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The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR)
ACFR Background
The ACFR was established in 1935 under the Federal Register Act (FRA;
44 U.S.C. Chapter 15
) as a permanent executive/legislative branch authority charged with overseeing the functions of the Federal Register publication system.
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Membership
The ACFR consists of (see
§ 1506
):
The Archivist of the United States, who serves as Chair of the ACFR,
The Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO)
An appointee of the Attorney General.
The Director of the Federal Register, who serves as the Secretary of the ACFR
Mission
The mission of the ACFR is to ensure that the legislative mandates of the Federal public information statutes, including the FRA, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Freedom of Information Act are carried out by maintaining a uniform system for filing and publishing regulatory material and Presidential documents, and by ensuring that the public has ready access to the essential regulatory and organizational information of the United States Government.
The ACFR has rulemaking authority to set prices, to prescribe the manner and form of
Federal Register
publication and distribution to customers, and to ensure proper organization of materials and codification of amendments. The ACFR's regulations, published in
1 CFR Chapter 1
, are subject to the approval of the President, who has delegated this authority jointly to the Archivist and the Attorney General (E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709).
The ACFR also participates in fulfilling the legislative mandate of the GPO Access legislation (44 U.S.C. 4101) by authorizing official pdf formats for the
Federal Register
and annual CFR as the official legal equivalents of the printed editions on
GovInfo.gov
. In addition, the ACFR has officially authorized publication of other
Federal Register
publications in electronic formats. The electronic editions of
ACFR publications
are prepared and published by the OFR in partnership with GPO. The ACFR has also endorsed a web format of the
Federal Register
on
FederalRegister.gov
and a web format of the CFR, updated daily, known as the
eCFR
.
The Director of the Federal Register has the legal authority to implement and enforce ACFR regulations under a general delegation of authority from the ACFR (
1 CFR 2.4
). By means of this delegation, the Director of the Federal Register and the staff of the OFR exercise day-to-day responsibility for
Federal Register
operations and publication policy.
Contact Information
Address all inquiries concerning the ACFR to the
OFR
.
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Shortcuts to OFR Publications
Federal Register
Public Inspection List (PIL)
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PIL
Executive Orders
Public Laws
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Today's
Federal Register:
PDF
|
HTML
CFR:
Annual
|
Daily
Where to Find Publications
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Frequently Asked Questions
Learn about the ACFR
GPO Describes Federal Register Publications
Code of Federal Regulations
Compilation of Presidential Documents
List of CFR Sections Affected
Federal Register
Privacy Act Issuances
Public and Private Laws
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Unified Agenda
U.S. Government Manual
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