Code of Federal Regulations: Containing a Codification of Documents of ...

Explanation

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts covering specific regulatory areas.

ISSUE DATES

Each volume of the Code is revised at least once each calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis approximately as follows:

Title 1 through Title 16...................

Title 17 through Title 27.......
Title 28 through Title 41...........

Title 42 through Title 50...........

as of January 1 ....as of April 1 as of July 1

as of October 1

The appropriate revision date is printed on the cover of each volume.

LEGAL STATUS

The contents of the Federal Register are required to be judicially noticed (44 U.S.C. 1507). The Code of Federal Regulations is prima facie evidence of the text of the original documents (44 U.S.C. 1510).

HOW TO USE THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

The Code of Federal Regulations is kept up to date by the individual issues of the Federal Register. These two publications must be used together to determine the latest version of any given rule.

To determine whether a Code volume has been amended since its revision date (in this case, April 1, 1985), consult the “List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA)," which is issued monthly, and the "Cumulative List of Parts Affected," which appears in the Reader Aids section of the daily Federal Register. These two lists will identify the Federal Register page number of the latest amendment of any given rule.

EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES

Each volume of the Code contains amendments published in the Federal Register since the last revision of that volume of the Code. Source citations for the regulations are referred to by volume number and page number of the Federal Register and date of publication. Publication dates and effective dates are usually not the same and care must be exercised by the user in determining the actual effective date. In instances where the effective date is beyond the cut-off date for the Code a note has been inserted to reflect the future effective date. In those instances where a regulation published in the Federal Register states a

date certain for expiration, an appropriate note will be inserted following the text.

OMB CONTROL NUMBERS

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-511) requires Federal ager cies to take steps to reduce the Federal paperwork burden for individuals, smal businesses and State and local governments, as well as to maximize the usefu ness of information collection. One specific requirement of the Act is for Feder al agencies to display an OMB control number with the information collectic: request.

Many agencies have begun publishing numerous OMB control numbers & amendments to existing regulations in the CFR. These OMB numbers are placed as close as possible to the applicable recordkeeping or reporting require ments.

OBSOLETE PROVISIONS

Provisions that become obsolete before the revision date stated on the cover of each volume are not carried. Code users may find the text of provisions in effect on a given date in the past by using the appropriate numerical list of sections affected. For the period before January 1, 1973, consult either the List of CFR Sections Affected, 1949-1963, or 1964-1972, published in three separate volumes. For the period beginning January 1, 1973, a "List of CFR Sections Affected" is published at the end of each CFR volume.

CFR INDEXES AND TABULAR GUIDES

A subject index to the Code of Federal Regulations is contained in a separate volume, revised annually as of January 1, entitled CFR INDEX AND FINDING AIDS. This volume contains the Parallel Table of Statutory Authorities and Agency Rules (Table I), and Acts Requiring Publication in the Federal Register (Table III). A list of CFR Titles, Chapters, and Parts and an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR are also included in this volume.

An index to the text of "Title 3-The President" is carried within that volume.

The Federal Register Index is issued monthly in cumulative form. This index is based on a consolidation of the "Contents" entries in the daily Federal Register.

A List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) is published monthly, keyed to the revision dates of the 50 CFR titles.

INQUIRIES AND SALES

For a summary, legal interpretation, or other explanation of any regulation in this volume, contact the issuing agency. Inquiries concerning editing procedures and reference assistance with respect to the Code of Federal Regulations may be addressed to the Director, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408 (telephone 202-523-3517). Sales are handled exclusively by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (telephone 202-783-3238).

JOHN E. BYRNE,

Director,

Office of the Federal Register.

April 1, 1985.

THIS TITLE

Title 26-INTErnal Revenue is composed of fourteen volumes. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, as of April 1, 1985. The first eight volumes comprise Part 1 (Subchapter A-Income Tax) and are arranged by sections as follows: §§ 1.0-1-1.169; §§ 1.170-1.300; §§ 1.301-1.400; §§ 1.401-1.500; §§ 1.501| 1.640; §§ 1.641-1.850; §§ 1.851-1.1200 and § 1.1201 to End. The ninth volume containing Parts 2-29, includes the remainder of Subchapter A and all of Subchapter B-Estate and Gift Taxes. The last five volumes contain as follows: Parts 30: 39 (Subchapter C-Employment Taxes and Collection of Income Tax at Source); Parts 40-299 (Subchapter D-Miscellaneous Excise Taxes); Parts 300-499 (Subchapter F-Procedure and Administration); Parts 500-599 (Subchapter G-Regulations under Tax Conventions); and Part 600 to End (Subchapter H-Internal Revenue Practice).

The OMB control numbers for Title 26 appear in §§ 601.9000 and 602.101 of this chapter. For the convenience of the user, §§ 601.9000 and 602.101 appear in the Finding Aids section of this volume.

For this volume, Carolyn W. Hill was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of Martha B. Girard, assisted by Robert E. Jordan.