Agricultural Fact Sheets, Farmers' Bulletins, Leaflets, Home and Garden Bulletins, and Yearbook Separates. Each USDA agency will designate a publications distribution officer to manage its distribution of publications and to serve as agency liaison with OI on all matters relating to distribution of Publications. If the publication is not available free or for sale, an electrostatic copy can be purchased from the National Agricultural Library, or a review copy may be obtained from the nearest depository library. No name will be placed on a mailing list for any periodical except upon specific request of the person or institution desiring it and only with the approval of the agency responsible for the list. Many periodicals issued by USDA may be purhcased by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, GPO, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Some periodicals are available directly from the agencies for a subscription fee.
Annually, each Member of Congress receives an allotment from USDA to distribute popular publications free to their constituents. An account of the allotment of each Member is kept in OI, and any popular publications furnished to a Member of Congress must be charged against his or her account. This requirement includes the provision of free bulk distribution of publications to individual or organizations for redistribution of publications to individuals or organizations for redistribution to names on their mailing lists. The notification must include the names and addresses of those to receive copies of the publication, number of copies to be furnished to each address, the distribution or use to be made of the publications by the organization or individual, and an explanation of how the Government will be served by such a distribution. Advance consultation with OI is advisable to avoid delays.