GW Law Library: Library Guides: Federal Regulations: Additional Resources

Federal Government Websites

ACUS (Administrative Conference of the United States)
ACUS "is an independent federal agency within the executive branch whose statutory mission is to identify ways to improve the procedures by which federal agencies protect the public interest and determine the rights, privileges, and obligations of private persons."
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ACUS and the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice publish the Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook, "an annotated compilation of the key legal sources governing nearly every aspect of administrative procedure. It provides an overview of the major laws governing administrative procedure and offers access to statutory text, legislative history, agency regulations, guidance documents, law review articles, and other sources of relevant information."
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Produces and distributes information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print formats.
Office of the Federal Register
Content includes the Federal Register Electronic Public Inspection Desk, which provides full-text access to the pre-publication versions of documents scheduled to appear in the Federal Register as well as links to Federal Regulatory Material, Federal Laws, Presidential Documents, and Federal Organizations, Programs, and Activities.
Reginfo.gov
(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA))
Lists regulatory actions currently being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). "Regulatory Dashboard" provides a graphical representation of regulatory actions under review, by agency, length of review, economic significance, and stage of rulemaking.
Regulations.gov
"Find, review, and submit comments on Federal rules that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register." Coverage is 2002 to date, however, content varies by federal agency. Users can search all publicly available regulatory materials, submit a comment on a regulation or on another comment, submit an application or adjudication document, download agencies' regulatory materials, and sign up for email alerts about specific regulations.
The Reg Map Informal Rulemaking
(ICF.com)
A guide to the federal government agency "informal" rulemaking process. The Reg Map reflects general requirements that apply to most federal agency rulemakings."