Federal administrative agencies are delegated the power to make rules/regulations by statute or Presidential Executive Order. In order for this delegated responsibility to produce rules/regulations which have the force of law, agencies must abide by procedures which call for public notice and a period of public comment prior to finalization of the rule/regulation. That procedure is accomplished by publication in the Federal Register of both proposed and final rules/regulations.
The Federal Register is published daily by the executive branch. The activities of the executive branch, including regulations and proposed regulations by agencies, are first published here. Each issue may contain:
Once the final regulations have been published in the Federal Register, they will be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.
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You can view the current issue at FederalRegister.gov.