NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594 Phone, 202-382-6600 Chairman ........Carl W. Vogt Vice Chairman ........(vacancy) Members ........John K. Lauber, John A. Hammerschmidt, Jim Hall Managing Director ........(vacancy) Deputy Managing Director ........Lloyd F. Miller Director, Office of Government and Public Affairs ........Charlotte Casey Deputy Director, Public Affairs ........Alan M. Pollock General Counsel ........Daniel D. Campbell Deputy General Counsel ........Ronald S. Battocchi Director, Office of Aviation Safety ........Timothy P. Forte˙AE1 Deputy Director ........William G. Laynor Director, Office of Research and Engineering ........Bernard S. Loeb Deputy Director ........Vernon Ellingstad Director, Office of Safety Recommendations ........Barry M. Sweedler Deputy Director ........Richard Van Woerkom Director, Office of Surface Transportation Safety ........(vacancy) Deputy Director ........Ralph E. Johnson Director, Office of Administration ........B. Michael Levins Deputy Director ........Dwight Foster Chief Administrative Law Judge ........William E. Fowler, Jr. [For the National Transportation Safety Board statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 800] @U1 [Insert National Transportation Safety Board chart]@U0 The National Transportation Safety Board seeks to assure that all types of transportation in the United States are conducted safely. The Board investigates accidents, conducts studies, and makes recommendations to Government agencies, the transportation i ndustry, and others on safety measures and practices. The National Transportation Safety Board was established as an independent agency of the Federal Government on April 1, 1975, by the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. app. 1901). The Safety Board consists of five members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for 5-year terms. The President designates two of these members as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board for 2-year terms. The desig nation of the Chairman is made with the advice and consent of the Senate. Activities Accident Investigation The Board is responsible for investigating, determining probable cause, making safety recommendations, and reporting the facts and circumstances of: -- U.S. civil aviation accidents; -- railroad accidents in which there is a fatality or substantial property damage, or that involve a passenger train; -- pipeline accidents in which there is a fatality or substantial property damage; -- highway accidents, including railroad grade-crossing accidents, which the Board selects in cooperation with the States; -- major marine casualties, and marine accidents involving a public vessel and a nonpublic vessel, in accordance with regulations prescribed jointly by the Board and the U.S. Coast Guard; and -- other transportation accidents that are catastrophic, involve problems of a recurring character, or otherwise should be investigated in the judgment of the Board. Safety Problem Identification In addition, the Board makes recommendations on matters pertaining to transportation safety and is a catalyst for transportation accident prevention by conducting safety studies and special investigations, assessing technique s of accident investigation and publishing recommended procedures for these investigations, establishing regulatory requirements for reporting accidents, evaluating the transportation safety consciousness and efficacy of other Government agencies in the p revention of accidents, evaluating the adequacy of safeguards and procedures concerning the transportation of hazardous materials and the performance of other Government agencies charged with ensuring the safe transportation of such materials, and reporti ng annually to the Congress on its activities. Certificate or License Appeal The Board also reviews on appeal the suspension, amendment, modification, revocation, or denial of any certificate or license issued by the Secretary or an Administrator of the Department of Transportation. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional/Field Offices -- National Transportation Safety Board (R: Regional Director; FC: Field Chief) head level 1 :Region/Field Office head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Officer ----------------------------------------------------------------- AVIATION: North Central Region ....... 31 W. 775 North Ave., West Chicago, IL 60185 ....... Carl Dinwiddie (R) South Central Region ....... Suite 300, 1200 Copeland Rd., Arlington, TX 76011 ....... Tommy McFall (R) South Central Field ....... Suite 500, 4760 Oakland St., Denver, CO 80239 ....... Norm Wiemeyer (FC) Southwest Region ....... Suite 555, 1515 W. 190th St., Gardena, CA 90248 ....... Gary Mucho (R) Southeast Region ....... Suite B-103, 8405 NW. 53d St., Miami, FL 33166 ....... Jorge Prellezo (R) Southeast Field ....... Suite 321, 1720 Peachtree St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30309 ....... Preston Hicks (FC) Northeast Region ....... Suite 203, 2001 Rte. 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054 ....... Dennis Jones (R) Northeast Field ....... 490 L'Enfant Plz. SW., Washington, DC 20594 ....... Richard Childress (FC) Northwest Region ....... Rm. 201, 19518 Pacific Hwy. S., Seattle, WA 98188 ....... Keith McGuire (R) Northwest Field ....... Box 11, Rm. 142, 222 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99513 ....... Timothy Borson (FC) RAILROAD: Central Region ....... 31 W. 775 North Ave., West Chicago, IL 60185 ....... Russ Seipler (R) Western Region ....... Suite 555, 1515 W. 190th St., Gardena, CA 90248 ....... Dave Watson (R) Eastern Region ....... Suite 203, 2001 Rte. 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054 ....... Mark Garcia (R) HIGHWAY: Central Region ....... Suite 300, 1200 Copeland Rd., Arlington, TX 76011 ....... Kennith Rogers (R) Western Region ....... Suite 555, 1515 W. 190th St., Gardena, CA 90248 ....... Ronald Robinson (R) Southeast Region ....... Suite 321, 1720 Peachtree St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30309 ....... Jay Golden (R) Northeast Region ....... Suite 203, 2001 Rte. 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054 ....... Frank Ghiorsi (R) ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Contracts and Procurement Inquiries regarding the Board's procurement and contracting activities should be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Budget and Financial Policy, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594. Phone, 202-382-6707. Employment Send applications for employment to the Human Resources Division, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594. Phone, 202-382-6718. Publications Publications are provided free of charge to the following categories of subscribers: Federal, State, or local transportation agencies; international transportation organizations or foreign governments; educational institutions or public libra ries; nonprofit public safety organizations; and the news media. Persons in these categories who are interested in receiving copies of Board publications should contact the Public Inquiries Branch, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 2059 4. Phone, 202-382-6735. All other persons interested in receiving publications must purchase them from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Orders may be placed by telephone to the Subscription Unit, 703-487-4630, or to the sales desk on 703-487-4650. Reading Room The Public Reference Room of the Board is available for record inspection or photocopying. It is located in Room 5111 at the Board's Washington, DC, headquarters. Requests for access to public records should be made in person at Room 5111, or by writing the Public Inquiries Section, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594. Phone, 202-382-6735. For further information, contact the Office of Government and Public Affairs, National Transportation Safety Board, 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594. Phone, 202-382-0660. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, DC 20555 Phone, 301-492-7000 Chairman ........Ivan Selin Executive Assistant ........Dennis K. Rathbun Legal Assistant ........Kathryn Winsberg Commissioner ........Kenneth C. Rogers Legal Assistant ........Myron Karman Technical Assistant ........John Sorensen Executive/Legal Assistant ........Steven F. Crockett Commissioner ........E. Gail de Planque Legal Assistant ........E. Neil Jensen Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards ........Thomas S. Kress Chairman, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste ........Martin J. Steindler Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel ........B. Paul Cotter, Jr. Chairman, Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes ........Barry Siegel, M.D. Director, Officer of Commission Appellate Adjudication ........Stephen G. Burns Inspector General ........David C. Williams General Counsel ........Karen D. Cyr Secretary of the Commission ........Samuel J. Chilk Director, Office of Intergovernmental Programs ........Carlton R. Stoiber Director, Office of Congressional Affairs ........Dennis K. Rathbun Director, Office of Public Affairs ........William M. Beecher Executive Director for Operations ........James M. Taylor Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations and Research ........James L. Milhoan Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards and Operations Support ........Hugh L. Thompson, Jr. Assistant for Operations ........James L. Blaha Regional Administrator, Region I (King of Prussia, PA) ........Thomas T. Martin Regional Administrator, Region II (Atlanta, GA) ........Stewart D. Ebneter Regional Administrator, Region III (Lisle, IL) ........John B. Martin Regional Administrator, Region IV (Arlington, TX) ........Leonard J. Callan Director, Walnut Creek, CA, Field Office (Region IV) ........Kenneth E. Perkins, Jr. Director, Office of Investigations ........Ben B. Hayes Director, Office of Enforcement ........James Lieberman Deputy Chief Financial Officer/Controller, Office of the Controller ........Ronald M. Scroggins Director, Office of Administration ........Patricia G. Norry Director, Office of Information Resources Management ........Gerald F. Cranford Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Civil Rights ........Vandy Miller Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data ........Edward L. Jordan Director, Office of Personnel ........Paul E. Bird Director, Office of Policy Planning ........Richard H. Vollmer Director, Office of State Programs ........Richard L. Bangart Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards ........Robert M. Bernero Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards ........Guy A. Arlotto Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards ........Robert F. Burnett Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety ........Carl J. Paperiello Director, Division of Waste Management ........Malcolm R. Knapp Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ........William T. Russell Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ........Frank J. Miraglia Associate Director for Projects ........Roy P. Zimmerman Director, Division of Reactor Projects -- I/II ........Steven A. Varga Director, Division of Reactor Projects -- III/IV ........Jack W. Roe Director, Division of Operating Reactor Support ........Brian K. Grimes Associate Director for Advanced Reactors and License Renewal ........Dennis M. Crutchfield Deputy Associate Director for Advanced Reactors and License Renewal ........William D. Travers Associate Director for Inspection and Technical Assessment ........Ashok C. Thadani Director, Division of Engineering ........Brian Sheron Director, Division of Systems Safety and Analysis ........Martin J. Virgilio, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Inspection and Licensee Performance ........Charles E. Rossi Director, Division of Reactor Controls and Human Factors ........Bruce A. Boger Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards ........Frank J. Congel Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research ........Eric S. Beckjord Deputy Director for Research ........Themis P. Speis Deputy Director for Generic Issues and Rulemaking ........(vacancy) Director, Division of Engineering ........Lawrence C. Shao Director, Division of Safety Issue Resolution ........(vacancy) Director, Division of Systems Research ........(vacancy) Director, Division of Regulatory Applications ........Bill M. Morris [For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part I] @U1 [Insert Nuclear Regulatory Commission chart]@U0 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses and regulates civilian use of nuclear energy to protect public health and safety and the environment. This is achieved by licensing persons and companies to build and operate nuclear reactors and other facilities and to own and use nuclear materials. The Commission makes rules and sets standards for these types of licenses. It also carefully inspects the activities of the persons and companies licensed to ensure that they do not violate the safety rules of the Co mmission. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established as an independent regulatory agency under the provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5801) and Executive Order 11834 of January 15, 1975, effective January 19, 1975. Transferred to the Commission were all licensing and related regulatory functions formerly assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission, which was established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 755), as amended by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as am ended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). The Commission's major program components are the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, which were created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1 974. Headquarters offices are located in suburban Maryland, and there are four regional offices. The Commission ensures that the civilian uses of nuclear materials and facilities are conducted in a manner consistent with the public health and safety, environmental quality, national security, and the antitrust laws. The major share of the Co mmission's effort is focused on regulating the use of nuclear energy to generate electric power. Activities The Commission fulfills its responsibilities through a system of licensing and regulation that includes: -- licensing the construction and operation of nuclear reactors and other nuclear facilities and the possession, use, processing, handling, and disposal of nuclear materials; -- regulating licensed activities including assurance that measures are taken for the physical protection of facilities and materials; -- developing and implementing of rules and regulations governing licensed nuclear activities; -- inspecting licensee facilities and activities; -- investigating nuclear incidents and allegations concerning any matter regulated by NRC; -- enforcing NRC licenses and regulations by the issuance of orders, civil penalties, and other types of actions; -- conducting public hearings on nuclear and radiological safety, environmental concerns, common defense and security, and antitrust matters; and -- developing effective working relationships with the States regarding the regulation of nuclear materials. This relationship includes the assurance that adequate regulatory programs are maintained by those States that exercise, by agreement with the Commission, regulatory control over certain nuclear materials within their respective borders. In addi tion, a systematic review of operational data, including reports of accidents and other events, from nuclear powerplants is performed in order to detect trends that will better enable the agency to forecast and solve safety problems. Inspection of Commiss ion-licensed activities is carried out from four regional offices. In addition, resident inspectors have been assigned to reactor sites. The Commission also contracts for research deemed necessary for performing licensing and related regulatory functions. Sources of Information Contracts and Procurement Detailed information on how to do business with the Commission and on programs to assist small business is available from the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Civil Rights, Nuclear Regulatory C ommission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-7380. Employment The Commission's employment activities are exempt from civil service requirements and are conducted under an independent merit system. However, employees receive Federal employee benefits (retirement, group life insurance, and health benefits) on the same basis as other Federal employees. Applicants with veterans preference are accorded the preference granted to them by the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 387). Recruitment is continual, and applications from individuals qualified for Commission needs are accepted whenever they are received. In addition to receiving applications from candidates at all grade levels throughout the year, the agency recruit s annually from colleges as appropriate to fill needs for interns and entry-level professionals. Employment inquiries, applications, and requests from schools for participation in the recruitment program may be directed to the Director, Office of Personnel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-492-4661. Freedom of Information Act Requests Inquiries should be directed to the Director, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-7175. Publications The NRC Annual Report, NUREG-1145, provides a summary of major agency activities for the year. