31.28

Executive agencies.

Governmental requisitions. Extra copies.

PUBLIC SALE

Current edition of Manual.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 31 issued under sec. 6, 49 Stat. 501, as amended; 44 U.S.C. 306. Sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 F.R. 2709; 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 31 appear at 30 F.R. 15132, Dec. 7, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

PUBLICATION AND FORMAT

§ 31.1 Publication required.

There shall be published, annually or at such times as may be determined by the Administrative Committee, a special edition of the FEDERAL REGISTER designated as the "United States Government Organization Manual."

§ 31.17

Agency review of drafts.

Each such official draft, together with related supplementary material, shall be submitted by the Office to the appropriate liaison officer for review as to accuracy. Changes in the official draft shall be limited to factual corrections and to the updating of text to reflect organization as of the cutoff date of the edition of the Manual in process.

§ 31.18 Other organization statements.

Brief descriptions of the organization of agencies of the legislative and judicial branches and of quasi-official agencies shall be prepared and submitted to such

agencies with a request that they be reviewed for accuracy.

§ 31.19 Apportionment of space.

The Director is authorized to determine the apportionment of space in the Manual with a view to maintaining balance and uniformity of presentation.

OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION

§ 31.21 The Congress.

Each Member of the Congress shall be furnished two free copies of the Manual; and each Member shall be entitled to reIceive not more than ten additional free copies for official use. Authorization for the furnishing of such additional copies shall be submitted in writing to the Director by the authorizing Member. [31 F.R. 15013, Nov. 30, 1966] § 31.22

Congressional committees.

Each Congressional committee shall be entitled to receive copies of the Manual without charge in such numbers as are needed for official use. Requests for placement on the Manual mailing list shall be made in writing to the Director by the chairman of the committee or his delegate. § 31.23

Judicial branch.

(a) Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States shall be entitled to 18 copies of the Manual without charge.

(b) Other courts. The other constitutional courts and the legislative courts of the United States shall be entitled each to one copy of the Manual without charge. Authorization for furnishing such copies shall be submitted in writing to the Director of the Federal Register by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts or his delegate.

§ 31.24 Executive agencies.

The head of each agency in the executive branch and each liaison officer designated under §§ 4.1 and 31.11 of this chapter shall be entitled to one free copy of the Manual.

§ 31.25 Governmental requisitions.

Legislative, judicial, and executive agencies of the Federal Government may obtain at cost copies of the Manual for official use upon the timely submission to the Government Printing Office of a

edition of the FEDERAL REGISTER designated "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States." Ordinarily each volume shall cover one calendar year and shall be identified further by the name of the President and the period covered. NOTE: This program started with the year 1957.

§ 32.2 Coverage of prior years.

After conferring with the National Historical Publications Commission with respect to the need therefor, the Administrative Committee may from time to time authorize the publication of similar volumes covering specified calendar years prior to 1957.

NOTE: The Committee has approved the publication of volumes starting with the year 1945.

§ 32.3 Format, indexes, ancillaries.

Each annual volume, divided into books whenever appropriate, shall be separately published in the binding and style deemed by the Administrative Committee to be suitable to the dignity of the office of President of the United States. Each volume shall be appropriately indexed and shall contain appropriate ancillary information respecting significant Presidential documents not published in full text.

SCOPE

§ 32.10 Basic criteria.

The basic text of the volumes shall consist of oral utterances by the President or of writings subscribed by him. Sources. § 32.11

(a) The basic text of the volumes shall be selected from: (1) Communications to the Congress, (2) public addresses, (3) transcripts of press conferences, (4) public letters, (5) messages to heads of state, (6) statements released on miscellaneous subjects, and (7) formal executive documents promulgated in accordance with law.

(b) In general, ancillary text, notes, and tables shall be derived from official sources.

OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION

§ 32.15 The Congress.

Each Member of the Congress, during his term of office, shall be entitled to one copy of each annual volume published

during such term. Authorization for furnishing such copies shall be submitted in writing to the Director and signed by the authorizing Member.

§ 32.16 The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of the United States shall be entitled to 12 copies of the annual volumes.

§ 32.17 Executive agencies.

The head of each department and the head of each independent agency in the executive branch of the Government shall be entitled to one copy of each annual volume upon application therefor in writing to the Director.

§ 32.18 Governmental requisitions.

Legislative, judicial, and executive agencies of the Federal Government may obtain, at cost, copies of the annual volumes for official use upon the timely submission to the Government Printing Office of a printing and binding requisition (Standard Form 1).

§ 32.19 Extra copies.

All requests for extra copies of the annual volumes must be addressed to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Extra copies must be paid for by the agency or official requesting them. PUBLIC SALE

§ 32.22 Sale of annual volumes.

The annual volumes shall be placed on sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, at prices determined by him under the general direction of the Administrative Committee.

Subpart B-Weekly Compilation § 32.30 Publication required.

There shall be published promptly, once each week, a special edition of the FEDERAL REGISTER designated "Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.” § 32.31

Format and indexes.

The Weekly Compilation shall be published in the style and binding deemed by the Administrative Committee to be most suitable for public and official use. The Director of the Federal Register shall provide indexes and such other

proved June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 237, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 1001-1011). § 40.5 Agency.

"Agency" means each authority, whether or not within or subject to review by another agency, of the government of the United States other than the Congress, the courts, or the Governments of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the territories or possessions of the United States.

§ 40.6

Code.

"Code" means the Code of Federal Regulations prepared and published by the Office pursuant to section 11 of the act, as amended.

"Document" means any Presidential proclamation or Executive order, and any rule, regulation, order, certificate, code of fair competition, license, notice, or similar instrument issued, prescribed, or promulgated by an agency, and any other instrument authorized or required by law to be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

§ 40.9 Document having general applicability and legal effect.

"Document having general applicability and legal effect" means every document issued under proper authority prescribing a penalty or a course of conduct, conferring a right, privilege, authority, or immunity, or imposing an obligation,

and relevant or applicable to the general public, the members of a class, or the persons of a locality, as distinguished from named individuals or organizations. § 40.10 Document subject to codifica

tion.

"Document subject to codification” means any document which has general applicability and legal effect and which is in force and effect and relied upon by the issuing agency as authority for, or invoked or used in the discharge of, any of its functions or activities: Provided, That descriptions of organization published pursuant to section 3(a) (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act may be assigned to and published in the Code under special agreements authorized by § 17.2 of this chapter.

§ 40.11 Federal Register.

"FEDERAL REGISTER" means the daily issue of the FEDERAL REGISTER. § 40.12 Office.

"Office" means the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and