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Federal Agencies
Primary Sources of Rules and Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
Administrative Decisions and Orders
Agency Information
Presidential Documents

Guide created by Amy Flick

Administrative Agencies

Rules, Regulations, Decisions, Orders

Quasi-Legislative and Quasi-Judicial Powers

Implementing Legislation

Manuals, Directories, Forms

Short version of Administrative Law Research:

• Federal regulations are in the CFR, arranged by topic and agency
  • Browse through (preferably in print) the tables of contents for agency regulations
  • Use to find current regulations for an agency.
  • Find Federal Register citations in the CFR for history and background
  • Limit searches by title, agency, or database
• New and proposed regulations are in the Federal Register
  • Use to find brand new regulations, proposed regulations, and regulatory history.
  • Use your CFR citation for updates in the LSA or in your search.
  • Limit search by agency, and by final or proposed rule.
• Administrative decisions are usually found on agency websites.
  • Search with your CFR citation.
  • May be in commercial databases or publications.