310-575-7101 Louisville, KY ....... 3d Fl., Maramduke Bldg., 520 S. 4th St., 40202 ....... John Autin ....... 502-582-5066 Miami, FL ....... Suite 617, P.O. Box 590570, 5600 NW. 38th St., 33166 ....... Lewis Nixon, Acting ....... 305-526-7425 Milwaukee, WI ....... Rm. 596, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave., 53202 ....... Johnny Brown ....... 414-297-3473 Minneapolis, MN ....... Rm. 108, 110 S. 4th St., 55401 ....... Ronald E. Kramer ....... 612-348-1638 Nashville, TN ....... Suite 1114, Parkway Towers, 404 James Robertson Pky., 37219 ....... James Charlet ....... 615-736-5161 New Orleans, LA ....... Rm. 1043, Hale Boggs Federal Bldg., 501 Magazine St., 70130 ....... Paul L. Guidry ....... 504-589-6546 New York, NY ....... Rm. 3718, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 ....... Joel Bjarkan ....... 212-264-0634 Oklahoma City, OK ....... 6601 Broadway Extension, 73116 ....... Ronald L. Wilson ....... 405-231-5302 Omaha, NE ....... 11133 O St., 68137 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 402-221-3664 Philadelphia, PA ....... Suite 201, 600 Americas Ave., King of Prussia, 19406 ....... Robert Kistler ....... 215-962-4980 Phoenix, AZ ....... 9th Fl., 2901 N. Central Ave., 85025 ....... Donald W. Fry ....... 602-640-2513 Pittsburgh, PA ....... Rm. 2002, 1000 Liberty Ave., 15222 ....... John McCartney ....... 412-644-2850 Portland, OR ....... Suite 242, 1 World Trade Ctr., 121 SW. Salmon St., 97204 ....... William Schrage ....... 503-326-3001 Reno, NV ....... 1755 E. Plumb Lane, No. 152, 89502 ....... James K. Hellwig ....... 702-784-5203 Richmond, VA ....... Suite 550, 700 Centre, 704 E. Franklin St., 23219 ....... Philip A. Ouzts ....... 804-771-2246 Salt Lake City, UT ....... Suite 105, 324 S. State St., 84111 ....... Stephen P. Smoot ....... 801-524-5116 San Diego, CA ....... Suite 230, 6363 Greenwich Dr., 92122 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 619-557-5395 San Francisco, CA ....... 14th Fl., 250 Montgomery St., 94104 ....... Betty D. Neuhart ....... 415-705-2300 San Juan, PR ....... Rm. G-55, Federal Bldg., Hato Rey, 00918 ....... J. Enrique Vilella ....... 809-766-5555 Savannah, GA ....... Rm. A-107, 120 Barnard St., 31401 ....... Barbara Prieto ....... 912-652-4204 Seattle, WA ....... Suite 290, 3131 Elliott Ave., 98121 ....... Lisa Kjaer ....... 206-553-5615 St. Louis, MO ....... Suite 303, 8182 Maryland Ave., 63105 ....... Sandra Gerley ....... 314-425-3302 Trenton, NJ ....... Suite 100, Bldg. 6, 3131 Princeton Pike, 08648 ....... Rod Stuart, Acting ....... 609-989-2100 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-3809. Minority Business Development Agency [For the Minority Business Development Agency statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Mar. 17, 1972, 37 FR 5650, as amended] The Minority Business Development Agency, formerly the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, was established by the Secretary of Commerce on November 1, 1979, and operates under the authority of Executive Order 11625 of October 13, 1971. The A gency develops and coordinates a national program for minority business enterprise. The Agency was created to assist minority businesses in achieving effective and equitable participation in the American free enterprise system and in overcoming social and economic disadvantages that have limited their participation in the past. The Agency provides national policies and leadership in forming and strengthening a partnership of business, industry, and government with the Nation's minority businesses. Management and technical assistance is provided to minority firms on request, primarily through a network of Minority Business Development Centers funded by the Agency, as well as Minority Enterprise Growth Assistance (MEGA) Centers. Specialized business assistance is available to minority firms or potential entrepreneurs. The Agency promotes and coordinates the efforts of other Federal agencies in assisting or providing market opportunities for minority business. It coordinates opportunities for minority firms in the private sector. Through such public and privat e cooperative activities, the Agency promotes the participation of Federal, State, and local governments, and business and industry in directing resources for the development of strong minority businesses. The Minority Business Development Agency conducts most of its activities through its five Regional Offices (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco) and four District Offices (Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles). ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional Offices -- Minority Business Development Agency head level 1 :Region head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Director head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA ....... Suite 1930, 401 W. Peachtree St. NW., 30308-3516 ....... Wilfredo Gonzalez ....... 404-730-3300 Chicago, IL ....... Suite 1440, 55 E. Monroe St., 60603 ....... David Vega ....... 312-353-0182 Dallas, TX ....... Suite 7B23, 1100 Commerce St., 75242 ....... Bobby Jefferson, Acting ....... 214-767-8001 New York, NY ....... Suite 37-20, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 ....... Xavier Mena ....... 212-264-3262 San Francisco, CA ....... Rm. 1280, 221 Main St., 94105 ....... Melda Cabrera ....... 415-974-9597 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- District Offices -- Minority Business Development Agency head level 1 :District head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Officer head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, MA ....... Rm. 418, 10 Causeway St., 02222-1041 ....... Rochelle K. Schwartz ....... 617-565-6850 El Monte, CA ....... Suite 455, 9660 Flair Dr., 91713 ....... Joseph Galindo ....... 818-453-8636 Miami, FL ....... Rm. 928, 51 SW. 1st Ave., 33130 ....... Rodolfo Suarez ....... 