Official federal regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations. In the reference, provide the title or number of the regulation, the volume number in which the regulation appears in the Code of Federal Regulations, the abbreviation "C.F.R.", the section number, and the year in which the regulation was codified. If the regulation is available online, provide the URL.
Use the section symbol (§) and the section number in the reference.
Template:
Reference List : Title or Number, Volume C.F.R. § xxx Page (Year). URL
Parenthetical Citation : (Title or Number, Year)
Narrative Citation : Title or Number (Year)
Federal Regulation, Not Yet Codified
If the regulation has not yet been codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, it will appear in the Federal Register first. Indicate this by the abbreviation "F.R." instead of "C.F.R.". Instead of the year codified, provide the date of proposal. Also include the section of the Code of Federal Regulations where the proposed rule will be codified. Template:
Reference list : Title or Number, Volume F.R. Page (proposed Month Day, Year) (to be codified at Volume C.F.R. § xxx). URL
Parenthetical citation : (Title or Number, Year)
Narrative citation : Title or Number (Year)
Executive orders are reported in Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations, so "3 C.F.R." is always included in the reference list entry for an executive order.
Template:
Reference list : Exec. Order No. xxxxx, 3 C.F.R. Page (Year). URL
Parenthetical citation : ( Exec. Order No. xxxxx, Year)
