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Federal Publications Resources: Federal Regulations

  • Federal Register   AE2. 106  Doc Ref
    This publication announces new and proposed regulations and is published daily when the federal government is in operation.  Only the most recent two months are available in print at this call number.  Issues from 1936 to the present are available on microfilm.
  • Federal Register  (GPO Access)
    Searchable from 1994 forward.
  • Federal Register  (LEXIS-NEXIS Academic; CSU affiliates only)
    Path is:  Legal Research/Federal Regulations/Federal Register.  Searchable from 1980 forward.
  • Federal Register Index  (Congressional Information Service)   AE2.106.2 Doc Ref
    A print index covering 1984-1997.
  • Federal Register Index (US National Archives)   AE2.106 Doc Ref
    A print index covering 1950-1988.
     
  • Code Of Federal Regulations    AE2. 106/3  Doc Ref
    This annual publication compiles regulations currently in force and is arranged by agency and topic.  The CSU library retains only the most current year.
  • Code of Federal Regulations  (GPO Access)
    Searchable from 1996 forward.
  • Code of Federal Regulations  (LEXIS-NEXIS Academic; CSU affiliates only)
    Searchable for the current year only.
    NOTE: for past years of the CFR, consult the Government Publications Department at the CU Boulder library.
     
  • Regulations.gov
    Allows the public to review and comment upon federal regulations.
  • RegInfo.gov
    Provides handy summaries of significant regulations issued by major agencies annually from 1981 to the present.  Path is: Current and Past Regulatory Reviews/Historical Reports.
  • Federal Register Environmental Documents   (EPA)
    Full text notices from 1994 to the present.
  • Administrative Decisions  (University of Virginia Library)
    Provides online links to federal agency administrative actions that fall outside the scope of the Federal Register or the Code Of Federal Regulations.
     

Federal Government Resources

Content: Doug Ernest