CFR > Title 1 - General Provisions > CHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER > SUBCHAPTER E—PREPARATION, TRANSMITTAL, AND PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS (parts 15 to 22) > PART 17—FILING FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND PUBLICATION SCHEDULES > SUBPART C—Emergency Schedule (§17.3 to §17.6) > 17.4—Procedure and timing for emergency publication.

17.4—Procedure and timing for emergency publication.

(a) Each agency requesting publication on the emergency schedule shall briefly describe the emergency and the benefits to be attributed to immediate publication in the Federal Register. The request must be made by letter.
(b) The Director of the Federal Register shall assign a document to the emergency schedule whenever the Director concurs with a request for that action and it is feasible.
(c) Each document assigned to the emergency schedule shall be published as soon as possible.
(d) Each document assigned to the emergency schedule for publication will be filed for public inspection on the working day before publication unless emergency filing for public inspection is also requested.

Code of Federal Regulations

[37 FR 23608, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9680, Mar. 7, 1989]