Research Guides: U.S. Government Information: Federal Regulations

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After Congressional bills become laws, Federal Departments and Agencies are responsible for enforcing those laws through regulations. Departments and Agencies develop regulations through the Federal rulemaking process, most commonly through a notice-and-comment process. In general, Departments and Agencies publish proposed rules that are open for public comment, and after a specified timeframe, the Department or Agency publishes a final rule based on public comments and other information.

Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov users can find Federal proposed and final rules published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the U.S. government's Federal Register, and submit comments through the web site to the Agencies on proposed rules that are open for public comment.
The Reg Map®
The Reg Map® is a chart that gives an overview of the "informal rulemaking" process
Guide to the Rule Making Process
Prepared by the Office of the Federal Register.
Federal Register.gov - The Daily Journal of the United States Government
"The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) jointly administer the FederalRegister.gov website. We developed this website to make it easier for citizens and communities to understand the regulatory process and to participate in Government decision-making."

Federal Regulations resources

Regulatory Insight
Regulatory Insight seeks to facilitate teaching and learning about administrative law by legal researchers, as well as academic researchers from many other disciplines. Regulatory Insight contains administrative law histories organized by public law.

CFR - Code of Federal Regulations - GovInfo
The CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations. LII / Legal Information Institute
This front-end to the CFR is generated from and links to the most recent version of the CFR placed on the Internet by the Government Printing Office.
Federal Register - Office of the Federal Register - GovInfo
"Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents."
Federal Register : what it is and how to use it (online tutorial)
Library of Congress - Federal Register
Federal Agencies, as well as notices of hearings, decisions, investigations, and committee meetings. The Federal Register has been published by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1936 and consists of several distinct parts..."