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71483-71686............................................. 3
71687-72194............................................. 4
72195-72680............................................. 5
  


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which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
8909.................................................72195
8910.................................................72675
8911.................................................72677
8912.................................................72679

                           5 CFR
870..................................................71687

                           7 CFR
915..................................................71688
927..................................................72197
Proposed Rules:
927..................................................72245
3201.................................................72654

                          10 CFR
171..................................................72199
710..................................................71689

                          12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1209.................................................72247

                          14 CFR
21...................................................71691
39.........71483, 71485, 71487, 71489, 71491, 72200, 72203
71............................................71492, 71493
97..............................71494, 71495, 71497, 71499
Proposed Rules:
39.......................71723, 71729, 71731, 72250, 72252
71...................................................71734
121..................................................71735
125..................................................71735
135..................................................71735

                          15 CFR
902..................................................71501
Proposed Rules:
1400.................................................72254

                          16 CFR
1107.................................................72205
Proposed Rules:
240..................................................71741

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. II...............................................71743
240..................................................71568

                          21 CFR
173..................................................71695
Proposed Rules:
150..................................................71746
500..................................................72254
520..................................................72254
522..................................................72254
524..................................................72254
529..................................................72254
556..................................................72254
558..................................................72254
573..................................................71750

                          24 CFR
203..................................................72219
1000.................................................71513

                          25 CFR
162..................................................72240

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1.............................................72268, 72612
31...................................................72268

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
18...................................................72142

                          30 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1206.................................................71751

                          31 CFR
515..................................................71530
Proposed Rules:
356..................................................72278

                          33 CFR
100..................................................71531
165..................................................71697

                          40 CFR
52..............................71533, 71551, 71700, 72512
180....................................71555, 72223, 72232
716..................................................71561
Proposed Rules:
52.......................71568, 71751, 72284, 72287, 72291
60...................................................72294
63...................................................72294

                          42 CFR
73...................................................71702

                          44 CFR
67...................................................71702

                          45 CFR
Proposed Rules:
800..................................................72582

                          47 CFR
0....................................................71711
54............................................71711, 71712
73............................................71713, 72237
Proposed Rules:
20...................................................72294

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76...................................................72295

                          49 CFR
567..................................................71714
571..................................................71717
Proposed Rules:
571...........................................71752, 72296

                          50 CFR
17............................................71876, 72070
300..................................................71501
648...........................................71720, 72242
679..................................................72243
Proposed Rules:
17............................................71757, 71759
648..................................................72297
679..................................................72297

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