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General Consumer Information

• Federal Citizen Information Center (http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/)
  The Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) is well known for the Consumer Information Catalog, which offers low-cost or free publications on dozens of subjects. Browse among the following subject areas to view full-text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications: Cars, Children, Education, Employment, Federal Programs, Food, Health, Housing, Money, Small Business, Travel, and Miscellaneous. From U.S. General Services Administration.
  • The Consumer Action Website covers "before you buy," "after you buy," and "filing a complaint."
  • National Contact Center answers to questions about federal programs, benefits, or services.

• Fedworld Homepage (http://www.fedworld.gov)
  Comprehensive central access point ("one-stop shopping") for locating and ordering federal government information, including job announcements and tax forms; access to WWW sites, more than 130 government dial-up bulletin boards, and other U.S. government information sources. From the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).

• FirstGov for Consumers Home Page (http://www.consumer.gov/)
  FirstGov brings together information from several federal agencies to one easy access point. Subjects covered at the home page include Buying Smart, Children, Education, Food, Health, Product Safety, Transportation, Your Home, Your Money. From the Office of Citizen Services and Communications, U.S. General Services Administration.
  
  
• State of Tennessee. There are two useful starting pages:
  Tennessee Home Page (http://www.state.tn.us/) is divided by subject.
  Governor's Home Page (http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/governor/) includes links to the three branches of government.
  
  Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs (http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/) provides consumer news, consumer education, and the capability to file a complaint at their Web site.

• healthfinder (http://www.healthfinder.gov/)
  Consumer information, topics a-z (http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/) that direct you to dozens of sites and groups on numerous topics, such as AIDS, Allergies, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse. From U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
  
  
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (http://www.fda.gov/)
  Consumer information on animal drugs, biologics, children and tobacco, cosmetics, foods, human drugs, and medical devices.
  
  
• Medline Plus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/)
  Directs you to resources containing information that will help you answer your health questions. Provides links to information on common diseases and conditions, definitions of medical terms, links to organizations providing medical information, information for reading online, hospital and physician directories, and other medical information. From National Library of Medicine.
  
  

  Travel Information

  • Travel Publications (http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1231.html)
    Includes travel warnings, consular information sheets, and passport services (application, where to apply, related information). From U.S. Dept. of State (http://www.state.gov/).
    
    
  • CDC Home Travel Information Page (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm)
    Health information for international travelers. From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    
    
  • Recreation.GOV (http://www.recreation.gov/)
    Interagency one-stop resource for information about recreation on federal lands. Offers information from all of the federal land management agencies and allows searching for recreation sites by State, by agency, or by recreational activity. From National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    
    
  • Tennessee Interstate Construction (http://www.state.tn.us/transport/information-office/const.htm).
    Map and description of Interstate construction sites. From Tennessee Dept. of Transportation (http://www.state.tn.us/transport/).
  
  
  

  Auto and Product Safety Information

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/)
    The NHTSA is just one of several agencies within the Department of Transportation that offer helpful information to consumers. The NHTSA provides information about vehicles and their safety, including recall and crash test information.
    
    
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission (http://www.cpsc.gov/)
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission provides recall information for unsafe products, as well as other information at their Web site, such as an area for kids, and a library.
    
    
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov)
    The EPA provides useful consumer information in the Concerned Citizens (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/citizen.htm) portion of its mammoth Web site.
  
  
  

  Personal Finance Information

  • U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/)
    Includes Forms and Publications (http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html),
    Individual Taxpayer Help and Education(http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/individuals/index.html),
    Tax Regs for Professionals (http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/index.html), and much more. From U.S. Department of the Treasury.
    
    Links to State Tax Agencies (http://www.taxsites.com/agencies.html)
    

  • Federal Trade Commission (http://www.ftc.gov/index.shtml)
    The FTC enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws. The FTC Web site includes an area devoted to consumer protection (http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm), covering subject matter such as consumer credit, real estate, telemarketing, online commerce, and much more.
    
    
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov/)
    The Securities and Exchange Commission has dedicated a portion of its Web site to investor assistance and complaints (http://www.sec.gov/invkhome.htm), where you can submit questions, read SEC publications and investor alerts, and more.
  
  
  

  Other Frequently Used Sources

  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (http://www.fcc.gov/)
    The FCC deals with all modes of communication, including radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable, to ensure that consumers are protected, and that there is competition in those markets. In addition to a portion of the Web site geared toward consumer information, the FCC provides a great deal of news, announcements and other information concerning current events, regulations, and hot topics.
    
    
  • Federal Job Announcement Search (http://usajobs.opm.gov/)
    Search for jobs by state, Atlantic jobs, Pacific jobs, summer jobs. From NTIS/FedWorld.
    
    
  • Forms from the Feds (http://www.lib.memphis.edu/gpo/forms.htm)
    Forms for copyright, taxes, passports, immigration, and others. From Univ. of Memphis.
    
    
  • Consumer Information For Housing (http://www.hud.gov/consumer/index.cfm)
    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers consumer information: know your rights, file a complaint, healthy homes for healthy children, deceptive home improvement contractors, mortgage interest and fee overcharges, paying for information on reverse mortgages for seniors, paying to get your HUD refunds, bad landlords in federal housing, and more.
    
    
  • U.S. Postal Service (http://www.usps.com)
    Includes Postal Rates (http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm), Domestic Rate Calculator (http://postcalc.usps.gov/), International Rate Calculator (http://ircalc.usps.gov/), and ZIP+4 Code Lookup (http://www.usps.com/zip4/).
    
    
  • Weather (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/)
    Get current conditions, forecasts, and much more weather information from the National Weather Service.
    
    
  • ZIP+4 Code Lookup (http://www.usps.com/zip4/)
    From U.S. Postal Service.
  
  
  

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