Government Documents Classification (Sudoc)
Collections of U.S. government publications are
usually shelved according to a classification system
developed by the U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Like
Library of Congress call numbers, SuDocs numbers also begin
with letters of the English alphabet. The letters stand for
the name of the issuing agency.
For example:
- C
61.34:987
In the example given above:
- C
represents the issuing agency
(Commerce Department)
61. indicates the subordinate
bureau within the issuing agency (International
Trade Administration)
34: is the
number of the specific publication
(U.S.
Industrial Outlook)
987
indicates the
year of publication
(1987)
Commonly used SuDocs prefixes:
- A
- Agriculture Department
C 3. - Census
Bureau
D- Defense Department
E - Energy Department
ED - Education Department
GA - General Accounting Office
GS - General Services Administration
HE - Health and Human Services Department
HS - Department of Homeland Security
I - Interior Department
I 19. - U.S. Geological Survey
J - Justice Department
Ju - Judiciary
L - Labor Department
LC - Library of Congress
NAS - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S - State Department
SI - Smithsonian Institution
T 22. - Internal Revenue Service (Treasury Department)
X, Y - Congress
Y 4. - Congressional Committees
Departments and Corresponding Agencies:
A--Agriculture Department: Forest Service; National
Agriculture Library; Office of
Communications; Extension Service; Personnel Office; Natural
Resources Conservation Service; Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation; Foreign Agricultural Service; Rural
Utilities Service; Agricultural Research Service; Agricultural
Stabilization and
Conservation Service; Commodity Credit Corporation;
Agricultural Marketing Service;
National Agricultural Statistics Service; Economic Research
Service; Cooperative State
Research, Education and Extension Service; Food and Consumer
Service; Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service; Federal Grain Inspection
Service; Office of
Congressional Relations; Rural Business/Cooperative Service;
Food Safety and
Inspection Service; Farm Service Agency; Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
AC--Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
AE--National Archives and Records Administration: Federal
Register Office.
C--Commerce Department: Minority Business Development Agency;
Census Bureau;
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Patent
and Trademark Office;
Economic Development Administration; National Technical
Information Service;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
National Weather Service;
National Meteorological Center; National Environmental
Satellite, Data, and Information
Service; National Climatic Data Center; National Oceanographic
Data Center; National
Marine Fisheries Service; National Ocean Service;
Environmental Research Laboratories;
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office; Economic Analysis
Bureau; National Telecommunications and Information Administration;
International
Trade Administration;
Bureau of Export Administration.
CC--Federal Communications Commission
CR--Civil Rights Commission
D--Defense Department: American Forces Information Service;
Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Defense Information Systems Agency; Defense Intelligence
Agency; National Imagery
And Mapping Agency (Formerly Defense Mapping Agency); National
Defense
University; Defense Logistics Agency; Defense Technical
Information Center; National
Guard Bureau; Defense Special Weapons; Army Department;
Adjutant General's Office
(Army); Engineers Corps (Army); Army Medical Department;
Publications Relating to
Ordinance (Army); Quartermaster General of the Army; Judge
Advocate General's
Office (Army); Military Academy West Point; Army Command and
General Staff
College; Army Electronics Research and Development Command;
Military History
Center; Chemical Corps; U.S. Army Air Mobility Research and
Development Command;
Provost Marshall General (Army); Navy Department; Naval Air
Systems Command;
Naval Oceanographic Office; Office of Civilian Personnel;
Judge Advocate General
(Navy); Medicine and Surgery Bureau (Navy); Naval Operations
Office; Naval
Education and Training Command; Chief of Naval Reserve; Naval
Military Personnel
Command; Naval Academy; Naval War College, Newport; Naval
Facilities Engineering
Command; Naval Research Office; Naval Sea Systems Command;
Naval Supply Systems
Command; Naval Observatory; Marine Corps; Naval Ordnance
Systems Command;
Military Sealift Command; Naval Meteorology and Oceanography
Command; Naval
Electronics Systems Command; Naval Historical Center; Air
Force Department; Judge
Advocate General of Air Force; Administrative Services (Air
Force), Air Force Office
Medical Support, Air Force Academy.
E--Energy Department: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Energy Information
Administration; Economic Regulatory Administration; Bonneville
Power Administration;
Western Area Power Administration; Alaska Power
Administration; Southeaster Power
Administration.
ED--Education Department: National Center for Educational
Statistics; Special Education
And Rehabilitative Services Office; Educational Research and
Improvement Office;
Elementary and Secondary Education Office; Presidential
Scholars Commission.
EP--Environmental Protection Agency: Water Office; Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Office; Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances;
Radiation and Indoor Air;
Technology Transfer; Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds Office.
FA--Fine Arts Commission
FCA--Farm Credit Administration
FEM--Federal Emergency Management Agency: United States Fire
Administration; Federal Insurance Administration.
