U.S. Federal Resources - Administrative

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 1994 - Present  
• 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 Acquiesence Rulings
• Other Agency Decisions Other Agency Decisions by Boston University Law School. If not available on the Web, BU lists where they are on Westlaw and LEXIS.
• 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 Information by Agency Alphabetically organized. All major Legislative, Judicial and Executive agencies included.
  
• 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 Descriptions of executive branch agencies and their functions. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of agencies are included. Excellent resource.
  
• U.S.Government Manual Archives Provides names, addresses, phone numbers and descriptions of agencies.Searchable and includes archives.
  
• U.S. Sentencing Guidelines 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 Univeristy Law School.
  
  

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  Rick Buckingham, Reference Librarian.
  Last modified: November 7, 2007.