Federal Register
The daily federal publication of agency rules, proposed rules, and notices.
What it is
The Federal Register is a daily publication of federal agency actions. It runs every business day, often hundreds of pages long, and includes proposed rules, final rules, notices, and presidential documents.
Plain-English explanation
If the CFR is the codebook, the Federal Register is the patch notes. Every day, the Federal Register publishes what's changing in the CFR, proposed rules (which can be commented on), final rules (which amend the CFR on a stated effective date), and notices.
For compliance teams, the Federal Register is where the future of your compliance program lives. A final rule published today amends the CFR tomorrow. Subscribing to the right Federal Register feeds is one of the few ways to stay ahead of regulatory change.
Why it matters
The CFR you read today may not be the CFR you read last week. Federal Register amendments accumulate between annual codifications. Tracking the gap is what ‘updated nightly’ means in compliance platforms.