§ 10.3 Scope and sources.

(a) The basic text of each volume shall consist of oral statements by the President or of writings subscribed by him, and selected from—

(1) Communications to the Congress; (2) Public addresses;

(3) Transcripts of news conferences; (4) Public letters;

(5) Messages to heads of State;

(6) Statements on miscellaneous subjects; and

(7) Formal executive documents promulgated in accordance with law.

(b) In general, ancillary text, notes, and tables shall be derived from official sources.

§ 10.4 Format, indexes, and ancillaries.

(a) Each annual volume, divided into books whenever appropriate shall be separately published in the binding and style that the Administrative Committee considers suitable to the dignity of the Office of the President of the United States.

(b) Each volume shall be appropriately indexed and contain appropriate ancillary information respecting significant Presidential documents not printed in full text.

§ 10.5 Distribution to Government agencies.

(a) The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States shall be distributed to the following, in the quantities indicated, without charge:

(1) Members of Congress. Each Senator and each Member of the House of Representatives is entitled to one copy of each annual volume published during his term of office, upon his written request to the Director of the Federal Register.

(2) Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is entitled to 12 copies of each annual volume.

(3) Executive agencies. The head of each executive agency is entitled to one copy of each annual volume upon application to the Director.

(b) Legislative, judicial, and executive agencies of the Federal Government may obtain copies of the annual

(a) The Weekly Compilation shall be published in the binding and style that the Administrative Committee considers suitable for public and official use.

(b) The Director of the Federal Register shall provide indexes and any other finding aids that he considers appropriate for effective use.

§ 10.12 Distribution to Government agencies.

(a) The Weekly Compilation shall be distributed regularly to Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and to officials of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the Federal Government in the quantities needed for official use.

(b) Requests for copies shall be made in writing by the authorizing officer to the Director of the Federal Register.

(c) Special needs for selected issues in substantial quantity shall be filled by the timely submission of a printing and binding requisition to the Government Printing Office on Standard Form 1.

§ 15.3 Staff assistance.

The staff of the Office of the Federal Register shall provide informal assistance and advice to officials of the various agencies with respect to general or specific programs of regulatory drafting, procedures, and promulgation practices.

§ 15.4 Reproduction of certified copies of acts and documents.

The Director of the Federal Register shall furnish to requesting agencies, without charge, reproductions or certified copies of original acts and documents filed with that Office that are needed for official use. However, in a case involving voluminous material or numerous copies, the requesting agency may be required to reimburse the cost of reproduction.

§ 15.5 Official subscriptions and requisitions of Federal Register publications. The following governs the availability of Federal Register publications for official use.

(a) Slip laws. Single copies may be obtained from the House or Senate Document Room, U.S. Congress. Quantity overruns of any slip law may be obtained by the timely submission of a requisition to the Government Printing Office on Standard Form 1.

(b) U.S. Statutes at Large. Written requests should be directed to the Joint Committee on Printing, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20510. General provisions relating to the distribution of the U.S. Statutes at Large are set forth in section 728 of Title 44, United States Code.

(c) Federal Register. See §§ 7.1 to 7.6 of this chapter.

(d) Code of Federal Regulations. See § 8.8 of this chapter.

(e) U.S. Government Organization Manual. See § 9.3 of this chapter.

(f) Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. See §§ 10.5 and 10.6 of this chapter.

(g) Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. See § 10.12 of this chapter.

Subpart B-Special Assistance

§ 15.10 Information on drafting and publication.

The Director of the Federal Register may prepare, and distribute to agencies, information and instructions designed to promote effective compliance with the purposes of Chapter 15 of Title 44, United States Code, sections 552-553 of Title 5, United States Code, related statutes, and this chapter. The Director may also develop and conduct programs of technical instruction.

Subpart C-Supplemental Printing and Editorial Services

§ 15.15 Purpose.

The Director of the Federal Register may provide special services to agencies to promote efficiency and economy through the use of printing and editorial facilities developed in editing and publishing Federal Register publications.

§ 15.16 Use of Federal Register standing type.

Type used in printing the FEDERAL REGISTER is available for reuse by agencies in making reprints, on their own requisition, by submitting a printing and binding requisition on Standard Form 1 to the Office of the Federal Register for forwarding to the Government Printing Office.

§ 15.17 Special editorial service.

