A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition - Kate L. Turabian 2007

Publications of government departments and agencies
Parenthetical citations–reference list style: citing specific types of sources
Part II. Source Citation

Executive departments, bureaus, and agencies issue reports, bulletins, circulars, and other materials. Include the name of an identified author after the title.

R: U.S. Department of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. 1984. An Oilspill Risk Analysis for the Central Gulf (April 1984) and Western Gulf of Mexico (July 1984), by Robert P. LaBelle. Open-file report, U.S. Geological Survey. Denver.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1975. Median Gross Rent by Counties of the United States, 1970. Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

P: (U.S. Department of the Interior 1984, 3)

(U.S. Bureau of the Census 1975, 15—16)

Cite bulletins, circulars, reports, and study papers issued by government commissions such as the Federal Communications Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission much like legislative reports. They are often classified as House (H) or Senate (S) documents.

R: U.S. Congress. Senate. 1935. Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Utility Corporations. 70th Cong., 1st sess. S. Doc. 91, pt. 71A.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1983. Annual Report of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Fiscal Year. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

P: (U.S. Senate 1935, 1)

(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 1983, 42)