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Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 15)

§ 1501 Definitions
§ 1502 Custody and printing of Federal documents; appointment of Director
§ 1503 Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for printing
§ 1504 ''Federal Register''; printing; contents; distribution; price
§ 1505 Documents to be published in Federal Register
§ 1506 Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and duties
§ 1507 Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation
§ 1508 Publication in Federal Register as notice of hearing
§ 1509 Costs of publication, etc.
§ 1510 Code of Federal Regulations
§ 1511 International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter


Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. Subchapter II)

§ 551 Definitions
§ 552 Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
§ 552a Records maintained on individuals
§ 552b Open meetings
§ 553 Rule making
§ 554 Adjudications
§ 555 Ancillary matters
§ 556 Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision
§ 557 Initial decisions; conclusiveness; review by agency; submissions by parties; contents of decisions; record
§ 558 Imposition of sanctions; determination of applications for licenses; suspension, revocation, and expiration of licenses
§ 559 Effect on other laws; effect of subsequent statute


Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2)

§ 1 Short title
§ 2 Findings and purpose
§ 3 Definitions
§ 4 Applicability; restrictions
§ 5 Responsibilities of Congressional committees; review; guidelines
§ 6 Responsibilities of the President; report to Congress; annual report to Congress; exclusion
§ 7 Responsibilities of the Administrator of General Services; Committee Management Secretariat, establishment; review; recommendations to President and Congress; agency cooperation; performance guidelines; uniform pay guidelines; travel expenses; expense recommendations
§ 8 Responsibilities of agency heads; Advisory Committee Management Officer, designation
§ 9 Establishment and purpose of advisory committees; publication in Federal Register; charter: filing, contents, copy
§ 10 Advisory committee procedures; meetings; notice, publication in Federal Register; regulations; minutes; certification; annual report; Federal officer or employee, attendance
§ 11 Availability of transcripts; "agency proceeding"
§ 12 Fiscal and administrative provisions; recordkeeping; audit; agency support services
§ 13 Responsibilities of Library of Congress; reports and background papers; depository
§ 14 Termination of advisory committees; renewal; continuation
§ 15 Requirements relating to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration
§ 16 Effective date


Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.)

§ 561 Purpose
§ 562 Definitions
§ 563 Determination of need for negotiated rulemaking committee
§ 564 Publication of notice; applications for membership on committees
§ 565 Establishment of committee
§ 566 Conduct of committee activity
§ 567 Termination of committee
§ 568 Services, facilities, and payment of committee member expenses
§ 569 Encouraging negotiated rulemaking
§ 570 Judicial review
§ 570a Authorization of appropriations


Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)

§ 801 Congressional review
§ 802 Congressional disapproval procedure
§ 803 Special rule on statutory, regulatory, and judicial deadlines
§ 804 Definitions
§ 805 Judicial review
§ 806 Applicability; severability
§ 807 Exemption for monetary policy
§ 808 Effective date of certain rules


Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)

§ 601 Definitions
§ 602 Regulatory agenda
§ 603 Initial regulatory flexibility analysis
§ 604 Final regulatory flexibility analysis
§ 605 Avoidance of duplicative or unnecessary analyses
§ 606 Effect on other law
§ 607 Preparation of analyses
§ 608 Procedure for waiver or delay of completion
§ 609 Procedures for gathering comments
§ 610 Periodic review of rules
§ 611 Judicial review
§ 612 Reports and intervention rights


Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

§ 3501 Purpose
§ 3502 Definitions
§ 3503 Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
§ 3504 Authority and functions of Director
§ 3505 Assignment of tasks and deadlines
§ 3506 Federal agency responsibilities
§ 3507 Public information collection activities - submission to Director; approval and delegation
§ 3508 Determination of necessity for information; hearing
§ 3509 Designation of central collection agency
§ 3510 Cooperation of agencies in making information available
§ 3511 Establishment and operation of Federal Information Locator System
§ 3512 Public protection
§ 3513 Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency response
§ 3514 Responsiveness to Congress
§ 3515 Administrative powers
§ 3516 Rules and regulations
§ 3517 Consultation with other agencies and the public
§ 3518 Effect on existing laws and regulations
§ 3519 Access to information
§ 3520 Authorization of appropriations

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