Administrative Decisions

Administrative Decisions & Other Agency Actions

There are official and unofficial sources of administrative decisions and other actions; see Sources of Federal Regulatory Agency Rules, Regulations and Adjudications prepared by Terry L. Swanlund in How To Find The Law, Appendix D ( KF 240 .C538 1989). Whether and by what means administrative decisions and other materials are published varies by agency and regulated industry: compare locating SEC or IRS decisions and materials with those of the EPA. How do you find out what an agency publishes and where? An excellent up to date source is Specialized Legal Research (KF 240 .S63x 1987).

Use these sources to locate sources of agency decisions and other materials:

• Specialized Legal Research by Leah F. Chanin, general editor (KF 240 .S63x 1987) (looseleaf)
• Legal Looseleafs in Print ( KF 1 .L43x) and LawTRIO
• CCH Research NetWork
• Topical databases in LexisNexis and Westlaw

Many agencies now publish decisions and other materials on their web sites:

• Federal Administrative Decisions & Other Actions (University of Virginia Government Information Resources)
• Federal Agencies Directory (LSU Libraries; Includes Boards Commissions and Committees, Executive, Independent, Judicial, Legislative, and Quasi-Official; based on entries in the U.S. Government Manual)
• Federal Agencies and Commissions (White House; A-Z listing)
• Executive Office of the President (White House; Executive Office and White House Office)
• President’s Cabinet (White House)

Locate administrative publications in:

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO Access)
• Guide to U.S. Government Publications (Z 1223 .Z7 A574)
• Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (Z 1223 .A18)

Note: We linked the resources to archive.org in an effort to decrease the number of broken links cited.