Federal Register Metadata Fields and Values |
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Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. The metadata fields available for the Federal Register are listed in the table below. Metadata fields and values are used throughout FDsys for
Metadata fields and values can be entered into the Search Box using field operators. The field operators available for the Federal Register are listed in the table below, along with examples for each metadata field. How to Use Field Operators A quick reference guide of metadata fields and values is available in PDF format here.
Additionally, some of these metadata fields are made available for use on the Advanced Search page. The metadata values can be entered in the same format for the fields available on the Advanced Search Page. How to Use Advanced Search
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Metadata Field Display Name |
Metadata Field Definition |
Field Operator |
Field Operator Example |
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Collection |
The collection to which the document belongs. Typically the same as the publication or series. |
collection: |
collection:fr |
“fr” is used for Federal Register |
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Government Author |
The names of the government organizations responsible for authoring or assembling the document. |
governmentauthor |
governmentauthor:"national archives and records administration" |
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Publication Date |
The date the document was first made available to the public. |
publishdate |
publishdate:2006-09-28 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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Language |
The language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b standard. |
language |
language:en |
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Former Package ID |
The document ID of the issue or "package" as originally specified on www.gpoaccess.gov. |
mods:identifier:(@type:"former identifier":______) |
mods:identifier:(@type:"former identifier":"fr15oc07") |
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Former Identifier |
The document ID of the article on the former www.gpoaccess.gov website. |
formerid: |
formerid:fr21no08-67 |
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Stock Number |
The 12 digit GPO Sales stock number for the publication or series. Usually formatted like "769-004-00000-9". |
stocknum |
stocknum:769-004-00000-9 |
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Sudoc Class Number |
The SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents which classifies Government publications by publishing agency. |
sudocclass: |
sudocclass:"ae 2.7:" |
The SuDoc Class Numbers in FDsys are at the class stem level, not the book number level. |
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Ingestion Date |
The date the document was ingested into the FDsys preservation repository. |
ingestdate: |
ingestdate:2008-12-29 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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Electronic Location (URL) |
The URL where the document or the document in context (the content detail page) is located. |
url: |
url:http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-08-01 |
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ISSN |
The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) for the publication. |
issn: |
issn:0097-6326 |
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Publisher |
The government organization who publishes the document or publication. |
publisher: |
publisher:"u.s. government printing office" |
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Branch |
The branch of government responsible for the document's contents |
branch: |
branch:executive |
Possible Values: executive legislative judicial |
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Type of Resource |
The media type for the document, typically "text". Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard. |
typeofresource: |
typeofresource:text |
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WAIS Database Name |
The name of the WAIS database to which the document belonged in the former GPO Access system. |
waisdbname: |
waisdbname:2006_register |
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Record Origin |
How the record was originally generated. Typically "machine generated" |
recordorigin: |
recordorigin:"machine generated" |
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Publication Title |
The title of the publication. Individual Federal Register documents can be searched using the title field operator. |
title: |
title:"federal register" |
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Title |
The title of the publication. |
title: |
title:"super bowl" |
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Volume |
A new volume of the Federal Register is started every year. Volumes 59 (1994) forward are available on-line. |
volume: |
volume:71 |
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Volume Year |
The calendar year associated with the volume number. |
volumeyear: |
volumeyear:2006 |
Year format is YYYY |
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Issue |
A new issue of the Federal Register is printed every day. Issue #1 is the first issue printed in the year. |
issue: |
issue:147 |
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Part Number |
Special parts of the Federal Register can be requested by agencies who have especially important regulations or notices to print. They are added to the end of the day's issue and start with Part II. |
part: |
part:IV |
Possible Values: II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X |
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First Page |
The number of the first page in the Federal Register document or issue if displayed on the More Information page for the entire issue. Specific pages can be searched using the firstpage and lastpage field operators. |
firstpage: |
firstpage:1234 |
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Last Page |
