TOM C. CLARK, Attorney General
Note Concerning Manner of Citation of Legislative Material
I--FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
a. Basic Purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act
b. Coverage of the Administrative Procedure Act
c. Distinction between Rule Making and Adjudication
II-SECTION 3, PUBLIC INFORMATION
Agencies Subject to Section 3
Exceptions to Requirements of Section 3
SECTION 3 (a)--RULES
Section 3 (c)--Public Records
III--SECTION 4, RULE MAKING
Exceptions
Section 4 (d)--Petitions
IV--SECTION 5, ADJUDICATION
General Scope of Formal Procedural Requirements
Section 5 (c)--Separation of Functions
V--SECTION 6, ANCILLARY MATTERS
Section 6 (c)--Subpenas
Section 6 (d)--Denials
VI--SECTION 7, HEARINGS
Section 7 (a)--Presiding Officers
Section 7 (b)--Hearing Powers
Section 7 (c)--Evidence
VII--SECTION 8, DECISIONS
Section 8 (a)--Who Decides
VIII--SECTION 9, SANCTIONS AND POWERS
Section 9 (a)--Sanctions
Section 9 (b)--Licenses
IX--SECTION 10, JUDICIAL REVIEW
Scope of Section 10
Section 10 (a)--Right of Review
Section 10 (b)--Form and Venue of Action
Section 10 (d)--Interim Relief
Section 10 (e)--Scope of Review
Appendix A--Text of Administrative Procedure Act
Appendix B--Attorney General's letter of Oct. 19, 1945
Comparison of Original 1947 Administrative Procedure Act and Current U.S. Code Provisions