Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook

October 1998 Revision ; Supplement 1

Incorporation by Reference Language

April 12, 2004

The Office of the Federal Register is amending the Federal Register
Document Drafting Handbook in Chapter 6, "What is Incorporation by
Reference, and how do I do it?"

Currently, in section 6.4, Drafting Requirements, example 1 states
"You may inspect a copy at [INSERT THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY]
or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street,
NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC."

Previously, a copy of all materials incorporated by reference was
housed at the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). However, the
collection of incorporated materials has accumulated to the point that
in order to accommodate new material in its building in Washington,
D.C., the Office is transferring older material to the National
Archives building in College Park, MD and to the Washington National
Records Center in Suitland, MD. Therefore, a new general availability
statement replaces the Washington, D.C. address in section 6.4,
example 1.

The updated language in example 1 of section 6.4 reads as follows:

6.4 Drafting requirements.

Example 1: Incorporation by reference language

You must proceed in accordance with [INSERT THE NAME OF THE STANDARD
AND/OR MATERIAL TO BE INCORPORATED INCLUDING TITLE, DATE, EDITION,
AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE PUBLICATION]. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You
may obtain a copy from [INSERT THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF STANDARD
PRODUCER OR PUBLISHER]. You may inspect a copy at [INSERT THE NAME AND
ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY] or at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/i
br_locations.html.