| Publication Title | Call Number of Print | Digital Access for Georgetown Law |
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| Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) | K70 .A3, Current edition in Reading Room, Area 6 on map; superseded print vols. in Closed Stacks (ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk) K70 .A3 Micro Media 1st Fl, Row B, Cabinets 12-13 (1938-2004) |
Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, ProQuest Regulatory Insight, HeinOnline, govinfo, e-CFR |
| Federal Register (F.R.) | KF70 .A2 Micro Media 1st Fl, Row B, Cabinets 14-15 (1936-2004) | Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, ProQuest Regulatory Insight, HeinOnline, govinfo, FederalRegister.gov |
The Federal Register provides a uniform system for publishing presidential documents, regulatory documents with general applicability and legal effect, proposed and final regulations, notices, and documents required by statute to be published. Proposed and final regulations appear first in the Federal Register. In order for any administrative regulation to be legally effective, it must be published in the Federal Register.
| Web (Free) |
govinfo (1936 - ) FederalRegister.gov (1994 - ) Regulations.gov (current) Find or submit comments on proposed regulations. |
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| Web (Subscription) |
HeinOnline (1936 - ) Retrieve by citation or search full-text. Available in PDF format. Search comments from Regulations.gov. |
| Lexis |
Federal Register (1936 - ) |
| Westlaw |
Federal Register - All (1936 - ) Search full-text. |
| Microfiche |
Williams Media 1st Flr, Cabinets B14-B15 (1936-2004) |
Rule 14.2 of the Bluebook sets forth the proper form for citing to the Federal Register. The following is an example of a citation to the Federal Register:
57 Fed. Reg. 18,822 (1992) (to be codified at 16 C.F.R. pt. 456).
The Code of Federal Regulations is an annual codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register. The C.F.R. is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation. Title 3 of the C.F.R. contains presidential proclamations, executive orders, and other presidential documents which are required to be published in the Federal Register.
| Web (Free) |
govinfo (1996 - ) Browse by year or search full-text. Search by index. Available in PDF format. |
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| Web (Free) |
e-CFR (current) Browse by title or search full-text. |
| Web (Subscription) |
HeinOnline (1938 - ) Browse by year or title, or search full-text. Available in PDF format. ProQuest Regulatory Insight (1943 - ) Browse by year, retrieve by citation, or search full-text. Available in PDF format. |
| Lexis |
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations (1981 - ) |
| Westlaw |
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (current); Code of Federal Regulations - Historical (back to 1984) Browse by title, search by index, or search full-text. |
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Williams Reading Room, KF70 .A3 (current) |
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| Microfiche |
Williams Media 1st Flr, Cabinets B12-B13 (1938 - 2004) |
Rule 14.2 of the Bluebook sets forth the proper form for citing to the Code of Federal Regulations. The following is an example of a citation to the Code of Federal Regulations:
15 C.F.R. § 8.1 (2011).
