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Federal Register

American  

noun

  1. a bulletin, published daily by the U.S. federal government, containing the schedule of hearings before Congressional and federal agency committees, together with orders, proclamations, etc., released by the executive branch of the government.


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Beginning later this month, certain battery scrap and tungsten waste in the U.S. must be sold domestically, according to a Department of Commerce rule published on the Federal Register.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But Federal Register notices announcing the terminations said country conditions had improved enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Once the rule change is published in the Federal Register, it has 30 days until it takes effect.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

When the rule takes effect in 45 days from its publication in the government’s Federal Register, brokers will monitor day trades and adjust each customer’s margin requirements daily.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

A notice inviting public comment on that proposed new law would be published in the Federal Register in October 1973, just a few months after Hsu called Day.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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