Code, Rules, and Notices

• Code of Federal Regulations
  The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. From 1994.  Searchable.
  
• Federal Register
  The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. From 1994. Searchable.

Major Agency Decisions

• FCC Federal Communications Commission Orders and other official documents. 
• FERC Orders Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Active cases & past opinions
• FERC Landmark Order The majority of the landmark orders contain the reasoning behind new regulations.
• FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority Decisions
• FMC Federal Maritime Commission Decisions from 1996
• Federal Reserve Legal Interpretations, rulings and letters.
• FTC Federal Trade Commission
• USCIS Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
• IRS Internal Revenue Bulletin 1996 - Present
• U.S. Patent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Official Gazette Notices 1995 - Present
• SEC Securities and Exchange Commission - Enforcement Division
• Social Security Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings
• Administrative Decisions and Other Actions -- By Agency Compiled by the University of Virginia Library.
• Internet Administrative Decisions More Administrative Decisions by Washington University School of Law. A comprehnsive list of Federal Agencies and what they provide via the Web.

Other Sources

• Index of Federal Agency Websites - One of the better, most comprehensive indexes of federal agencies, from LSU.
  
• Administrative Procedure Database Federal and state resources. Includes a New Developments Page. By the ABA and Florida State University College of Law.
  
• Federal Resources Federal Resources by FindLaw. Comprehensive and includes internal search engines.
  
• Federal Web Locator Federal Web Locator by Villanova University School of Law. Thorough site.
  
• U.S. Government Manual (current and archives) Descriptions of executive branch agencies and their functions. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of agencies are included. Excellent resource.
  
• U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual and Amendments by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
  

Research Guides

• How to Trace Federal Regulations By Albany Law School.
  
• Researching Federal Administrative Agency Rules and Regulations By Suffolk University Law School.
  
  

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  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email:
  Rick Buckingham, Reference Librarian.
  Last modified: November 7, 2007.