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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The following links provide information about where in the CFR material
is incorporated by reference and the publisher's contact information so
that readers can obtain the material. This site does not link to or
contain standards incorporated by reference into the CFR.
Incorporation by reference (IBR) allows Federal agencies to comply with
the requirement to publish rules in the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) by referring to material already published
elsewhere. The legal effect of incorporation by reference is that the
material is treated as if it were published in the Federal Register and
CFR. This material, like any other properly issued rule, has the force
and effect of law. Congress authorized incorporation by reference in the
Freedom of Information Act to reduce the volume of material published in
the Federal Register and CFR. (See 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51).
Congress gave complete authority to the Director of the Federal Register
to determine whether a proposed incorporation by reference serves the
public interest and approve the agency's IBR request.