FHF--Federal Housing Financing Board
FM--Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FMC--Federal Maritime Commission
FR--Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
FT-- Federal Trade Commission
FTZ--Foreign-Trade Zones Board
GA--General Accounting Office: Personnel Appeals Board.
GP--Government Printing Office: Superintendent of Documents.
GS--General Services Administration: Federal Supply Service;
Public Buildings Service;
Consumer Information Center; Information Resources Management
Service.
HE--Health and Human Services Department: Consumer Affairs
Office; Aging
Aging Administration; Social Security Administration; Public
Health Service;
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; National
Center for Health Care
Technology; Indian Health Service; Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services
Administration; Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency;
National Institutes of
Health; National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
And Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development;
National Institute of Dental Research; National Institute of
General Medical Sciences;
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Library of
Medicine; John
E. Fogarty International
Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences; National
Eye Institute; National
Institute on Aging; National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease;
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Food and Drug
Administration; Center for Veterinary
Medicine; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Center
for Devices and
Radiological Health; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research;
Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research; Quality Assurance Bureau; National
Center for Health
Statistics; Health Care Policy and Research Agency; Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention; National Institute foe Occupational Safety and
Health; National Center for
HIV, STD and TB Prevention; National Center for Environmental
Health; National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
National Center for
Infectious Diseases; Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Agency; National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control; National Immunization Program;
Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration; National Institute of
Mental Health; National
Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism; Health
Resources and Services Administration; Primary Health Care
Bureau; Maternal and Child
Health Bureau; Bureau of Health Professions; Health Resources
Development Bureau;
Health Care Financing Administration; Medicaid Bureau; Health
Standards and Quality
Bureau; Program Operations Bureau; Data Management and
Strategy Bureau; President's
Committee on Mental Retardation; Children, Youth and Families
Administration; Head
Start Bureau; Children's Bureau; Family and Youth Service
Bureau; Native Americans
Administration; Developmental Disabilities Administration;
Child Support Enforcement
Office; Administration for Children and Families.
HH--Housing and Urban Development: Federal Housing
Administration; New Communities
Administration; Multi-Family Housing Office.
HS--Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Coast Guard;
US Secret Service; Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services;
Office of State and Local Government Coordination; Office of
Private Sector Liaison; Office of Inspector General; Management;
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection; Science and Technology;
Emergency Preparedness and Response; Border and Transportation Security.
I--Interior Department: Geological Survey; Biological Resources
Division; Indian Affairs
Bureau; Natural Resources Library; Reclamation Bureau; Mines
Bureau; National Park
Service; Geographic Names Board; Fish and Wildlife Service;
Land Management
Bureau; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office;
Minerals Management
Service.
IA--U.S. Information Agency
IC--Interstate Commerce Commission
ITC--International Trade Commission
J--Justice Department: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Prisons
Bureau; National Institute
Of Corrections; Immigration and Naturalization; Community
Relations Service; Drug
Enforcement Administration; Marshals Service; Justice
Assistance Bureau; United States
Parole Commission; National Institute of Justice; Justice
Statistics Bureau; Executive
Office of United States Attorneys; Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Office;
Office of Attorney Personnel Management; Violence Against
Women Office.
JU--Judiciary: U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of
Federal Claims; Supreme Court;
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States
Court of International Trade;
Administrative Office of U.S. Courts; Tax Court; Federal
Judicial Center; United States
Bankruptcy Court; United States Court of Veterans Appeals.
L--Labor Department: Labor Statistics Bureau; Solicitor of Labor
Department; Veterans'
Reemployment Rights Office; Employees Compensation Appeals
Board; International
Labor Affairs Bureau; Occupational Safety and Health
Administration; Employment
Standards Administration; Women's Bureau; Wage and Hour
Division; Worker's
Compensation Programs Office; Employment and Training
Administration;
Apprenticeship and Training Bureau; Unemployment Insurance
Service; United States
Employment Service; Mine Safety and Health Administration;
Veteran's Employment
And Training Service; Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration.
LC--Library of Congress: Humanities and Social Sciences
Division; Copyright Office;
Manuscript Division; Geography and Map Division; Serial and
Government Publications
Division Library Services; Cataloging Directorate; Music
Division; Congressional
Research Service; Asian Division; National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped; Rare Book and Special Collections Division;
Hispanic Division; Prints and
Photographs Division; History and Literature Cataloging
Division; Library Services
(Includes Cataloging Distribution Service Division); Science
and Technology Division;
Collection Management Division; European Division; American
Folklife Center; Motion
Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division; African
and Middle Eastern
Division; Law Library.
LR--National Labor Relations Board
MS--Merit Systems Protection Board: Special Counsel Office.
NAS--National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NC--National Capital Planning Commission
NCU--National Credit Union Administration
NF--National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: National
Endowment for the
Arts; National Endowment for the Humanities; Institute of
Museum and Library Services.
NMB--National Mediation Board
NS--National Science Foundation: Science Information Service
Office.