305-536-5054 Philadelphia, PA ....... Rm. 10128, 600 Arch St., 19106 ....... Alfonso C. Jackson ....... 215-597-9236 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs, Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-1936. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 Phone, 202-482-2985 [For the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Feb. 13, 1978, 43 FR 6128] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was formed on October 3, 1970, by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.). Its principal functions are authorized by title 15, chapter 9, United States Code (National Weather Service) ; title 33, chapter 17, United States Code (National Ocean Survey); and title 16, chapter 9, United States Code (National Marine Fisheries Service). The Administration's mission was further defined by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; the Marine Ma mmal Protection Act of 1972; the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended; the Endangered Species Act of 1973; the Offshore Shrimp Fisheries Act of 1973; the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976; the Land Remote Sensing Act of 1984; the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992; the High Seas Drift Net Fisheries Enforcement Act; the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctu aries Act; the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992; and title VII of the Weather Service Modernization Act. The Administration's mission is to explore, map, and chart the global ocean and its living resources and to manage, use, and conserve those resources; to describe, monitor, and predict conditions in the atmosphere, ocean, Sun, and space environm ent; to issue warnings against impending destructive natural events; to assess the consequences of inadvertent environmental modification over several scales of time; and to manage and disseminate long-term environmental information. Among its principal activities, the Administration reports the weather of the United States and its possessions and provides weather forecasts to the general public; issues warnings against such destructive natural events as hurricanes, tornadoe s, floods, and tsunamis; and provides services in support of aviation, marine activities, agriculture, forestry, urban air-quality control, and other weather-sensitive activities. The Administration also monitors and reports all non-Federal weather modifi cation activities conducted in the United States. The Administration conducts an integrated program of management, research, and services related to the protection and rational use of living marine resources and their habitats, and protects marine mammals and endangered marine species. It prepa res and issues nautical and aeronautical charts, provides the Nation's precise geodetic surveys, and conducts broad research programs in marine and atmospheric sciences, solar-terrestrial physics, and experimental meteorology, including weather modificati on. The Administration also predicts tides, currents, and the state of the oceans; conducts research and development aimed at providing alternatives to ocean dumping; and develops sound national policies in the areas of ocean mining and energy. It provide s Federal leadership in promoting wise and balanced management of the Nation's coastal zone. In addition, the Administration provides satellite observations of the environment by operating a national environmental satellite system; and conducts an integrated program of research and services relating to the oceans and inland waters, the lower and upper atmosphere, space environment, and the Earth to increase understanding of the geophysical environment. It acquires, stores, and disseminates worldwide environmental data through a system of meteorological, oceanographic, geodetic, and seis mological data centers. The Administration also administers and directs the oceanic research programs by providing grants to institutions for marine research, education, and advisory services; develops a system of data buoys for automatically obtaining and disseminatin g marine environmental data; and promotes the development of technology to meet future needs of the marine community. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Field Organization -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration head level 1 :Organization head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Director head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Alaska region ....... Rm. 507, No. 23, 222 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99513-7575 ....... Richard J. Hutcheon ....... 907-271-5136 Central region ....... Rm. 1836, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106-2897 ....... Richard P. Augulis ....... 816-426-5400 Eastern region ....... Airport Corporate Ctr., 630 Johnson Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716 ....... Susan F. Zevin ....... 516-244-0100 National Meteorological Center ....... 5200 Auth Rd., Camp Springs, MD 20746 ....... Ronald D. McPherson ....... 301-763-8016 Pacific region ....... P.O. Box 50027, Honolulu, HI 96850 ....... Richard Hagermeyer ....... 808-541-1641 Southern region ....... Rm. 10A26, 819 Taylor St., Fort Worth, TX 76102 ....... Harry S. Hassel ....... 817-334-2651 Western region ....... P.O. Box 11188, Federal Bldg., Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0188 ....... Thomas D. Potter ....... 801-524-5122 NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Alaska region ....... P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668 ....... Steven Pennoyer ....... 907-586-7221 Northwest region ....... 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 ....... Usha S. Varanasi ....... 206-526-6150 Northeast region ....... 1 Blackburn Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930 ....... Allen Peterson, Acting ....... 