Skip to Main Content

Administrative Law: Examine the final rule

Guide to researching regulations

Summary of Steps

Display all on one page

1. Find a regulation.

2. Examine the final rule in the Federal Register.

3. Find the proposed rule.

4. Sample comments from the proposed rule.

5. Search for future things affecting the same issues as your regulation (same CFR section)

Display all on one page

Regulatory History Step 2: Instructions

2. Examine the final rule. Especially note:

Summary
Background (good for regulatory intent)
Summary of Comments received and how agency modified the rule based on the comment

See also How to Read a Federal Register Page.

Regulatory History Step 2: Images