1 CFR § 18.12 — § 18.12 Preamble requirements.

§ 18.12 Preamble requirements. ( a ) Each agency submitting a proposed or final rule document for publication shall prepare a preamble which will inform the reader, who is not an expert in the subject area, of the basis and purpose for the rule or proposal. ( b ) The preamble shall be in the following format and contain the following information: AGENCY: (Name of issuing agency) ACTION: (Notice of Intent), (Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), (Proposed Rule), (Final Rule), (Other). SUMMARY: (Brief statements, in simple language, of: (i) the action being taken; (ii) the circumstances which created the need for the action; and (iii) the intended effect of the action.) DATES: (Comments must be received on or before: _____.) (Proposed effective date: _____.) (Effective date: _____.) (Hearing: _____.) (Other: _____.) ADDRESSES: (Any relevant addresses.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (For Executive departments and agencies, the name and telephone number of a person in the agency to contact for additional information about the document [Presidential Memorandum, 41 FR 42764 , September 28, 1976].) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (See paragraph (c) of this section.) ( c ) The agency may include the following information in the preamble, as applicable: ( 1 ) A discussion of the background and major issues involved; ( 2 ) In the case of a final rule, any significant differences between it and the proposed rule; ( 3 ) A response to substantive public comments received; and ( 4 ) Any other information the agency considers appropriate. [ 41 FR 56624 , Dec. 29, 1976, as amended at 54 FR 9681 , Mar. 7, 1989] {"origins":[{"level":"part","identifier":"18","label_level":"Part 18","hierarchy":{"title":"1","chapter":"I","subchapter":"E","part":"18"},"current":false,"authority":["\u003ca href=\"https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/44/1506\" class=\"usc external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e44 U.S.C. 1506\u003c/a\u003e; sec. 6, \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-order/10530\" class=\"eo external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eE.O. 10530\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/19-FR-2709\" class=\"fr-reference\" data-reference=\"19 FR 2709\"\u003e19 FR 2709\u003c/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"/current/title-3\" class=\"cfr external\"\u003e3 CFR\u003c/a\u003e, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 189.\n"],"source":["\u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/37-FR-23609\" class=\"fr-reference\" data-reference=\"37 FR 23609\"\u003e37 FR 23609\u003c/a\u003e, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.\n"],"link":"/current/title-1/part-18","title":"Part 18"}]}