508-281-9250 Southeast region ....... 9450 Koger Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33702 ....... Andrew J. Kemmerer ....... 813-893-6208 Southwest region ....... Suite 4200, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 310-980-4001 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE National Climatic Data Center ....... Federal Bldg., Asheville, NC 28801-2696 ....... Kenneth D. Hadeen ....... 704-259-0476 National Geophysical Data Center ....... RL-3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328 ....... Michael Chinnery ....... 303-497-6215 National Oceanographic Data Center ....... 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20235 ....... Bruce C. Douglas ....... 202-606-4594 NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Pacific office ....... 7600 Sandy Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-0070 ....... David M. Kennedy ....... 206-526-6317 Marine sanctuaries and reserves ....... 1305 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910 ....... Francesca Cava ....... 301-713-3125 OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH Forecast Systems Laboratory ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 ....... Alexander E. MacDonald ....... 303-497-6378 Space Environmental Laboratory ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 ....... Ernest Hildner ....... 303-497-3311 Aeronomy Laboratory ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 ....... Daniel L. Albritton ....... 303-497-5785 Environmental Technology Laboratory ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 ....... Steven F. Clifford ....... 303-497-6291 Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 ....... E. Ferguson ....... 303-497-6966 Air Resources Laboratories ....... 1335 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910 ....... Bruce Hicks ....... 301-713-0684 Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories ....... 4301 Rickenbacher Causeway, Virginia Key, Miami, FL 33149 ....... Hugo F. Bezdek ....... 305-361-4300 Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory ....... 2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1593 ....... Alfred M. Beeton ....... 313-741-2244 Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory ....... 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-0070 ....... Eddie N. Bernard ....... 206-526-6800 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ....... P.O. Box 308, Princeton, NJ 08542 ....... J.D. Mahlman ....... 609-452-6502 National Severe Storms Laboratory ....... 1313 Halley Cir., Norman, OK 73069 ....... Robert A. Maddox ....... 405-366-0427 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTERS Central Administrative Support Center ....... 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106-2897 ....... Martha R. Lumpkin ....... 816-426-2050 Eastern Administrative Support Center ....... Suite 200, World Trade Ctr., 101 E. Main St., Norfolk, VA 23510 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 804-441-6864 Mountain Administrative Support Center ....... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 303-497-6431 Western Administrative Support Center ....... 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-0070 ....... Kelly C. Sandy ....... 206-526-6026 NOAA CORPS OPERATIONS CENTERS Atlantic Marine Center ....... 439 W. York St., Norfolk, VA 23510-1114 ....... Rear Adm. Freddie Jefferies ....... 804-441-6776 Commissioned Personnel Center ....... 11400 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 ....... Capt. Theodore Wyzewski ....... 301-443-5700 Pacific Marine Center ....... 1801 Fairview Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102-3767 ....... Rear Adm. John C. Albright ....... 206-442-7656 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-4190. National Telecommunications and Information Administration [For the National Telecommunications and Information Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 5, 1978, 43 FR 24348] The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) was established in 1978 pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (5 U.S.C. app.) and Executive Order 12046 of March 27, 1978 (3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 158), by combining the Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, and the Department of Commerce's Office of Telecommunications to form a new agency reporting to the Secretary of Commerce. NTIA's functions are detailed in the National Telecommunica tions and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.). The Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) was transferred to NTIA in 1979 from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the Public Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.), to take advant age of NTIA's technical and policy expertise. Also, NTIA is administering the National Endowment for Children's Educational Television under title 47 United States Code, section 394. NTIA's principal responsibilities and functions include: -- serving as the principal executive branch adviser to the President on telecommunications and information policy, thereby fulfilling duties assigned to the Secretary of Commerce and delegated to NTIA; -- developing and presenting U.S. plans and policies at international communications conferences and related meetings, and coordinating U.S. Government positions in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Department of State, and other Federal agencies; -- prescribing policies for and managing Federal use of the radio frequency spectrum, in accordance with Executive Order 12046, issued under section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305); -- serving as the principal Federal telecommunications research and engineering laboratory, through