They proceeded through the courts with no one aware of the regulatory change. Chief Justice Hughes was highly dissatisfied. The furor resulted in the Federal Register Act of 1935. Documents required by Act of Congress to be published. Publication in the Federal Register constitutes constructive notice of its contents to parties affected by a regulation.
Publication is analogous to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code.
C. Sources 1. Notices of Sunshine Act meetings. Each year constitutes a volume of the FR with continuous pagination throughout the year. Therefore it has permanent reference value. Access is through several indexes, tables, and computer databases.