Title: Department of Commerce
Acronym: DOC

Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: C

Local Subject Index:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Business
Local Subject Term: Census of Agriculture
Local Subject Term: Census of Business
Local Subject Term: Census of Construction
Local Subject Term: Census of Governments
Local Subject Term: Census of Manufactures
Local Subject Term: Census of Mineral Industries
Local Subject Term: Census of Population and Housing
Local Subject Term: Census of Transportation
Local Subject Term: Census Tracts and Blocks (Maps)
Local Subject Term: Census Tracts and Blocks (Publications)
Local Subject Term: Commerce
Local Subject Term: Global Change
Local Subject Term: Government Specifications and Standards
Local Subject Term: International Trade
Local Subject Term: Marketing
Local Subject Term: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Local Subject Term: Oceanography
Local Subject Term: Patents and Trademarks
Local Subject Term: Satellites
Local Subject Term: Specifications and Standards
Local Subject Term: Standards
Local Subject Term: Statistics
Local Subject Term: Technology
Local Subject Term: Telecommunications
Local Subject Term: Trade
Local Subject Term: Trademarks
Local Subject Term: Transportation
Local Subject Term: Travel and Tourism
Local Subject Term: Utilities
Local Subject Term: Weather
Local Subject Term: Weights and Measures

Abstract: "The Department of Commerce encourages, serves, and promotes the Nation's international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement. The Department provides a wide variety of programs through the competitive free enterprise system. It offers assistance and information to increase America's competitiveness in the world economy; administers programs to prevent unfair foreign trade competition; provides social and economic statistics and analyses for business and government planners; provides research and support for the increased use of scientific, engineering, and technological development; works to improve our understanding and benefits of the Earth's physical environment and oceanic resources; grants patents and registers trademarks; develops policies and conducts research on telecommunications; provides assistance to promote domestic economic development; promotes travel to the United States by residents of foreign countries; and assists in the growth of minority businesses."

Purpose: Selected publications of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate. Some publications from most United States government agencies are available through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). NTIS is a subagency within the Department of Commerce. NTIS "is the Nation's largest central clearinghouse and Government wide resource for scientific, technical, engineering, and other business-related information. NTIS acquires its information from U.S. government agencies and their contractors and grantees, as well as from foreign, primarily governmental sources. NTIS is a self-supporting Federal agency within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce."

Agency Program: "The Department was designated as such by act of March 4, 1913 (15 U.S.C. 1501), which reorganized the Department of Commerce and Labor, created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501), by transferring all labor activities into a new, separate Department of Labor. The Department of Commerce (DOC) is composed of the Office of the Secretary and the operating units."

Availability:
General Distributor:
Distributor Name: United States Department of Commerce
Distributor Street Address: Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th St., NW, Room 5610
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20230
Distributor Network Address:
Distributor Telephone: 202-482-2000

Availability: Selected publications available for purchase, announced in "Business Service Checklist":
Distributor:
Distributor Name: Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20402
Distributor Network Address:
Distributor Telephone: 202-512-1800

Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.

Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title:Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: U.S. Department of Commerce Information Services via World Wide Web
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.doc.gov
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Commerce Information Locator Service
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.fedworld.gov/cils/cils.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Point of Contact for Further Information:
Name:
Organization: Office of Public Affairs, Department of Commerce
Street Address: Fourteenth Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, NW
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20230
Network Address:
Telephone: 202-219-3605

Supplemental Information: Source of information for Local Subject Index is Subject Bibliography Index. Most of the other information in this record is extracted from the U.S. Government Manual.

Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0003

Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States Government Printing Office
Major Organizational Subdivision: Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141

Date of Last Modification: 19951222