U.S. Administrative Law
David Kosakowski: Government Documents Coordinator
| Federal Register | Unified Agenda |
| Code of Federal Regulations | Agency Decisions |
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- Federal Register
- The Federal Register is the official vehicle for making the regulations and legal notices issued by the federal agencies and departments available to the public. These include federal agency documents, such as regulations (proposed, temporary, amended and final) having general applicability and legal affect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, federal agency documents of public interest, grant notices, meeting notices, and Presidential proclamations and executive orders.
The Federal Register is published Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Use the Federal Register for administrative announcements as well as to monitor changes to the Code of Federal Regulations.
- GPO Access
- Able to search by keyword(s) since 1994 and page number since 1995. Also able to browse daily issues starting in 1998. Search Tips contains useful suggestions how to search the Federal Register via GPO Access.
- LexisNexis Academic
- Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook
- Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook
- Created to assist Federal agencies prepare documents for publication in the daily Federal Register. It provides agencies with guidance and examples to help them comply with the Office of the Federal Register's format and editorial requirements.
- GPO Access
- Comment on Proposed Regulations
- Regulations.gov
- Created to make it easier for citizens to participate in Federal rulemaking. You can search, review and comment on Federal agency rules and proposed rules open for comment.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations of the executive departments of the federal government. It is divided into 50 separate sections, called titles. Each title covers a general subject area.
- GPO Access
- Search CFR by keyword or citation or browse section by section.
- Legal Information Institute [Cornell University]
- Able to search by citation, keyword or browse by section.
- LexisNexis Academic
- List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) since 1986
- List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) since 1986
- To bring CFR regulations up to date by searching or browsing the online LSA Service: (1) consult the most recent issue of the LSA for any changes, additions, or removals published after the revision date of the CFR volume you are using; and (2) then access the Current List of CFR Parts Affected for less detailed but timely changes published after the final date included in the LSA. Able to search or browse the List of Sections Affected.
- GPO Access
- Unified Agenda
- The Unified Agenda summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each agency expects to issue during the following six months. The agendas are published in the Federal Register, usually during April and October each year, as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.
- Regulatory Information Service Center [U Massachusetts]
- GPO Access
- GPO Access
- Regulatory Information Service Center [U Massachusetts]
- Agency Decisions
- Each Federal agency that adjudicates administrative law publishes its decisions.
- Federal Administrative Decisions & other Actions
- Links to Federal administrative actions that are outside the scope of the Code of Federal Regulations or the Federal Register. What is available via the Internet varies from agency to agency. Examples include:
- Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Administrative Law Judges. Decisions & Orders
- National Labor Relations Board Decisions
- Internal Revenue Bulletins
