The Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act requires that, when an agency incorporates materials into its rules, the agency must provide a copy of those materials to the Division. Formerly, the Division made an exception to this by purchasing its own subscription to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
After contacting department rules coordinators, asking for feedback, and receiving no concerns or objections, the Division has decided to terminate its subscription to the CFR. This means that an agency incorporating a federal regulation from a CFR dated January 2008 or later will need to provide a paper copy of the regulation, just like it does with any other materials incorporated by reference.
This decision was made because of the free availability of the CFR online, the increasing cost associated with subscriptions to the microfiche CFR edition, and the apparent decline in CFR incorporations (for the Bulletins published 01/01/2007 through 12/01/2007, agencies have filed 1,447 rules; of those, 35 or 2%, of the rules incorporate the CFR).
Agencies may access the CFR free of charge from http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html. The Government Printing Office makes two versions — text and PDF — available online. The Division recommends that agencies print the PDF version. The PDF version is formatted like the printed CFR and it will typically require less paper.
Direct your questions about this decision to Ken Hansen (538-3777).
3/26/2012 Update: The link to the CFR has changed. It is now available online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR .