Research Guides: Federal (U.S.) Regulation Research: Step 9: Publication of Final Rule, Interim Final Rule, or Direct Final Rule

Step 9: Publication of Final Rule, Interim Final Rule, or Direct Final Rule

Final Rules, Interim Final Rules, and Direct Final Rules are published in the Federal Register to give the public notice of a new regulation.

What to look for:

Where to look:

New about:
- Current Awareness Publication: to find Major Treatises by Topic.
- Agency website, either issue page or regulation page.
Unified Agenda:
- RegInfo.gov: Unified Agenda agency search.
- Regulations.gov: Unified Agenda, the path is: "Resources > Regulatory Agenda."
Federal Register, document with action indicating a final rule.
- Paper copy of the Federal Register can be found in the law library's Law Government Documents (Law Gov Docs) at KF70.A2.
- Federal Register on FDsys
- Westlaw: Federal Register
- Lexis: Federal Register
- Bloomberg: Federal Register
- Hein Online: Federal Register
- Regulations.gov