Federal Register

Federal Register
Cover
TypeDaily official journal
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register
FoundedJuly 26, 1935 (1935-07-26)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersUnited States
ISSN0097-6326
OCLC number1768512
Websitefederalregister.gov
Free online archivesarchives.gov/federal-register

The Federal Register (FR or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices.[1] It is published every weekday, except on federal holidays. The final rules promulgated by a federal agency and published in the Federal Register are ultimately reorganized by topic or subject matter and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is updated quarterly.[2]

The Federal Register is compiled by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration) and is printed by the Government Publishing Office. There are no copyright restrictions on the Federal Register; as a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain.[3]

  1. ^ 44 U.S.C. § 1505
  2. ^ "About the Code of Federal Regulations". National Archives. August 15, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ^ 1 CFR 2.6; "Any person may reproduce or republish, without restriction, any material appearing in any regular or special edition of the Federal Register."