SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

I receive a hard copy of the 19 CFR - 3 book volume every year (along with the other 50 employees in my direct office). I never look at them because the CFR is available online with easy search capabilities. I recommend only providing hard copies based on written request/necessity.

Ever year we receive stacks of updated CFRs (Code of Federal Regulations). These need to be printed, trucked to us, stored and distributed. Then, the old ones need to be recycled. We should be able to access the latest CFRs on line, rather than printing out copies for everyone. People could probably more easily find the information they need by searcing on line, and could print out any sections that they need to have... more »

Each year we receive numerous printed copies of the Code of Federal Regulations while at the time the volume is printed, the material is already outdated. The Online E-CFR is the most update version of the Code of Federal Regulations. GPO should discontinue printing copies for Government Agencies. They should be accessing the publicaiton online.

The Code of Federal Regulations and United States Codes are resources utilized often by attorneys. These regulations are printed, bound, updated and distributed annually. The government printing office maintains electronic versions at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ which are free and easily accessible. Eliminating the production and distribution of hard bound copies of these regulations, while migrating attorneys to use the... more »