1 CFR § 17.1 - Receipt and processing.

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title: "1 CFR § 17.1 - Receipt and processing."
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title_name: "General Provisions"
section_number: "17.1"
section_name: "Receipt and processing."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PREPARATION, TRANSMITTAL, AND PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS"
part_number: "17"
part_name: "FILING FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND PUBLICATION SCHEDULES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "44 U.S.C. 1506; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709; 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 189."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 23608, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
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# 17.1 Receipt and processing.

Unless special arrangements are made with the Director of the Federal Register, the Office of the Federal Register receives documents only during official working hours. Upon receipt, each document shall be held for confidential processing until it is filed for public inspection.