Selected Resources for:
Federal Regulation

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)  

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1

Current year

An annual codification of the regulations of the Federal government. It is completely revised each year to reflect regulations currently in effect. New regulations first appear in the daily Federal Register and then are codified in the CFR. An electronic version is available on GPO Access (1996-) and HeinOnline (1938-).

Location: LAU Gov Docs Stx AE 2.106/3:

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Federal Register  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/search~S4?/tfederal+register/tfederal+register/1%2C10%2C13%2CB/frameset&FF=tfederal+register&1%2C%2C3/indexsort=-

Last two years

Published daily by the Federal government containing new and proposed regulations (rules) of the executive agencies, e.g. IRS, EPA, FDA and etc. The President's proclamations and executive orders may also be found here. All final rules will later be published by subject (titles 1-50) in the Code of Federal Regulations. Published electronically by GPO Access (1996-) and HeinOnline (1936-).

Location: LAU Gov Docs Stx

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Federal Register: What It Is and How to Use It  

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/tutorial/

An introduction to the development of the regulatory process, the organization of the Federal Register, and the relationship between it and the Code of Federal Regulations and Public Laws. Search tools are also discussed.

Location: online tutorial