New XML-based,

Web 2.0 edition of

daily Federal Register

Introducing…

Foundation of FR 2.0

• GPO’s Federal Digital System: FDsys (Jan 2009)

– Build Data Repository

– Convert SGML print code files to XML

• descriptive metadata, preservation

– Migrate 17 years of FR data to FDsys

• Bulk XML created & posted to Data.gov

– Formerly 17K for FR files; now Free

• GovPulse.us – Apps for America Contest

– Developers use XML to build new apps

– OFR/GPO base FR 2.0 on GovPulse; Collaborate w/GP

FR 1.0 1936...GPO Access 1994…FDsys 2009…Data.gov 2009...

GovPulse 2009…FR 2.0 July 26, 2010

Timeline

Concept of Federal Register 2.0

Re-create Federal Register as a Web Newspaper

• Free FR format from print-based structure

• Re-imagine FR for 21st Century rulemaking

• Highlight opportunities to comment; citizen engagement

• Build on foundation of GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys)

• Unofficial XML version, lives in parallel w/ official PDF edition

Problem: Dense, Linear, Inflexible

Solution: Web Newspaper

News Sections – Organized by broad topic, Impt docs stay on page

Agency “Home Pages” – Shows recent agency activity, stats

Clean Layout – More Readable Text

Crowd Sourced – Most viewed/emailed/cited

Regulatory Timeline – Link to Reg Agenda, ID Significant Rules

Calendar of Events – Public Mtgs, Comments open/due, Rules in effect

FR 2.0

More Solutions to the Problem

Comment Links – Go directly to Regs.gov docket to comment

Web Links – Integration w/ FDsys for CFR, U.S.C., prior FR docs

RSS Feeds – Personalization by agency, topic, news section, saved search

Educational Features – Regulatory process, Ask A Librarian

Official PDF for Authentication – Legal edition, print on demand

XML files – Download on demand; use data in other apps

FR 2.0

News Sections w/ Broad TopicsBusiness & Industry

• Agribusiness, Hydropower, Energy, Mining, Labor, Telecom, Transport

Environment • “Enviro-Register” for EPA, DOI, USDA, DOE, Army Corps, USCG, CEQ

Health & Public Welfare• Food safety, Health benefits, Consumer protection, Product safety,

Education, Housing, Worker safety, Childrens’ benefits

Money• Banking, Exchanges, Taxes: Treas, Fed, FDIC, SEC, NCUA, FinCIC

Science & Technology• The cutting edge: NASA, FAA, FCC, NTIA, NIST, RUS, ED, DOE

World • Security, Immigration, Trade, Customs, Foreign Relations, Defense

Home Page

News Sections

Agency Home Pages

& Thesaurus Topics

Featured

“Articles”

in news

sections

Daily

TOC

Choose

other issues

on Calendar

Daily Contents

Choose

FR 2.0 XML

or official PDFMini TOC

Links to

entries,

Shows #

of docs

Featured docs stay

on page for days

Money section

RSS feeds

Navigation

to data sets

Citizen

Pics via

Flickr

Science & Technology section

Crowd-

Sourcing

Popular

Articles

World section

Learn

more

about

News

Sections

Health & Public Welfare sec.

Highlight documents in the news inparallel w/ Times, Post, WSJ, USAT

Each agency has “Home Page”

Agency descriptions sourced from

U.S. Government Manual, FR, CFR

“Significant

Regulations”

Mined from Unified Agenda

Browse by Topic

Controlled Regulatory Vocabulary

Documents Open forComment Link to Regulations.gov

One Click from FR

To Submit

Comment

or View Docket

Document View

Clean Layout

Summary in

prominent spotHeadings

& Key Info

on sidebar

Official PDF

& Bulk XML

Unified Agenda

Abstract & Link

Reg Timeline

for context &

links to prior docs

Internal contents

links for navigation

Graphics Thumbnails

Links to Tables

Preamble

with improved

table format

Footnote

Pop-ups

Click Ribbon for

Citation & Page,

Social Media,

Paragraph Link,

Navigation Up

and Next

Regulatory Text

Links to other CFR, U.S.C., other FDsys Resources

Search Events Emphasis on Public Participation

• Meetings, Effective Dates, Comments Due

Search and filter; Limit searches to locations

Subscribe to customized feeds of events

Share with others through social media

Download to Outlook, other Calendar

Search for Events,Public Meetings

Search Rules Open for Comment & Going into Effect

Uses XML and Open Source Code

No restrictions on re-use of code Anyone can build apps from FR 2.0

Hosted on Amazon CloudScalable/Elastic, Cost-effective, Secure

Contact/Questions Michael White, Managing Editor

Office of the Federal Register

National Archives & Records Administrationmichael.white@nara.gov ; mwhite@gpo.gov