The Federal Register is the official journal of record for acts of the United States government. The publication is a primary source for proposed rules, final rules, and rule changes within U.S. federal agencies, as well as for executive orders and other presidential documents. Updated daily and printed Monday through Friday (with the exception of federal holidays), the Federal Register includes the following categories:

• Presidential documents, executive orders, and proclamations
• Rules and regulations (policy statements and interpretations of rules by federal agencies)
• Proposed rules (petitions by agencies for assistance in rulemaking and other proposals
• Notices (scheduled hearings and meetings open to the public, grant applications, and administrative orders)