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The Federal Register Tutorial

"The Federal Register: What It Is and How to Use It" Tutorial is available in two formats: HTML   |   Adobe Acrobat PDFPDF

Through the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), the National Archives and Records Administration presents this tutorial to help you learn more about how Federal agencies promulgate regulations. Persons who need to locate information in the daily Federal Register (FR) or Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) find it especially useful.

Topics covered include:

  • The regulatory process, focusing on the role of the public.
  • The relationship between the FR and CFR.
  • A "Guided Tour" of a typical edition of the FR and volume of the CFR.
  • Using FR/CFR finding aids.
  • Using our publications on the World Wide Web.

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