and the conditions under which they may be used, NARS also supplies data from the records themselves. Persons who come to the National Archives Building and the Archives branches in the regional records centers to use the records are assisted in every way possible. Insofar as personnel are available, guides, inventories, lists, and indexes are prepared and they are made available. A trained reference staff is ready to aid researchers in finding and using the material desired. NARS is equipped to provide photographs, photostats, or microfilm copies of documents to investigators. RECORDS MANAGEMENT NARS maintains liaison with Federal agencies to improve the management and the quality of records created by the Government; to facilitate prompt and orderly disposition of inactive records; and to improve the usefulness of those that may be offered to the Archivist for preservation. Upon request, advice and technical assistance is given on organizing records management programs and establishing schedules and procedures for the retirement of records no longer needed currently. Evaluations of the record creation, maintenance, and disposition practices of Federal agencies are made and agencies may request guidance and assistance in their paperwork problems. FEDERAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Federal Archives and Records Centers are maintained to store and service noncurrent records of Federal agencies and historically valuable regional records of the National Archives of the United States. These centers also pro Sources of Information Inquiries for information on the following subjects should be directed to the specified office, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C. 20405. vide reimbursable microfilming service for Federal agencies. PUBLISHING LAWS AND PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS Federal legislation consists of both the acts of Congress and "regulations" which Government agencies have issued under authority delegated by the Congress. Acts of Congress are published immediately upon issuance in slip law form and are cumulated and published for each session of Congress in the United States Statutes at Large. All current Presidential proclamations and Executive orders and regulations of Government agencies having general applicability and legal effect are published in the Federal Register which appears five times a week. At least annually, all regulations in force are published in codified form in the Code of Federal Regulations. Presidential speeches, news conferences, messages, and other materials made public by the White House are published currently in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and annually in the Public Papers of the Presidents. Further information on Federal agencies is provided in the annual United States Government Manual. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES (Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson libraries). The libraries preserve, describe, and render reference service on Presidential papers and collections, prepare documentary and descriptive publications, and exhibit historic documents and museum items. CONTRACTS Individuals seeking to do business with the General Services Administration may obtain detailed information from the Business Service Centers listed on Archives and Records Service, GSA, Washington, D.C. 20408. Phone, 202963-6411. FILMS The National Audiovisual Center has motion pictures, film strips, slide sets, and video and audio tapes available to schools, educational, civic, and community groups on a sale, rental, or free distribution basis, depending on the particular film. The subject matter includes vocational training, educational, documentary, and military films, made for and by Government agencies. Requests for additional information should be directed to the National Audiovisual Center, Washington, D.C. 20409. Phone, 301-440-7753. PUBLICATIONS The National Archives has many publications of interest to the public. For a list, request General Information Leaflet No. 3, Publications of the National Archives and Records Service from the Publications Sales Branch (NEPS), National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. 20408. The following publications of the Federal Supply Service are available from the Business Service Centers: Guide to Specifications and Standards of the Federal Government; and Partners in Progress (information on the minority business enterprise program); Buying Government Surplus Personal Property; How State and Local Governments May Purchase Surplus Property From the Federal Government; and Donation of Federal Surplus Property. RELATED ORGANIZATIONS For information regarding the following related organizations, see "Guide to Selected Boards, Committees, and Commissions," pages 606-618: Federal Records Council, National Historical Publications Commission, National Archives Trust Fund Board, Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, and Interagency Classification Review Committee. The Indian Claims Commission hears and determines claims against the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing within the United States. The Commission was established by act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049; 25 U.S.C. 70), and is independent of all other agencies of the Government). TYPES OF CLAIMS The claims which the Commission is to hear and determine are: Claims in law or equity arising under the Constitution, laws, treaties of the United States, and Executive orders; all other claims in law or equity, with respect to which the claimant would have been entitled to sue in a court of the United States if the United States was subject to suit ; claims which would result if the treaties, contracts, and agreements between the claimant and the United States were revised on the ground of fraud, duress, unconscionable consideration, mutual or unilateral mistake, or any other ground cognizable by a court of equity; claims arising from the taking by the United States, whether as the result of a treaty of cession or otherwise, of lands owned or occupied by the claimant without the payment of compensation agreed to by the claimant; and claims based upon fair and honorable dealings that are not recognized by any existing rule of law or equity. No claim accruing after August 13, 1946, shall be considered by the Commission. No claim not presented by August 13, 1951, may thereafter be sub mitted to any court, administrative agency, or Congress for consideration. Deductions which shall be made in determining the quantum of relief are specified in the act. ADJUDICATION The final determination of the Commission shall be filed with the clerk. Within 3 months either party may appeal to the Court of Claims. Determinations of questions of law by the Court of Claims are subject to review by the U.S. Supreme Court. After the proceedings on each claim have been finally concluded, the Commission shall submit its report to Congress. Such report shall have the effect of a final judgment of the Court of Claims. The payment of any such claim shall be a full discharge of the United States of all claims and demands touching any of the matters involved in the controversy. For further information, contact the Executive Director, Indian Claims Commission, 1730 K Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20006. Phone, 202-382-6433. Approved. JEROME K. KUYKENDALL, Chairman. The Inter-American Foundation was created as a government corporation by act of December 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 821; 22 U.S.C. 290f). Multiyear funding was authorized and up to $50 million of appropriated funds were made available for the programs of the Foundation with said funds remaining available until expended. The Foundation was also empowered to receive and utilize private contributions and resources entrusted to it by international lending agencies. In December 1973, the Foundation entered into a 3-year agreement with the InterAmerican Development Bank to channel up to $30 million of the resources of the Social Progress Trust Fund to Foundation identified projects. The purposes of the Foundation are to support social change, to support learning about social change, and to support the interchange and dissemination of learning about social change in Latin America and the Caribbean. To carry out its purposes, the Foundation participates by invitation in the funding of experimental projects with social change objectives, and also funds evaluations of the projects it supports. The Foundation operates primarily through indigenous Latin American and Caribbean groups and organizations. To date in 3 years of operations the Foundation has funded 132 projects and evaluations in 24 countries for a total of $12,720,210. For further information, contact the Office of President, Inter-American Foundation, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Rosslyn, VA. 22209. Phone, 703-524-1555. Approved. WILLIAM M. DYAL, JR., INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Twelfth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20423 President. The Interstate Commerce Commission was created as an independent establishment by the act to regulate commerce of February 4, 1887 (24 Stat. 379, 383; 49 U.S.C. 1-22), now known as the Interstate Commerce Act. The Commission's authority has been strengthened and the scope of its jurisdiction has been broadened by subsequent legislation, such as the Hepburn Act, the Panama Canal Act, the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, and the Transportation Acts of 1920, 1940, and 1958. The Commission was created by Congress to regulate, in the public interest, carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act which are engaged in transportation in interstate commerce and in foreign commerce to the extent that it takes place within the United States. Surface transportation under the Commission's jurisdiction includes railroads, trucking companies, bus lines, freight forwarders, water carriers, oil pipelines, transportation brokers, and express agencies. The Chairman is designated by the President from among the Commissioners. The Commissioners elect their own Vice Chairman annually. The other nine Commissioners serve on one of three divisions: Operating Rights (Division One); Rates, Tariffs and Valuation (Division Two); and Finance and Service (Division Three). The entire Commission acts on matters of national transportation importance. The Commission may delegate certain duties and functions to individual Commissioners or to boards consisting of not less than three eligible employees. The three divisions function as appellate divisions for action on petitions for reconsideration or rehearing of decisions of divisions or boards of employees. |