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances, NUREG-0750 (monthly -- four indexes and 2 hard-bound editions), a compilation of adjudications and other issuances for the Commission, including Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards, is available for sale from the Government Printing Office, either by subscription or on a single-issue basis. Other subscription items available from the Government Printing Offic e include: Licensed Operating Reactors-Status Summary Report (annual), NUREG-0020; Licensee, Contractor and Vendor Inspection Status Report (quarterly), NUREG-0040; Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences (quarterly), NUREG-0090; Regulatory and Technic al Reports (quarterly), NUREG-0304; Title List of Documents Made Publicly Available (monthly), NUREG-0540; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules and Regulations; U.S. NRC Telephone Directory, NUREG/BR-0046; and the Weekly Information Report. Pricing an d ordering information may be obtained by writing to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Phone, 202-512-2249. The Commission produces a variety of scientific, technical, and administrative information publications dealing with licensing and regulating civilian nuclear power. Information on agency publications can be obtained from Title List of Documents Made Publicly Available, NUREG-0540. This document, published monthly, includes docketed material associated with civilian nuclear powerplants and other uses of radioactive materials, and nondocketed material received and generated by the Commission pert inent to its role as a regulatory agency. Single copies of monthly issues of NUREG-0540 are available for purchase from the Government Printing Office and from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. Phone, 703-487-4600. Subscri ption service for the Standard Review Plan, NUREG-0800, is handled exclusively by the National Technical Information Service. Active Regulatory Guides may be purchased from the Government Printing Office or on standing orders as they are issued from the National Technical Information Service. These Regulatory Guides are published in 10 subject areas: Power Reactors, Re search and Test Reactors, Fuels and Materials Facilities, Environmental and Siting, Material and Plant Protection, Products, Transportation, Occupational Health, Antitrust Review, and General. Single copies of some publications, such as Draft Environmental Statements and Draft Regulatory Guides, are available without charge, based on supply, from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Distribution and Mail Services Section, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Interested persons may be placed on a Commission mailing list for Draft Regulatory Guides by writing to the Distribution and Mail Services Section, NRC, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Agenda (published in the Federal Register each April and October) is updated on a quarterly basis as NUREG-0936. Documents in the NUREG series may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Roy al Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Persons may obtain information regarding the status of any regulation or petition for rulemaking before the Commission by calling 301-415-6507. Reading Rooms The Headquarters Public Document Room maintains an extensive collection of documents related to NRC licensing proceedings and other significant decisions and actions, and documents from the regulatory activities of the former Atomic Energy C ommission. Persons interested in detailed, technical information about nuclear facilities and other licensees find this specialized research center to be a major resource. Located at 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC, the Public Document Room is open Mond ay through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., except on Federal holidays. Documents from the collection may be reproduced, with some exceptions, on paper, microfiche, or diskette for a nominal fee. The Public Document Room also offers an order subscription service for selected serially published documents and reports. Certain items of immediate interest, such as press releases and meetings notices, are posted in the Reading Room; however, books, journals, trade publications, or documents of industry standards are not stocked. Reference librarians are available to assist users with information requests. The computerized online Bibliographic Retrieval System includes extensive indices to the collection and an online ordering module for the placement of orders for the r eproduction and delivery of specific documents. Off-site access to the Bibliographic Retrieval System (at 1200, 2400, and 9600 baud) is available for searches 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. Access to the system may be arranged by calling the number listed below. For additional information regarding the Public Document Room contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Public Document Room, Washington, DC 20555. Phone, 202-634-3273; or fax, 202-634-3343. In addition, the Commission maintains approximately 87 local public document rooms around the country. The document rooms are located in libraries in cities and towns near commercially operated nuclear power reactors and certain nonpower reactor facilities. They contain detailed information specific to the nearby facilities, which are either licensed or under regulatory review. Power reactor and high-level radioactive waste local public document rooms also contain a microfiche file of all public ly available NRC documents issued since January 1981. A list of local public document rooms is available from the Director, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. To obtain s pecific information about the availability of documents at the local public document rooms, NRC's Local Public Document Room Program staff may be contacted directly by calling toll-free, 800-638-8081. Records Freedom of Information Act inquiries should be directed to the Director, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-415-7175. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Phone, 301-504-2240. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3419 Phone, 202-606-5100 Chairman ........Stuart E. Weisberg Commissioners ........Velma Montoya ........Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. Executive Director ........(vacancy) Chief Administrative Law Judge ........Irving Sommer General Counsel ........Earl R. Ohman, Jr. Executive Secretary ........Ray H. Darling, Jr. Public Affairs Specialist ........Linda A. Whitsett @U1 [Insert Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission chart]@U0 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission works to ensure the timely and fair resolution of cases involving the alleged exposure of American workers to unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651-678). The Commission is charged with ruling on cases forwarded to it by the Department of Labor when disagreements arise over the results of safety and health inspections performed by the Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Emp loyers have the right to dispute any alleged job safety or health violation found during the inspection by the Administration, the penalties it proposed, and the time given by the agency to correct any hazardous situation. Employees and representatives of employees may initiate a case by challenging the propriety of the time the Administration has allowed for correction of any violative condition. The Occupational Safety and Health Act covers virtually every employer in the country. Enforced by the Secretary of Labor, the act is an effort to reduce the incidence of personal injuries, illness, and deaths among working men and women in the United States that result from their employment. It requires employers to furnish to each of their employees a working environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees and to comp ly with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the act. Activities The Commission was created to adjudicate enforcement actions initiated under the act when they are contested by employers, employees, or representatives of employees. A case arises when a citation is issued against an employer as the result of a n Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection and it is contested within 15 working days. The Commission is more of a court system than a simple tribunal, for within the Commission there are two levels of adjudication. All cases that require a hearing are assigned to an administrative law judge, who decides the case. Ordinarily the h earing is held in the community where the alleged violation occurred or as close as possible. At the hearing, the Secretary of Labor will generally have the burden of proving the case. After the hearing, the judge must issue a decision, based on findings of fact and conclusions of law. A substantial number of the decisions of the judges become final orders of the Commission. However, each decision is subject to discretionary review by the three members of the Commission upon the direction of any one of the three, if done withi n 30 days of the filing of the decision. When that occurs, the Commission issues its own decision. Once a case is decided, any person adversely affected or aggrieved thereby may obtain a review of the decision in the United States Courts of Appeals. The principal office of the Commission is in Washington, DC. There are also four regional offices where Commission judges are stationed. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Review Commission Judges -- Occupational Safety Review Commission head level 1 :City/Address head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA (1365 Peachtree St. NE., 30309) ....... 404-347-4197 Boston, MA (John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse, 02110) ....... 617-223-9746 Dallas, TX (1100 Commerce St., 75242) ....... 214-767-5271 Denver, CO (1050 17th St., 80265) ....... 303-844-2281 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Publications To give the public and persons appearing before the Commission a better understanding of the act and the Commission's procedures and decisions, pamphlets explaining the work of the Commission, its Rules of Procedure, Annual Report to the Pres ident, and individual copies of its decisions are available from the Commission's Washington office. For further information, contact the Public Affairs Specialist, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3419. Phone, 202-606-5398. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone, 202-523-5757 Director ........Stephen D. Potts Deputy Director ........Donald E. Campbell General Counsel ........F. Gary Davis Deputy General Counsel ........Jane S. Ley Associate Director for Administration ........Robert E. Lammon Associate Director for Education ........Barbara A. Mullen-Roth Associate Director for Program Assistance and Review ........Jack Covaleski [For the Office of Government Ethics statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 2600] The Office of Government Ethics provides overall direction of executive branch policies in preventing conflicts of interest on the part of officers and employees of all executive agencies. The Office is the principal agency for administering the Ethics in Government Act for the executive branch. The Office of Government Ethics, previously a part of the Office of Personnel Management, was established as a separate executive agency on October 1, 1989, under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 401). The Director of the Office is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term, and is required to submit to Congress a biennial report concerning the implementation of the Director's functions and responsib ilities. Activities The chief responsibilities of the Office are: -- developing, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Office of Personnel Management, rules and regulations to be promulgated by the President or the Director of the Office of Government Ethics pertaining to standards of ethical cond uct of executive agencies, public and confidential financial disclosure of executive branch officials, executive agency ethics training programs, and the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest; -- monitoring and investigating compliance with the executive branch financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended; -- providing ethics program assistance and information to executive branch agencies through a desk officer system; -- conducting periodic reviews of the ethics programs of executive agencies; -- ordering corrective action on the part of agencies and employees that the Director of the Office deems necessary, including orders to establish or modify an agency's ethics program; -- providing guidance on and promoting understanding of ethical standards in executive agencies through an extensive program of Government ethics advice, education, and training; -- evaluating the effectiveness of the Ethics Act, the conflict of interest laws, and other related statutes; and -- recommending appropriate new legislation or amendments. Sources of Information The Office of Government Ethics provides advisory letters and formal advisory opinions in an annually updated publication, The Informal Advisory Letters and Memoranda and Formal Opinions of the United States Office of Government Ethics, availabl e from the Government Printing Office. In addition, the Office publishes a periodic newsletter on Government ethics, offers a free ethics electronic bulletin board service (phone via modem, 202-523-1186), and has available ethics pamphlets and instruction al videotapes. The Office also, upon request, provides copies of executive branch public financial disclosure reports (SF 278's) in accordance with the Ethics Act and the Office's regulations. For further information, contact the Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917. Phone, 202-523-5757. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001 Phone, 202-606-1800 Director ........James B. King Deputy Director ........Lorraine A. Green General Counsel ........Lorraine Lewis Director, Office of Congressional Relations ........Ira N. Foreman Director, Office of Communications ........Janice R. Lachance Director, Office of International Affairs ........Carmen Lomellin Inspector General ........Patrick E. McFarland Chief Financial Officer ........Kathleen M. McGettigan, Acting Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee ........Anthony F. Ingrassia Associate Director for Personnel Systems and Oversight ........Barbara L. Fiss, Acting Associate Director for Investigations ........Patricia W. Lattimore, Acting Associate Director for Retirement and Insurance ........Curtis J. Smith Associate Director for Career Entry ........Leonard R. Klein Associate Director for Administration ........Patricia W. Lattimore Director, Human Resources Development ........Carol J. Okin Director, Washington Area Service Center ........Richard B. Post [For the Office of Personnel Management statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Jan. 5, 1979, 44 FR 1501] @U1 [Insert Office of Personnel Management chart]@U0 The Office of Personnel Management administers a merit system for Federal employment that includes recruiting, examining, training, and promoting people on the basis of their knowledge and skills, regardless of their race, religion, sex, political influen ce, or other nonmerit factors. The Office's role is to ensure that the Federal Government provides an array of personnel services to applicants and employees. Through a range of programs designed to develop and encourage the effectiveness of the Governmen t employee, the Office supports Government program managers in their personnel management responsibilities and provides benefits to employees and to retired employees and their survivors. The Office of Personnel Management was created as an independent establishment by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective January 1, 1979, pursuant to Executive Order 12107 of December 28, 1978. Transferred to OPM were many of the functions of the former United States Civil Service Commission. The Office's duties and authority are specified in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1101). The five regional offices carry out programs in the field. In addition the Office has service centers in key locations, Federal job information and testing centers, and other field duty stations. Office of the Inspector General The Office of the Inspector General conducts comprehensive and independent audits, investigations, and evaluations relating to the programs and operations of the agency. The Office is responsible for administrative actions against health care providers who commit sanctionable offenses with respect to the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program or other Federal programs. It provides leadership, coordination, and recommendations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiv eness with respect to agency programs and operations. The Office also conducts additional activities to prevent and detect fraud, waste, mismanagement, or unethical behavior associated with agency programs and operations. The Office keeps the Director and Congress fully informed about problems and deficiencies in the administration of agency programs and operations, and the necessity for corrective action. For further information, contact the Office of the Inspector General. Phone. 202-606-1200. Activities Examining and Staffing The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for managing, nationwide in partnership with departments and agencies, the examining of applicants for competitive positions in the Federal civil service at General Schedule grades 1 through 15 and for Federal wage system positions. In addition to administering examinations, the Office is also responsible for: -- establishing basic qualification standards for all occupations; -- establishing conditions for delegating examining authority to agencies; -- providing policy direction and guidance for promotion, reassignment, transfer, and reinstatement of employees already recruited into the competitive civil service; and -- authorizing agencies to fill positions outside the competitive service when examining is impracticable or when the positions are policy-determining or confidential in nature. The Office also administers the Qualification Review Board examining process for career Senior Executive Service appointments and conducts a competitive examination of applicants for administrative law judge positions. Personnel Investigations Personnel investigations are used in support of the selection and appointment processes. They serve several purposes: -- to determine the suitability of applicants under consideration for appointment; -- to check on applicants or employees under consideration for appointment to positions having either national security and/or public trust requirements; and -- to enforce civil service regulations. Recruiting and Affirmative Employment The Office provides leadership, direction, and policy for Governmentwide recruiting programs. These programs include general external and internal recruiting, academic relations, and comparable programs designed to re ach the Nation's population, including programs for students, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and minorities. Policy, guidance, and technical assistance are provided to agencies in implementing the following programs: generic recruiting initiat ives, student employment, disabled veterans affirmative action, and Federal equal opportunity recruitment. The Office is also responsible for assuring that recruiting and affirmative employment practices are integral parts of all Federal personnel managem ent activities. Employee Development and Training The Office plans, promotes, sets standards, and evaluates Governmentwide programs and policies for the development and training of Federal employees. It offers a wide variety of training and development management service s such as career development programs and contractual access to the private sector for courses and instructional technology application. It also provides training and development information and coordination services. Through a nationwide network of inter agency training centers, a European center, management development centers, and the Federal Executive Institute, it offers a broad range of Government-related courses. Personnel Systems The Office sets policy for, administers, and provides leadership and guidance to agencies on systems to support the manager's personnel management responsibilities. It also provides administrative support to special advisory bodies, incl uding the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the Federal Salary Council, and the National Partnership Council. These include: -- white and blue collar pay systems, including Senior Executive Service and special occupational pay systems; geographical adjustments and locality payments; special rates to address recruitment and retention problems; allowances and different ials, including recruitment and relocation bonuses, retention allowances, and hazardous duty/environmental pay; and premium pay; -- annual and sick leave, court leave, military leave, leave transfer and leave bank programs, family and medical leave, excused absence, holidays, and scheduling of work -- including flexible and compressed work schedules; -- performance management, covering appraisal systems, performance pay and awards, administration of the Presidential Rank Awards Program for Senior Executives, and incentive awards for suggestions, inventions, and special acts; -- research and demonstration projects and other innovative practices to explore potential improvements in personnel systems and better and simpler ways to manage Federal personnel; -- classification policy and standards for agencies to determine the series and grades for Federal jobs; -- labor-management relations, including labor-management partnerships and consulting with unions on Governmentwide issues; -- systems and techniques for resolving disputes with employees; -- quality of worklife initiatives, such as employee health and fitness, work and family, AIDS in the workplace, and employee assistance programs; -- information systems to support and improve Federal personnel management decisionmaking, and; -- Governmentwide instructions for personnel processing and recordkeeping, and for release of personnel data under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. Oversight The Office assesses agencies' effectiveness in personnel management at the Governmentwide, agency, and installation levels to gather information for policy development and program refinement, ensure compliance with personnel laws and regulations , enhance agency capability for self-evaluation, and assist agencies in operating personnel programs which effectively support accomplishment of their primary missions. Employee Benefits The Office also manages numerous activities that directly affect the well-being of the Federal employee and indirectly enhance employee effectiveness. These include health benefits, life insurance, and retirement benefits. Other Personnel Programs The Office administers the Senior Executive Service and is responsible for oversight and providing assistance on a variety of Governmentwide executive personnel management matters. It coordinates the temporary assignment of employ ees between Federal agencies and State, local, and Indian tribal governments; institutions of higher education; and other eligible organizations for up to 2 years, for work of mutual benefit to the participating organizations. It administers the President ial Management Intern Program, which provides 2-year, excepted appointments with Federal agencies to recipients of graduate degrees in appropriate disciplines. