Published August 1991 — Download PDF of the original newspaper column
Byrd's-Eye View By U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd 1991 Update on Free Federal Information Hotlines The following list of toll-free Federal hotlines can help West Virginians obtain information about Federal programs and services, and about regulations and opportunities that may affect them directly. Retired Army Pay Problems ......... 1-800-428-2290 Cancer Hotline, Department of Health and Human Services ..... 1-800-4-CANCER National Runaway Switchboard ...... 1-800-621-4000 (For parents and runaways to leave messages) Parents Anonymous (child abuse) ..... 1-800-421-0353 Consumer Product Safety Commission ... 1-800-638-CPSC (Product recall, complaints, fact sheets) Financial Aid for College Students (National) Department of Education .......... 1-800-638-0824 AIDS Hotline (National) ............ 1-800-342-AIDS (HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Pesticide Emergency Information Clearinghouse ................... 1-800-858-PEST Federal Emergency Management Agency .......................... 1-800-638-6620 (Flood-insurance information) National Health Information Center .. 1-800-336-4797 Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care Hotline .......................... 1-800-638-0742 Small Business Administration ........ 1-800-827-5722 Social Security Administration ........ 1-800-848-0106 (Medicare questions) West Virginia Veterans Affairs Office ........................... 1-800-827-2052 Transportation Department .......... 1-800-424-9393 (Auto-safety information and complaints) Washington, D.C., Central Reservation Center ........................... 1-800-554-2220 (Information on lodging in the Nation's Capital) August 14, 1991