Chapter XIV-Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Coun- sel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Federal Serv- Cite this Code: CFR To cite the regulations in this volume use title, part and section number. Thus, 5 CFR 1200.1 refers to title 5, part 1200, section 1. 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, January 1, 1990), 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 The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-511) requires Federal agen- cies to display an OMB control number with their information collection re- quest. Many agencies have begun publishing numerous OMB control numbers as amendments to existing regulations in the CFR. These OMB numbers are placed as close as possible to the applicable recordkeeping or reporting require- OBSOLETE PROVISIONS Provisions that become obsolete before the revision date stated on the cover CFR INDEXES AND TABULAR GUIDES A subject index to the Code of Federal Regulations is contained in a separate An index to the text of "Title 3-The President" is carried within that 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 Regis- A List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) is published monthly, keyed to the revision dates of the 50 CFR titles. For a summary, legal interpretation, or other explanation of any regulation in this volume, contact the issuing agency. Inquiries concerning editing procedures MARTHA L. GIRARD, |