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Golden Gate University School Of Law Library Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary As A Depository Library, Golden Gate University School Of Law Library
Golden Gate University School Of Law Library Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary As A Depository Library, Golden Gate University School Of Law Library
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Certificate from the Superintendent of Documents commemorating the 35th anniversary of GGU's Law Library as a federal depository library. Accompanying letter from the Superintendent of Documents attached.
Private Control Over Access To Public Law: The Perplexing Federal Regulatory Use Of Private Standards, Nina A. Mendelson
Private Control Over Access To Public Law: The Perplexing Federal Regulatory Use Of Private Standards, Nina A. Mendelson
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To save resources and build on private expertise, federal agencies have incorporated privately drafted standards into thousands of federal regulations — but only by “reference.” These standards range widely, subsuming safety, benefits, and testing standards. An individual who seeks access to this binding law generally cannot freely read it online or in a governmental depository library, as she can the U.S. Code or the Code of Federal Regulations. Instead, she generally must pay a significant fee to the drafting organization, or else she must travel to Washington, D.C., to the Office of the Federal Register’s reading room. This law, under …