Guidelines Manual for Documents Composition (GMDC)
The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) has periodically updated instructions for rulemaking documents, including corrections or republication procedures under "Revise and Republish." However, as of June 9, 2025, no identifiable updated guidance specifically for Revise and Republish in OFR's DDH is found in the current publicly available Federal Register notices or related CMS or FAA documents.
The closest relevant sources relate to rule issuances and notice procedures but do not explicitly address the "Revise and Republish" guidance or the OFR DDH updates specifically.
If requiring the exact updated text or policy, it would be best to consult the Office of the Federal Register's official website or contact them directly. Alternatively, users can refer to the most recent version of the Drafting and Distributing Handbook (DDH) issued by OFR or official Federal Register notices post-June 2025 explicitly announcing changes to OFR DDH.
The DDH, available as a pdf and accessible online or for download, explains how to follow the transmission, format, and editorial requirements established in the Federal Register Act (FRA) and 1 CFR chapter I. It also provides guidance for drafting Federal Register documents and addresses various requests and situations through a dedicated Appendix A.
Users can find answers to their drafting, transmission, or publication questions online. If they cannot, they can contact the OFR Scheduling Unit ([email protected]) if they are a Federal Register Liaison Officer, their agency's Federal Register Liaison Officer if they are other agency staff, OFR technical support ([email protected]) if they are a Federal employee (Liaison Officer or agency staff), or their contracting agency's Federal Register Liaison Officer if they are a contractor.
Earlier revisions of the DDH have added a category for final rules issued under the Congressional Review Act, formalized how long an agency has to notify the OFR of when they cause an error in the CFR, clarified the use of notes, footnotes, and appendices, provided additional details regarding appropriate titles in a signature block, and noted other technical restrictions.
The current DDH version is the 2018 Edition, Revision 2.2, and users must begin using it by June 9, 2025. For more information or questions about the FRA or OFR regulations, users can contact the Legal Affairs and Policy Division ([email protected]).
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Online education and learning resources for the Drafting and Distributing Handbook (DDH) can be found on the Office of the Federal Register's official website. Self-development in education-and-self-development related to rulemaking document procedures like "Revise and Republish" may benefit from familiarizing oneself with the DDH, which explains transmission, format, and editorial requirements.
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