Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 CFR), titled General Provisions, is a United States federal government regulation.
Title 1 comprises one volume, further divided into four chapters. As of the revision of January 1, 2012, the Title includes regulations on the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (1 CFR Parts 1-22) and the Office of the Federal Register (1 CFR Parts 51), which are responsible for preparing the Federal Register and associated publications, including the Code of Federal Regulations. The Title also codifies regulations for the Administrative Conference of the United States (1 CFR Parts 300-04), the President's Commission on White House Fellowships (1 CFR 425), the National Capital Planning Commission (1 CFR 455-457), and the National Commission for Employment Policy (1 CFR 500).
Chapter summaries
Chapter 1: Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
Chapter 1 states that, in addition to setting forth the policies, procedures, and delegations under which the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register carries out its general responsibilities under chapter 15 of title 44 of the United States Code, its purpose is "to inform the public of the nature and uses of Federal Register publications."
The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register as established by section 1506 of title 44 of the United States Code consists of: The Archivist, or Acting Archivist, of the United States, who is the Chairman; An officer of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney General; and, The Public Printer or Acting Public Printer. The Director of the Federal Register is the Secretary of the Committee.
The Director of the Federal Register is responsible for ensuring the filing of Acts of Congress, Presidential proclamations, and other documents published by the Executive Branch. Acts of Congress are published individually as slip laws, compiled as the United States Statutes at Large, while Executive Branch documents are published daily in the Federal Register and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations. Anyone may reuse or republish material within the Federal Register without restriction. Staff of the Office of the Federal Register may provide information about published documents, but may not substantively interpret them. Documents filed with the Office of the Federal Register are made available for public inspection at their Washington, D.C. office during business hours, and can be photocopied with the appropriate payment of fees.
Subchapter B (1 CFR 1.5-1.6) governs the publication of the Federal Register, including the different categories of documents (presidential proclamations, rules and regulations, proposed rules, and notices), how it is to be published, and what shall and shall not be published within the Federal Register. It also includes information on supplementary documents to be published. Subchapter C requires the publication of "special editions" of the Federal Register. These special editions include the compact Code of Federal Regulations, the United States Government Manual, and the Daily Publication of Presidential Documents. Subchapter D describes the processes for obtaining subscriptions to the Federal Register and associated publications, as well as providing for distribution of these publications within the federal government. Subchapter E governs the specifications for documents to be included in the Federal Register, as well as the processes for preparing them and including them in the Federal Register.
Chapter 2: Office of the Federal Register
Chapter 2 (1 CFR 51) concerns the incorporation by reference of outside documents into the Federal Register, thereby making them a part of the Federal Register. Regulations include the circumstances under which the Director of the Federal Register will approve incorporation, how to request approval, which publications are eligible, the proper language for citing incorporated publications, and how to change or remove incorporations.
Chapter 3: Administrative Conference of the United States
Chapter 3 (1 CFR 300-399) addresses the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), an independent agency established by the Administrative Conference Act. The CFR states that the purposes of the ACUS are to facilitate cooperation between the federal government and the general public to ensure that regulations are most effective and infringe on private rights the least. The ACUS also exists to "improve the use of science" and "reduce unnecessary litigation" in the regulatory process.