NTIA's Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), headquartered in Boulder, Colorado; -- providing grants through the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program for planning and demonstration projects to promote the goals of the development and widespread availability of advanced telecommunications tech nologies, to enhance the delivery of social services and generally serve the public interest, to promote access to government information and increase civic participation, and to support the development of an advanced nationwide telecommunications and inf ormation infrastructure; -- providing grants through the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program to extend delivery of public telecommunications services to U.S. citizens, to increase ownership and management by women and minorities, and to strengthen the capabili ties of existing public broadcasting stations to provide telecommunications services; and -- providing grants through the National Endowment for Children's Educational Television to enhance the creation and production of educational television programming for children to develop fundamental intellectual skills. For further information, contact the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-1551. Patent and Trademark Office [For the Patent and Trademark Office statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Apr. 14, 1975, 40 FR 16707] The patent system was established by Congress ``. . . to promote the progress of . . . the useful arts. . .'' under Article I, section 8, U.S. Constitution (title 35, United States Code: Patents). The registration of trademarks is based on the c ommerce clause of the U.S. Constitution (title 15 United States Code, chapter 22: Trademarks). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants patents and registers trademarks to qualified applicants. The Office examines applications for three kinds of patents: design patents (issued for 14 years), plant patents, and utility patents (issued for 17 years). Also, the Office issues Statutory Invention Registrations, which have the defensive but not the enforceable attributes of a patent. It also processes international applications for patents under the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, including, as of July 1, 1986, the examination provisions of chapter II of the Treaty. About 107,000 patents were issued for fiscal year 1993 that provide inventors with exclusive rights to the results of their creative efforts. Patents may be reviewed and searched in the Office and in over 78 patent and trademark depository libra ries around the country. The patent system fosters innovation, investment in developing and marketing inventions, and prompt disclosure of technological information. About 86,122 trademarks were registered for fiscal year 1993, and 6,182 trademark registrations were renewed. A trademark includes any distinctive word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof adopted and used, or intended to be used, b y a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods or services and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. Trademarks, registered for 10 years, with renewal rights of equal term, are examined by the Office for compliance with various s tatutory requirements to prevent unfair competition and consumer deception. In addition to the examination of patent and trademark applications, issuance of patents, and registration of trademarks, the Patent and Trademark Office: -- sells printed copies of issued patents and trademark registrations; -- records and indexes documents transferring ownership; -- maintains a scientific library and search files containing over 30 million documents, including U.S. and foreign patents and U.S. trademarks; -- provides search rooms for the public to research their applications; -- hears and decides appeals from prospective inventors and trademark applicants; -- participates in legal proceedings involving the issue of patents or registration of trademarks; -- advocates strengthening intellectual property protection worldwide; -- compiles the Official Gazettes, a weekly notice of patents issued and trademarks registered by the Office, including other information; and -- maintains a roster of patent agents and attorneys qualified and recognized to practice before the Office. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231. Phone, 703-305-8341. The Office's operations are located at 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Technology Administration The Technology Administration was established by Congress in 1988 and consists of the Office of Technology Policy (OTP), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The Techno logy Administration is headed by the Under Secretary for Technology who serves as a principal advisor to the Secretary of Commerce and as the Department's spokesperson for science and technology issues. The Technology Administration serves as the premier technology agency working with U.S. industry in addressing competitiveness, and in exercising leadership both within the Department of Commerce and governmentwide. It discharges this role throu gh OTP by advocating coherent policies for maximizing the impact of technology on economic growth, through NIST by carrying out technology programs with U.S. industry, and through NTIS by disseminating technology information. Office of Technology Policy The primary role of the Office of Technology Policy is to offer assistance to private sector and government communities in advocating and pursuing policies that maximize the impact of technology on economic growth, and by exercising leadership t o define the role of government in supporting U.S. industrial competitiveness in the post-cold war environment. OTP serves as a liaison to the private sector to identify barriers to the rapid commercialization of technology, elicits