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30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 551, 552, and 552a and 44 U.S.C. 3102 as amended by Pub. L. 104-231, 110 Stat. 3048, Pub. L. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524, and Pub. L. 114-185, 130 Stat. 538; E.O. 13392, 70 FR 75373, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 216.
87 FR 5397, Feb. 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
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