Upon written request by an appropriate agency official, the staff of the Office of the Federal Register may compile and collate Code units, as of a given date, to assist an issuing agency to prepare a document for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

§ 15.18 Supplemental loose-leaf services. The Director of the Federal Register may cooperate with agencies in developing supplemental loose-leaf services for special items in which the need would justify the cost.

(a) Each agency shall designate, from its officers or employees, persons to serve in the following capacities with relation to the Office of the Federal Register:

(1) A liaison officer and an alternate. (2) A certifying officer and an alternate.

(3) An authorizing officer and an alternate.

The same person may be designated to serve in one or more of these positions.

(b) In choosing its liaison officer, each agency should consider that this officer will be the main contact between that agency and the Office of the Federal Register and that the liaison officer will be charged with the duties set forth in § 16.2. Therefore, the agency should choose a person who is directly involved in the agency's regulatory program.

(c) Each agency shall notify the Director of the name, title, address, and telephone number of each person it designates under this section and shall promptly notify the Director of any changes.

§ 16.2 Liaison duties.

Each liaison officer shall

(a) Represent his agency in all matters relating to the submission of documents to the Office of the Federal Register, and respecting general compliance with this chapter;

(b) Be responsible for the effective distribution and use within his agency of FEDERAL REGISTER information on document drafting and publication assistance authorized by § 15.10 of this chapter; and

(c) Promote his agency's participation in the technical instruction authorized by § 15.10 of this chapter.

§ 16.3 Certifying duties.

The certifying officer is responsible for attaching the required number of true copies of each original document submitted by his agency to the Office of the Federal Register and for making the certification required by §§ 18.5 and 18.6 of this chapter.

§ 16.4 Authorizing duties.

The authorizing officer is responsible for furnishing, to the Director of the Federal Register, a current mailing list of officers or employees of his agency who are authorized to receive the FEDERAL REGISTER, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents for official use.

PART 17-PUBLICATION SCHEDULES

Sec.

17.1 Receipt and processing.

REGULAR SCHEDULE

17.2 Procedure and timing for regular schedule.

EMERGENCY SCHEDULE

17.3 Criteria for emergency schedule.

17.4 Procedure and timing for emergency schedule.

17.5 Transmittal from distant points.

DEFERRED SCHEDULE

17.6 Criteria.

AUTHORITY: 44 U.S.C. 1506; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709; 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp. p. 189.

SOURCE: 37 FR 23608, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

§ 17.1 Receipt and processing.

Unless special arrangements are made with the Director of the Federal Register, the Office of the Federal Register receives documents only during official working hours. Upon receipt, each document shall be held for confidential processing until it is filed for public inspection.

EMERGENCY SCHEDULE

§ 17.3 Criteria for emergency schedule. The emergency schedule is designed to provide the fastest possible publication of a document involving the prevention, alleviation, control, or relief of an emergency situation.

§ 17.4 Procedure and timing for emergency schedule.

(a) Each agency requesting publication on the emergency schedule shall briefly describe the emergency and the benefits to be attributed to immediate publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. The request shall be made by letter if time permits.

(b) The Director of the Federal Register shall assign a document to the emergency schedule whenever he concurs with a request for that action and it is feasible. The Director shall confirm the assignment as soon as possible.

(c) Each document assigned to the emergency schedule shall be published as soon as possible.

§ 17.5 Transmittal from distant points.

The text of a document assigned to the emergency schedule may be trans

(a) The Director of the Federal Register may not accept a document for filing and publication if it combines material that must appear under more than one category in the FEDERAL REGISTER. For example, a document may not contain both rule making and notice of proposed rule making material.

(b) Where two related documents are to be published in the same FEDERAL REGISTER issue, the agency may arrange with the Office of the Federal Register for the insertion of cross-references in each document.

§ 18.3 Submission of documents and letters of transmittal.

(a) Each document authorized or required by law to be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, or filed with the Administrative Committee shall be sent to the Director of the Federal Register.

(b) Except for cases involving special handling or treatment, there is no need for a letter of transmittal for a document submitted for filing and Federal RegISTER publication.

1 As noted in a document appearing at 37 FR 24469, Nov. 17, 1972, agencies that computer process data expected to be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER are urged to consult with this office about possible use of agency tapes as the basis for publication. In many cases, computer printouts may be accepted in place of originals and copies.