Leesburg, 22075 (Balls Bluff National Cemetery)
(Mail: Culpeper National Cemetery, VA).
Mechanicsville, 23111 (Route 156 N.) (Cold Harbor
National Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond National
Cemetery, VA).

Richmond, 23249 (1201 Broad Rock Rd.)
Richmond, 23231 (1701 Williamsburg Rd.)
Richmond, 23231 (8620 Varina Rd.) (Fort Harrison
National Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond National
Cemetery, VA).

Richmond, 23231 (8301 Willis Church Rd.) (Glendale National Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA).

Roanoke, 24011 (210 Franklin Rd. SW.)
Salem, 24153

Sandston, 23150 (400 E. Williamsburg Rd.) (Seven Pines National Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA).

National Cemetery

Department of Veterans Affairs may contact the Director, Acquisition Policy and Review Service (95), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-565-4660. A brochure Doing Business With the Department of Veterans Affairs, which describes acquisition opportunities and contact points, is available upon request. The Handbook for Veterans in Business, prepared with the veteran in mind, which contains information on procurement programs, acquisition regulatory requirements, and general guidance on marketing the Federal Government, and more specifically VA, is also available to veterans upon request. Persons seeking information regarding special contracting and subcontracting programs for small, disadvantaged, 8(a) certified, and women- and veteran-owned small businesses may contact the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (00SB). Phone, 202565-8124.

Employment The Department of Veterans Affairs employs physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurses, nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries, registered respiratory therapists, certified respiratory technicians, licensed physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and licensed practical or vocational nurses under VA's excepted merit system. This system does not require civil service eligibility. Other professional, technical, administrative, and clerical occupations exist in VA that do require civil service eligibility. Persons interested in employment should contact the Human Resources Management Office at their nearest VA facility. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointments without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or any nonmerit factor.

Freedom of Information Act Requests
Inquiries should be directed to the
Assistant Secretary for Management,
Information Management Service
(045A4), 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202535-8272.

Medical Center (Hospital) Design, Construction, and Related Services VA projects requiring services for design, construction, and other related services are advertised in the Commerce Business Daily. Architectural/engineering firms interested in designing VA medical center construction projects may write to the Director, A/E Evaluation Staff (087G). Phone, 202-233-3181. Construction contractors should address their inquiries to the Chief, Administrative Services Division (082C). Phone, 202–233-3308. Contact either office at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; or write to the Chief, Supply Service, at any VA medical center or regional office center (see listing in the preceding text).

News Media Representatives of the media outside Washington, DC, may contact VA through the nearest regional Office of Public Affairs:

Atlanta (404-347-3236)
Chicago (312-353-4076)
Dallas (214-767-9270)
Denver (303-914-5855)
Los Angeles (310-268-4207)
New York (212-807-4030)

National and Washington, DC, media
may contact the Office of Public Affairs
in the VA Central Office, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Phone, 202-273-5700.
Publications Annual Report of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be
obtained (in single copies), without
charge, from the Reports and Information
Service (008C2), 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420.

The 1996 VA pamphlet Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (80-96-1), is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

Board of Veterans Appeals Index (I01-1), an index to appellate decisions, is available on microfiche in annual cumulation from July 1977 through December 1994. The quarterly indexes may be purchased for $7 and annual cumulative indexes for $22.50. Annual

indexes and BVA decisions for 1992 and 1993 are also available on CD-ROM for $30. The VADEX/CITATOR of Appellate Research Materials is a complete printed quarterly looseleaf cumulation of research material which may be purchased for $175 with binder and for $160 without binder. The Vadex Infobase, a computer-searchable version of the VADEX, is also available on diskettes for $100 per copy. These publications may be obtained from Promisel and Korn, Inc., Suite 480, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone, 301-986-0650.

VA Pamphlet, A Summary of

Department of Veteran Affairs Benefits

(27-82-2), may be obtained, without charge, from any VA regional office.

Interments in VA National Cemeteries, VA NCS-IS-1, provides a list of national cemeteries and information on procedures and eligibility for burial. Copies may be obtained without charge from the National Cemetery System (402B2), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.

A construction research report listing may be obtained from the Director, Management and Budget Staff (082), Office of Facilities, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-233-3481.

The African Development Foundation was established by the African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h), as a nonprofit Government corporation to support the self-help efforts of poor people in African countries. The Foundation became operational in 1984 and is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. By law, five Board members are from the private sector and two are from the Government.

The purposes of the Foundation are to: -strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between the people of Africa and the United States;

-support self-help development activities at the local level designed to

promote opportunities for community development;

-stimulate and promote effective and expanding participation of Africans in their development process; and

-encourage the establishment and growth of development institutions that are indigenous to particular countries in Africa and that can respond to the requirements of the poor in those countries.

To carry out its purposes, the Foundation makes grants, loans, and loan guarantees to African private groups, associations, or other entities engaged in peaceful activities that enable the people of Africa to develop more fully.