Appendix A. Government Resources

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There is a wealth of government agencies to contact that can provide you with free information and expert advice to guide you with any particular questions you may have.

• Better Business Bureau, 4200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203-1838, [phone], fax: [phone], www.bbb.org

• Canadian Council of the Better Business Bureau, 44 Byward Market Square, Suite 220, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7A2, e-mail: [e-mail]

• Consumer Information Center ( CIC ), P.O. Box 100, Pueblo , CO 81002, (800) FED- INFO , www.pueblo.gsa.gov

• Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ), Publications Request, Washington, DC 20207, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], www.cpsc.gov

• Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20559-6000, [phone], www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

• Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission ”CRC-240, Washington, DC 20580, [phone] or [phone], or (877) FTC-HELP, www.ftc.gov

• Immigration and Naturalization Service . For a local field office in your area, call [phone] or visit www.ins. usdoj .gov

• National Consumers League, 1701 K St., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20006, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

• National Fraud Information Center, P.O. Box 65868, Washington, DC 20035, [phone], www.fraud.org

• National Women's Business Council, 409 Third St., SW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20004, [phone], fax: [phone]

• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ( OSDBU ), 14th and Constitution Ave., NW, HCHB Room 6411, Washington, DC 20230, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

• Small Business Administration ( SBA ), 409 Third St., SW, Washington, DC 20416, [phone], www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/indexsteps.html

• Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, www.access.gpo.gov

• U.S. Bureau of Census, Customer Service, Washington, DC 20233, [phone], www.census.gov

• U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ), 12th St. and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250

• U.S. Department of Commerce ( DOC ), Office of Business Liaison, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Room 5898C, Washington, DC 20230, www.doc.gov

• U.S. Department of Labor ( DOL ), Employment Standards Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, www.dol.gov

• U.S. Department of Treasury, The Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ), P.O. Box 25866, Richmond, VA 23260, [phone], www.irs.gov

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ), Small Business Ombudsman, 401 M St., SW, (A-149C), Washington, DC 20460, [phone], all others: [phone]

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 200 Charles St., NW, Washington, DC 20402, www.fda.gov

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Crystal Plaza 3, Room 2CO2, Washington, DC 20231, [phone], www.uspto.gov

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth St., NW, Washington, DC 20549, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], www.sec.gov

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