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management administers the Federal Merit System Standards, which apply to certain grant-aided State and local programs. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional Offices -- Office of Personnel Management head level 1 :Region head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Director ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA -- Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia ....... 75 Spring St. SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-3109 ....... Ronald E. Brooks CHICAGO -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, ....... 230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60604-0001 ....... Steven R. Cohen DALLAS -- Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming ....... 1100 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75242-0001 ....... Edward Vela, Jr. PHILADELPHIA -- Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands ....... 600 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-1596 ....... Rose N. Gwin, Acting SAN FRANCISCO -- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Pacific Ocean area ....... 7th Fl., 211 Main St., San Francisco, CA 94105-0001 ....... Joseph S. Patti ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Contracts Contact the Chief, Procurement Division, Administration Group, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC 20415-0001 (phone, 202-606-2240); or the Administrative Officer of the appropriate regional office. Employment A network of service centers and Federal Job Test Centers, located in major metropolitan areas, provides Federal employment information. To obtain the appropriate telephone number, check the blue pages under U.S. Government, Office of Personnel Management. For information about employment opportunities within the Office of Personnel Management, contact the Assistant Director for Personnel (phone, 202-606-2400); or the appropriate regional Personnel Officer. Publications The Office issues publications addressed to a variety of audiences ranging from applicants for employment to the heads of Federal agencies. The Chief, Publishing Management, Administration Group, can provide information about Federal personnel management publications, particularly those in the Provisional Federal Personnel Manual system. For further information, call 202-606-1973. Reading Room The Office of Personnel Management Library maintains collections of historical and current information on personnel management and the Federal civil service, including legislative information. The Library also serves as a reading room for tho se interested in Office publications available to the public. The Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, sells subscriptions to Personnel Literature. For further information, contact the Office of Communications, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001. Phone, 202-606-1800. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL Suite 300, 1730 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-4505 Phones: Locator, 202-653-7188; Toll-free, 1-800-872-9855 Special Counsel ........Kathleen Day Koch Executive Assistant ........Robert J. Murphy Deputy Special Counsel ........James A. Kahl Associate Special Counsel for Prosecution ........William E. Reukauf Associate Special Counsel for Investigation ........Robert D. L'Heureux Associate Special Counsel for Planning and Advice ........Erin McDonnell Director for Management ........William L. Dean Director, Legislative and Public Affairs ........Michael G. Lawrence The Office of Special Counsel investigates allegations of certain activities prohibited by civil service laws, rules, or regulations and litigates before the Merit Systems Protection Board. Activities The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) was established on January 1, 1979, by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.). The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1101 note), which became effective on January 11, 1979, enlarged its fun ctions and powers. Pursuant to provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 1211 et seq.), OSC functions as an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency within the executive branch which litigates before the Merit Systems Prot ection Board. The primary role of OSC is to protect employees, former employees, and applicants for employment from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. OSC's basic areas of statutory responsibility are: -- receiving and investigating allegations of prohibited personnel practices and other activities prohibited by civil service law, rule, or regulation and, if warranted, initiating corrective or disciplinary action; -- providing a secure channel through which information evidencing a violation of any law, rule or regulation, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health or safety may be d isclosed without fear of retaliation and without disclosure of identity, except with the employee's consent; and -- enforcing the provisions of the Hatch Act. Sources of Information Field offices are located in Dallas, TX (Room 7C30, 1100 Commerce Street, 75242; phone, 214-767-8871) and San Francisco, CA (Suite 121, 50 United Nations Plaza, 94102; phone, 415-556-9450). For further information, contact the Office of Special Counsel, Suite 300, 1730 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-4505. Phone, 202-653-7188; or toll-free, 1-800-872-9855. PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Suite 1050, 1825 Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20006-5402 Phone, 202-634-6441 Official in Washington: ........ Secretary ........Michael Rhode, Jr. Officials in the Republic of Panama: ........ Administrator ........Gilberto Guardia Deputy Administrator ........Raymond P. Laverty [For the Panama Canal Commission statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 35, Part 9] @U1 [Insert Panama Canal Commission chart]@U0 The Panama Canal Commission operates, maintains, and improves the Panama Canal to provide efficient, safe, and economical transit service for the benefit of world commerce. The Panama Canal Commission was established as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government by the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601). The Commission is supervised by a nine-member Board of which not fewer than five members are nationals of the United States, with the remaining members being nationals of the Republic of Panama. All members of the Board are appointed by the Pres ident. The members who are United States nationals are appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. Activities The Commission was established by Congress on October 1, 1979, to carry out the responsibilities of the United States with respect to the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. In fulfilling these obligations, the Commission manages , operates, and maintains the Canal, its complementary works, installations, and equipment, and provides for the orderly transit of vessels through the Canal. This U.S. agency will perform these functions until the treaty terminates on December 31, 1999, at which time the Republic of Panama will assume full responsibility for the Canal. Sources of Information Marine Operations Director, Marine Bureau, Panama. Phone, 011-507-52-4500. Economic and Marketing Information Director, Office of Executive Planning, Panama. Phone, 011-507-52-7961. Procurement Office of Logistical Support, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA 70146-6800. Phone, 504-948-5299. Panama Canal Commission Unit 2300, APO AA 34011-2300. Telex, 3034 PCCAMRM PG. For further information, contact the Office of the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, Suite 1050, 1825 Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20006-5402. Phone, 202-634-6441. PEACE CORPS 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20526 Phones -- Locator: 202-606-3886; Fax: 202-606-3108; Toll-free: 1-800-424-8580 Director ........Carol Bellamy Deputy Director ........Charles R. Baquet General Counsel ........Brian J. Sexton Inspector General ........Deborah Kirk Special Assistant to the Director ........Thomas Edwards Director of Congressional Relations ........Joan Timoney Associate Director for International Operations ........John P. Hogan Regional Director/Africa Operations ........Sandra Robinson Regional Director/Inter-American Operations ........Victor Johnson Regional Director/Asia and Pacific Operations ........Margaret Goodman Regional Director/Eurasian and Middle Eastern Operations ........Fred O'Regan Director of Training and Program Support ........George Mahaffey, Acting Chief Financial Officer ........Ellen Yaffe Deputy Chief Financial Officer ........Lana Hurdle Director of Financial Services ........Yvonne Vaughan Associate Director for Management ........Stanley D. Suyat Director of Human Resource Management ........Sharon Barbee Fletcher Director of Information Resources Management ........Stephen Rose Director of Contracts ........Paul Allman Director of Administrative Services ........Andrew L. Thibadeau, Acting Associate Director for Volunteer Support ........Judy Harrington Director of Medical Services ........David Gootnick, M.D. Director of Special Services ........Lee Lacy Director of Third Goal Programs ........Christopher Hedrick Director of Private Sector Relations ........Amy Rule Associate Director for Volunteer Recruitment and Selection ........Patricia Garamendi Director of Recruitment ........George Salvatierra Director of Placement ........Jean Seigle [For the Peace Corps statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 302] The Peace Corps' purpose is to promote world peace and friendship, to help other countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower, and to help promote understanding between the American people and other peoples served by the Peace Corps. The Peace Co rps Act emphasizes the Peace Corps' commitment toward programming to meet the basic needs of those living in the poorest countries in which it operates. The Peace Corps was established by the Peace Corps Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2501), and was made an independent agency by title VI of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (22 U.S.C. 2501-1). The Peace Corps consists of a Washington, DC, headquarters; 16 area recruitment offices; and overseas operations in more than 90 countries. Its presence in foreign countries fluctuates as programs are added or withdrawn. Activities To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate, men and women are trained for a 9- to 14-week period in the appropriate local language, the technical skills necessary for their particular job, and the cross-cultural skills needed to adjust to a society with traditions and attitudes different from their own. Volunteers serve for a period of 2 years, living among the people with whom they work. Volunteers are expected to become a part of the community and to demonstrate, through their voluntary service, that people can be an important impetus for change. Thousands of volunteers serve throughout Latin America, Africa, the Near East, Asia, the Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe and work in six program areas, including: education, agriculture, health, small business development, urban developm ent, and the environment. Community-level projects are designed to incorporate the skills of volunteers with the resources of host-country agencies and other international assistance organizations to help solve specific development problems, often in conj unction with private volunteer organizations. The Peace Corps is presently in an expansion mode which will result in new programs in Africa, the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Latin America, and other geographic areas, over the next several years. In the United States, the Peace Corps is working to promote an understanding of peoples in other countries. Through its World Wise Schools Program, volunteers are matched with elementary and junior high schools in the United States to encourage an exchange of letters, pictures, music, and artifacts. Participating students increase their knowledge of geography, languages, and different cultures, as well as to gain an appreciation for voluntarism. The Peace Corps offers other domestic programs involving former volunteers, universities, local public school systems, and private businesses and foundations in a partnership to help solve some of our most serious domestic problems. It is workin g to implement this initiative throughout the United States. To help support Peace Corps' domestic program and community needs overseas, the Peace Corps Office of Private Sector Relations works with schools, civic groups, businesses, and neighborhood and youth organizations in the United States to facilit ate their support of Peace Corps initiatives here and abroad. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Recruiting Area Offices -- Peace Corps head level 1 : Office head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Telephone head level 1 : ----------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) ....... Rm. 450, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222 ....... 617-565-5555 ....... 800-648-8052 MIAMI (Florida) ....... Rm 420, 330 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 ....... 305-536-7016 ....... 800-468-2745\1\ NEW YORK (Connecticut, New York, northern New Jersey) ....... Rm. 1317, 90 Church St., New York, NY 10007 ....... 212-264-6981 ....... 800-972-0970 PHILADELPHIA (Delaware, Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey) ....... Rm. 102-A, U.S. Customs House, Philadelphia, PA 19106 ....... 215-597-0744 ....... 800-523-0216\2\ PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) ....... Rm. 710, Mercantil Plz., Stop 27\1/2\ Ponce de Leon Ave., Hato Rey, PR 00918 ....... 809-766-6276 ....... WASHINGTON, DC (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) ....... Suite 710, 1555 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209 ....... 703-235-9191 ....... 800-551-2214 ATLANTA (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee) ....... Rm. 2324, 101 Marietta St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30323 ....... 404-331-2932 ....... 800-241-3862 CHICAGO (Illinois, Indiana) ....... Suite 300, 50 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 ....... 312-353-4990 ....... 800-621-3670\3\ DETROIT (Michigan, Ohio) ....... Rm. M-74, P.V. McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48226 ....... 313-226-7928 ....... 800-521-8686\4\ 800-533-3231\5\ KANSAS CITY (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) ....... Suite 512, 5799 Broadmoor St., Mission, KS 66202 ....... 913-236-2700 ....... 800-255-4121 MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, Wisconsin) ....... Suite 420, 330 2d Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55401 ....... 612-334-4040 ....... 800-328-8282\6\ 800-247-0567\7\ DALLAS (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) ....... Rm. 230, 400 N. Ervay St., P.O. Box 638, Dallas, TX 75201 ....... 214-767-5435 ....... 800-527-9216 DENVER (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) ....... Rm. 103, 1845 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 ....... 303-866-1057 ....... 800-525-4621 LOS ANGELES (Arizona, southern California) ....... Suite 8104, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., West Los Angeles, CA 90024 ....... 310-575-7444 ....... 800-832-0681 SAN FRANCISCO (Hawaii, Nevada, northern California) ....... Rm. 533, 211 Main St., San Francisco, CA 94105 ....... 415-744-2677 ....... 800-292-2461 SEATTLE (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) ....... Rm. 1776, 2001 6th Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 ....... 206-553-5490 ....... 800-426-1022 Footnote: \1\Florida only Footnote: \2\Delaware, New Jersey Footnote: \3\Indiana only Footnote: \4\Ohio only Footnote: \5\Michigan only Footnote: \6\Wisconsin only Footnote: \7\Minnesota only ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer Persons interested in becoming a Peace Corps volunteer should write to: Peace Corps, Public Response Unit, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20526 (phone, 202-606-3000 or 800-424-8500, ext. 2293 (toll-free)); or contact an y Peace Corps recruitment office. Employment Persons interested in employment with the Peace Corps should address inquiries to Peace Corps, Office of Human Resource Management, Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3336. For recorded employment opportunities, call 202-606-3214. General Inquiries Information or assistance may be obtained by contacting the Peace Corps' Washington, DC, headquarters or any of its recruiting offices. Frequently, information is available from local post offices. For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs, Peace Corps, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3010. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Suite 1220 North, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-1703 Phone, 202-724-9091 Board of Directors: ........ Chairman ........Richard A. Hauser Vice Chairman ........Edward E. Allison Directors ........Catherine M. Boucree, Eleanor Lyons Williams, Peter Terpeluk, Jr., Jayne B. Ikard, Walter J. Ganzi, Jr., Jeannette Naylor Cope Officials: ........ Executive Director ........Lester M. Hunkele III Assistant Director, Legal ........Robert E. McCally Assistant Director, Development ........Jerry M. Smedley Director, Finance and Administration ........Alexander K. Milin Director, Public Improvements ........Richard Sitek Director, Design ........Jan F. Frankina Administrative Officer/Secretary, Board of Directors ........Diane G. Smith Director, Corporate Affairs and Congressional Relations ........Anne P. Hartzell @U1 [Insert Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation chart] @U0 The Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation is a Federal agency responsible for revitalizing Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol. A comprehensive plan, prepared by the agency and approved by Congress in 1975, guides development in a 21-block section of Pennsylvania Avenue and the adjacent blocks north of the avenue. The Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation was established as a wholly owned Federal corporation by act of October 27, 1972, as amended (40 U.S.C. 871 et seq.). The Corporation is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. Eight members are appointed by the President from the private sector for 6-year terms; seven serve by virtue of their positions in the Federal or District of Columbia Governments. Th ere are also eight nonvoting members representing Federal and District organizations with expertise in cultural, planning, and architectural matters. Activities The Corporation's activities to revitalize Pennsylvania Avenue take two forms. First, using funds appropriated by Congress, the Corporation undertakes projects which improve the public areas and ambience of Pennsylvania Avenue. These projects in clude repaving and landscaping the Avenue and adjacent areas, facilitating traffic patterns, and preserving the designated historic landmarks. Also, it has completed seven parks and open spaces along the Avenue and sponsors people-oriented activities with in the area. The second part of the Corporation's activity involves a partnership with the private sector to develop projects compatible with the Pennsylvania Avenue Plan. It uses funds borrowed from the United States Treasury to assemble land for housing, o ffice buildings, retail uses, hotels, and community arts space. The Corporation makes public offerings of development opportunities on sites, and either sells the property or enters into long-term leases with developers selected to carry out individual pr ojects. The proceeds from the leases or sales are used to retire the agency's debt to the Treasury. In carrying out the plan, the Corporation works closely with a number of Federal agencies, including the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Park Serv ice. It also works closely in the implementation of the plan with relevant agencies of the District of Columbia government. The Federal Triangle Development Act, approved August 21, 1987, gave the Corporation the authority to plan and implement, in consultation with the General Services Administration, the development of a 3.1-million-square-foot complex for Federal offices and trade-related activities. Sources of Information Publications The Pennsylvania Avenue Plan (1974), as approved by Congress in May 1975, and Amendments to the Pennsylvania Avenue Plan (November 1990) describes the program for comprehensive revitalization of the designated area. Copies of these documents, as well as the Corporation's annual report and other supplementary materials, are available upon request. For further information, contact the Director of Corporate Affairs, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, Suite 1220 North, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-1703. Phone, 202-724-9062. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005 Phone, 202-326-4000 Board of Directors: ........ Chairman (Secretary of Labor) ........Robert B. Reich Members: ........ (Secretary of the Treasury) ........Lloyd Bentsen (Secretary of Commerce) ........Ronald H. Brown Officials: ........ Executive Director ........Martin Slate Deputy Executive Director and Chief of Staff ........William M. DeHarde Deputy Executive Director and Chief Negotiator ........Nell Hennessy Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer ........William B. Posner Deputy Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer ........N. Anthony Calhoun Deputy Executive Director and Chief Management Officer ........John Seal Assistant Executive Director for Legislative and Congressional Affairs ........Judith Schub Director, Budget Department ........Henry R. Thompson Director, Case Operations and Compliance Department ........Hollis Harrell Director, Communications and Public Affairs Department ........Judith E. Bekelman Director, Contracts and Controls Review Department ........Martin O. Boehm, Acting Director, Corporate Finance and Negotiations Department ........Andrea E. Schneider Director, Corporate Policy and Research Department ........Stuart A. Sirkin Director, Facilities and Services Department ........Janet A. Smith Director, Financial Operations Department ........Edward L. Knapp General Counsel ........Carol Connor Flowe Director, Human Resources Department ........R. Frank Tobin Director, Information Resources Management Department ........Jon H. Baake Inspector General ........Wayne R. Poll Director, Insurance Operations Department ........Bennie L. Hagans, Acting Director, Organization Review and Analysis Department ........Sherline M. Brickus Director, Participant and Employer Appeals Department ........Charles E. Skopic Director, Procurement Department ........Robert W. Herting @U1 [Insert Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation chart]@U0 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation guarantees payment of nonforfeitable pension benefits in covered private sector-defined benefit pension plans. Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1301-1461) established the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which is a self-financing, wholly owned Government corporation subject to the provisions of the Governmen t Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9101-9109). The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and the Treasury. The Secretary of Labor is Chairman of the Board. A seven-member Advisory Committee, co mposed of two labor, two business, and three public members appointed by the President, advises the agency on various matters. Activities Coverage Title IV provides for coverage of most private sector-defined benefit pension plans that provide a benefit based on factors such as age, years of service, and average or highest salary. The Corporation administers two benefit insurance programs separately covering single-employer and multiemployer plans. Nearly 41 million workers participate in approximately 66,000 covered plans. Single-Employer Insurance Under the single-employer program, the Corporation guarantees payment of a covered plan's nonforfeitable benefits if that plan terminates without sufficient assets to pay those guaranteed benefits. However, title IV limits the to tal monthly benefit that the agency may guarantee for one individual to $2,556.82 per month for a plan terminating during 1994, and requires that it guarantee recent benefit increases on a phased-in basis. Under the 1987 amendments to title IV, the Corpor ation also pays a portion of the benefits above the guaranteed amount, based on PBGC's recovery value of its termination liability claims. A plan administrator may terminate a single-employer plan in a ``standard'' or ``distress'' termination if certain procedural and legal requirements are met. In either termination, the plan administrator must inform participants in writing at le ast 60 days prior to the date the administrator proposes to terminate the plan. Only a plan which has sufficient assets to fund all benefit liabilities may terminate in a standard termination. The Corporation also may institute termination proceedings upo n the occurrence of certain events specified in title IV. Multiemployer Insurance Under title IV, as originally enacted, the Corporation guaranteed nonforfeitable benefits for multiemployer plans in a similar fashion as for single-employer plans. However, until August 1, 1980, the payment of guaranteed benefits under multiemployer plans was at the agency's discretion. The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (29 U.S.C. 1001 note) revised title IV as applicable to multiemployer pension plans by changing the insurable event from plan termination to plan insolvency. In accordance with the act, the C orporation provides financial assistance to plans that are unable to pay nonforfeitable benefits. The plans are obligated to repay such assistance. The act also made employers withdrawing from a plan liable to the plan for a portion of its unfunded vested benefits. Premium Collections All defined benefit pension plans covered by title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are required to pay premiums under prescribed rates to the Corporation. The annual premium per plan participant for multiemployer pens ion plans is $2.60 for plan years beginning after September 26, 1988. Since January 1, 1991, the basic premium for all single-employer plans has been $19 per participant per year. Underfunded single-employer plans must also pay an additional premium equal to $9 per $1,000 of unfunded vested benefits. The total single-employer premium is capped at $72 per participant. For further information, contact the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026. Phone, 202-326-4000. POSTAL RATE COMMISSION 1333 H Street NW., Washington, DC 20268-0001 Phone, 202-789-6800 Chairman ........Edward J. Gleiman Special Assistant ........Margaret P. Crenshaw Vice Chairman ........W.H. LeBlanc III Special Assistant ........John B. Keeley Commissioner ........George W. Haley Special Assistant ........Irvin H. Bromall Commissioner ........H. Edward Quick, Jr. Special Assistant ........James F. Callow Commissioner ........Wayne A. Schley Special Assistant ........Trevor E. Norris Special Assistant to the Commission ........Robert W. Mitchell Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary ........Charles L. Clapp Legal Advisor ........Stephen L. Sharfman Director, Office of Rates, Analysis and Planning ........Robert Cohen Assistant Director, Office of Rates, Analysis and Planning ........William Ferguson Director, Office of the Consumer Advocate ........W. Gail Willette, Acting Personnel Officer ........Cyril J. Pittack [For the Postal Rate Commission statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 39, Part 3002] The major responsibility of the Postal Rate Commission is to submit recommended decisions to the Unites States Postal Service Governors on postage rates, fees, and mail classifications. The Postal Rate Commission is an independent agency created by the Postal Reorganization Act, as amended (39 U.S.C. 3601-3604). It is composed of five Commissioners, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of wh om is designated as Chairman. The Commission promulgates rules and regulations, establishes procedures, and takes other actions necessary to carry out its obligations. Acting upon requests from the U.S. Postal Service, or on its own initiative, the Commission recommends and issues advisory opinions to the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service changes in rates or fees in each class of mail or type of service. It studies and submits recommended decisions on establishing or changing the mail classification schedule and holds on-the-record hearings that are lawfully required to attain sound and fair recommendations. The Commission also initiates studies on postal matters, such as cost theory and operations; receives, studies, and conducts hearings; and issues recommended decisions and reports to the Postal Service on complaints received from interested persons relating to postage rates, postal classifications, and problems of national scope regarding postal services. Additionally, the Commission has appellate jurisdictio n to review Postal Service determinations to close or consolidate small post offices. Sources of Information Employment The Commission's programs require attorneys, economists, statisticians, accountants, industrial engineers, marketing specialists, and administrative and clerical personnel. Requests for employment information should be directed to the Personnel Officer. Electronic Information Service The Commission maintains a Bulletin Board Service (OCA BBS) that provides information on electronic documents or data provided by or to the Commission on current proceedings. Phone, 202-789-6891. Reading Room Facilities for inspection and copying of records that are available to the public are located in Suite 300, 1333 H Street NW., Washington, DC. The room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. Rules of Practice and Procedure The Postal Rate Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure governing the conduct of proceedings before the Commission may be found in part 3001 of title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations. For further information, contact the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 1333 H Street NW., Washington, DC 20268-0001. Phone, 202-789-6840. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092 Phone, 312-751-4776 Office of Legislative Affairs: Suite 500, 1310 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-3004 Phone, 202-272-7742 Chairman ........Glen L. Bower Labor Member ........V.M. Speakman, Jr. Management Member ........Jerome F. Kever Inspector General ........Charles R. Sekerak, Acting General Counsel ........Catherine C. Cook Director, Administration and Operations ........Kenneth P. Boehne Deputy General Counsel ........Steven A. Bartholow Director, Hearings and Appeals ........Grace Koester Director, Legislative Affairs ........Marian Gibson Director, Public Affairs ........William G. Poulos Chief Actuary ........Frank J. Buzzi Chief Financial Officer ........Peter A. Larson Director, Retirement and Survivor Programs ........Robert S. Kaufman Director, Retirement Benefits ........Kenneth J. Zoll Director, Survivor Benefits ........Charlene T. Kukla Director, Unemployment and Sickness Insurance ........Robert J. Duda Director, Field Service ........Ronald J. Dammon Director, Data Processing ........Barry R. Hemphill Director, Systems Initiatives ........Edward A. Haney Director, Taxation ........John L. Thoresdale Director, Research and Employment Accounts ........Bobby V. Ferguson Director, Disability and Medicare Operations ........John R. Feldheim Equal Opportunity Manager ........Leo N. Franklin Director, Administrative Services ........Dale G. Zimmerman Director, Information Resources Management ........Ronald J. Hodapp Director, Personnel ........John F. Malich Director, Quality Assurance ........Mary Kay Shutt Director, Supply and Service ........Henry M. Valiulis [For the Railroad Retirement Board statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 20, Part 200] @U1 [Insert Railroad Retirement Board chart]@U0 The Railroad Retirement Board administers comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the Nation's railroad workers and their families. The Railroad Retirement Board was established by the Railroad Retirement Act of 1934, as amended (42 U.S.C. 201 -- 228z-1, 231 et seq.). The Board derives statutory authority from the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231-231v) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351-368). It administers these acts and participates in the administration of the Social S ecurity Act and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act insofar as they affect railroad retirement beneficiaries. The Board is composed of three members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate -- one upon recommendations of representatives of employees; one upon recommendations of carriers; and one, the Chairman, as a public mem ber. Field Organization The Board maintains direct contact with railroad retirement beneficiaries through its 87 field offices located across the country. Field personnel explain benefit rights and responsibilities on an individual basis, assist employees appl ying for benefits, and answer questions related to the benefit programs. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional Offices -- Railroad Retirement Board head level 1 :City head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Director head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA ....... Suite 2304, 101 Marietta St., 30323-3011 ....... Patricia Lawson ....... 404-331-2691 Cleveland, OH ....... Rm. 989, 1240 E. 9th St., 44199-2093 ....... Kevin B. McCrone ....... 216-522-4043 Kansas City, MO ....... Rm. 257, 601 E. 12th St., 64106-2882 ....... Daniel H. Hauser ....... 816-426-3278 Oakland, CA ....... Suite 390N, 1301 Clay St., 94612-5202 ....... Donald R. Wedl ....... 510-637-2983 Philadelphia, PA ....... Suite 670, 1421 Cherry St., 19102-1413 ....... Richard D. Baird ....... 215-656-6946 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Activities The Railroad Retirement Act provides for the payment of annuities to individuals who have completed at least 10 years of creditable service and have ceased compensated service upon their attainment of specified ages, or at any age if permanently disabled for all employment. In some circumstances occupational disability annuities or supplemental annuities are provided for longer term or career employees. A spouse's annuity is provided, under certain conditions, for the wife or husband of an employee annuitant. Divorced spouses may also qualify. Survivor annuities are awarded to the qualified spouses, children, and parents of deceased career employees. Various lump-sum benefits are also provided under certain conditions. Benefits are provided under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to individuals who are unemployed in a benefit year, but who are ready and willing to work, and to individuals who are unable to work because of sickness or injury, based upon q ualifying railroad earnings in a preceding 1-year period. The Board maintains, through its field offices, a placement service for unemployed railroad personnel. Sources of Information Benefit Inquiries Inquiries concerning claims for railroad retirement and survivor benefits should be directed to the Office of Retirement and Survivor Programs, Congressional Inquiry Section (phone, 312-751-4973). Inquiries concerning unemployment and si ckness claims should be directed to the Bureau of Unemployment and Sickness Insurance, Program Procedures Section (phone, 312-751-4810). Inquiries concerning railroad retirement or unemployment/sickness insurance benefits may also be directed to the Washi ngton Legislative/Liaison Office (phone, 202-272-7742). To locate the nearest field office, individuals should check with their rail employer, local union official, local post office, or one of the regional offices listed above. Most offices are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday thr ough Friday. The Board also relies on railroad labor groups and employers for assistance in keeping railroad personnel informed about its benefit programs. Employment Inquiries and applications for employment should be directed to the Director of Personnel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092. Phone, 312-751-4570. Legislative Assistance Information regarding legislative matters may be obtained through the Washington Legislative/Liaison Office (phone, 202-272-7742). Publications General information pamphlets on benefit programs may be obtained from the Board's field offices or Chicago headquarters. Requests for annual reports or statistical data should be directed to the Director of Public Affairs at the Chicago head quarters or the Washington, DC, Legislative/Liaison Office. Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) The Board provides TDD services from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CST/CDT) daily. Phone 312-751-4701 for beneficiary inquiries and 312-751-4334 for employment inquiries. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092. Phone, 312-751-4776. RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION 801 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20434 Phone, 202-416-6900 Chief Executive Officer ........John E. Ryan, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer ........John E. Ryan Senior Vice President (Division of Legal Services) and General Counsel ........Ellen B. Kulka Vice President (Division of Asset Management and Sales) ........Thomas Horton, Acting Chief Financial Officer ........Donna H. Cunninghame The Resolution Trust Corporation was established to manage and resolve failed savings associations that were insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation before the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for which a conservator or receiver is appointed between January 1, 1989, and July 1, 1995, as determined by the Chairman of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board. The Resolution Trust Corporation (Corporation) was established on August 9, 1989, by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1441a). The Corporation will terminate all functions no later than December 31, 1995. The Corporation is an agency of the United States for purposes of subchapter II, chapters 5 and 7, of title 5 of the United States Code, when it is acting as a corporation. When the Corporation is acting as a conservator or receiver of an insure d depository institution, it is deemed to be a Federal agency to the same extent as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation when acting in the same capacity. The Corporation is a mixed-ownership Government corporation for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 9105, 9107, and 9108, notwithstanding the fact that no Federal funds are permitted to be invested in the Corporation. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the duties of the Corporation include: -- managing and resolving all cases involving depository institutions, the accounts of which were insured by the former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation prior to August 9, 1989, and which have been or will be in conservatorship or receivership as of January 1, 1989, through July 1, 1995, as determined by the Chairman of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board; -- conducting the operations of the Corporation in such a way as to maximize the return of value from the sale or other disposition of depository institutions or their assets, while minimizing the impact on real estate and financial markets and minimizing losses to the Government; -- making efficient use of funds provided by the Resolution Funding Corporation or the Treasury; and -- maximizing the availability and affordability of residential real property for low- and moderate-income individuals. For further information, contact the Corporate Communications Office, Resolution Trust Corporation, 801 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20434. Phone, 202-416-7557. