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Incorporation by reference (IBR) allows Federal agencies to comply with the requirement to publish
rules in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by referring to material
already published elsewhere. The legal effect of incorporation by reference is that the material is
treated as if it were published in the Federal Register and CFR. This material, like any other properly
issued rule, has the force and effect of law. Congress authorized incorporation by reference in the
Freedom of Information Act to reduce the volume of material published in the Federal Register and CFR.
(See 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51). Congress gave complete authority to the Director of the Federal
Register to determine whether a proposed incorporation by reference serves the public interest and approve
the agency's IBR request.