PART 5—GENERAL Authority: 44 U.S.C. 1506, 4101; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709; 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 189. Source: 37 FR 23604, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted. § 5.1 Publication policy. (a) Pursuant to chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, and this chapter, the Director of the Federal Register shall publish a serial publication called the Federal Register (1) Executive orders, proclamations, and other Presidential documents. (2) Documents required to be published therein by law. (3) Documents accepted for publication under § 5.3. (b) Each document required or authorized to be filed for publication shall be published in the Federal Register (c) In prescribing regulations governing headings, preambles, effective dates, authority citations, and similar matters of form, the Administrative Committee does not intend to affect the validity of any document that is filed and published under law. § 5.2 Documents required to be filed for public inspection and published. The following documents are required to be filed for public inspection with the Office of the Federal Register and published in the Federal Register: (a) Presidential proclamations and Executive orders in the numbered series, and each other document that the President submits for publication or orders to be published. (b) Each document or class of documents required to be published by act of Congress. (c) Each document having general applicability and legal effect. [37 FR 23604, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9676, Mar. 7, 1989] § 5.3 Publication of other documents. Whenever the Director of the Federal Register considers that publication of a document not covered by § 5.2 would be in the public interest, the Director may allow that document to be filed for public inspection with the Office of the Federal Register and published in the Federal Register. [54 FR 9676, Mar. 7, 1989] § 5.4 Publication not authorized. (a) Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, does not apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, or other international agreements, or proclamations thereof by the President. (b) Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, prohibits the publication in the Federal Register (c) The Director of the Federal Register may not accept any document for filing and publication unless it is the official action of the agency concerned. Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, does not authorize or require the filing and publication of other papers from an agency. § 5.5 Supplement to the Code of Federal Regulations. The Federal Register § 5.6 Daily publication. There shall be an edition of the Federal Register [54 FR 9676, Mar. 7, 1989] § 5.7 Delivery and mailing. The Government Printing Office shall distribute the Federal Register Federal Register § 5.8 Form of citation. Without prejudice to any other form of citation, Federal Register Federal Register § 5.9 Categories of documents. Each document published in the Federal Register (a) The President. (b) Rules and regulations. (c) Proposed rules. (d) Notices. [37 FR 23604, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9676, Mar. 7, 1989] § 5.10 Forms of publication. Pursuant to section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, the Administrative Committee publishes the Federal Register www.govinfo.gov [61 FR 68118, Dec. 27, 1996, as amended at 87 FR 80002, Dec. 29, 2022]