Office of Records Services, Washington, DC 2 in the United States

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• Office of Records Services, Washington, DC

The Office of the Federal Register

The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) prepares and publishes a variety of public documents. Upon issuance, acts of Congress are published in slip law (pamphlet) form and then cumulated and published for each session of Congress in the United States Statutes at Large.

Each Federal workday, the OFR publishes the Federal Register, which contains current Presidential proclamations and Executive orders, Federal agency regulations having general applicability and legal effect, proposed agency rules, and documents required by statute to be published.

All Federal regulations in force are codified annually in the Code of Federal Regulations. Presidential speeches, news conferences, messages, and other materials released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary are published online in the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents and annually in the Public Papers of the Presidents. The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, as well as electronic versions of the previous Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from 1993 onward, can be accessed at www.presidentialdocuments.gov.

The United States Government Manual, published annually, serves as the official handbook of the Federal Government, providing extensive information on the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. All of the above publications are available in both paper editions and online in electronic formats at www.ofr.gov.

For further information, contact Information Services and Technology, Office of the Federal Register. Phone, 202–741–6000. TTY, 202–741–6086. Fax, 202–741–6012. Email, fedreg.info@nara.gov. Internet, http://www.ofr.gov.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is the grantmaking affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration. Its mission is to promote the preservationand use of America’s documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture. NHPRC grants help State and local archives, universities, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations solve preservation problems dealing with electronic records, improve training and techniques, strengthen archival programs, preserve and process records collections, and provide access to them through the publication of finding aids and documentary editions of the papers of the Founding Era and other themes and historical figures in American history.

The NHPRC works in partnership with a national network of State historical records advisory boards. It also provides Federal leadership in public policy for the preservation of, and access to, America’s documentary heritage.

For further information, contact the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Phone, 202–357–5010. Email, nhprc@archives.gov. Internet, http://www.archives.gov/nhprc.

Information Security Oversight Office

The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) oversees the security classification programs in both Government and industry and reports to the President annually on their status. Executive orders 12958 and 13526 serve as the authority for ISOO. The Office receives its policy and program guidance from the National Security Council. An organizational component of the National Archives and Records Administration, ISOO’s goals are to hold classification activity to the minimum necessary to protect the national security; to ensure the safeguarding of classified national security information in both Government and industry in a cost-effective and efficient manner; and to promote declassification and public access to information as soon as national security considerations permit.

For further information, contact the Information Security Oversight Office. Phone, 202–357–5250. Email, isoo@nara.gov. Internet, http://www.archives.gov/isoo.

Office of Government Information Services

Established under the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (5 U.S.C. 101 note), the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) reviews Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) activities throughout the Government.

OGIS serves as liaison between individuals making FOIA requests and administrative agencies, providing mediation services and resolving disputes as necessary. OGIS reviews policies and procedures of administrative agencies under FOIA, reviews agency compliance with FOIA, and recommends policy changes to Congress and the President to improve administration of FOIA.

For further information, contact the Office of Government Information Services. Phone, 301–837– 1996. Email, ogis@nara.gov. Internet, http://www.archives.gov/ogis.

National Archives Trust Fund Board

The National Archives Trust Fund Board receives funds from the sale of reproductions of historic documents and publications about the records, as well as from gifts and bequests. The Board invests these funds and uses income to support archival functions such as the preparation of publications that make information about historic records more widely available. Members of the Board are the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For further information, contact the Secretary, National Archives Trust Fund Board. Phone,301–837–3165.