Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies

Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies

Order Code 98-538 C
Updated May 7, 2003
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Fax-on-Demand Services Available from
Federal Government Agencies
Glenda Richardson
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Division
Summary
Numerous associations, newspapers, schools, and government agencies are finding
fax publishing an efficient way to distribute information to the public or to a targeted
audience. This service is often called a “fax-server” or “fax-on-demand.” The types of
information available by fax can include: services to the public, selected reports, press
releases, speeches, statistics, and biographical information. Recipients must have a fax
machine.
These services can usually be accessed 24 hours a day, either through a telephone
key pad or through the receiver of a fax machine. By calling a contact number, a user
hears taped instructions on how to receive a menu of items that can be faxed directly to
his or her fax machine. There is no charge other than for a phone call of equal length,
including any long distance phone connections that are made.
The following is a list of federal government agencies that offer fax-on-demand
services and a brief description of their offerings. This report will be updated as new
information becomes available.
Legislative Branch
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
(202) 707-2600
Copyright circulars, regulations, and licensing publications.
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Departments
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
(202) 694-5700
Reports on world agriculture, U.S. agricultural trade, state facts, farm income, and
crop-specific data.
Health and Human Services Department
Agency for Health Care Policy
(301) 594-2800
News releases and fact sheets on agency activities and policy. Grant announcements,
health technology reviews, AHCPR article reprints.
Centers for Disease Control
General Information
1-888-232-3299
Smoking and health, adult and childhood immunization, international
travelers health requirements, infection control, women’s health, and injury
prevention.
National Prevention Information Network
1-800-458-5231
CDC fact sheets, statistics on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs).
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
1-800-899-0381
Documents from the divisions of Small Manufacturers Assistance, Device User
Programs and System Analysis, and Mammography Quality and Radiation
Programs.
National Institute of Mental Health
(301) 443-5158
Press advisories, professional publications and reports, information about grants,
and NIMH calendar of events.
Justice Department
Department of Justice Response Center
(202) 307-1480
Information on the programs of the Department of Justice, including the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Prevention,
and the Violence Against Women Office.
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
(202) 691-6325
Press releases, lists of phone contacts, Consumer Price Index data, employment
statistics, occupational safety and health statistics, and productivity data.

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In addition to the national fax-on-demand service, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
maintains eight regional fax-on-demand services that contain documents pertinent to the
region. Contact numbers are as follows:
Atlanta (404)
331-3403
Boston (617)
565-9167
Chicago (312)
353-1880
Dallas (214)
767-9613
Kansas City
(816) 426-3152
New York
(212) 337-2412
Philadelphia (215)
597-4153
San Francisco
(415) 975-4567
State Department
Bureau of Consular Affairs
(202) 647-3000
Travel warnings, public announcements, Tips for Travelers brochures. Visa bulletins
and other consular information.
Transportation Department
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1-800-671-8012
BTS telephone contact lists, directories of transportation data sources, press releases,
and detailed transportation statistics.
Drug Enforcement and Program Compliance
1-800-225-3784
Documents on alcohol and drug testing.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
1-800-934-8517
Traffic safety fact sheets, NCSA reports, and research notes.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 1-800-532-1169
Point of contact listings, program fact sheets, program applications, and DOT
Procurement Forecast information grouped by requirement or region.
Research and Special Programs Administration- Hazardous
Materials Information Center
1-800-467-4922
Hazardous materials regulations, training materials, and fact sheets.
Treasury Department
General Information
(202) 622-2040
Current public engagement schedule, statements by Treasury Department officials.
Announcements regarding public debt, Treasury bill auctions.

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Foreign Assets Control
(202) 622-0077
Country-specific information on foreign assets, particularly information on U.S.
embargoes.
Internal Revenue Service
(703) 368-9694
The most frequently requested IRS tax forms.
Independent Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (202)
312-0741
Documents discussing requirements governing emergency planning, emergency
release notification, and hazardous chemical inventory reporting.
Office of Solid Waste (202)
312-0740
Environmental fact sheets and newsletters.
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
(202) 312-0773
Fact sheets, forms, and reports related to the regulation of underground storage
tanks containing petroleum or hazardous substances.
Federal Communications Commission
(202) 418-2830
Commission agenda, public notices, commissioners’ speeches, press releases, and
job listings.
Federal Election Commission
(202) 501-3413
Background on the commission and federal campaign finance law, in English and
Spanish. A variety of publications under the subject headings Disclosure, Limitations,
Public Funding, Compliance, Clearinghouse on Election Administration, and
Regulations.
Food and Drug Administration
1-800-899-0381
Selection of documents issued by the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance,
the Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs, and the Division of
Device User Programs and System Analysis.
National Archives and Records Administration (301)
713-6905
Guides for prospective researchers, information on presidential libraries, regional
archives, Center for Electronic Records, JFK assassination records, and motion picture,
video, and cartographic branches.
Social Security Administration
1-888-475-7000
Fact sheets on Social Security benefits, some in a variety of foreign languages.
Selected tables from the Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin,
legislative bulletins, and list of telephone contacts.