DEFOSTED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Explanation WHAT THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS IS The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and perma rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and age of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which repr broad areas subject to Federal regulaton. Each title is divided into Chapters v usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each Chapter is further subdiv into Parts covering specific regulatory areas. The individual volumes of the are revised as of January 1 of each year. LEGAL STATUS The contents of the Federal Register are required to be judicially noticed U.S.C. 1507). The Code of Federal Regulations is prima facie evidence of the of the original documents (44 U.S.C. 1510). HOW TO USE THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS The Code of Federal Regulations is kept up to immediate date by the indiv issues of the Federal Register. These two publications must be used togeth determine the latest version of any given rule. By consulting the "List of CFR tions Affected," which is issued monthly and is cumulative and the "Cumul List of Parts Affected" in the Federal Register, the user of the Code can qu determine whether there have been any amendments since the preceding Janu to the provisions of the Code in which he is interested. These lists will refer the to the Federal Register in which he may find the latest amendment of any given EFFECTIVE DATES Each volume of the Code contains amendments published during the prece calendar year. Source citations for the regulations are referred to by volume nur and page number of the Federal Register and date of publication. Publication and effective dates are usually not the same and care must be exercised by the in determining the actual effective date. In instances where the effective da beyond the cut-off date for the Code a note has been inserted to reflect the fu effective date. OBSOLETE PROVISIONS Provisions that become obsolete before January 1 are not carried. Code may find the text of provisions in effect on a given date in the past by using numerical list of sections affected. For the period before January 1, 1964, the should consult the "List of Sections Affected, 1949–1963" published in a sep volume. For the period beginning January 1, 1964, a "List of Sections Affec is published at the end of each book. Other tables and guides that relate to the Code of Federal Regulatio the following: The subject index to the Code, which is revised annually, is contai separate volume entitled "General Index." This volume also contains a CFR titles, chapters, and parts, an alphabetical list of CFR subtitles and and lists of current and superseded CFR volumes. An index to the text dential documents is found at the end of each compilation of Title President. THIS BOOK The Federal Procurement Regulations System (Subtitle A of this title) of (1) the procurement policies and procedures for Government agencies p by the Administrator of General Services (Chapter 1-Federal Pro Regulations), and (2) regulations of various agencies implementing οι menting the Federal Procurement Regulations (Chapters 2 through 49). of Chapters 2 through 49, the first 49 parts are reserved for regulation menting the Federal Procurement Regulations and numerically keyed the remaining parts in these chapters will contain regulations supplemer. Federal Procurement Regulations. Subtitle B (Chapters 50 through 100) consists of Government-wide reg affecting procurement policies and procedures which are not included in eral Procurement Regulations System. Former Chapters II and III of containing regulations of the Division of Public Contracts, Department of and the Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products, respectivel redesignated Chapters 50 and 51 and assigned to this subtitle. The Federal Property Management System Regulations (Subtitle C title) consists of (1) the property management policies and procedures f ernment agencies prescribed by the Administrator of General Services (1 101-Federal Property Management Regulations) and (2) regulations of agencies implementing or supplementing the Federal Property Managemen lations (Chapter 102 to end). The numbering system of Title 41 is unique in the Code of Federal Regu and is especially designed to permit the keying of similar subject matter thro the chapters in Subtitles A and C. Chapters are numbered in arabic. Each number is a combination showing to the left of the decimal point the chap part numbers, separated by a dash. To the right of the decimal point the subpart, section, and subsection numbers are indicated in that order. Thus, an agency assigned to Chapter 2, and wishing to implement the cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract provisions contained in Chapter 1, Part 1-3, Subpart 1-3.4, section 04, subsection 3 of the Federal Procurement Regulations (section 1-3.404-3), would assign the Inquiries concerning technical or legal aspects of the Code should be addressed to the Director, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408. Sales are handled exclusively by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing |