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.

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.

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 legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.publishcodifyupdatecheckFinal rulerole start r0 in0 out1 reach4FR publicationrole step r1 in1 out1 reach3CFR codificationrole step r2 in1 out1 reach2eCFR current textrole step r3 in1 out1 reach1Version reviewrole terminal r4 in1 out0 reach0SCC: 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}