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1 CFR 21.11: Standard organization of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 1—General Provisions
- CHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER
- SUBCHAPTER E—PREPARATION, TRANSMITTAL, AND PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS
- PART 21—PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO CODIFICATION
- Subpart A—General
The standard organization consists of the following structural units:
(a) Titles, which are numbered consecutively in Arabic throughout the Code;
(b) Subtitles, which are lettered consecutively in capitals throughout the title;
(c) Chapters, which are numbered consecutively in Roman capitals throughout each title;
(d) Subchapters, which are lettered consecutively in capitals throughout the chapter;
(e) Parts, which are numbered in Arabic throughout each title;
(f) Subparts, which are lettered in capitals;
(g) Sections, which are numbered in Arabic throughout each part. A section number includes the number of the part followed by a period and the number of the section. For example, the section number for section 15 of part 21 is “§ 21.15”; and
(h) Paragraphs, which are designated as follows:
level 1 (a), (b), (c), etc.
level 2 (1), (2), (3), etc.
level 3 (i), (ii), (iii), etc.
level 4 (A), (B), (C), etc.
level 5 (1), (2), (3), etc.
level 6 (i), (ii), (iii), etc.
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