Federal Register

The Federal Register ("FR") contains most routine publications and public notices of United States government agencies. The FR is published daily, and provides notice to the public of a federal government agency's proposed new rules, or changes to existing rules. The published notice, called a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (or "NPRM") typically requests public comment on a proposed rule, and provides notice of any public meetings where a proposed rule will be discussed. The public comments are considered by the issuing government agency, and the text of a final rule is published in the FR. The FR also contains executive orders and otherpresidential documents. In essence, the FR is a way for the government to think aloud to the people. The notice and comment process outlined in the FR gives the people a chance to participate in agency rulemaking. The FR is compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration and is printed by the Government Printing Office. The FR system of publication was created in 1935 under the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 15) and was further enlarged and amended by the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. Sec. 551).

Related Topics:
United States - Government agencies - Federal - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Final rule - Presidential - Rulemaking - National Archives and Records Administration - Government Printing Office - 1935 - Administrative Procedure Act - 1946

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