lands make this an outstanding reference for anyone interested in how our federal lands are managed, and who manages them. The 1996 Federal Lands map features A complete US map, overlayed with federal lands according to the agency in charge Overlays for the types of land controlled by the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Interior, and other federal lands Detailed descriptions of the types of federal land under the jurisdiction of each Department. Separate color coding is used to show the agencies within each Department, for instance within the Department of Interior are the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service. Land areas under the jurisdiction of the National Parks, Forest Service, national grasslands, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, national estuarine research, military reservations and installations, DOE research facilities, Indian reservations, BLM lands, national wildlife refuges, national recreation areas, national wild and scenic rivers, wilderness areas, and national scenic trails.Coverage Area United States  (less)

information on Federal borrowing and debt; current services estimates; and other technical presentations. Also includes information on the budget system and concepts and a listing of the Federal programs by agency and account.  (less)

TO THE UNITED STATES: A Guide for New Immigrants/B/DIVDIVOffice of Citizenship and Immigration/U.S. Department of Homeland Security/DIVDIV /DIVDIVThis comprehensive guide, Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants, is a landmark publication for the federal government, designed to provide orientation information to the approximately 700,000 new permanent residents the United States welcomes each year. /DIVDIV /DIVDIVThe guide contains practical information to help new immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information that introduces new immigrants to the U.S. system of government./DIVDIV /DIVDIVTopical information provided in this guide includes:/DIVUL type=discLIFinding a place to live/LILIHow to get a Social Security number/LILIResources for looking for a job/LILIEnrolling your child in school and how most U.S. schools are organized/LILILearning English/LILIKeeping your home and family safe/LILIHow the federal government works/LI/ULDIVTABLE OF CONTENTS/DIVDIVDIVBContents/B/DIVDIVFull-color throughout book with full-color photographs; About this Guide introduction; United States Map; Federal Department and Agency listing; Federal Holidays listing;/DIVDIV /DIVChapter 1: Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Lawful Permanent Resident * Chapter 2: Getting Settled In the United States * Chapter 3: Education and Childcare * Chapter 4: Emergencies and Safety * Chapter 5: Learning About the United States * Chapter 6: Becoming a U.S. Citizen/DIVHomeland Security Dept., United State@K  (less)

information.PThe book includes such down-to-earth assistance as the income and category rules for major public benefits programs; a description of the application process for all major public benefits programs; application and documentation forms with pointers (tips and traps) for successful completion of the forms; and a detailed discussion of the social worker's roles in the public benefits process, with guidelines for practice in these various roles. A glossary in each chapter provides definitions that are used by government agencies to define recipients for major public benefits categories. Two appendices provide specific disability listings for Social Security and SSI, from the Code of Federal Regulations.  (less)

mandate to formulate a national communications policy. Using its authority, the FCC has done such far-reaching things as setting rates for long distance telephone service, creating rules and standards for broadcast programming, writing regulations for providers of cable television and information services, and, in recent decades, introducing competition in virtually every sector of the communications industry. As the FCC has gone about implementing its statutory mandate, it has frequently been the target of criticism by interest groups and members of Congress. Even these critics, however, would have a hard time imagining how a task as complicated as the formulation of a national telecommunications policy could be accomplished without the expertise and full time attention of an agency such as the FCC. The first work to integrate detailed information on the FCC as an organization--its politics, key policy initiatives, and legal issues--offers students, researchers, and general readers alike easy access to an array of topics related to the FCC. Chapters discuss the agency's origins, organization, programs, controversies, notable people, and significant court cases. Topics include the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Michael Powell, Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC, the Fairness Doctrine, telephone-cable competition, and indecency. A comprehensive annotated bibliography lists sources for further research.  (less)