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{{short description|United States government agency that publishes various legal documents}}
{{Organization
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 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>
 
{{Organization  
|OrganizationName=Office of the Federal Register
|OrganizationName=Office of the Federal Register
|OrganizationType=Government
|OrganizationType=Government
|Mission=To inform the public of the activities of the Federal government by ensuring the availability of official government documents; to provide legal notice to the public and judicial notice to the courts through the publication of the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and related documents.
|Mission=To inform the public of the activities of the Federal government by ensuring the availability of official government documents; to provide legal notice to the public and judicial notice to the courts through the publication of the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and related documents.
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|ParentOrganization=National Archives and Records Administration
|CreationLegislation=Federal Register Act of 1935
|Employees=50
|Employees=50
|Budget=$14 million (FY 2023)
|Budget=$14 million (FY 2023)
|Website=https://www.federalregister.gov/
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Publication of Federal Documents; Legal Notice; Archival Services
|Services=Publication of Federal Documents; Legal Notice; Archival Services
|ParentOrganization=National Archives and Records Administration
|HeadquartersLocation=39.0012, -76.95947
|CreationLegislation=Federal Register Act of 1935
|Regulations=
|HeadquartersLocation=38.882993, -77.016993
|HeadquartersAddress=8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740
|HeadquartersAddress=8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740
|Website=https://www.federalregister.gov/
}}
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{{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 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>


'''Office of the Federal Register (OFR)''' is a division of the National Archives responsible for the official publication of federal rules, proposed rules, and notices, as well as the maintenance of the Code of Federal Regulations.
'''Office of the Federal Register (OFR)''' is a division of the National Archives responsible for the official publication of federal rules, proposed rules, and notices, as well as the maintenance of the Code of Federal Regulations.