Then the final rule is published. Information other than proposed rules and rules published in the Federal Register include Presidential Executive Orders and Proclamations and notices. Notices are documents applicable to the public such as notices of investigations, committee meetings, and grant application information and deadlines. In these cases the agency adjudicates. These orders establish policies and set precedents which commonly have the impact of law.
Many agencies publish official reports of their decisions.
Executive Orders are official documents through which the President manages the operations of the Federal Government and also have the force of law. Cornell Law Library , The Regulation Home Page and Larry Shankman's Guide to Regulations are other helpful guides. 1995 to current. Current year in paper, GovPubs Ref and earlier years on microform, GovPubs Code of Federal Regulations Government Printing Office Codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations published originally in the Federal Register by the executive branch of the federal government. Volumes are being added throughout 1997 as revised editions become available.