Federal Administrative Decisions and Resources
Agriculture I Commerce | CFTC | CPSC | Defense | Education | Energy | EPA | EEOC | FCC FDA | FDIC | FEC | FLRA | Federal Mine Safety | Federal Reserve | FTC | GAO | HHS | Homeland Security | HUD Interior | Justice | Labor | Merit Systems Protection Board | NLRB | NTSB | OMB | President | SBA | SEC | SSA | State | Transportation | Treasury | Veterans
AGRICULTURE DEPT.
Directives
USDA departmental regulations, notices, manuals, and memoranda.
Office of the Inspector General
Reports and plans for the USDA, including Audit Reports.
Office of Administrative Law Judges
Agriculture decisions, vol. 56 (1997) to the present.
Office of the Judicial Officer
Judicial Officer decisions, 2002 to the present; summaries of decisions, 1971 to the present; annual reports, 1996 to the present.
Forest Service Final Appeal Decisions
Environmental appeals and litigation from the Forest Service's national and regional offices from 1996 to the present.
COMMERCE DEPT.
Directives
Administrative Orders from 1980 to the present.
Organizational Orders from 1980 to the present.
International Trade Administration
Administrative Protective Orders
U.S. Court of International Trade
Remand redeterminations from 1995 to the present.
Slip opinions from 1999 to the present.
Trade Compliance Center
Trade and Related Agreements between the U.S. and its trading partners.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Decisions
Decisions from the Commissioner for Patents, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Commissioner of Trademarks, and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Opinions & Orders
Listed by month, beginning with 1997.
Exemptive, No-Action & Interpretative Letters
Letters by the CFTC staff providing written guidance concerning the Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC regulations. Available from 1995 to the present.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
FOIA Electronic Reading Room
Documents are categorized under the fiscal year they were requested, not the year the document was originally published. A 1993 document requested in FY 2000 is filed in 2000, not 1993.
Office of General Counsel Advisory Opinions
Available from 1973 (#1) to the present.
CPSC Federal Register Notices of Interest
Available from fiscal year 1994 to the present.
DEFENSE DEPT.
Requester Service Center -- FOIA Electronic Reading Room
Links to all Defense Dept. FOIA sites.
Directives and Records Division
Directives, instructions, publications, and memoranda.
Acquisition Initiatives Library
Policy documents, reports, presentations, laws, regulations, directives, and a pre-1997 archive.
EDUCATION DEPT.
Policy
Legislation, regulations, policy guidance, and speeches and initiatives for the No Child Left Behind Act and other education topics.
ENERGY DEPT.
Energy Information Administration Publications
Links to various Energy Dept. current and historical publications.
Consumer Publications Center
Publications on research and development initiatives in various areas including health, housing, transportation, education, and business.
DOE Information Bridge
Research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
Directives, Regulations, Policies, and Standards Portal
Policies, orders, notices, manuals, and guides for DOE employees.
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Decisions, regulations, whistleblower protection, and daily decision lists.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Legal Resources include links to the ALJ, General Counsel, dispute resolution service, and statutes and regulations.
Documents and filings include CIPS (orders, notices, rulemaking and decisions from 11/14/1994); RIMS (index to documents from 11/16/1981, images from 11/13/1994, and electronic documents from 11/2000), docket sheets and more.
Press Room includes daily announcements, news, and press releases.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Decisions (Environmental Appeals Board)
Published decisions, listed by the statute involved, issued since 1992.
Decisions & Orders (Office of Administrative Law Judges)
Decisions issued since 10/31/1996.
Assurance Applicability Determination Index (Office of Enforcement and Compliance)
Memoranda issued by EPA on applicability and compliance issues associated with the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and chlorofluorocarbons. (1972-)
Dockets, Electronic Dockets, and Information Centers
Federal Register documents, a variety of supporting documentation, and public comments related to the rulemaking process.
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center
Central facility, operated by contractors, that provides public access to regulatory information supporting the
EPA's enforcement and compliance activities.
Interpretive Document Collection
Non-binding general policy, guidance, and interpretive
documents available from 1999 to the present.
Major Environmental Laws
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, NEPA, FIFRA, CERCLA, and others.
RCRA Online
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act information, policy and guidance documents.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Laws, Regulations, & Policy Guidance
EEOC laws, regulations, compliance manual, enforcement guidelines, and memoranda of understanding.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Orders
Miscellaneous FCC orders beginning with 1994.
