Subchapter A — General — Part 1 — Definitions (Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, 44 U.S.C. 1506)

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Parts 1 and 2 of Subchapter A of the Federal Register regulations define terms and describe the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 1506. Section 1.1 defines terms such as agency, document, document having general applicability and legal effect, and filing, which means making a document available for public inspection at the Office of the Federal Register. Section 2.1 states that a primary purpose of the chapter is to inform the public of the nature and uses of Federal Register publications. Under section 2.2 the Committee consists of the Archivist of the United States as Chairman, a Department of Justice officer designated by the Attorney General and the Public Printer, with the Director of the Federal Register as Secretary. The source is 37 FR 23603, Nov. 4, 1972.

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SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL

PART 1—DEFINITIONS 2.2 Administrative Committee of the Fed-
eral Register.
2.3 Office of the Federal Register; location;
AUTHORITY: 44 U.S.C. 1506; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, office hours.
19 FR 2709; 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p.189. 2.4 General authority of Director.
2.5 Publication of statutes, regulations, and
§ 1.1 Definitions. related documents.
As used in this chapter, unless the 2.6 Unrestricted use.
context requires otherwise— AUTHORITY: 44 U.S.C. 1506, 4101; sec. 6, E.O.
Administrative Committee means the 10530, 19 FR 2709; 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p.
Administrative Committee of the Fed- 189; 1 U.S.C. 112, 113.
eral Register established under section
SOURCE: 37 FR 23603, Nov. 4, 1972, unless
1506 of title 44, United States Code; otherwise noted.
Agency means each authority, wheth-
er or not within or subject to review by § 2.1 Scope and purpose.
another agency, of the United States,
other than the Congress, the courts, (a) This chapter sets forth the poli-
the District of Columbia, the Common- cies, procedures, and delegations under
wealth of Puerto Rico, and the terri- which the Administrative Committee
tories and possessions of the United of the Federal Register carries out its
States; general responsibilities under chapter
Document includes any Presidential 15 of title 44, United States Code.
proclamation or Executive order, and (b) A primary purpose of this chapter
any rule, regulation, order, certificate, is to inform the public of the nature
code of fair competition, license, no- and uses of Federal Register publica-
tice, or similar instrument issued, pre- tions.
scribed, or promulgated by an agency;
Document having general applicability § 2.2 Administrative Committee of the
and legal effect means any document Federal Register.
issued under proper authority pre- (a) The Administrative Committee of
scribing a penalty or course of conduct, the Federal Register is established by
conferring a right, privilege, authority, section 1506 of title 44, United States
or immunity, or imposing an obliga- Code.
tion, and relevant or applicable to the
(b) The Committee consists of—
general public, members of a class, or
(1) The Archivist, or Acting Archi-
persons in a locality, as distinguished
from named individuals or organiza- vist, of the United States, who is the
tions; and Chairman;
Filing means making a document (2) An officer of the Department of
available for public inspection at the Justice designated by the Attorney
Office of the Federal Register during General; and
official business hours. A document is (3) The Public Printer or Acting Pub-
filed only after it has been received, lic Printer.
processed and assigned a publication (c) The Director of the Federal Reg-
date according to the schedule in part ister is the Secretary of the Com-
17 of this chapter. mittee.
Regulation and rule have the same (d) Any material required by law to
meaning. be filed with the Committee, and any
[37 FR 23603, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 50 correspondence, inquiries, or other ma-
FR 12466, Mar. 28, 1985] terial intended for the Committee or
which relate to Federal Register publi-
PART 2—GENERAL INFORMATION cations shall be sent to the Director of
the Federal Register.
Sec.
2.1 Scope and purpose.

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