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549 Phone, 202-272-3100 Chairman ........Arthur Levitt Commissioners ........Mary L. Schapiro, Richard Y. Roberts, J. Carter Beese, Jr., Steven M.H. Wallman Secretary ........Jonathan G. Katz Executive Director ........James M. McConnell Executive Assistant to the Chairman ........Lori Richards General Counsel ........Simon M. Lorne Director, Division of Corporation Finance ........Linda C. Quinn Director, Division of Enforcement ........William R. McLucas Director, Division of Investment Management ........Barry P. Barbash Director, Division of Market Regulation ........Brandon Becker Chief Accountant ........Walter P. Schuetze Chief Administrative Law Judge ........Brenda P. Murray Chief Economist ........Susan E. Woodward Director, Office of International Affairs ........Michael D. Mann Director, Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation and Research ........Jennifer Kimball Director, Office of Legislative Affairs ........Kathryn Fulton Inspector General ........Walter Stachnik Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity ........Faith D. Ruderfer Associate Executive Director, Office of Administrative and Personnel Management ........Fernando L. Alegria, Jr. Associate Executive Director, Office of the Comptroller ........Lawrence H. Haynes Associate Executive Director, Office of Filings and Information Services ........Wilson A. Butler Associate Executive Director, Office of Information Technology ........John J. Lane [For the Securities and Exchange Commission statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 17, Part 200] @U1 [Insert Securities and Exchange Commission chart]@U0 The Securities and Exchange Commission administers Federal securities laws that seek to provide protection for investors; to ensure that securities markets are fair and honest; and, when necessary, to provide the means to enforce securities laws through sanctions. The Securities and Exchange Commission was created under authority of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a-78jj) and was organized on July 2, 1934. The Commission serves as adviser to United States district courts in connection with reorganization proceedings for debtor corporations in which there is a substantial public interest. The Commission also has certain responsibilities under section 15 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 286k-1) and section 851(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 851(e)). The Commission is vested with quasi-judicial functions. Persons aggrieved by its decisions in the exercise of those functions have a right of review by the United States Courts of Appeals. Activities Full and Fair Disclosure The Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a) requires issuers of securities and their controlling persons making public offerings of securities in interstate commerce or through the mails, directly or by others on their behalf, to file with the Commission registration statements containing financial and other pertinent data about the issuer and the securities being offered. It is unlawful to sell such securities unless a registration statement is in effect. There are limited exemptions, such as Government securities, nonpublic offerings, and intrastate offerings, as well as certain offerings not exceeding $1.5 million. The effectiveness of a registration statement may be refused or suspended after a public hearing if the statement contains material misstatements or omissions, thus barring sale of the securities until it is appropriately amended. Registration of securities does not imply approval of the issue by the Commission or that the Commission has found the registration disclosures to be accurate. It does not insure investors against loss in their purchase, but serves rather to provide information upon which investors may make an informed and realistic evaluation of the worth of the securities. Persons responsible for filing false information with the Commission subject themselves to the risk of fine or imprisonment or both. Similarly, persons connected with the public offering may be liable for damages to purchasers of the securities if the disclosures in the registration statement and prospectus are materially defective. Also, the above act contains antifraud provisions that apply generally to the sale of securities, whether or not registered (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). Regulation of Securities Markets The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 assigns to the Commission broad regulatory responsibilities over the securities markets, the self-regulatory organizations within the securities industry, and persons conducting a business in securities. Persons who execute transactions in securities generally are required to register with the Commission as broker-dealers. Securities exchanges and certain clearing agencies are required to register with the Commission, and associations of brokers or dealers are permitted to register with the Commission. The act also provides for the establishment of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to formulate rules for the municipal securities industry. The Commission oversees the self-regulatory activities of the national securities exchanges and associations, registered clearing agencies, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. In addition, the Commission regulates industry professionals, such as securities brokers and dealers, certain municipal securities professionals, government securities brokers and dealers, and transfer agents. The act authorizes national securities exchanges, national securities associations, clearing agencies, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to adopt rules that are designed, among other things, to promote just and equitable principles of trade and to protect investors. The Commission is required to approve or disapprove most proposed rules of these self-regulatory organizations and has the power to abrogate or amend existing rules of the national securities exchanges, national securities associations, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. In addition, the Commission has broad rulemaking authority over the activities of brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers, securities information processors, and transfer agents. The Commission may regulate such securities trading practices as short sales and stabilizing transactions. It may regulate the trading of options on national securities exchanges and the activities of members of exchanges who trade on the trading floors. The Commission may adopt rules governing broker-dealer sales practices in dealing with investors. The Commission also is authorized to adopt rules concerning the financial responsibility of brokers and dealers and reports made by them. The act also requires the filing of registration statements and annual and other reports with national securities exchanges and the Commission by companies whose securities are listed upon the exchanges, and by companies that have assets of $5 million or more and 500 or more shareholders of record. In addition, companies that distributed securities pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 must also file annual and other reports with the Commission. Such applications and reports must contain financial and other data prescribed by the Commission as necessary or appropriate for the protection of investors and to ensure fair dealing. In addition, the solicitation of proxies, authorizations, or consents from holders of such registered securities must be made in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission. These rules provide for disclosures to securities holders of information relevant to the subject matter of the solicitation. Disclosure of the holdings and transactions by officers, directors, and large (10-percent) holders of equity securities of companies also is required, and any and all persons who acquire more than 5 percent of certain equity securities are required to file detailed information with the Commission and any exchange upon which such securities may be traded. Moreover, any person making a tender offer for certain classes of equity securities is required to file reports with the Commission if, as a result of the tender offer, such person would own more than 5 percent of the outstanding shares of the particular class of equity security involved. The Commission also is authorized to promulgate rules governing the repurchase by a corporate issuer of itsown securities. Regulation of Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 -- 80a-64) requires investment companies to register with the Commission and regulates their activities to protect investors. The regulation covers sales load, management contracts, composition of boards of directors, and capital structure. The act prohibits investment companies from engaging in various transactions, including transactions with affiliated persons, unless the Commission first determines that such transactions are fair. In addition, the act provides a somewhat parallel but less stringent regulation of business development companies. Under the act, the Commission may institute court action to enjoin the consummation of mergers and other plans of reorganization of investment companies if such plans are unfair to security holders. It also may impose sanctions by administrative proceedings against investment company management for violations of the act and other Federal securities laws and file court actions to enjoin acts and practices of management officials involving breaches of fiduciary duty and personal misconduct and to disqualify such officials from office. Regulation of Companies Controlling Utilities The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79 -- 79z-6) provides for regulation by the Commission of the purchase and sale of securities and assets by companies in electric and gas utility holding company systems, their intrasystem transactions and service and management arrangements. It limits holding companies to a single coordinated utility system and requires simplification of complex corporate and capital structures and elimination of unfair distribution of voting power among holders of system securities. The issuance and sale of securities by holding companies and their subsidiaries, unless exempt (subject to conditions and terms that the Commission is empowered to impose) as an issue expressly authorized by the State commission in the State inwhich the issuer is incorporated, must be found by the Commission to meet certain statutory standards. The purchase and sale of utility properties and other assets may not be made in contravention of rules, regulations, or orders of the Commission regarding the consideration to be received, maintenance of competitive conditions, fees and commissions, accounts, disclosure of interest, and similar matters. In passing upon proposals for reorganization, merger, or consolidation, the Commission must be satisfied that the objectives of the act generally are complied with and that the terms of the proposal are fair and equitable to all classes of security holders affected. Regulation of Investment Advisers The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 -- 80b-21) provides that persons who, for compensation, engage in the business of advising others with respect to securities must register with the Commission. The actprohibits certain fee arrangements, makes fraudulent or deceptive practices on the part of investment advisers unlawful, and requires, among other things, disclosure of any adverse personal interests the advisers may have in transactions that they effectfor clients. The act authorizes the Commission, by rule, to define fraudulent and deceptive practices and prescribe means to prevent those practices. Rehabilitation of Failing Corporations Chapter 11, section 1109(a), of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. 1109) provides for Commission participation as a statutory party in corporate reorganization proceedings administered in Federal courts. The principal functions of the Commission are to protect the interests of public investors involved in such cases through efforts to ensure their adequate representation, and to participate in legal and policy issues that are of concern to public investors generally. Representation of Debt Securities Holders The interests of purchasers of publicly offered debt securities issued pursuant to trust indentures are safeguarded under the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa-77bbbb). This act, among other things, requires the exclusion from such indentures of certain types of exculpatory clauses and the inclusion of certain protective provisions. The independence of the indenture trustee, who is a representative of the debt holder, is assured by proscribing certain relationships that might conflict with the proper exercise of his duties. Enforcement Activities The Commission's enforcement activities are designed to secure compliance with the Federal securities laws administered by the Commission and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. These activities include measures to: -- compel obedience to the disclosure requirements of the registration and other provisions of the acts; -- prevent fraud and deception in the purchase and sale of securities; -- obtain court orders enjoining acts and practices that operate as a fraud upon investors or otherwise violate the laws; -- suspend or revoke the registrations of brokers, dealers, and investment companies and investment advisers who willfully engage in such acts and practices; -- suspend or bar from association persons associated with brokers, dealers, investment companies and investment advisers who have violated any provision of the Federal securities laws; and -- prosecute persons who have engaged in fraudulent activities or other willful violations of those laws. In addition, attorneys, accountants, and other professionals who violate the securities laws face possible loss of their privilege to practice before the Commission. To this end, private investigations are conducted into complaints or other indications of securities violations. Evidence thus established of law violations is used in appropriate administrative proceedings to revoke registration or in actions instituted in Federal courts to restrain or enjoin such activities. Where the evidence tends to establish criminal fraud or other willful violation of the securities laws, the facts are referred to the Attorney General for criminal prosecution of the offenders. The Commission may assist in such prosecutions. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional/District Offices -- Securities and Exchange Commission (R: Regional Director; D: District Administrator) head level 1 : head level 1 :Region/District head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Officer head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NORTHEAST (NEW YORK, NY) ....... Suite 1300, 7 World Trade Ctr., 10048 ....... Richard H. Walker (R) ....... 202-748-8000 Boston, MA ....... Suite 600, 73 Tremont St., 02108-3912 ....... Juan Marcel Marcelino (D) ....... 617-424-5900 Philadelphia, PA ....... Suite 1005 E., Curtis Ctr., 601 Walnut St., 19106-3322 ....... Donald M. Hoerl (D) ....... 215-597-3100 2. SOUTHEAST (MIAMI, FL) ....... Suite 200, 1401 Brickell Ave., 33131 ....... Charles V. Senatore (R) ....... 305-536-5765 Atlanta, GA ....... Suite 1000, 3475 Lenox Rd. NE., 30326-1232 ....... Richard P. Wessel (D) ....... 404-842-7600 3. MIDWEST (CHICAGO, IL) ....... Suite 1400, Northwestern Atrium Ctr., 500 W. Madison St., 60661-2511 ....... William D. Goldsberry (R) ....... 312-353-7390 4. CENTRAL (DENVER, CO) ....... Suite 4800, 1801 California St., 80202-2648 ....... Robert H. Davenport (R) ....... 303-391-6800 Fort Worth, TX ....... Suite 1900, 801 Cherry St., 76102 ....... T. Christopher Browne (D) ....... 817-334-3821 Salt Lake City, UT ....... 500 Key Bank Twr., 50 S. Main St., 84144-0402 ....... Kenneth D. Israel (D) ....... 801-524-5796 5. PACIFIC (LOS ANGELES, CA) ....... Suite 1100, 5670 Wilshire Blvd., 90036-3648 ....... Elaine M. Cacheris (R) ....... 213-965-3998 San Francisco, CA ....... 11th Fl., 44 Montgomery St., 94104 ....... (Vacancy) (D) ....... 415-705-2500 Seattle, WA ....... 3040 Jackson Federal Bldg., 915 2d Ave., 98174 ....... Jack H. Bookey (D) ....... 206-220-7500 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Inquiries regarding the following matters should be directed to the appropriate office, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549. Consumer Activities Publications detailing the Commission's activities, which include material of assistance to the potential investor, are available from the Publications Unit. In addition, the Office of Consumer Affairs answers questions from investors, assists investors with specific problems regarding their relations with broker-dealers and companies, and advises the Commission and other offices and divisions regarding problems frequently encountered by investors and possible regulatory solutions to such problems. Phone, 202-942-7040. Contracts Contact the Office of Administrative and Personnel Management. Phone, 202-942-4000. Employment With the exception of the attorney category, positions are in the competitive civil service and are filled generally by selection from lists of eligibles established as a result of appropriate civil service examinations. The Commission operates a college and law school recruitment program, including on-campus visitations for interview purposes. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of Administrative and Personnel Management. Phone, 202-942-4000. Investor Information and Protection Complaints and inquiries may be directed to headquarters or to any regional or district office. Registration statements and other public documents filed with the Commission are available for public inspection in the public reference room at the home office. Much of the information also is available at the Northeast and Midwest regional offices. Copies of the public material may be purchased from the Commission's contract copying service at prescribed rates. Publications Official Summary -- A monthly summary of securities transactions and holding of officers, directors, and principal stockholders ($30 per issue) is available through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-783-3238. Reading Rooms The Commission maintains a public reference room (phone, 202-272-7450) and also a library (phone, 202-942-7090), where additional information may be obtained. Small Business Activities Information on security laws that pertain to small businesses in relation to securities offerings may be obtained from the Commission. Phone, 202-272-2644. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549. Phone, 202-272-2650. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM National Headquarters, Arlington, VA 22209-2425 Phone, 703-235-2555 Director ........G. Huntington Banister, Acting Deputy Director ........