Office of General Counsel
FCC & FRC Case List, 1928-2002 (citations, occasional links to full text).
Archived Opinions, 1996 to the present. (links to full-text opinions).
FCC Search Tools
Collects information from web pages and many types of documents on the FCC's web site and the Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS).
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Staff Advisory Opinions
Includes joint advisory and general counsel's opinions.
Enforcement Decisions & Orders
FDIC orders and decisions from 1975; updated monthly.
Recent Orders and Decisions
Orders and decisions issued since last monthly update.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Advisory Opinions
Available from 1977 to the present, currently searchable from 1990 forward.
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
Decisions, Policies, and Guidance
Documents from 1994 to the present.
FLRA Cases & Case Summaries
Available from 1979 (volume 1) to the present.
Federal Services Impasses Panel Final Actions
Final actions from 1995 to the present.
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
Commission Decisions
Available from 1995 to the present.
Administrative Law Judges' Decisions
Available from 1995 to the present.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Actions, Orders, and other Documents
Available from 1996 to the present.
Enforcement Actions
Available from August 1989 to the present.
Supervision and Regulation Letters
SR letters available from 1990 to the present
Legal Interpretations
Available from 1996 to the present.
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Dockets Management
Official repository for administrative proceedings and rule making documents.
FDA Guidance Documents
Comprehensive list of current guidance documents, with links to texts.
FDA Warning Letters
Available from November 1996 to the present.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Formal Actions, Opinions, & Activities
Commission Actions from 1995 to the present.
Advisory and Staff Opinions from 1993 to the present.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Comptroller General Decisions
Available from 1996 to the present.
Legal Reports
Comptroller General decisions, Bid Protest Docket, Reports of Federal Agency Rules, Policy and Procedures Manual, and Principles of Federal Appropriations Law.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Departmental Appeals Board
Practice manuals, guidelines, decisions, and regulations.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
Advisory Opinions and Specialty Hospital Advisory Opinions.
Regulations and Guidance
HCFA Rulings 1995 to the present.
Regulations and Notices.
Office of Inspector General
Advisory Opinions from 1997 to the present.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Summary with link to full text of law.
Laws and Regulations
Links to Homeland Security laws and regulations.
Publications
Contains links to publications and reports.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the INS, part of the Justice Dept.)
For immigration laws, regulations & guides, administrative decisions, and interpretations, follow the "Laws & Regulations" link at the top of the USCIS portal page.
Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions 1976 - current (BIA remains part of the DOJ)
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HUD Clips
Federal Register notices, CFR, and HUD forms and information.
HUD Library Bookshelf 10
Legal Information, including Legal Opinions and the Office of Administrative Law Judges and Board of Contract Appeals, Freedom of Information Act and HUD's Inspector General.
INTERIOR DEPT.
The Interior Department redesigned its website in 2003 and removed databases containing decisions and opinions of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Office of the Solicitor and the Office of the Inspector General. Lexis [FEDAG] and Westlaw [USDOI] contain the Department 's published decisions, but no new volumes have been issued since 1995.
Electronic Library of Interior Policies
Library of official policies, procedures, programs, and functions of the bureaus and offices of DOI.
U.S. Department of the Interior Library: Administrative Decisions and Policies
The DOI Library provides information on its administrative decisions and policies, and links to HeinOnline for texts of historical decisions (available to subscribers only).
JUSTICE DEPT.
Legal Documents
Briefs, advisory letters, consent decrees, guidelines, laws and regulations for all DOJ agencies.
Antitrust Division
Case filings from 1994; public documents including annual report.
Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
1976 to the present. BIA remains part of the DOJ; the INS is now Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of Homeland Security.
Office of the Inspector General
Reports from DOJ components, including ATF, DEA, and FBI.
Special reports from 1996 are available.
INS reports from 1994-2003.
LABOR DEPT.
Administrative Review Board Decisions
Available from 1998 to the present.
Benefits Review Board Decisions
Published and unpublished decisions from 1986 to the present.
Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
Available from March 2001 to the present.
Employee Benefits Security Administration (formerly Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration)
ERISA Exemptions (lists all titles, some are full text).
ERISA Advisory Opinions & Information Letters from 1992 to the present.
Employee Compensation Appeals Board Decisions
Decisions available from 1993 (vol. 44). Headnotes from 1988 (vol. 39).
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationStatutory and regulatory information.
Final decisions on petitions for modifications from Nov. 1996 to the present.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Directives available from 1978 to the present.
