To
make U.S. Government publications available for purchase.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods. Place Cursor Here for Definition
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, is an authorized
sales agent for information published by the various departments
and agencies of the Federal Government. Approximately 9,000 titles
covering nearly every field of interest are available for purchase
at nominal prices. If purchasers order 100 copies or more of one
publication to be mailed to a single address, they will receive
a 25 percent discount. Bookdealers, regardless of the quantity purchased,
will be allowed a 25 percent discount when the publications, pamphlets,
periodicals or subscription services are mailed, delivered, or forwarded
to the dealer's normal place of business. No discounts are allowed
when the publication, pamphlet, periodical, or subscription service
is mailed to a third party (unless in quantities of 100 or more),
or on those periodicals and subscription services which fall into
a special pricing category as noted in, "U.S. Government Subscriptions"
which is described below. Generally speaking, there are no restrictions
on reprinting or quoting from U.S. Government Publications, as the
code of laws of the United States provides that they cannot be copyrighted.
However, Government publications occasionally contain copyrighted
material which was used with permission of the copyright owner,
and publication in a Government document does not authorize any
use or appropriation of such copyright material without the consent
of the owner. As the Government Printing Office serves merely as
a printing and distribution agency for Government publications and
has no jurisdiction over their content or subject matter, it is
suggested that the originating department or agency or its successor
be consulted prior to reprinting or quoting from any given publication.
In those instances in which permission to reprint material from
Government publications is granted, customary credit should be given
to the Government Department which prepared the material. By law,
every publication printed through the GPO, whether it is designated
for sale or not, must be cataloged and indexed. The "Monthly Catalog
of United States Government Publications" is produced to fulfill
this obligation. The approximately 9,000 titles sold by the Superintendent
of Documents include about 300 subscription services. These subscription
items are listed in the Superintendent of Documents, "U. S. Government
Subscriptions," which is revised quarterly and includes order blanks
for obtaining these items. All titles sold by GPO are listed in
150 Subject Catalogs, which are revised as needed and include order
blanks for obtaining these items. The Sales Product Catalog list
the entire inventory. The Sales Product Catalog is on the Internet
at: http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: The services of the Superintendent
of Documents are available to all interested parties and there are
no eligibility requirements.
The sales program of the Superintendent of Documents provides a
means whereby the public can purchase selected U.S. Government publications.
During fiscal year 2001, almost 314,556 mail order sales were received
and processed; during fiscal year 2002, it is estimated that approximately
270,000 were processed; and an estimated 230,000 will be processed
in fiscal year 2003.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
"U.S.
Government Information" catalog lists many of the bestsellers sold
by the Superintendent of Documents. "New and Popular Titles" catalog
lists Selective titles in the active sales inventory no charge.
"Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, "lists by agencies
the publications catalogued each month. It includes those sold by
the Superintendent of Documents, those for official use, and those
which are sent to depository libraries for $69.00 a year for paper.
It is also available on the GPO website at the following address:
http://www.gpo.gov/catalog. The "Subject Bibliography Index" at
no charge; lists approximately 150 free Subject Bibliographies covering
a wide-range of topics. The "Sales Product Catalog" along with other
sales information is on the Internet at http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Direct purchases of publications
carried in stock may be made from the following Government Printing
Office Bookstores: California: ARCO Plaza, C Level, 505 South Flower
St., Los Angeles, CA 90071, Telephone: (213) 239-9844; Colorado:
1660 Wynkoop St., Suite 130,Denver, CO 80202, Telephone: (303) 844-3964;
Norwest Bankks Bldg., 201 West Eighth St. Pueblo, CO 81003, Telephone:
(719) 544-3142; District of Columbia: Government Printing Office,
710 North Capitol St. NW., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202)
512 0132; Florida: Suite 100, 100 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, FL 32202,
Telephone: (904) 353-0569; Georgia: First Union Plaza, Suite 120,
999 Peachtree St. NE., Atlanta, GA 30309, Telephone: (404) 347-1900;
Maryland: Retail Sales Branch, 8660 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707,
Telephone: (301) 953- 7974; Michigan: Suite 160, Federal Bldg.,
477 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48226, Telephone: (313) 226-7816;
Missouri: #120 Bannister Mall, 5600 East Bannister Rd., Kansas City,
MO 64137, Telephone: (816) 765-2256; New York: Room 2-120, Federal
Bldg., 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278 Telephone: (212) 264-3825;
Oregon: 1305 S.W. First Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, Telephone: (503)
221-6217; Room 118, Federal Bldg., 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222, Telephone: (412) 395-5201; Texas: Room 1C42, Federal Bldg.,
1100 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75242, Telephone: (214) 767-0076;
Suite 120, Texas Crude Building, 801 Travis Street, Houston, TX
77002, Telephone: (713) 228-1187; Washington: Room 194, Federal
Bldg., 915 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206) 553-4270;
Wisconsin: Suite 150 W, The Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin
Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203, Telephone: (414) 297-1304. GPO's online
Bookstore is on the Internet at: http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov.
Headquarters
Office: Mail orders and inquiries should be
addressed to: United States Government Printing Office, Superintendent
of Documents, 732 N. Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20402. Contact:
Order Desk. Telephone: (toll free) (866) 512-1800 or DC area (202)
512-1800. Fax: (202) 512-2250, E Mail: orders@gpo.gov.