(vacancy) Executive Director ........G. Huntington Banister General Counsel ........Henry N. Williams Inspector General ........Lt. Comdr. John Vande Sand, Acting Associate Director for Operations ........James P. Dower Associate Director for Information Management ........Norman W. Miller Associate Director for Resource Management ........Donna L. Bahls Assistant Director for Public Affairs ........Lewis C. Brodsky Assistant Director for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs ........Lewis C. Brodsky, Acting Assistant Director for Planning, Analysis and Evaluation ........Richard S. Flahavan Controller ........Joseph S. Tropea, Acting [For the Selective Service System statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Part 1605] @U1 [Insert Selective Service System chart]@U0 The purpose of the Selective Service System is to be prepared to supply to the Armed Forces human resources adequate to ensure the security of the United States, with concomitant regard for the maintenance of an effective national economy. The Selective Service System was established by the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. app. 451-471a). The act authorizes the registration of male citizens of the United States and all other male persons who are in the United States and who are between the ages of 18\1/2\ to 26 years. The act exempts members of the active Armed Forces and foreign diplomatic and consular personnel from registration and liability for training and service. Likewise exempted are nonimmigrant aliens. Proclamation 4771 of July 2, 1980, requires male persons born after January 1, 1960, and who have attained age 18 to register. Registration is conducted at post offices within the United States and at United States Embassies and consulates outside the United States. The act imposes liability for training and service in the Armed Forces upon registrants who are between the ages of 18 \1/2\ years to 26 years, except those who are exempted or deferred. Persons who have been deferred remain liable for trainingand service until age 35. Aliens are not liable for training and service until they have remained in the United States for more than 1 year. Conscientious objectors who are found to be opposed to any service in the Armed Forces are required to perform civilian work in lieu of induction into the Armed Forces. The authority to induct registrants, including doctors and allied medical specialists, expired July 1, 1973. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Regional Offices -- Selective Service System head level 1 : head level 1 :Region/Address head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- I. Philadelphia, PA (Rm. 207, Bldg. 75, U.S. Naval Base, 19112-5003) ....... 215-897-6653 II. Marietta, GA (Rm. A-210, 805 Walker St., 30060-2731) ....... 404-590-6602 III. Great Lakes, IL (Rm. M-29, Bldg. 1, 2701 Sheridan Rd., 60088-5027) ....... 708-688-4540 IV. Dallas, TX (1st Fl., West Wing, Bldg. 1239, Naval Air Station, 75211-9506) ....... 214-266-6713 V. San Francisco, CA (Rm. 160, Bldg. 7, Treasure Island, 94130-5052) ....... 415-556-3411 VI. Aurora, CO (Bldg. T-318, Fitzsimons Army Medical Ctr., 80045-5001) ....... 303-361-8155 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- Sources of Information Employment Inquiries and applications should be directed to the Director, Selective Service System, Attn: RMH, Arlington, VA 22209-2425. Phone, 703-235-2258. Procurement Inquiries should be directed to the Director, Selective Service System, Attn: RML, Arlington, VA 22209-2425. Phone, 703-235-2207. Publications Selective Service Regulations appear in chapter XVI of title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Requirements of Law Persons desiring information concerning the requirements of the Military Selective Service Act should contact the National Headquarters of the Selective Service System. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Selective Service System, Arlington, VA 22209-2425. Phone, 703-235-2053. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416 Phones: Personnel locator, 202-205-6600; Answer desk, 800-U-ASK-SBA (toll-free); Fraud-waste, 202-205-7151 Administrator ........Erskine B. Bowles Deputy Administrator ........Cassandra M. Pulley Chief of Staff ........Kathryn M. Broeren Counselors to the Administrator ........Richard Hernandez ........Dayton J. Watkins Associate Administrator for Communications and Public Liaison ........Bill Combs, Acting Assistant Administrator for Public Communications ........Janis F. Kearney, Acting Assistant Administrator for Marketing/Outreach ........Irma R. Mun˙AE6oz, Acting Associate Administrator for Field Operations ........John G. Rouse, Acting Chief Counsel for Advocacy ........Doris S. Freedman, Acting Inspector General ........James S. Hoobler General Counsel ........John T. Spotila Assistant Administrator for Hearings and Appeals ........John H. Barnett Assistant Administrator for Congressional and Legislative Affairs ........Mary K. Swedin Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance ........Bernard Kulik Assistant Administrator for Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights Compliance ........George H. Robinson Director, Executive Secretariat ........Susan M. Clifford Chief Financial Officer and Associate Deputy Administrator for Management and Administration ........John D. Whitmore Deputy to the Associate Deputy Administrator for Management and Administration ........Daniel M. Vellucci Assistant Administrator for Personnel ........Carolyn J. Smith Assistant Administrator for Administration ........Calvin Jenkins, Acting Assistant Administrator for Information Resources Management ........Lawrence E. Barrett Comptroller ........Gregory A. Walter, Acting Associate Deputy Administrator for Economic Development ........Mary Jean Ryan, Acting Deputy to the Associate Deputy Administrator for Economic Development ........Janice E. Wolfe Associate Administrator for Financial Assistance ........John R. Cox Associate Administrator for Surety Guarantees ........Dorothy D. Kleeschulte Associate Administrator for Investment ........Robert D. Stillman Associate Administrator for Business Initiatives ........Monika Harrison Assistant Administrator for International Trade ........Irene Fisher, Acting Assistant Administrator for Veterans Affairs ........Leon J. Bechet Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers ........Johnnie Albertson Assistant Administrator for Women's Business Ownership ........Elizabeth A. Myers Assistant Administrator for Size Standards ........Gary M. Jackson Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority Enterprise Development ........Robert L. Neal, Jr. Deputy to the Associate Deputy Administrator ........Robert J. Moffitt Assistant Administrator for Native American Affairs ........(vacancy) Associate Administrator for Government Contracting ........Thomas Dumaresq, Acting Associate Administrator for Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development ........Herb Mitchell, Acting Assistant Administrator for Technology ........Richard J. Shane, Acting [For the Small Business Administration statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Part 101] @U1 [Insert Small Business Administration chart]@U0 The fundamental purposes of the Small Business Administration are to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business; ensure that small business concerns receive a fair portion of Government purchases, contracts, and subcontracts, as well as of the sales of Government property; make loans to small business concerns, State and local development companies, and the victims of floods or other catastrophes, or of certain types of economic injury; and license, regulate, and make loans to small business investment companies. The Small Business Administration (SBA) was created by the Small Business Act of 1953 and derives its present existence and authority from the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.). It also derives its authority from the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661). The Secretary of Commerce has delegated to the Administration certain responsibilities and functions under section 202 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3142) and is further authorizedto delegate to the Administrator certain responsibilities and functions under chapter 3 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101). Activities Financial Assistance The Administration provides guaranteed, direct, or immediate participation loans to small business concerns to help them finance plant construction, conversion, or expansion and acquire equipment, facilities, machinery, supplies, or materials. It also provides them with working capital. Since enactment of the act of June 4, 1976 (90 Stat. 663), farming enterprises are included within the term ``small business concerns.'' The Administration is authorized to make direct loans to individuals with disabilities and nonprofit organizations employing these individuals in the production of goods or services. Direct loans are also available to Vietnam and disabled veterans and to eligible section 8(a) contractors. The Administration may provide loans to finance residential or commercial construction or rehabilitation for sale; loans to small business concerns located in urban or rural areas, with high proportions of unemployed or low-income individuals, or owned by low-income individuals; extensions and revolving lines of credit for export purposes to enable small business concerns to develop foreign markets and obtain pre-export financing; and guarantee loans to qualified employee trusts with respect to small business concerns. The Administration may finance small firms that manufacture, sell, install, service, or develop specific energy measures including engineering, architectural, consulting, or other professional services connected with eligible energy measures. The Administration may also provide assistance to small business concerns needing small-scale financing and technical assistance through loans and grants to private, nonprofit organizations who, in turn, make microloans and provide technical assistance to eligible concerns. Under the provisions of sections 501-506 of the Small Business Investment Act (15 U.S.C. 695, 696), loans are made to State and local development companies, who, likewise, assist small business concerns by providing long-term loans for the acquisition of land and buildings, construction, conversion or expansion of facilities, and the purchase of machinery and equipment. For further information, contact the Office of Financial Assistance. Phone, 202-205-6490. Disaster Assistance The Administration also lends money to help the victims of floods, riots, or other catastrophes repair or replace most disaster-damaged property. Direct loans with subsidized interest rates are made to assist small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit elsewhere that have sustained substantial economic injury resulting from natural disasters. For further information, contact the Office of Disaster Assistance. Phone, 202-205-6734. Investment The Administration licenses, regulates, and provides financial assistance to small business investment companies, and section 301(d) licensees (formerly minority enterprise small business investment companies). The sole function of these investment companies is to provide venture capital in the form of equity financing, long-term loan funds, and management services to small business concerns. For further information, contact the Investment Division. Phone, 202-205-6510. Surety Bonds Through its Surety Bond Guarantee Program, the Administration helps to make the contract bonding process accessible to small and emerging contractors who find bonding unavailable. It will guarantee to reimburse a qualified surety up to 90 percent of losses incurred under bid, payment, or performance bonds issued to small contractors on contracts valued up to $1.25 million. The contracts may be for construction, supplies, manufacturing, or services provided by either a prime contractor or subcontractor for governmental or nongovernmental work. For further information, contact the Office of Surety Guarantee. Phone, 202-205-6540. Government Contracting The Administration works closely with purchasing agencies of the Federal Government and with the Nation's leading contractors in developing policies and procedures that will increase the number of contracts going to small business. The Administration provides a wide range of services to small firms to help them obtain and fulfill Government contracts and subcontracts. It sets aside suitable Government purchases for competitive award to small business concerns and providesan appeal procedure for a low-bidding small firm whose ability to perform a contract is questioned by the contracting officer. The Administration develops subcontract opportunities for small businesses by maintaining close contact with prime contractors and referring qualified small firms to them. It cooperates with Federal agencies in setting procurement goals for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and small women-owned businesses for prime contracts and subcontracts. The Administration maintains a computerized small business source referral system that provides qualified sources for Federal Government and large business procurements. It cooperates with Government agencies in ensuring that small firms have an opportunity to procure a fair share of Government property, such as timber, royalty oil, strategic materials, and mineral leases, that is sold to the private sector. The Administration also works with Federal agencies to ensure that small firms have a fair opportunity to acquire surplus Government property. For further information, contact the Office of Government Contracting. Phone, 202-205-6460. Business Initiatives The Administration develops and cosponsors courses and conferences, prepares informational leaflets and booklets, and encourages research into the operations of small business concerns. It counsels and conducts management workshops and courses for established as well as prospective businesspersons, and enlists the volunteer aid of retired and active executives in assisting small businesses with management and technical services. It also contracts with college and university schools of business for counseling services by qualified students. The Administration utilizes the private sector to obtain maximum leverage from all programs in achieving goals and in meeting the needs of the small business community. For further information, contact the Office of Business Initiatives. Phone, 202-205-6665. Minority Enterprise Development Sections 7(j) and 8(a) of the Small Business Act provide the authority for the Minority Enterprise Development Program. The Development Program is a multi-faceted program designed to promote business ownership by socially and economically disadvantaged persons. Its components include the 8(a) program, the 7(j) management and technical assistance program, and the minority outreach program. Participation in the 8(a) program is available to small businesses that are at least 51 percent unconditionally owned, controlled, and managed by one or more individuals determined by SBA to be socially and economically disadvantaged. In order to gain approval for participation in the 8(a) program, the firms must sell goods and/or services that the Federal Government purchases, and demonstrate the potential for successful business development. Program participants receive a wide variety of services from SBA including management and technical assistance, loans, and Federal contracts. Under 8(a) program authority, SBA contracts with Federal Government entities to provide goods and services and, in turn, subcontracts the performance of these contracts to 8(a) program participants. Information regarding the program and 8(a) program applications are provided by SBA's district offices. The Administration's Division of Program Certification and Eligibility addresses issues related to 8(a) program eligibility. The Division of Program Development handles matters related to 8(a) contract awards and the business development of 8(a) participant firms. Under section 7(j) program authority, SBA provides management and technical assistance to section 8(a) program participants, other socially and economically disadvantaged persons, and those businesses operating in low- income or high-unemployment areas. The Administration enters into cooperative agreements and contracts with qualified organizations and individuals, including businesses, State and local governments, educational institutions, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations to provide this assistance. At the local level, services are provided on a one-to-one basis in the areas of bookkeeping and accounting services, production, engineering and technical advice, feasibility studies, marketing analysis and advertising expertise, legal services, and specialized management training. At the regional and national levels, SBA funds innovative programs to provide for services in such areas as transition management for 8(a) firms, competitive marketing strategies, financing, comprehensive business plans, and financial management services. The Administration's Division of Management and Technical Assistance administers the 7(j) program. The minority outreach program provides a broad range of assistance to firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals by providing information and networking opportunities through a variety of programs. The Administration hascombined its efforts with those of private industry, banks, local communities, and other Federal agencies to provide this assistance. The Administration's outreach efforts include publishing a newsletter, entering into cooperative agreements with major corporations to establish an information network with SBA regarding contracting opportunities for firms owned by disadvantaged individuals. The network would provide an electronic bulletin board to disseminate information about potential Federal and private sector contracting opportunities, and would sponsor numerous events designed to foster business development for economically disadvantaged firms. The Division of Minority Small Business Outreach, working in conjunction with other program divisions, is responsible for the Administration's outreach efforts. For further information, contact the Office of Minority Enterprise Development. Phone, 202-205-6410. Advocacy The Office of Advocacy evaluates the impact on small businesses of legislative proposals and other public policy issues by preparing policy papers and by conducting research having an impact on small business. The Office conducts economic and statistical research into matters affecting the competitive strength of small business. The Office also researches the effect of Federal laws, programs, and regulations on small business and makes recommendations to Federal agencies for appropriate adjustments to meet the needs of small business. The Chief Counsel for Advocacy is the Government's principal advocate of small business. The Office promotes the position of small business with Federal agencies and State and local governments; maintains liaison with trade and professional organizations; and serves as the major source of information about the Government for small business. The Chief Counsel for Advocacy has specific responsibilities for monitoring the performance of Federal agencies under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) and the patent and trademark laws amendments (35 U.S.C. 301). For further information, contact the Office of Advocacy. Phone, 202-205-6533. Women's Business Ownership The Women's Business Ownership Program, with a constituency of more than 5 million women business owners generating over $278.1 billion in gross receipts, was formed to implement a national policy to support women entrepreneurs. It operates under the authority and mandate of Executive Order 12138 of May 18, 1979, and the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631). Its functions are carried out by the Office of Women's Business Ownership and their network of district and regional representatives. The Office develops and coordinates a national program to increase the strength, profitability, and visibility of women-owned businesses, while making maximum use of existing government and private-sector resources. The Office develops and recommends national pilot programs in the private sector to provide training and counseling in the initiation, management, and financing of women-owned businesses. It encourages access to capital formation through trade organizations and management consultants who provide financial education and counseling tailored to the needs of women business owners. The Office seeks out and adapts existing small business skills development programs to the needs of potential and actual women business owners and encourages delivery through existing private-sector organizations, SCORE, SBDC, ACE, and SBA regional and district offices throughout the country. The Office also has created a national mentoring program, the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training, which links seasoned entrepreneurs to women business owners ready for expansion. To accomplish this mainstreaming approach, the Office cooperates with existing Administration programs to develop, implement, and evaluate all activities to ensure equal access for women business owners. In conjunction with the Office of International Trade, the Office of Women's Business Ownership supports the expansion of women-owned businesses into the global marketplace