Standard Interpretations and Compliance
Letters available from 1972 to the present.
OSHRC ALJ Decisions available from 1993 to the present.
OSHRC Final Commission Decisions available from 1988 to the present.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Decisions
Final decisions from 1979 to the present, chronological summaries of recent decisions.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
NLRB Decisions
Decisions of the Board, Regional Directors and Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are filed online and are offered in PDF and HTML format. CiteNet, the NLRB's searchable database, contains an index of Board decisions and related court decisions, beginning in February 1992.
NLRB Advice Memoranda
Advice memos released to the public since 1996; includes memos with issuance dates back to 1970.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Legal Matters
Opinions and orders, regulations.
Opinions & Orders
Final decisions, opinions, and orders from 1992 to the present.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
OMB Circulars
Available from 1952 to the present.
Selected OMB Bulletins
Available from 1995 to the present.
Selected OMB Memoranda
Available from 1995 to the present.
PRESIDENT
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
Online version of an out-of-print volume containing proclamations and executive orders with general applicability and continuing effect, from the Truman (4/13/1945) through Reagan (1/20/1989) administrations.
Executive Orders
Disposition table from 1937; text of orders available from 1993 to the present.
Public Papers of the Presidents
Online editions of the papers of Presidents Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Reagan.
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EDGAR
SEC filings and forms.
EDGAROnline
Commercial subscription service offers access to SEC documents by company name or ticker symbol, document downloading, search tools and alerting options, plus company profiles, annual reports, and financial data.
Reports of Investigations
Available from 1996 to the present.
Trading Suspensions
Available from 1995 to the present.
Enforcement Division
Administrative Proceedings from September 1995 to the present.
Litigation Releases from September 1995 to the present.
ALJ Decisions and Orders from October 1995 to the present.
Commission Opinions and Orders from April 1996 to the present.
Staff Legal Bulletins from February 1997 to the present.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Regulatory Comments
Letters to various government agencies & others advocating small business perspectives regarding proposed regulations or guidelines from 2001 to the present. Archived letters available from 1996-2000.
Office of Hearings and Appeals
SBA decisions from 1990 to the present.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social Security Rulings
Reflects all rulings currently in effect, beginning with 1960 to the present.
STATE DEPT.
Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbooks
Current manual and handbooks.
Office of the Legal AdvisorTreaty Actions from 1997 to the present.
International Claims and Investment Disputes Office coordinates activities with respect to all aspects of international claims and investment disputes.
TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Docket Management System
Image-based database in which all DOT docketed information is stored. Includes information about proposed and final rules, along with public comments, from 1995 to the present.
Aviation Economic Orders and Notices
Aviation orders, IATA agreements, and notices from 1995 to the present.
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Regulation and Policies contains current and historical regulations.
Enforcement Reports from 1997 to the present.
FAA Advisory Circulars from 1997 to the present.
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA Directives and Policy Memoranda includes FHWA orders and notices.
Federal Railroad Administration
Legislation, Regulation and Litigation page.
Federal Transit Administration
National Transit Database is a collection of transit and transportation related information.
FTA Legislation, Regulations & Guidance page contains regulations, Federal Register Notices, and FTA agreements.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Interpretation Letters from 1988 (some earlier).
Office of General Counsel
Includes summary of the DOT's current and proposed rulemaking, and a list of DOT rules under review.
Surface Transportation Board
Decisions, Notices and Environmental Assessments from 1994 to the present.
TREASURY DEPT.
Comptroller of the Currency
Enforcement Actions from 1989 to the present.
CRA Interpretations from 1995 (#665) to the present.
OCC Interpretations and Actions from 5/1996 to the present.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP.gov)
Customs Ruling Online Search System (CROSS), a searchable database of CBP Rulings from 1989 to the present
NAFTA-Related Rulings from 1995 to the present.
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Code, Regulations, and Official Guidance and Plain Language Regulations from 1995 to the present
Internal Revenue Bulletins from 1996 to the present.
Applicable Federal Rates Rulings, published as Revenue Rulings from 2000 to the present.
Office of Tax Policy
Includes tax treaty documents, regulations and administrative guidance, and other tax policy documents.
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPT.
Board of Veterans Appeals Decisions
Available from 1994 to the present.
© 2008 Pace Law Library
Compiled by Cynthia Pittson, Head of Reference Services, and updated by Gail Whittemore, Special Collections Librarian.
