• Administrative Decisions and Other Actions - By Agency. The site is maintained by the University of Virginia Library, Government Information Department. This page is not an attempt to link to Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations information for each federal agency. It links to other administrative actions which are outside the scope of the CFR or the FR. What is available via the Internet varies from agency to agency.

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains in-force regulations arranged by subject. The CFR is divided into 50 titles, based on broad subject areas. The printed edition is located in the Government Documents section of the Reference Department. Call number: AE 2.106/3:.

• Federal Administrative Procedure Act. The Federal Administrative Procedure Act (1946) provided uniform standards of procedure. Federal agencies make rules under procedures set out in the federal Administrative Procedure.

• Federal Register (FR) contains proposed and adopted agency regulations as they are issued. It also includes notices of meetings, hearings, and ad judicatory proceedings and the text of presidential proclamations and executive orders. The printed edition is located in the Government Documents section of the Reference Department.

• Fedlaw. FedLaw was developed to see if legal resources on the Internet could be a useful and cost-effective research tool for Federal lawyers and other Federal employees. Fedlaw has assembled references of use to people doing Federal legal research and which can be accessed directly through "point and click" hypertext connections. Includes several links to administrative law resources.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Full-text coverage of: "Federal Case Law," "State Legal Research," "U.S. Code, Constitution, and Court Rules," and "Law Reviews" (Journals). Includes access to Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations as well as state administrative laws.

• Regulations.gov. Citizens can find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the federal register, the government's legal newspaper.

• Regulatory Information Service Center. This site is designed to provide information to the President, Congress, agency officials, and the general public to help them better understand and manage the regulatory process. It contains the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, related documents, and links to relevant websites.

• Research Guide Federal Administrative Law. Excellent tutorial for learning how to locate federal regulations.

• U.S. Government Manual. Provides overviews of Congress, the judicial branch, and executive branch agencies and departments. Includes historical information on changes in agency organization. (Annual)

State Government Resources

• ABA Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Serves as a forum to share new ideas and the most recent information on substantive and procedural developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Coverage includes both federal and state procedures. Features news, links, and more information.

• ABA Administrative Procedure Database. This site is designed to facilitate the exchange of information about federal and state administrative law among legislators, lawyers, hearing officers, judges, and citizens. This site contains links to federal and state Administrative Procedure Acts (APA), reform proposals, and organizational and other resources.

• ACR (Administrative Codes and Registers ) The Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR) Section of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is the organization of persons in government and the private sector interested in administrative law. Some of ACR's objectives include: gathering, exchanging and disseminating facts, information and ideas relating to the publication and distribution of administrative codes and registers; improve the style, format and design of codes and more effective management of the rule promulgation process. Provides access to free materials on the rulemaking process.

• Center for Regulatory Effectiveness. The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) was established in 1996, after the passage of the Congressional Review Act, to provide Congress with independent analyses of agency regulations. From this initial organizing concept, CRE has grown into a nationally recognized clearinghouse for methods to improve the federal regulatory process. CRE also conducts analyses of the activities of the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and serves as a regulatory watchdog over Executive Branch agencies. Some publications are free.

• Council of State Government. As the most comprehensive and representative state organization, CSG offers unsurpassed opportunities for states, territories and commonwealths to network, collaborate and form problem-solving partnerships. CSG's impressive array of national and regional services and programs helps state officials govern better and smarter. At both the national and regional level, CSG also facilitates international leadership exchanges around the globe. Some reports are free.

• Program on Law & State Government. Sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law the goals of the program are to foster study, research, and education on critical legal as nd regulatory issues facing state governments. Through Program-sponsored scholarly papers, research, and educational seminars, the Program encourages the development of nonpartisan, critical perspectives on state government decision making. Publications are free for the downloading.

• Uniform Law Commissioners' Model State Administrative Procedure Act (1981). Provides compete text of this act.

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• Administrative Law by Aman, Alfred C. West Group, 2nd. ed., 2001. Comprehensive analysis of administrative law in the United States. Location: Reference Collection, First Floor, Call number: REF KF 5402.A8.

• Administrative Procedure and Practice: Problems and Cases by Funk, William F. West Group, 2nd. ed., 2001. As stated in the preface the main goal of this book is to prepare students for the practice of administrative law. Location: Reference Collection, First Floor, Call Number: REF KF 5407.A4 F86.

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• Administrative Agencies: An Overview. This site is maintained by Cornell Legal Information Institute. Features a lengthy list of topics concerning governmental organization and procedures.

• Administrative and Regulatory Law News. The Administrative & Regulatory Law News is published quarterly. The "News" has features such as Supreme Court News, News From the Circuits, News From the States and a review of Recent Articles of Interest. Publication is free.

• AEI-Brookings Joint Center. In response to growing concerns about understanding the impact of regulation on consumers, business, and government, the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution established the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies. The primary purpose of the Joint Center is to hold lawmakers and regulators accountable for their decisions by providing thoughtful, objective analyses of existing regulatory programs and new regulatory proposals. Publications are free.

• AllLaw.com. Comprehensive list of important administrative law sites.

• Hoover Institution. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, is a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. With its world-renowned group of scholars and ongoing programs of policy-oriented research, the Hoover Institution puts its accumulated knowledge to work as a prominent contributor to the world marketplace of ideas defining a free society. Most publications are free.

• Internet Administrative Decisions. Lists research guides and reference sites.

• Jurist Legal Intelligence. Good mega-site for all aspects of administrative law.

• MegaLaw.Com. Includes links to federal administrative and regulatory law decisions as well as industry, think tank, and academic organization sites. Features a list of current administrative law books.

• Rand Institute. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. Publications are free and many deal with the impact of regulations on the public.

• Shepard's® for U.S. Supreme Court Cases. Available from Lexis-Nexis.

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Gloria Beck, Government Documents Librarian.