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{{short description|United States government agency that publishes various legal documents}} | {{short description|United States government agency that publishes various legal documents}} | ||
The '''Office of the Federal Register''' is an office of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] within the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] | The '''Office of the Federal Register''' is an office of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] within the [[National Archives and Records Administration]].It is responsible for the official publication of federal rules, proposed rules, and notices, as well as the maintenance of the Code of Federal Regulations. | ||
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/}} | {{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/}} | ||
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While the OFR does not oversee regulations in terms of enforcement, it is responsible for the official publication of regulations and notices, ensuring they are properly formatted and available for public review as required by law. | While the OFR does not oversee regulations in terms of enforcement, it is responsible for the official publication of regulations and notices, ensuring they are properly formatted and available for public review as required by law. | ||
==Publications== | |||
The Office publishes the ''[[Federal Register]]'', ''[[Code of Federal Regulations]]'', ''[[Public Papers of the Presidents]]'', and ''[[United States Statutes at Large]]'', among others. It also examines [[Article Five of the United_States Constitution#Ratification of amendments|Constitutional amendment]] ratification documents, and [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] documents from the [[U.S. states]] for facial legal sufficiency and an authenticating signature.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitutional Amendment Process|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/|website=Archives.gov|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> | |||
==Headquarters address== | ==Headquarters address== | ||