Federal Depository Library Program

We get a lot of questions here at the Office of the Federal Register. Some folks are interested in commenting on regulations. Check out our earlier post on our commenting feature: http://go.usa.gov/hXN3. Others are looking for help finding regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). And from 1994 to now, all of the regulations published in both the Federal Register and the CFR are available online at www.federalregister.gov and www.ecfr.gov, respectively.

A question we get a lot is “Where can I see the collections that are not online?” That is where the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) comes in.

From the Government Publishing Office: “The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government’s information. GPO administers the FDLP on behalf of the participating libraries and the public. Information products from the Federal Government are disseminated to these nationwide libraries that, in turn, ensure the American public has free access to the materials, both in print and online.”

These libraries can be found all across the country. And they all maintain collections of the Federal Register and the CFR. To find the Federal Depository Library nearest you, go to: http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp. We always recommend calling ahead for library hours and to be sure the collection you are looking for is kept at the library near you.

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Image: Clickable Map at http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp.