The official CFR is updated once a year in a series of 4 updates to a group of titles. The schedule for these updates is as follows:
- Titles 1-16 are updated January 1st
- Titles 17-27 are updated April 1st
- Titles 28-41 are updated July 1st
- Titles 42-50 are updated October 1st
There are two methods listed below to help you make sure that you are looking at the most current version of federal regulations.
To Update Regulations:
There is a 'quick' way to update regulation which does not use the official version of the CFR. While you are becoming more familiar with updating regulations, it may be a best practice for you to use the "Official" method detailed below.
- "Quick" Method: The eCFR is a quick way to determine updates, and the versions on Lexis and Westlaw platforms are also updated more frequently than the official version.
- To update this way, determine how current the regulation is in the CFR and then search the Federal Register for information from that date to present.
- "Official" Method: Follow the below 'steps' to update regulations in the official CFR:
- Find the text of the regulation in the annual edition of the C.F.R., and make note of the revision date of the title.
- Check the most recent pamphlet of LSA: List of CFR Sections Affected. (click on Monthly LSA) References in the LSA are to page numbers in the Federal Register.
- Check for changes after the dates listed on the title page of the LSA by using the cumulative list of "CFR Parts Affected during [month]" in the Reader Aids section of the latest Federal Register issue.
- Check the Federal Register issues cited, if any, to see the text of the changes to the regulation.