Fed. Reg.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Legal Citation
| Stands for | Federal Register |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
Fed. Reg. stands for Federal Register, a legal citation abbreviation also used in government.
Daily publication of the US government, issued each business day since March 14, 1936, that prints proposed rules, final rules, agency notices and presidential documents such as executive orders. Final rules published there are later codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Example: The agency published the proposed rule at 88 Fed. Reg. 12,345 and invited comments for 60 days.
Usage notes
Citations give volume, page and exact date: "88 Fed. Reg. 12,345 (Feb. 28, 2023)", with a comma in page numbers of five or more digits. Notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act begins with publication of a proposal here. Agency documents themselves use the shorter form "88 FR 12345".
Related abbreviations
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- F.R.D. – Federal Rules Decisions
- Fed. Cl. – Federal Claims Reporter
- Fed. R. App. P. – Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Fed. R. Civ. P. – Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Fed. R. Crim. P. – Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Fed. R. Evid. – Federal Rules of Evidence
- H.R. Rep. – House Report
- I.R.C. – Internal Revenue Code
- Id. – Idem (the same)
- infra – Infra (below)
- L. Ed. – Lawyers' Edition
- L. Rev. – Law Review
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.