support for Administra tion civilian technology policies, and ensures that industry's interests are reflected in standards and technology agreements and civilian technology policy. OTP also assists Federal, State, and local officials, industry, and academic institutions in prom oting the technological growth and competitiveness of the U.S. economy. For further information, call 202-482-5804. National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), founded in 1901 as the National Bureau of Standards, was renamed in 1988 by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act and directed specifically to assist industry in developing technolog y to improve product quality; to modernize manufacturing processes; to ensure product reliability; and to facilitate rapid commercialization of products based on new scientific discoveries. NIST's primary mission is to promote U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. It carries out this mission through four major programs: -- an Advanced Technology Program (ATP) that provides cost-shared awards to industry to develop high-risk technologies that can enable significant commercial advances; -- a grassroots Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) that helps small and medium-sized companies to access regional and national sources of information, knowledge, and insight into the use of modern manufacturing and production technologie s; -- a strong laboratory effort planned and implemented in cooperation with industry that focuses on infrastructural technologies such as measurements, standards, evaluated data, and test methods. Research is mainly performed in the areas of: ele ctronics and electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical science and technology, physics, materials science and engineering, building and fire research, computer systems, and computing and applied mathematics; and -- a quality improvement program that is associated with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The award recognizes quality achievements in the areas of manufacturing, service, and small business. For further information, call 301-975-3058. National Technical Information Service The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is the Nation's largest clearinghouse for scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information produced by and for the Federal Government. NTIS' multimedia products range from pap er copy technical reports and periodicals to CD-ROM's, databases, software, and online services. The areas of the environment, health and medicine, and domestic/international business materials receive special attention in the collection, as well. NTIS also provides technology transfer services such as patent licensing, and seeks business partnerships through the Joint Ventures Program. NTIS will soon be able to offer an even more diverse and practical range of information. The American T echnology Preeminence Act requires all Federal agencies to submit their public scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information to the Service. Since NTIS receives no tax dollars, all costs associated with collecting, abstracting, indexing, archiving, reproducing, and disseminating information are paid for strictly from sales. Joint Ventures Legislation passed in 1988 authorized NTIS to work with private industry to build strategic alliances. These include the use of contracts or cooperative ageeements with the private sector, individuals, or other organizations. The objective is to create new information products from U.S. Government-produced data and software. NTIS is seeking partnerships to open new channels of sales and distribution. Call 703-487-4674 for more information about joint ventures. In-Depth Subject Coverage NTIS has a large collection of environmental information, and is the exclusive distributor of Superfund documents. For a free catalog on the environment, call 703-487-4650 and ask for PR-868, Environment Highlights. It distribute s health care materials such as the National Library of Medicine's Grateful Med and MeSh search tools, as well as an extensive range of technical reports. The publication Health Services: Sources of Information for Research (PB92-221175) is especially hel pful. Business-related information is contained in the U.S. Industrial Outlook (PB93-111276). Technology Transfer -- Domestic and International NTIS publishes the Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources (PB93-100097) and annual catalogs pertaining to the licensing of government inventions. The Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP) Database provides advance information about some 150,000 research projects currently underway. For a free search guide, call 703-487-4650 and ask for PR-847. The publications, Science and Technology Perspectives (PB94-924200) and Capitol Capital: Government Resources for High Technology Companies (PB93-209351), provide more help in this area. Call 703-487-4650. NTIS makes available a major Japanese online information system (JOIS) through an agreement with the Japan Center of Science and Technology. Call 703-487-4819 to search JOIS. Several directories of Japanese technical reports and databases are al so available. Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support/Concurrent Engineering NTIS operates this information center, known as CALS/CE, with the support of the Defense Department to promote understanding and use of CALS principles. The Center is the only public sou rce of reports aimed at improving the effectiveness of manufacturing in the virtual enterprise environment. With CALS becoming an international movement, the Center is joining with overseas entities to expand access to the CALS Electronic Bulletin Board a s a component FedWorld and Internet.v CALS Information Services From NTIS, a free brochure (PR-898), can be obtained by calling 703-487-4650, or 703-487-4721 to learn more about the Center. Global Competitive Intelligence As part of its expansion in the business subject area, NTIS is rapidly increasing its collection of export materials. A publication such as the International Trade Administration Bibliography (PB93-218360), with more than 1 ,000 competitive intelligence-related reports and studies, is now available. FedWorld NTIS operates FedWorld, a centralized electronic marketplace to locate, order, and acquire U.S. Government information. Access to more than 130 Federal online computer systems is free. Users at differing levels of familiarity with online media will find the system beneficial. In particular, the Online Marketplace and Subscriptions features provide convenient means of extracting valuable information resources. To access FedWorld by modem: set parity to none, databits to 8, and stop bit to 1. Set terminal emulation to ANSI; set duplex to full. Then dial FedWorld on 703-321-8020. To access FedWorld through Internet: Telnet to fedworld.gov (192.239.92. 201). Federal Computer Products Center NTIS provides computer software and data files on tape, diskette, and CD-ROM, as well as video tapes. The Center also publishes the Directory of U.S. Government Software for Mainframes and Microcomputers (PR-261) and the D irectory of U.S. Government Datafiles (PR-629). Total Quality Management NTIS is a Department of Commerce Reinvention Laboratory, a designation based on a range of customer service and electronic document reproduction improvements. This means full service for quick response to the public and faster pub lic dissemination. Helpful customer assistance telephone numbers are: research services for product identification, 703-487-4780; technical support for computer products, 703-487-4763; and customer inquiry for problem resolution, 703-487-4660. For further information, call 703-487-4650. United States Travel and Tourism Administration [For the United States Travel and Tourism Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 25, 1982, 47 FR 27594] The United States Travel and Tourism Administration was established by the National Tourism Policy Act of 1981, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2121 note). The Administration is headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism who advises the Secretary of Commerce on the formulation and execution of policy affecting the American tourism industry and its contribution to the Nation's economic development and international trade objectives. The Administration also maintains trade development, trade policy, and statistical research programs designed to increase the American travel industry's awareness of the export market, facilitate th e entry of medium- and small-sized American travel companies into the market, and eliminate barriers to market entry for those companies. The Administration maintains nine regional offices located in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Mexico City, Milan, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto; and an office servicing five South American markets located in Miami. For further information, contact the United States Travel and Tourism Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-3811. Sources of Information Age and Citizenship Age search and citizenship information is available from the Personal Census Search Unit, Data Preparation Division, P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131. Phone, 812-285-5314. Consumer Affairs Information is available to businesses and consumers regarding good business practices and complaint handling. Fact sheets on complaint handling are available in English and Spanish. Write to the Office of Consumer Affairs, U.S. Departmen t of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-5001; fax, 202-482-6007; and fax on demand, 202-501-1191. Environment The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration monitors the conditions in the ocean, atmosphere, and Earth-Sun environment; prepares and issues weather warnings and forecasts; provides Federal leadership in managing the living resources o f the sea and the Nation's coastal zone; ensures that marine mammals and endangered marine species are protected under the law; and provides worldwide environmental data and information products and services in the atmospheric, marine, solid earth, and so lar terrestrial sciences. It also conducts research aimed at remote sensing of the physical environment and provides a variety of environmental quality control services, including those for urban airborne pollution control, estuarine water movement, and w ater resources management. Write to the Office of Public and Constituent Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-6090. The Patent and Trademark Office has priority programs for the processing of applications for patents that could aid in materially enhancing the environment. Write to the Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Office of S pecial Program Examination, Washington, DC 20231. Phone, 703-305-9384. Field Employment National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Department of Commerce has field employment offices at the Western Administrative Support Center, Bin C15700, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115 (phone, 206-526-6053); the Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 (phone, 303-497-6305); the Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East Twelfth Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (phone, 816-426-2056); and the Eastern Administrative Support Center, 253 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 (phone, 804-441-6516). Office of Public Affairs Publications The titles of selected publications are listed below with the operating units responsible for their issuance. These and other publications dealing