by offering training conferences and resources to prepare such businesses for exporting services and products overseas. The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 and the Women's Business Development Act of 1991 authorized SBA to establish demonstration projects to provide long-term training and counseling for women, and a guaranteed loan program for loans not exceeding $50,000. It also established a National Women's Business Council, whose mission is to submit annual recommendations to the President and Congress on ways to improve opportunities for women-owned businesses, and to develop a long-range strategy for supporting such businesses. In addition, the Office is responsible for negotiating with Federal agencies to set annual Governmentwide goals to increase Federal prime contracts with women-owned businesses. It is responsible for increasing and monitoring the number of womenin the Administration-operated Procurement Automated Source System from which Government agencies and major corporations extract profiles of potential bidders. For further information, contact the Office of Women's Business Ownership. Phone, 202-205-6673. Veterans Affairs The main objective of the Veterans Affairs program is to advocate for assistance to veterans in business or those who wish to start businesses. The Office of Veterans Affairs monitors and reviews the Administration's financial, procurement, and management assistance programs for ``special consideration'' for veterans. These efforts include the development and implementation of procurement and other specialized training, consultant services, and conferences tailored to the special needs of veterans. The Office also maintains liaison with Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private organizations to ensure maximum use of existing programs to assist veterans, and it advocates new and more effective programs to benefit veteran small business. For further information, contact the Office of Veterans Affairs. Phone, 202-205-6773. Innovation, Research and Technology The Office of Innovation, Research and Technology has authority and responsibility for coordinating and monitoring the Governmentwide activities of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). In accordance with the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 note), the Office develops and issues policy directives for the general conduct of the programs within the Federal Government and maintains a source file and information program to provide each interested and qualified small business concern with information on opportunities to compete for SBIR program awards. The Office also coordinates with each participating Federal agency in developing a master release schedule of all program solicitations; publishes the Presolicitation Announcement quarterly, which contains pertinent facts on upcoming solicitations; and surveys and monitors program operations within the Federal Government and reports on the progress of the program each year to Congress. The program has four main objectives: to expand and improve the small business innovation research program; to emphasize the program's goal of increasing private sector commercialization of technology developed through Federal research and development; to increase small business participation in Federal research and development; and to improve the Federal Government's dissemination of information concerning the small business innovation research program, particularly with regard to program participation by women-owned small business concerns and by socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. For further information, contact the Office of Technology. Phone, 202-205-6450. International Trade The Office of International Trade develops and recommends agency policy regarding the International Trade Program. To this end, the Office develops plans, operating procedures, and standards to effectively strengthen and improve the agency's International Trade Program for small business; develops new methods and techniques for assisting small businesses entering international markets; and plans, develops, and implements programs to encourage small business participation in international trade. To assure that adequate consideration is given to small business interests in the Federal Government's export expansion program, the Office coordinates the Administration's International Trade Program with the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Agency for International Development, and with other Federal and State agencies and private organizations concerned with international trade. The Office also develops programs in cooperation with operating units of the Department of Commerce and other Federal and State agencies to assure that small businesses will be afforded maximum opportunities and benefits from participation in trade shows, fairs, and missions, and other domestic and overseas export development activities. For further information, contact the Office of International Trade. Phone, 202-205-6720. Small Business Development Centers Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to existing and prospective small business owners. These services are available at approximately 750 geographically dispersed locations, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Office of Small Business Development Centers develops national policies and goals in accordance with the Small Business Development Center Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631 note). It establishes standards for the selection and performance of Centers; monitors compliance with applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars and laws; and implements new approaches to improve operations of existing centers. The Office is responsible for coordinating program efforts with other internal activities of the Administration, as well as with the activities of other Federal agencies, and maintains liaison with other Federal, State, and local agencies and private organizations whose activities relate to Small Business Development Centers. It also assesses how the program is affected by substantive developments and policies in other areas of the agency, in other government agencies, and in the private sector. For further information, contact the Office of Small Business Development Centers. Phone, 202-205-6766. ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Field Offices -- Small Business Administration (RO: Regional Office; DO: District Office; BO: Branch Office; POD: Post of Duty) head level 1 : head level 1 :Office head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Officer in Charge head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- I. BOSTON, MA (RO) ....... 9th Fl., 155 Federal St., 02110 ....... Patrick McGowan ....... 617-451-2030 Augusta, ME (DO) ....... Rm. 512, 40 Western Ave., 04330 ....... Leroy G. Perry ....... 207-622-8378 Boston, MA (DO) ....... Rm. 265, 10 Causeway St., 02222-1093 ....... Joseph D. Pelligrino ....... 617-565-5590 Concord, NH (DO) ....... Suite 202, 143 N. Main St., 03302-1257 ....... William K. Phillips ....... 603-225-1400 Hartford, CT (DO) ....... 2d Fl., 330 Main St., 06106 ....... JoAnn Vanvechten ....... 203-240-4700 Montpelier, VT (DO) ....... Rm. 205, 87 State St., 05602 ....... Kenneth Silvia ....... 802-828-4422 Providence, RI (DO) ....... 5th Fl., 380 Westminister Mall, 02903 ....... Joseph Loddo ....... 401-528-4561 Springfield, MA (BO) ....... Rm. 212, 1550 Main St., 01103 ....... Harold Webb ....... 413-785-0268 II. NEW YORK, NY (RO) ....... Rm. 31-08, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 ....... Thomas M. Bettridge ....... 212-264-1450 Buffalo, NY (DO) ....... Rm. 1311, 111 W. Huron St., 14202 ....... Franklin J. Sciortino ....... 716-846-4301 Elmira, NY (BO) ....... 4th Fl., 333 E. Water St., 14901 ....... James J. Cristofaro ....... 607-734-8130 Hato Rey, PR (DO) ....... Rm. 691, Federal Bldg., Carlos Chardon Ave., 00918 ....... Carlos E. Chardon ....... 809-766-5572 Melville, NY (BO) ....... Rm. 102E, 35 Pinelawn Rd., 11747 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 516-454-0750 New York, NY (DO) ....... Rm. 3100, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 ....... Aubrey A. Rogers ....... 212-264-2454 Newark, NJ (DO) ....... 4th Fl., 60 Park Pl., 07102 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 201-645-2434 Rochester, NY (BO) ....... Rm. 410, 100 State St., 14614 ....... Peter Flihan ....... 716-263-6700 Albany, NY (POD) ....... Rm. 815, Clinton and Pearl Sts., 12207 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 518-472-6300 Camden, NJ (POD) ....... 2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave., 08104 ....... Joseph Fernicola ....... 609-757-5183 St. Croix, VI (POD) ....... Suite 7, 4200 United Shopping Plz., 00820-4487 ....... Carl Christensen ....... 809-778-5380 St. Thomas, VI (POD) ....... Rm. 210, Federal Office Bldg., Veterans Dr., 00802 ....... Lionel Baptiste ....... 809-774-8530 Syracuse, NY (DO) ....... Rm. 1071, 100 S. Clinton St., 13260 ....... B.J. Paprocki ....... 315-423-5383 III. PHILADELPHIA, PA (RO) ....... Suite 201, Allendale Sq., 475 Allendale Rd., King of Prussia, 19406 ....... Susan M. McCann ....... 215-962-3710 Baltimore, MD (DO) ....... 3d Fl., 10 N. Calvert St., 21202 ....... Charles J. Gaston ....... 410-962-4392 Clarksburg, WV (DO) ....... 5th Fl., 168 W. Main St., 26301 ....... Marvin P. Shelton ....... 304-623-5631 King of Prussia, PA (DO) ....... Suite 201, Allendale Sq., 475 Allendale Rd., 19406 ....... Clifton Toulson, Jr. ....... 215-962-3710 Pittsburgh, PA (DO) ....... 5th Fl., 960 Penn Ave., 15222 ....... Joseph M. Kopp ....... 412-644-2780 Richmond, VA (DO) ....... Rm. 3015, 400 N. 8th St., 23240 ....... Dratin Hill, Jr. ....... 804-771-2400 Washington, DC (DO) ....... 1110 Vermont Ave. NW., 20036 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 202-606-4000 Charleston, WV (BO) ....... Rm. 309, 550 Eagan St., 25301 ....... Bill Durham ....... 304-347-5220 Harrisburg, PA (BO) ....... Rm. 309, 100 Chestnut St., 17101 ....... Kenneth J. Olson ....... 717-782-3840 Wilkes-Barre, PA (BO) ....... Rm. 2327, 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., 18702 ....... Frank H. Hamilton ....... 717-826-6497 Wilmington, DE (BO) ....... Suite 412, 920 N. King St., 19801 ....... Fred B. Trescher, Jr. ....... 302-573-6295 IV. ATLANTA, GA (RO) ....... 5th Fl., 1375 Peachtree St. NE., 30367-8102 ....... Billy M. Paul ....... 404-347-4999 Atlanta, GA (DO) ....... 6th Fl., 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW., 30309 ....... Wilfred A. Stone ....... 404-347-4749 Birmingham, AL (DO) ....... Suite 200, 2121 8th Ave. N., 35203-2398 ....... James C. Barksdale ....... 205-731-1344 Charlotte, NC (DO) ....... Suite A2015, 200 N. College St., 28202-2137 ....... Gary A. Keel ....... 704-344-6563 Columbia, SC (DO) ....... Rm. 358, 1835 Assembly St., 29201 ....... Elliott Cooper ....... 803-765-5376 Coral Gables, FL (DO) ....... Suite 501, 1320 S. Dixie Hwy., 33146-2911 ....... Charles Anderson ....... 305-536-5521 Jackson, MS (DO) ....... Suite 400, 101 W. Capitol St., 39201 ....... Jack K. Spradling ....... 601-965-4378 Jacksonville, FL (DO) ....... Suite 100-B, 7825 Baymeadows Way, 32256-7504 ....... Thomas Short ....... 904-443-1900 Louisville, KY (DO) ....... Rm. 188, 600 Dr. M.L. King, Jr., Pl., 40202 ....... William Federhofer ....... 502-582-5971 Nashville, TN (DO) ....... Suite 201, 50 Vantage Way, 37228-1500 ....... Robert M. Hartman ....... 615-736-5881 Gulfport, MS (BO) ....... Suite 1001, 1 Hancock Plz., 39501-7758 ....... Charles Gillis ....... 601-863-4449 Statesboro, GA (POD) ....... Rm. 225, 52 N. Main St., 30458 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 912-489-8719 Tampa, FL (POD) ....... Suite 104, 501 E. Polk St., 33602-3945 ....... Thomas Penniston ....... 813-228-2594 West Palm Beach, FL (POD) ....... Suite 402, 5601 Corporate Way, 33407-2044 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 407-689-3922 V. CHICAGO, IL (RO) ....... Rm. 1975, 300 S. Riverside Plz., 60606-6611 ....... Helen J. Dixon ....... 312-353-0357 Chicago, IL (DO) ....... Rm. 1250, 500 W. Madison St., 60661-2511 ....... John L. Smith ....... 312-353-4528 Cincinnati, OH (BO) ....... Suite 870, 525 Vine St., 45202 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 513-684-2814 Cleveland, OH (DO) ....... Suite 630, 1111 Superior Ave., 44199 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 216-522-4180 Columbus, OH (DO) ....... Suite 1400, 2 Nationwide Plz., 43215-2592 ....... Frank D. Ray ....... 614-469-6860 Detroit, MI (DO) ....... Rm. 515, 477 Michigan Ave., 48226 ....... Raymond L. Harshman ....... 313-226-6075 Indianapolis, IN (DO) ....... Suite 100, 429 N. Pennsylvania, 46204-1873 ....... Robert D. General ....... 317-226-7272 Madison, WI (DO) ....... Rm. 213, 212 E. Washington Ave., 53703 ....... Curtis A. Charter ....... 608-264-5261 Minneapolis, MN (DO) ....... Suite 610, 100 N. 6th St., 55403-1563 ....... Edward A. Daum ....... 612-370-2324 Marquette, MI (BO) ....... 300 S. Front St., 49885 ....... Paul Jacobson ....... 906-225-1108 Milwaukee, WI (BO) ....... Suite 400, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., 53203 ....... Michael Kiser ....... 414-297-3941 Springfield, IL (BO) ....... Suite 302, 511 W. Capitol St., 62704 ....... D.I. Brookhart ....... 217-492-4416 VI. DALLAS, TX (RO) ....... Bldg. C, 8625 King George Dr., 75235-3391 ....... James W. Breedlove ....... 214-767-7611 Albuquerque, NM (DO) ....... Suite 320, 625 Silver Ave. SW., 87102 ....... Tommy W. Dowell ....... 505-766-1870 Dallas, TX (DO) ....... Suite 114, 4300 Amon Carter Blvd., 76155 ....... James S. Reed ....... 817-885-6500 El Paso, TX (DO) ....... Suite 320, 10737 Gateway W., 79935 ....... John Scott ....... 915-540-5676 Harlingen, TX (DO) ....... Rm. 500, 222 E. Van Buren St., 78550 ....... Miguel Cavazos ....... 512-427-8533 Houston, TX (DO) ....... Suite 550, 9301 Southwest Fwy., 77074-1591 ....... Milton Wilson ....... 713-773-6500 Little Rock, AR (DO) ....... Suite 100, 2120 Riverfront Dr., 72202 ....... Joseph Foglia ....... 501-324-5278 Lubbock, TX (DO) ....... Suite 200, 1611 10th St., 79401 ....... Walter Fronstin ....... 806-743-7462 New Orleans, LA (DO) ....... Suite 2000, 1661 Canal St., 70112 ....... Abby Carter ....... 504-589-6685 Oklahoma City, OK (DO) ....... Suite 670, 200 NW. 5th St., 73102 ....... Bruce Robinson ....... 405-231-4301 San Antonio, TX (DO) ....... Suite 200, 7400 Blanco Rd., 78216 ....... Rodney Martin ....... 210-229-4535 Corpus Christi, TX (BO) ....... Suite 1200, 606 N. Carancahus, 78476 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 512-888-3331 Fort Worth, TX (BO) ....... Rm. 8A-27, 819 Taylor St., 76102 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 817-334-3777 Austin, TX (POD) ....... Rm. 520, 300 E. 8th St., 78701 ....... Jay Ferguson ....... 512-482-5288 Marshall, TX (POD) ....... Rm. 103, 505 E. Travis, 75670 ....... George Lewis ....... 903-935-5257 Shreveport, LA (POD) ....... Rm. 8A-08, 500 Fannin St., 71101 ....... Bobby Boling ....... 318-676-3196 VII. KANSAS CITY, MO (RO) ....... 13th Fl., 911 Walnut St., 64106 ....... Bruce W. Kent ....... 816-426-3316 Cedar Rapids, IA (DO) ....... Suite 100, 373 Collins Rd. NE., 52402-3147 ....... James Thomson ....... 319-393-8630 Des Moines, IA (DO) ....... Rm. 749, 210 Walnut St., 50309 ....... Conrad E. Lawlor ....... 515-284-4422 Kansas City, MO (DO) ....... Suite 501, 323 W. 8th St., 64105 ....... Richard L. Osbourn ....... 816-374-6708 Omaha, NE (DO) ....... 11145 Mill Valley Rd., 68154 ....... Glenn Davis ....... 402-221-4691 St. Louis, MO (DO) ....... Rm. 242, 815 Olive St., 63101 ....... Robert L. Andrews ....... 314-539-6600 Wichita, KS (DO) ....... Suite 510, 100 E. English St., 67202 ....... (Vacancy) ....... 316-269-6273 Springfield, MO (BO) ....... Suite 110, 620 S. Glenstone St., 65802-3200 ....... Dean Cotton ....... 417-864-7670 VIII. DENVER, CO (RO) ....... 7th Fl., North Twr., 633 17th St., 80202-3607 ....... Thomas J. Redder ....... 303-294-7022 Casper, WY (DO) ....... Rm. 4001, 100 East B St., 82602-2839 ....... James Gallogly ....... 307-261-5761 Denver, CO (DO) ....... Suite 426, 721 19th St., 80202-2599 ....... Antonio Valdez ....... 303-844-3984 Fargo, ND (DO) ....... Rm. 218, 657 2d Ave. N., 58108-3086 ....... James L. Stai ....... 701-239-5131 Helena, MT (DO) ....... Rm. 528, 301 S. Park, 59626 ....... Jo Alice Mospan ....... 406-449-5381 Salt Lake City, UT (DO) ....... Rm. 2237, 125 S. State St., 84138-1195 ....... Stan Nakano ....... 801-524-5804 Sioux Falls, SD (DO) ....... Suite 101, 101 S. Main Ave., 57102-0527 ....... Chester Leedom ....... 605-330-4231 IX. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (RO) ....... 20th Fl., 71 Stevenson St., 94105-2939 ....... Michael R. Howland, Acting ....... 415-744-6402 Fresno, CA (DO) ....... Suite 107, 2719 N. Air Fresno Dr., 93727-1547 ....... Peter Bergin ....... 209-487-5189 Glendale, CA (DO) ....... Suite 1200, 330 N. Brand Blvd., 91203-2304 ....... Michael Lee ....... 213-894-2956 Honolulu, HI (DO) ....... Rm. 2213, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 96850-4981 ....... Andrew Poe Poe ....... 808-541-2990 Las Vegas, NV (DO) ....... Rm. 301, 301 E. Stewart St., 89125-2527 ....... Patrick Allison ....... 702-388-6611 Phoenix, AZ (DO) ....... Suite 800, 2828 N. Central Ave., 85004-1025 ....... James P. Guyer ....... 602-640-2316 San Diego, CA (DO) ....... Suite 4-S-29, 880 Front St., 92188-0270 ....... George P. Chandler, Jr. ....... 619-557-7252 San Francisco, CA (DO) ....... 4th Fl., 211 Main St., 94105-1988 ....... Michael R. Howland ....... 415-744-6820 Santa Ana, CA (DO) ....... Suite 160, 901 W. Civic Center Dr. ....... John S. Waddell ....... 714-836-2494 Agana, GU (BO) ....... Rm. 508, 238 Archbishop F.C. Flores St., 96910 ....... Jose M.L. Lujan ....... 671-472-7277 Sacramento, CA (BO) ....... Rm. 215, 660 J St., 95814-2413 ....... Roberta L. Conner ....... 916-551-1426 Reno, NV (POD) ....... Rm. 238, 50 S. Virginia St., 89505-3216 ....... Art Ereckson ....... 702-784-5268 Tucson, AZ (POD) ....... Rm. 7-H, 300 W. Congress St., 85701-1319 ....... Ivan P. Hankins ....... 602-670-4759 Ventura, CA (POD) ....... Suite 10, 6477 Telephone Rd., 93003-4459 ....... Teddy Lutz ....... 805-642-1866 X. SEATTLE, WA (RO) ....... Rm. 440, 4th and Vine Bldg., 2615 4th Ave., 98121 ....... Donald C. Smith, Acting ....... 206-553-5676 Anchorage, AK (DO) ....... Rm. 67, 222 W. 8th Ave., 99513-7559 ....... Frank Cox ....... 907-271-4022 Boise, ID (DO) ....... Suite 290, 1020 Main St., 83702-5745 ....... Thomas Bergdoll ....... 208-334-1696 Portland, OR (DO) ....... Suite 500, 222 SW. Columbia, 97201-6605 ....... John L. Gilman ....... 503-326-2682 Seattle, WA (DO) ....... Rm. 1792, 915 2d Ave., 98174-1088 ....... Robert P. Meredith ....... 206-220-6520 Spokane, WA (DO) ....... 10th Fl. E., W. 601 1st Ave., 99204-0317 ....... Robert Wiebe ....... 509-353-2800 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- ---------------------------(TABLE START)--------------------------- Disaster Area Offices head level 1 :Office head level 1 :Address head level 1 :Telephone ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA ....... Suite 300, 1 Baltimore Pl., 30308 ....... 404-347-3771 Fort Worth, TX ....... Suite 102, 4400 Amon Carter Blvd., 76155 ....... 817-885-7600 Niagara Falls, NY ....... 3d Fl., 360 Rainbow Blvd. S., 14303 ....... 716-282-4612 Sacramento, CA ....... Suite 208, 1825 Bell St., 95825 ....... 916-978-4571 ----------------------------(TABLE END)-------------------------- For further information, contact the Office of Public Communications, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Phone, 202-205-6533. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone, 615-632-2101 One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20444-0001 Phone, 202-898-2999 Chairman ........Craven Crowell Directors ........William H. Kennoy ........Johnny H. Hayes Senior Vice President, Resource Group ........Ralph Brooks, Acting Vice President, Land Management ........Charles Buffington Senior Vice President, Communications ........Alan Carmichael Vice President, Public Safety Service ........Robert G. Carter Executive Vice President, Marketing ........Mary Cartwright Vice President, Community Partnerships ........Betsy L. Child Senior Vice President and General Counsel ........Edward S. Christenbury Chief Operating Officer ........Joseph W. Dickey Vice President and Controller ........Michael E. Draper Vice President and Deputy General Counsel ........James E. Fox Senior Vice President, Human Resources ........Eva Hall Senior Nuclear Advisor ........Ken Harris Vice President, Purchasing ........Victor King President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer ........Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. Senior Vice President, Labor Relations ........Steve Kirkham, Acting Vice President, Public Relations ........Bruce Landrey Vice President, Employee Worklife ........John E. Long, Jr. Vice President, Government Relations, Washington Office ........Ron Loving Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ........William F. Malec Vice President, Property Services and Development ........Thomas McCune Vice President, Facilities Services ........John J. O'Donnell III Vice President and Associate General Counsel ........William Osteen Vice President, Customer Service East ........Glenn Parrish Inspector General ........George T. Prosser Vice President and Senior Scientist ........Ron Ritschard Vice President, Diversity Development ........Frank Robinson Vice President, Finance and Contracts ........Tom Sanders President, Customer Group ........(vacancy) Senior Vice President, Quality Improvement ........Robert C. Steffy, Jr. Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Diversity Development ........John Turner Vice President, Corporate Communications ........Alanson Van Fleet Vice President and Treasurer ........Kathy J. White Vice President, Information Services ........Robert Yates Vice President, People Solutions and Resource Group ........Z.B. Yow-Young Chief Administrative Officer ........Norman Zigrossi The Tennessee Valley Authority conducts a unified program of resource development for the advancement of economic growth in the Tennessee Valley region. The Authority's program of activities includes flood control, navigation development, electric power production, fertilizer development, recreation improvement, and forestry and wildlife development. While its power program is financially self-supporting, other programs are financed primarily by appropriations from Congress. The Tennessee Valley Authority is a wholly owned Government corporation created by act of May 18, 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831-831dd). All functions of the Authority are vested in its three-member Board of Directors, the members of which are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President designates one member as Chairman. While its electric power program is required to be financially self-supporting, other programs are financed primarily by appropriations. A system of dams built by the Authority on the Tennessee River and its larger tributaries provides flood regulation on the Tennessee and contributes to regulation of the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The system maintains a continuous 9-foot-draft channel for navigation for the length of the 650-mile Tennessee River main stream, from Paducah, KY, to Knoxville, TN. The dams harness the power of the rivers to produce electricity. They also provide other benefits, including a major asset for outdoor recreation. The Authority operates the river control system and provides assistance to State and local governments in reducing local flood problems. It also works with cooperating agencies to encourage full and effective use of the navigable waterway by industry and commerce. The Authority is the wholesale power supplier for many local municipal and cooperative electric systems serving customers in parts of seven States. It supplies power to several Federal installations and industries whose power requirements are large or unusual. Power to meet these demands is supplied from dams, coal-fired powerplants, nuclear powerplants, combustion turbine installations, and a pumped-storage hydroelectric project operated by the Authority, U.S. Corps of Engineers dams in the Cumberland Valley; and Aluminum Company of America dams, whose operation is coordinated with the Authority's system. In economic and community development programs, the Authority provides technical assistance in areas including industrial development, regional waste management, tourism promotion, community preparedness, and vanpool organization. It works withlocal communities and groups to develop maximum use of available area resources. Working with regional learning centers, businesses, and industries, the agency has identified skills that are needed in the high-technology job market and has set up training centers. At Muscle Shoals, AL, the Authority operates a national laboratory for development of new and improved fertilizers and processes. Research results are made available to industry. Fertilizers produced in the demonstration facilities are distributed for use in research and educational programs, principally farm test demonstrations and demonstrations conducted through cooperative and wholesale fertilizer distributors. It also conducts a major bioenergy research program. In cooperation with other agencies, the Authority conducts research and development programs in forestry, fish and game, watershed protection, health services related to its operations, and economic development of Tennessee Valley communities. In the western part of Kentucky and Tennessee, the Authority operates Land Between the Lakes -- a demonstration project in outdoor recreation, environmental education, and natural resource management. Sources of Information Citizen Participation Regional Communications, ET PB 25H, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 615-632-8000. Contracts Division of Purchasing, CST 17N 08B, P.O. Box 11127, 605 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37401-2127. Phone, 615-751-2624. This office will direct inquiries to the appropriate procurement officer. Electric Power Supply and Rates Power Group, LP 2S 180G, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 615-751-8678 or 3531. Employment Human Resources Services, ET 5D 93U, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 (and personnel offices at other major locations and construction projects). Phone, 615-632-3341. Environmental and Energy Education/Information TVA Energy Education/Information Programs, Forestry Building, Ridgeway Road, Norris, TN 37828. Phone, 615-632-1599. Environmental Quality Resource Development, SPB 2S 201P, 309 Walnut Street, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 615-632-6578. Fertilizer and Agriculture National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center, Muscle Shoals, AL 35660-1010. Phone, 205-386-2593. Local Economic Development and Regional Planning Valley Resource Center, OCH 2E 62E, 601 Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 (phone, 615-632-4400); Minority Economic Development, OCH E 3B 7B, 601 Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 (phone, 615-632-4405). Maps Maps and Surveys Department, HB 2N 200A, 311 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 615-751-2133. Medical Program Medical Services, EB 6W 4A, 20 East Eleventh Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. Phone, 615-751-2091. Publications Regional Communications, ET PB 25H, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499. Phone, 615-632-8000. Recreation, Shoreline Development, Regulation of Floating Structures, and Land and Land Rights Land Resources, Forestry Building, Ridgeway Road, Norris, TN 37828. Phone, 615-632-1802. Technical Library Services Technical Library, WT 2D 15B, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 (phone, 615-632-3033); Chattanooga Office Complex, SP 1N 30A, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 (phone, 615-751-4913); National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center, Room A100, NFD 1A 100E, Muscle Shoals, AL 35660-1010 (phone, 205-386-2871); Land Between the Lakes, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, KY 42211-9001 (phone, 502-924-5602). For further information, contact Regional Communications, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 (phone, 615-632-8000); or the Washington Office, 412 First Street SE., Washington, DC 20444-2003 (phone, 202-479-4412). THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD 808 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20232 Phone, 202-416-2650 Chairman ........Lloyd Bentsen Board of Directors: ........ (Secretary of the Treasury) ........Lloyd Bentsen (Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) ........Alan Greenspan (Director, Office of Thrift Supervision) ........Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting (Chief Executive Officer, Resolution Trust Corporation) ........Roger C. Altman, Acting (Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) ........Andrew C. Hove, Jr. Independent Members ........(2 vacancies) Executive Director ........Dietra L. Ford General Counsel ........Richard H. Farina Deputy Executive Directors: ........ Government Affairs and Public Liaison ........Kenneth Colburn Finance ........Thomas Elzey Oversight and Evaluation ........Neal Peterson @U1 [Insert Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board chart]@U0 The Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the operations of the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). The Board reviews the overall strategies, policies, performance, and goals established by the Corporation, including such items as the Board deems likely to have an effect upon the Corporation's financial position, the results of its operations or its cash flows, and items involving substantial issues of public policy. After consultation with RTC, the Board may require the modification of any such strategies, policies, and goals and their implementation. The Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, formerly the Oversight Board (of the Resolution Trust Corporation), was established as an instrumentality of the United States on August 9, 1989, by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1441a). The Board is governed by a seven-member directorate consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, who is its Chairperson; the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the Chief Executive Officer of the Resolution Trust Corporation; the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision; and two independent members appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The day-to-day operations of the Board are conducted through its Executive Director and other officers and staff. The Board is required to transmit periodic reports to Congress concerning the operations, activities, budgets, and audits of the financial statements of the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP). Activities The Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: -- reviews overall strategies, policies, and goals established by RTC for case resolutions, management and disposition of assets, and use of private contractors; -- considers and approves financial plans, budgets, and periodic financing requests of RTC, prior to implementation; -- reviews RTC's regulations and procedures, not including its internal administrative practices or procedures or its determinations or actions with respect to case-specific matters; -- reviews RTC's overall performance on a periodic basis, including its work, management activities, and internal controls and its performance relative to approved budget plans; -- establishes and maintains a national advisory board to advise the Oversight Board on policies and programs for the disposition of real property assets of RTC institutions; -- establishes and maintains regional advisory boards to advise RTC on policies and programs for the disposition of real property assets of RTC institutions; -- receives advice regarding affordable housing programs by the Affordable Housing Advisory Board; -- authorizes the use of proceeds of funds provided for RTC by the Treasury or REFCORP, consistent with approved budget and financial plans; -- evaluates audits by the RTC Inspector General and other congressionally required audits; -- performs general oversight over REFCORP; and -- selects the chairperson and two members of the REFCORP directorate. For further information, contact the Director of Government and Public Affairs, Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, 808 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20232. Phone, 202-416-2622. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Room 309, State Annex 16, Washington, DC 20523-1602 Phone, 703-875-4357 Director ........J. Joseph GrandMaison Deputy Director ........Nancy D. Frame General Counsel ........Lisa DeSoto Assistant Director for Management Operations ........Deirdre E. Curley Special Assistant for Policy/Public Affairs ........Ben Kincannon Congressional Liaison Officer ........Erika M. Gaspar Regional Directors: ........ Africa and Middle East ........John Richter Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe ........Geoffrey Jackson New Independent States, South Asia, Mongolia, and India ........Daniel D. Stein East Asia and Pacific Islands ........Frederick Eberhart Latin America and Caribbean ........Albert W. Angulo Special Projects ........Barbara R. Bradford Economist/Evaluation Officer ........David Denny Financial Manager ........Noreen St. Louis Contracting Officer ........Della Glenn Administrative Officer ........(vacancy) @U1 [Insert Trade and Development Agency chart]@U0 The Trade and Development Agency's mandate is to promote economic development in, and simultaneously export U.S. goods and services to, developing and middle-income countries. The Trade and Development Agency (TDA) -- formerly the Trade and Development Program -- was established on July 1, 1980, as a component organization of the International Development Cooperation Agency. Section 2204 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 2421) made the organization a separate component agency of the International Development Cooperation Agency. The organization was renamed and made an independent agency within the executive branch of the Federal Government on October 28, 1992, by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended by the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421). TDA assists in the creation of jobs for Americans by helping U.S. companies pursue exports and other overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, training grants, and various forms of technical assistance, the Agency enables American businesses to become involved in the planning of infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries. This affords American firms market entry, exposure, and information; thus helping them to establish a position in markets that are otherwise difficult to penetrate. TDA-funded activities must be performed by U.S. companies and are carried out in coordination with other specialized Government and multilateral lending agencies. Sources of Information General Inquiries For inquiries about TDA notices in the Commerce Business Daily, phone, 703-875-7437. Regional program inquiries should be directed to the assigned Country Manager, phone, 703-875-4357; or fax, 703-875-4009. For information regarding contract opportunities, phone, 703-875-7447. Contracts Inquiries regarding definitional mission bid opportunities may be directed to the Contracting Officer. Phone, 703-875-7447. For further information, contact the Trade and Development Agency, Room 309, State Annex 16, Washington, DC 20523-1602. Phone, 703-875-4357. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 320 Twenty-first Street NW., Washington, DC 20451 Phone, 202-647-8677 Director ........John D. Holum Deputy Director ........Thomas Graham, Jr., Acting Special Advisor ........Lisa Farrell Special Assistant ........Caroleen Nord Executive Secretary ........Barbara Starr Senior Military Advisor ........Maj. Joseph Connell, USAF, Acting Senior Policy Advisor ........Ivo Spalatin Chairman, General Advisory Committee ........(vacancy) Principal Deputy Director, On-Site Inspection Agency ........Joerg H. Menzel Assistant Director, Nonproliferation and Regional Arms Control Bureau ........Norman Wulf, Acting Assistant Director, Multilateral Affairs Bureau ........Donald Mahley Assistant Director, Strategic and Eurasian Affairs Bureau ........R. Lucas Fischer, Acting Assistant Director, Intelligence, Verification and Information Support Bureau ........Alfred Lieberman, Acting General Counsel ........Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes, Acting Director of Congressional Affairs ........Ivo Spalatin, Acting Director of Public Affairs ........Paula Scaling, Acting Administrative Director ........Cathleen Lawrence U.S. Commissioner, Standing Consultative Commission ........Stanley Riveles, Acting U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament ........Stephen Ledogar U.S. Representative to the Special Verification Commission and the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission ........Steven Steiner U.S. Representative, Bilateral Consultative Commission ........(vacancy) [For the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Part 601] @U1 [Insert United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency chart]@U0 The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency formulates and implements arms control and disarmament policies that promote the national security of the United States and its relations with other countries. To effectively carry out its responsibilities, the Agency prepares and participates in discussions and negotiations with foreign countries on such issues as strategic arms limitations, conventional force reductions in Europe, prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons to countries that do not now possess them, prohibition on chemical weapons, and the international arms trade. The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established by act of September 26, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2561), in response to congressional feeling that the Nation's national security efforts could be most effectively executed by lawfullycentralizing arms control and disarmament responsibilities. Activities The Agency conducts studies and provides advice relating to arms control and disarmament policy formulation; prepares for and manages United States participation in international negotiations in the arms control and disarmament field; disseminates and coordinates public information about arms control and disarmament; and prepares for, operates, or directs, as needed, U.S. participation in international control systems that may result from United States arms control or disarmament activities. In addition to directing the activities described above, the Director functions as the principal adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of State in arms control and disarmament matters. Under the direction ofthe Secretary of State, the Director also has primary responsibility within the Government for such matters. In support of its activities, the Agency conducts research and studies or, through contracts and agreements, arranges for involvement by private or public institutions or persons. It also coordinates such efforts by or for other Government agencies, and analyzes selected defense programs for their arms control pursuits. The Arms Control and Disarmament Act also provides for the establishment of a General Advisory Committee -- not to exceed 15 members, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate -- to advise the President, the Secretaryof State, and the Director of the Agency on matters affecting arms control, disarmament, and world peace. Sources of Information Contracts Individuals seeking to do business with the Agency or to obtain information on research contracts may contact the Contracting Office (phone, 703-235-3288) at the address shown below. Publications Copies of publications such as World Military Expenditures (annual series), Documents on Disarmament (annual series), Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements, and the Agency's Annual Report may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, (phone, 202-783-3238); or from the Office of Public Affairs (phone, 202-647-8677) at the address shown below. Speakers Officers of the Agency will address audiences in all parts of the country, workload permitting. Phone, 202-647-4800. For further information, contact the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 320 Twenty-first Street NW., Washington, DC 20451. Phone, 202-647-8677.