The number of the last page in the Federal Register document or issue if displayed on the More Information page for the entire issue. Specific pages can be searched using the firstpage and lastpage field operators. |
lastpage: |
lastpage:43345 |
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Section |
The section under which the rule, notice, proposed rule, or presidential document was published. |
section: |
section:notice |
Possible Values: rule correct notice prorule, presdocu sunshine unknown |
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Agency |
The agency or sub-agency responsible for the rule, proposed rule, or notice. |
agency: |
agency:justice |
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Dates |
Full text field which identifies the dates important to the regulation, such as the effective date, deadlines for comments, etc. |
dates: |
dates:effective |
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Effective Date |
Effective date of the rule or proposed rule. Extracted automatically from the full text of the "Dates" field, so it may occasionally be inaccurate or missing. |
effectivedate: |
effectivedate:2006-08-31 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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Comment Date |
The due date for comments on a new rule, regulation or notice. Extracted automatically from the full text of the "Dates" field, so it may occasionally be inaccurate or missing. |
commentdate: |
commentdate:2006-08-31 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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Compliance Date |
The date when organizations must apply to new rules or regulations. This may be called the "applicability date" in many articles. Extracted automatically from the full text of the "Dates" field, so it may be inaccurate or missing. |
compliancedate: |
compliancedate:2006-08-01 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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Public Meeting Date |
The date of any scheduled public meetings on the notice. Extracted automatically from the full text of the "Dates" field, so it may occasionally be inaccurate or missing. |
publicmeetingdate: |
publicmeetingdate:2006-10-30 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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FR Doc No. |
The Federal Register Document Number of the article, usually a number such as 06-13232 or E6-12312. |
frdocno: |
frdocno:06-8266 |
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Granule ID |
The identifier of the granule, usually a number such as 06-13232 or E6-12312. |
granuleid: |
granuleid:06-8266 |
Same as Federal Register Document Number (frdocno:) |
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Docket Numbers |
Any of various document docket numbers assigned to the rule or notice by the submitting organizations. |
docketnumbers: |
docketnumbers:epa-hq-ord-2006-0310 |
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RIN Number |
The Regulation ID number associated with the rule or notice. |
rinnumber: |
rinnumber:3206-aj69 |
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Billing Code |
The billing code associated with the rule or notice. Usually a number such as "6325-48-P" |
billingcode: |
billingcode:6325-48-p |
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Action |
The action being taken by the agency such as proposed rule, notice, or request for comments, etc. |
action: |
action:"reopening of comment period" |
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Summary |
Summary of the rule or notice. |
summary: |
summary:airworthiness |
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Contact Information |
Contact information for more information about the notice or rule. |
contact: |
contact:fax |
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Presidential Document Type |
The type of presidential document (e.g. determination, proclamation, executive order) printed in the Federal Register including the document number and date. |
presdoctype: |
presdoctype:procla |
Possible Values: determ execord prmemo prnotice procla unknown |
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Presidential Document Number |
The unique number of the presidential executive order (e.g. "12948"), determination (e.g. "95-21"), or proclamation (e.g. "6806"). |
presdocnum: |
presdocnum:21 |
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Presidential Date |
The date of the presidential determination, notice, memo, executive order, or proclamation. |
presdocdate: |
presdocdate:2006-08-21 |
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD |
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President |
The full and official name of the president who issued the presidential document, for example "William J. Clinton" or "George W. Bush". |
president: |
president:bush |
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Contents Heading |
The heading for the document as listed in the Federal Register table of contents. Typically something like "Meetings:". |
contentsheading: |
contentsheading:meetings |
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Citation |
The GPO standard method for searching citation references from the selected publication. |
citation: |
citation:"71 fr 39214" |
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CFR Citation |
Referenced title and part number from the Code of Federal Regulations, in standard citation format, for example "14 CFR Part 802" or "14 CFR Chapter IV". |
cfrcitation: |
cfrcitation:"5 cfr 1001" |
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CFR Subjects |
Subject keywords from any CFR sections that are associated with the document. |
cfrsubjects: |
cfrsubjects:transportation |
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Presidential Document Citation |
Reference to a presidential document number within the text of a document. |
presdoccitation: |
presdoccitation:"determination 2007-2" |
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Reference Citation |
Reference to another document within the text of a document. |
refcitation: |
refcitation:"5 cfr 1001" |
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