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District has a Problem Resolution Officer who attempts to resolve taxpayers' complaints not satisfied through regular channels.

Publications The Annual ReportCommissioner of Internal Revenue (Pub. 55), as well as periodic reports of Statistics of Incomes, which present statistical tabulations concerning various tax returns filed, are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Audit of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund (Pub. 556), Your Federal Income Tax (Pub. 17), Farmers Tax Guide (Pub. 225), Tax Guide for Small Business (Pub. 334), and other publications are available at Internal Revenue Service offices free of charge.

Reading Rooms Public reading rooms are located in the National Office and in each Regional Office or, in some cases, a District Office located in a Regional Office building.

Speakers Speakers on provisions of the tax law and operations of the Internal Revenue Service for professional and community groups may be obtained by writing to the District Directors or, for national organizations only, to the Public Affairs Division at the IRS national headquarters in Washington, DC. Taxpayer Service The Internal Revenue Service provides year-round tax information and assistance to taxpayers, primarily through its toll-free telephone system. Taxpayers requesting information about the tax system, their rights and obligations under it, and the tax benefits available to them can call the number listed in their local telephone directory and in the tax form packages mailed to them annually. This service allows taxpayers anywhere in the United States to call the service without paying a long

distance charge. Special toll-free telephone assistance also is available to deaf and hearing-impaired taxpayers who have access to a teletypewriter or television/phone. These special numbers are included in the annual tax form packages and also are available from any agency office.

Taxpayers may also visit agency offices for help with their tax problems. The Service provides return preparation assistance to taxpayers by guiding groups of individuals line by line on the preparation of their returns. Individual preparation is available for handicapped or other individuals unable to use the group preparation method.

Foreign language tax assistance also is available at many locations.

United States Mint

Contracts and Employment Inquiries should be directed to the facility head of the appropriate field office or to the Director of the Mint.

Numismatic Services The United States Mint maintains public exhibit and sales areas at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, the Old San Francisco Mint, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. Information and order forms for proof sets, medals, and other numismatic items may also be obtained by writing to the United States Mint, 10001 Aerospace Road, Lanham, MD 20706. Phone, 301-436-7400. Also, for a 24-hour recording with further information, call 202-447-9916. Publications The Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coinage Manufactured by the Mints of the United States 1793-1980, The World's Monetary Stocks of Gold, Silver and Coins, and Medals of the United States Mint, an illustrated catalog, are available from the United States Mint, Washington, DC, and the Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. A current price list of medals and a brochure of official coins and medals sold by the United States Mint are available free of charge from the

United States Mint, Washington, DC 20220.

Bureau of the Public Debt

Employment General employment inquiries should be addressed to the Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Personnel Management, Employment Branch, Washington, DC 20239-0001. Phone, 202-447-1410. Savings Bonds Requests for information relating to holdings of all series of savings bonds, savings notes, and retirement plan or individual retirement bonds should be addressed to the Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328. Phone, 304-420-6112, extension 6274. Treasury Securities Information inquiries regarding the purchase of Treasury bills, bonds, and notes should be addressed to your local Federal Reserve Bank or branch, or to the Bureau of the Public Debt, Department F, Washington, DC 20239-1200. Phone, 202-287-4113.

United States Savings Bonds Division

Savings Bonds Savings bonds are continuously on sale at more than

40,000 issuing agencies and their branches in virtually every locality in the United States. Information about bonds may be provided by such issuing agents. Free informational materials are available from District Savings Bonds Offices (see page 505) and from the Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20226. Phone, 202-634-5389.

Current rate information is available toll-free by calling 1-800-US-BONDS. In the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, call USA-8888.

United States Secret Service Information about employment opportunities and publications and general public information may be obtained by contacting the nearest Secret Service field office or the Office of Government Liaison and Public Affairs, 1800 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20223. Phone, 202-535-5708.

For further information concerning the Department of the Treasury, contact the Public Affairs Office, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-5662041.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420

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(VACANCY)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information

Resources Operations

Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and
Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel and
Labor Relations

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal

Employment Opportunity

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
Assistant Secretary for Veterans Liaison and
Program Coordination

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans
Liaison

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program

Coordination and Evaluation

Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Facilities
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Acquisition and Facilities

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiel Management

Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Public

Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional

Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

(VACANCY)

MICHAEL RUDD

GERALD K. HINCH

ROBERT W. SCHULTZ
(VACANCY)

HATTIE M. BICKMORE

SYLVIA CHAVEZ LONG

(VACANCY)
(VACANCY)

GERALD E. NEUMANN, Acting
H. ROBERT SALDIVAR

(VACANCY)

ALONZO M. POTEET

WILLIAM F. ANDERSON

The Department of Veterans Affairs operates programs to benefit veterans and members of their families. Benefits include compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service; pensions; education and rehabilitation; home loan guaranty; burial; and a medical care program incorporating nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
was established as an executive
department by the Department of
Veterans Affairs Act (38 U.S.C. 201
note). The Department's predecessor, the
Veterans Administration, had been
established as an independent agency
under the President by Executive Order
5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance
with the act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat.
1016). This act authorized the President
to consolidate and coordinate the U.S.
Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions,
and the National Home for Volunteer
Soldiers.

The Department of Veterans Affairs comprises three departments that administer veterans programs: the Veterans Health Services and Research

Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery System. Each department has field facilities and a Central Office component. The Central Office also includes separate staff offices that provide support to the departments' operations as well as to top VA executives. Staff and department managers report to the highest level of agency management, which consists of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Secretary.

Assistant Secretaries Six Assistant Secretaries provide administrative support and technical advice to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary, to departments, and to each other. The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Public Affairs

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