Agency Models

Federal Register to CFR

Federal Register publication and CFR codification are distinct records. Honesty note: simplified federal agency and regulatory model; jurisdictions and programs vary; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice.

Structured Visual

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Simplified Federal Register to CFR handoffSimplified Federal Register to CFR handoffscope: US-FED | Federal Register and CFR handoff model | as of 2026-06-24Simplified federal agency and regulatory model; jurisdictions and programs vary; not legaladvice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.Final ruleFR publicationCFR codificationeCFR current textVersion reviewedge=final_rule->fr label=publishedge=fr->cfr label=codifyedge=cfr->ecfr label=updateedge=ecfr->review label=checkSCC: scc4:final_rule; scc3:fr; scc2:cfr; scc1:ecfr; scc0:review
highlighted = computed this step

Regulatory data honesty note

Honesty note: simplified federal agency and regulatory model; jurisdictions and programs vary; as of June 24, 2026; not legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.

regulatory model as of June24,2026\text{regulatory model as of }June 24, 2026

Publication and codification are distinct records

The CFR codifies general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by federal agencies. This is a source-label model, not advice about a live regulatory text.

FR publication→CFR codification\text{FR publication}\to\text{CFR codification}

Example handoff path

The toy path goes from final rule to Federal Register publication, then CFR codification, then eCFR current text, then version review.

final rule→FR→CFR→eCFR\text{final rule}\to\text{FR}\to\text{CFR}\to\text{eCFR}

The flow keeps version review explicit

This handoff has 5 nodes and 4 edges. eCFR is modeled as updated online text, not an official legal edition.

nodes=5,edges=4\text{nodes}=5,\quad \text{edges}=4

Diagram note

The diagram is a provenance handoff. It separates publication, codification, online update, and review.

records stay distinct\text{records stay distinct}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Simplified Federal Register to CFR handoffSimplified Federal Register to CFR handoffscope: US-FED | Federal Register and CFR handoff model | as of 2026-06-24Simplified federal agency and regulatory model; jurisdictions and programs vary; not legaladvice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.Final ruleFR publicationCFR codificationeCFR current textVersion reviewedge=final_rule->fr label=publishedge=fr->cfr label=codifyedge=cfr->ecfr label=updateedge=ecfr->review label=checkSCC: scc4:final_rule; scc3:fr; scc2:cfr; scc1:ecfr; scc0:review

Summary

A regulatory source model should preserve which record came from publication, codification, online text, or review.

provenance before reading\text{provenance before reading}