public-service · CFR LSA index lookup
Checking a CFR Section for Changes Using the LSA Index
How to use GovInfo's List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) to check whether a CFR section changed since your printed edition's revision date.
In this article
Updated: Sources: 2
Start here
What matters now
- GovInfo describes the LSA as covering changes since the most recent revision date of a CFR title.
- GovInfo says the LSA is issued monthly.
- Each affected entry lists a status label (amended, confirmed, or revised) plus the Federal Register page number.
- GovInfo's CFR help page also directs readers to the LSA for cumulative section-change tracking.
- GovInfo says it contains the LSA from 1997 forward.
GovInfo describes the List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) as an index of Federal Register changes “since the most recent revision date of a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title.” (GovInfo, LSA help page) The same help page says the LSA is issued monthly and that GovInfo contains it from 1997 forward.
This original record-reading guide is a general reading aid, not cited evidence. It does not depict a source record; the article text and source links provide the facts.
Key points
- GovInfo describes the LSA as covering changes “since the most recent revision date of a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title.” (GovInfo, LSA help page)
- “The LSA is issued monthly.” (GovInfo, LSA help page)
- GovInfo says an entry includes a status description, giving “amended, confirmed, revised” as examples, and the Federal Register page number where changes may be found. (GovInfo, LSA help page)
- GovInfo’s own help page for the CFR confirms the LSA’s purpose directly: “To see a cumulative list of CFR sections that have been changed at any time since each CFR title was last updated, view the List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA)” (GovInfo, CFR help page).
- “GovInfo contains the LSA from 1997 forward.” (GovInfo, LSA help page)
What interval the LSA actually covers
GovInfo describes the LSA coverage starting with the most recent revision date of a CFR title, rather than with a stated fixed calendar interval. (GovInfo, LSA help page) GovInfo’s CFR help page directs readers checking for changes “at any time since each CFR title was last updated” to “view the List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA).” (GovInfo, CFR help page)
How often the LSA is updated
“The LSA is issued monthly.” (GovInfo, LSA help page) This article does not establish the publication date or contents of a particular issue.
What an LSA entry looks like
GovInfo says an LSA entry supplies “a description of its status (e.g., amended, confirmed, revised), and the Federal Register page number where the change(s) may be found.” (GovInfo, LSA help page) The parenthetical labels are examples in the cited help text, not a complete list established by this article.
LSA archive coverage
For anyone trying to check an older edition or a historical LSA issue, GovInfo’s own archive coverage is stated plainly: “GovInfo contains the LSA from 1997 forward” (GovInfo, LSA help page).
What this article does not answer
This article reports the LSA and CFR help pages; it does not identify changes in a specific section or describe the contents, date, or coverage endpoint of a particular LSA issue. It also does not provide a verified search URL or compare the LSA with other records.