PART 8—CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS Authority: 44 U.S.C. 1506, 1510, 4101; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 189. Source: 37 FR 23605, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted. § 8.1 Policy. (a) Pursuant to chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, the Director of the Federal Register shall publish periodically a special edition of the Federal Register (b) The Administrative Committee intends that every practical means be used to keep the Code as current and readily usable as possible, within limitations imposed by dependability and reasonable costs. [37 FR 23605, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9677, Mar. 7, 1989] § 8.2 Orderly development. To assure orderly development of the Code of Federal Regulations along practical lines, the Director of the Federal Register may establish new titles in the Code and rearrange existing titles and subordinate assignments. However, before taking an action under this section, the Director shall consult with each agency directly affected by the proposed change. § 8.3 Periodic updating. (a) Criteria. (b) Staggered publication. (c) Cutoff dates. Federal Register Federal Register [37 FR 23605, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9677, Mar. 7, 1989] § 8.4 Indexes. A subject index to the entire Code shall be annually revised and separately published. An agency-prepared index for any individual book may be published with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register. § 8.5 Ancillaries. The Code shall provide, among others, the following-described finding aids: (a) Parallel tables of statutory authorities and rules. (b) Parallel tables of Presidential documents and agency rules. (c) List of CFR sections affected. Federal Register. 1 Federal Register 1 [37 FR 23605, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9677, Mar. 7, 1989] § 8.6 Forms of publication. (a) Under section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, the Administrative Committee authorizes publication of the Code of Federal Regulations in the following formats: (1) Paper; (2) Online on www.govinfo.gov (b) The Director of the Federal Register is authorized to regulate the format of the Code of Federal Regulations according to the needs of users and compatibility with the facilities of the Government Printing Office. The Director may provide for the Code of Federal Regulations to be printed in as many separately bound books as necessary and oversee the organization and means of access to material in the online edition. [65 FR 8843, Feb. 23, 2000, as amended at 87 FR 80002, Dec. 29, 2022] § 8.7 Agency cooperation. Each agency shall cooperate in keeping publication of the Code current by complying promptly with deadlines set by the Director of the Federal Register and the Public Printer. § 8.9 Form of citation. The Code of Federal Regulations may be cited by title and section, and the short form “CFR” may be used for “Code of Federal Regulations.” For example, “1 CFR 10.2” refers to title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 10, section 2.