For more in-depth information on researching regulations, please see Lisa Peters's "Federal Regulatory Research" Libguide.
Federal Register
Agencies authorized to make regulations submit proposed and final regulations for publication in the Federal Register. The Federal Register also includes agency notices and presidential documents, such as executive orders. There is a monthly index for the paper issues of the Federal Register. The microfiche edition has an annual index.
- PDF versions of 1936 (volume 1) to present are available on Govinfo.
- Federalregister.gov is a current awareness site. It is not official, but it contains links to the official documents.
- Hein Online has the Federal Register from 1936 to the present. This resource is only available on campus (or via Case VPN)
- Paper volumes for the most recent five years are in the Richey Reading Room at KF 70 .A2
- Microfiche for 1980-1987 are in the Richey Reading Room at KF 70 .A2
- From 1984 to 1998, CIS published The Federal Register Index in print. This resource is available in the Richey Reading room at KF 70 .A2 suppl.
Code of Federal Regulations
The National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register produces the Code of Federal Regulations, which codifies the permanent regulations published in the Federal Register. A non-permanent regulation, such as a regulation closing a river to boat traffic on a specific date, would not be codified. Volume three, also known as “The President” is not replaced when a new edition is published. Each year, an index volume is published.
- Digitally signed PDF versions and text versions of 1996 to current editions are available on Govinfo.
- Hein Online has the CFR from 1938 to the present. This resource is only available on campus (or via Case VPN).
- Paper volumes for the current year are in the reference area at KF 70 .A3.
- Paper copies of volume 3 (the President) for 1936 to present are in the reference area at KF 70 .A3.
- Microfiche from 1979 through 1986, 1999 (partial) – 2009 (partial) are in the microform area at KF 70.A3.
LSA, List of CFR Sections Affected
Every month, the Office of the Federal Register produces List of Sections Affected, which provides Federal Register page numbers where one can find changes made to specific sections of the Code of Federal Regulations since the most recent replacement volume was published. Each quarter (typically March, June, September, and December), an issue is published that is to be kept for reference.
- Digitally signed PDF versions of 1997-present issues are available on FDsys.
- Hein Online has the LSA from 1958 to the present. This resource is only available on campus (or via Case VPN).
- Paper issues for the current year are in the reference area at KF 70 .A34 C6
- Paper “save” issues for 1995 to the year prior to the current year are bound and kept in the Richey Reading Room at KF 70 .A34 C6
- The Office of the Federal Register published a paper cumulative LSA for 1986 to 2000. It is with the bound paper “save” issues in the Richey Reading Room