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“ Subpart B—Citations of Authority
21.40 General requirements: Authority citations. Each section in a document subject to codification must include, or be covered by, a complete citation of the authority under which the section is issued, including—
(a) General or specific authority delegated by statute; and (b) Executive delegations, if any, necessary to link the statutory authority to the issuing agency. [50 FR 12468, Mar. 28, 1985]
21.41 Agency responsibility. (a) Each issuing agency is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the citations of authority in the documents it issues. ”

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“ Listings of heads of operating units should be arranged whenever possible to reflect relationships between units. (c) Narrative descriptions of organizational structure or hierarchy that duplicate information conveyed by charts or by lists of officials will not be published in the Manual. ”

“ See §17.7. [54 FR 9681, Mar. 7, 1989]
18.11 Ommitted. 18.12 Preamble requirements. (a) Each agency submitting a proposed or final rule document for publication shall prepare a preamble which will inform the reader, who is not an expert in the subject area, of the basis and purpose for the rule or proposal. (b) The preamble shall be in the following format and contain the following information: AGENCY:____________________ (Name of issuing agency) ACTION:____________________ (Notice of Intent) , (Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) , (Proposed Rule) , (Final Rule) , (Other) . ”