LII: Under the Hood
As our regular readers will know, one of the LII’s most-used collections is the Code of Federal Regulations, which is an online version of the official compilation of the regulations published in the Federal Register. Our edition has lots of useful features, but we’ve regularly gotten one big complaint: it’s out of date. (Our online text is based on the published book, which can be up to a full year behind.)
Well, those seeking up-to-the-minute regulations (well, up-to-the-last-few-days, anyway) are in luck. The Office of the Federal Register and the GPO have made available, in bulk, a machine-readable (XML) text of the eCFR, the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. The eCFR is unofficial, but it is very much up to date.
So, in order to satisfy those of you who have been eager to get the latest in great tasting, less-filling, fresh-from-the-oven regulations, we are going to be rolling out our new edition of the CFR, based on the up-to-date eCFR XML, as we go. We have put the bare-bones text up as quickly as possible. Many of you have told us how much you like the value we add to our editions — rest assured that we will be adding in all the features you value just as soon as we can adapt them to the new data format. While we’re renovating, “CFR Classic” will continue to be available.
Stay tuned on this blog for details about the process of designing, developing, and implementing those features, as well as announcements when they are up and running. And let us know what you’d like to see added – we always love to hear from you!