with a wide range of business, economic, environmental, scientific, and technical matters are a nnounced in the weekly Business Service Checklist, which may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-783-3238. The Secretary's Annual Report to Congress and Serving the Nation, two publications which describe the missions, functions, and accomplishments of Commerce agencies and offices, are available by writing the Department of Commerce, Office of Publi c Affairs, Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street NW., Room 5610, Washington, DC, or by calling 202-219-3605 for the Annual Report and 202-482-4901 for Serving the Nation. Further information on Commerce publications is available at any of the Department's International Trade Administration district offices. Lists of Other Documents Individuals with access to facsimile machines can dial 202-501-1191 (Flash Facts) to obtain lists of other publication contacts, Secretarial speeches and biographies, press releases, audiovisuals, Commerce bureau public affairs co ntacts, and Department programs by subject. Bureau of the Census Census Catalog and Guide; Statistical Abstract of the U.S.; Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970; County and City Data Book, 1988; and State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1991. Available from the Gover nment Printing Office. Bureau of Economic Analysis The Bureau has the following publications available from the Government Printing Office: Survey of Current Business, National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-88, Fixed Reproducible Tangible Wealth in the United States, 1929-89, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Establishment Data for Manufacturing, 1989 and 1990, and U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: 1989 Benchmark Survey, Final Results. International Trade Administration Business America (published biweekly). Available from the Government Printing Office and at ITA District Offices. Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Today, Federal Resource Guide, BDC Directory, MBDA Annual Business Assistance Report (ABAR), and Federal Agency Performance for Minority Business Development. Available from MBDA, Communications Divis ion, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-1936. National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal of Research; Publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Handbook of Mathematical Functions; Experimental Statistics; International System of Units (SI); Standard Reference Mat erials Catalog; Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices Handbook; and Uniform Laws and Regulations Handbook. Available from the Government Printing Office. National Technical Information Service A free catalog provides a good overview of information available from NTIS. Call 703-487-4650 and ask for PR-827, the 1994 Products and Services Catalog. The NTIS Bibliographic Database is available on CD-ROM or online via commercial vendors, listed in PR-827. An innovative service is the personalized, free fax subscription available exclusively to NTIS customers. Customers choose from popular subjects and, twice monthly, receive product listings by fax. Call 703-487-4630 for further details. The NTIS Alerts subscriptions are prepared semimonthly in 200 different subject areas and in customized or prepackaged formats. The Alerts track the latest research conducted by U.S. Government-funded sources. For a free catalog, request PR-797. A selection of other helpful NTIS products are: -- Published Searches (PR-186), which are exclusively prepared bibliographies providing the most current data on various topics. Call 703-487-4650 to request a free copy of the catalog; and -- Government Reports and Announcements Index (PR-195), which covers almost every information item NTIS adds. Also, an information center and bookstore is located at NTIS Headquarters, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Floods, Flash Floods and Warnings and Tornado Safety. Available from the Government Printing Office. Also available from NOAA's Office of Public and Constituent Affairs are technical memoranda, technical rep orts, and monographs, nautical and aeronautical charts, coastal zone maps, magnetic tape, and a wide variety of raw and processed environmental data. Phone, 202-482-6090. Schools should contact the Office of Public and Constituent Affairs, 1825 Connecticu t Avenue NW., Suite 317, Washington, DC 20235. Phone, 202-606-4380. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Several hundred Technical Reports, Technical Memoranda, Special Publications, Contractor Reports, and other information products have been published by NTIA or its predecessor agency since 1970. T he publications are available from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 (phone, 202-482-1551); or the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecom munication Sciences, Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO 80302 (phone, 303-497-3572). Electronic information can be obtained from the NTIA General Bulletin Board (phone, 202-482-1199); or the Information Infrastructure Task Force Bulletin Board (phone, 20 2-501-1920). Patent and Trademark Office General Information Concerning Patents, Basic Facts About Trademarks, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic e. Available from the Government Printing Office. Reading Rooms See address of specific operating unit. Small Business and Minority Business Activities See statement on page 160. Telephone Directory The Department of Commerce telephone directory is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-783-3238. For further information concerning the Department of Commerce, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Commerce, Fourteenth Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-219-3605.