OP--Overseas Private Investment Corporation
P--United States Postal Service
PE--Peace Corps
PM--Personnel Management Office
PR--President of the United States
PREX--Executive Office of the President: Management and Budget
Office; Central Intelligence
Agency; Economic Advisors Council; Foreign Broadcast
Information Service; Federal
Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology;
United States Trade
Representative; Council on Environmental Quality; Domestic
Policy Council;
Telecommunications Policy Office; Science and Technology
Policy Office; Drug Abuse
Policy Office; Regulatory Information Service Center; Office
of National Drug Control
Policy.
PRVP--Vice President of the United States
RR--Railroad Retirement Board
S--State Department: International Development Agency.
SBA--Small Business Administration
SE--Securities and Exchange Commission
SI--Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of American
History/National Museum of
Natural History; American Historical Association; National
Museum of American Art;
Freer Gallery of Art; National Gallery of Art; National Air
and Space Museum; National
Portrait Gallery; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
National Museum of African
Art.
SSA--Social Security Administration
T--Treasury Department: Comptroller of Currency; Customs
Service; Engraving and
Printing Bureau; Internal Revenue Service; Mint Bureau; Secret
Service; Fiscal Service;
Financial Management Service; Public Debt Bureau; Savings Bond
Division; Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms Bureau; Office of Thrift Supervision.
TD--Transportation Department: National Transportation Safety
Board; Federal Highway
Administration; Motor Carrier Safety Bureau; Federal Railroad
Administration; Safety
Office; Federal Aviation Administration; Airport Programs
Office; Aviation Medicine
Office; Air Traffic Operations Service; Flights Standard
Service; Systems Research and
Developmental Service; Civil Aviation Security Service;
Aircraft Certification Service;
Coast Guard; St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation;
Federal Transit
Authority; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
Office of Hazardous
Materials Transportation; Research and Special Programs
Administration; Maritime
Administration; Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
VA--Veterans Affairs Department
X,Y--Congress: House of Representatives; Senate; Congress;
Administrative Conference of United States; United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; The African American
Development Foundation; American Battle Monuments Commission;
X,Y Congress-Continued:
National Commission on American Indian, Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian Housing; Appalachian Regional Commission; Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; National Advisory
Council on Bilingual Education; Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; Competitiveness Policy Council; Consumer Product
Safety Commission; Advisory Committee on the Records of
Congress; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission;
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; National Council on
Disability; National Commission on Responsibilities for
Financing Postsecondary Education; Federal Election Commission;
National Commission for Employment Policy; United States
Enrichment Corporation; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
Office of Government Ethics; Export-Import Bank of United
States; Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation; Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Executive Board; Federal
Labor Relations Authority; Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; White House Historical Association; United States
Holocaust Memorial Council; Interagency Council on the Homeless;
National Advisory Council on Indian Education; Inter-American
Foundation; Japan-United States Friendship Commission; National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science; National
Institute for Literacy; Marine Mammal Commission; Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission; Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
Commission; National Advisory Council on International Monetary
and Financial Policies; The Corporation for National and
Community Service; National Senior Service Corps; Nuclear
Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board;
National Nutrition Monitory Advisory Council; Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission; Panama Canal Commission;
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; United States
Institute of Peace; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation;
Physician Payment Review Commission Postal Rate Commission;
Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely
Handicapped; Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; Selective
Service System; United States Sentencing Commission; National
Advisory Committee on Semiconductors; Tennessee Valley
Authority; Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission;
Commissions, Committees, and Boards; Special Committee on Aging
(Senate); Committee on Agriculture (House); Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate); Committee on
Appropriations (House); Committee on Appropriation (Senate);
Committee on Armed Services (Senate); Committee on Banking and
Financial Services (House); Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs (Senate); Committee on the Budget (Senate);
Committee on the Budget (House); Committee on Commerce, Science
and Transportation (Senate); Committee on Commerce (House);
Joint Economic Committee; Committee on Education and the
Workplace (House); Energy and Natural Resources Committee;
Select Committee on Ethics (Senate); Committee on Finance
(Senate); Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate); Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House); Committee on
Governmental Affairs (Senate); House Oversight Committee
(House); Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate); Committee on
International Relations (House); Select Committee on
Intelligence (House); Select Committee on Intelligence (Senate);
Committee on the Judiciary (House); Committee on the Judiciary
(Senate); Committee on Labor and Human Relations (Senate); Joint
Committee on the Library; Joint Committee on Printing; Committee
on Environment and Public Works (Senate); Committee on Resources
(House); Committee on Rules (Rules); Committee on Rules and
Administration (Senate); Committee on Science (House);
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Committee on
National Security (House); Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe; Committee on Small Business (House);
Committee on Small Business (Senate); Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct (House); Joint Committee on Taxation; Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure (House); Committee on
Veterans' Affairs (House); Committee on Veterans' Affairs
(Senate); Committee on Ways and Means (House); Select and
Special Committees (as appointed); Congress (Memorial
Addresses); Congressional Budget Office.
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