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Cite this Code: CFR

To cite the regulations in this volume use title, part and section number. Thus, 12 CFR 1.1 refers to title 12, part 1, section 1.

Explanation

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts covering specific regulatory areas.

Each volume of the Code is revised at least once each calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis approximately as follows:

Title 1 through Title 16.............

Title 17 through Title 27.

Title 28 through Title 41.

Title 42 through Title 50........

.as of January 1 as of April 1 as of July 1

.as of October 1

The appropriate revision date is printed on the cover of each volume.

LEGAL STATUS

The contents of the Federal Register are required to be judicially noticed (44 U.S.C. 1507). The Code of Federal Regulations is prima facie evidence of the text of the original documents (44 U.S.C. 1510).

HOW TO USE THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

The Code of Federal Regulations is kept up to date by the individual issues of the Federal Register. These two publications must be used together to determine the latest version of any given rule.

To determine whether a Code volume has been amended since its revision date (in this case, January 1, 1994), consult the "List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA),” which is issued monthly, and the "Cumulative List of Parts Affected," which appears in the Reader Aids section of the daily Federal Register. These two lists will identify the Federal Register page number of the latest amendment of any given rule.

EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES

Each volume of the Code contains amendments published in the Federal Register since the last revision of that volume of the Code. Source citations for the regulations are referred to by volume number and page number of the Federal Register and date of publication. Publication dates and effective dates are usually not the same and care must be exercised by the user in determining the actual effective date. In instances where the effective date is beyond the cutoff date for the Code a note has been inserted to reflect the future effective date. In those instances where a regulation published in the Federal Register states a date certain for expiration, an appropriate note will be inserted following the text.

OMB CONTROL NUMBERS

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-511) requires Federal agencies to display an OMB control number with their information collection request. Many agencies have begun publishing numerous OMB control numbers as amend

ments to existing regulations in the CFR. These OMB numbers are placed as close as possible to the applicable recordkeeping or reporting requirements.

OBSOLETE PROVISIONS

Provisions that become obsolete before the revision date stated on the cover of each volume are not carried. Code users may find the text of provisions in effect on a given date in the past by using the appropriate numerical list of sections affected. For the period before January 1, 1986, consult either the List of CFR Sections Affected, 1949-1963, 1964-1972, or 1973-1985, published in seven separate volumes. For the period beginning January 1, 1986, a "List of CFR Sections Affected" is published at the end of each CFR volume.

CFR INDEXES AND TABULAR GUIDES

A subject index to the Code of Federal Regulations is contained in a separate volume, revised annually as of January 1, entitled CFR INDEX AND FINDING AIDS. This volume contains the Parallel Table of Statutory Authorities and Agency Rules (Table I), and Acts Requiring Publication in the Federal Register (Table II). A list of CFR titles, chapters, and parts and an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR are also included in this volume.

An index to the text of "Title 3-The President" is carried within that volume. The Federal Register Index is issued monthly in cumulative form. This index is based on a consolidation of the "Contents" entries in the daily Federal Register.

A List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) is published monthly, keyed to the revision dates of the 50 CFR titles.

REPUBLICATION OF MATERIAL

There are no restrictions on the republication of material appearing in the Code of Federal Regulations.

INQUIRIES AND SALES

For a summary, legal interpretation, or other explanation of any regulation in this volume, contact the issuing agency. Inquiries concerning editing procedures and reference assistance with respect to the Code of Federal Regulations may be addressed to the Director, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408 (telephone 202-523-3517). All mail order sales are handled exclusively by the Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Charge orders may be telephoned to the Government Printing Office order desk at 202-783-3238.

MARTHA L. GIRARD,

Director,

Office of the Federal Register.

January 1, 1994.

THIS TITLE

Title 12-BANKS AND BANKING is composed of six volumes. The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: parts 1-199, 200-219, 220-299, 300-499, 500-599, and part 600-End. The first volume containing parts 1-199 is comprised of chapter I-Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury. The second and third volumes containing parts 200-299 are comprised of chapter II—Federal Reserve System. The fourth volume containing parts 300-499 is comprised of chapter III-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and chapter IV-ExportImport Bank of the United States. The fifth volume containing parts 500-599 is comprised of chapter V-Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury. The sixth volume containing part 600-End is comprised of chapter VI-Farm Credit Administration, chapter VII-National Credit Union Administration, chapter VIII-Federal Financing Bank, chapter IX-Federal Housing Finance Board, chapter XI-Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, chapter XIV— Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, chapter XV-Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and chapter XVI-Resolution Trust Corporation. The contents of these volumes represent all of the current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of January 1, 1994.

Redesignation tables appear in the volumes containing parts 1-199, parts 300499, parts 500-599, and part 600-end.

For this volume, Ann E. Worley was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of Richard L. Claypoole, assisted by Alomha S. Morris.

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if any changes have been made to the Code of Federal Regulations or what documents have been published in the Federal Register without reading the Federal Register every day? If so, you may wish to subscribe to the LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected), the Federal Register Index, or both.

LSA

The LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected) is designed to lead users of the Code of Federal Regulations to amendatory actions published in the Federal Register. The LSA is issued monthly in cumulative form. Entries indicate the nature of the changes such as revised, removed, or corrected. $24 per year ($30 foreign).

Federal Register Index

The index, covering the contents of the daily Federal Register, is issued monthly in cumulative form. Entries are carried primarily under the names of the issuing agencies. Significant subjects are carried as cross-references.

$22 per year ($27.50 foreign).

A finding aid is included in each publication which lists Federal Register page numbers with the date of publication in the Federal Register.

D) ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED

Superintendent of Documents Subscription Order Form

Order Processing Code

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YES, send me the following indicated subscriptions for one year:
LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected), (LCS) for $24 per year ($30 foreign).
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