Chapter 9 Flashcards
Enabling Statutes
How Congress delegate authority to administrative agencies. These agencies are under the control of the executive branch.
4th Branch of Government
Administrative agencies perform legislative (drafting regulations), judicial (ALC), and executive functions (enforcing regulations)
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Contains all of the final administrative regulation. Published annually.
Federal Register
Daily newspaper containing all of the proposed and final administrative regulations as well as executive orders and executive proclamations.
California Administrative Code (CAR)
Contains all of the final administrative regulations. Many will refer to as CCR (California Code of Regulations).
How to find Regulations - CFR
Organized by 50 topics. Must first identify the agency and then brainstorm words to look up in the index.
Updating CFR sections
Federal Register includes a list of CFR sections that have been modified, updated, removed or changed in anyway
How to find Regulations - Federal Register
Review the table of contents or brainstorm words to look up in the index after the researcher has identified the agency.
California Administrative Code
Organized by 28 topics. Published in hard copy and is a database in Westlaw.
How to find Regulations - California Administrative Code
- Brainstorm words to look up in the index if researching in the hard copy, or
- Search brainstormed words in the search box on Westlaw
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
Hears cases involving the application of a particular regulation.
Agencies with administrative law courts (ALC) and administrative law judges (ALJ)
Immigration, SSA, NLRB, OSHA, and Tax
Loose-leaf Services
These sources cover one topic thoroughly. The publishers organize administrative decisions, rules, regulations, and comments within a source.
What topics do Loose-leaf Services cover?
Environmental, labor, energy, and government contracts.
