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Table of Effective Dates & Time Periods

This table is used by the Office of the Federal Register to compute certain dates, such as effective dates and comment deadlines, which appear in agency documents. In computing these dates, the day after publication is counted as the first day. When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next Federal business day is used. (See 1 CFR 18.17)

A new table will be published in the first issue of each month. You can also view a text version or pdf version of this table on govinfo.gov.

Date of FR Publication 15 Days After Publication 21 Days After Publication 30 Days After Publication 35 Days After Publication 45 Days After Publication 60 Days After Publication 90 Days After Publication
Aug 26 Sep 10 Sep 16 Sep 25 Sep 30 Oct 10 Oct 27* Nov 24
Aug 27 Sep 11 Sep 17 Sep 26 Oct 1 Oct 14* Oct 27* Nov 25
Aug 28 Sep 12 Sep 18 Sep 29* Oct 2 Oct 14* Oct 27 Nov 26
Aug 29 Sep 15* Sep 19 Sep 29* Oct 3 Oct 14* Oct 28 Nov 28*
Sep 2 Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 2 Oct 7 Oct 17 Nov 3* Dec 1
Sep 3 Sep 18 Sep 24 Oct 3 Oct 8 Oct 20* Nov 3* Dec 2
Sep 4 Sep 19 Sep 25 Oct 6* Oct 9 Oct 20* Nov 3 Dec 3
Sep 5 Sep 22* Sep 26 Oct 6* Oct 10 Oct 20 Nov 4 Dec 4
Sep 8 Sep 23 Sep 29 Oct 8 Oct 14* Oct 23 Nov 7 Dec 8*
Sep 9 Sep 24 Sep 30 Oct 9 Oct 14 Oct 24 Nov 10* Dec 8
Sep 10 Sep 25 Oct 1 Oct 10 Oct 15 Oct 27* Nov 10* Dec 9
Sep 11 Sep 26 Oct 2 Oct 14* Oct 16 Oct 27* Nov 10 Dec 10
Sep 12 Sep 29* Oct 3 Oct 14* Oct 17 Oct 27 Nov 12* Dec 11
Sep 15 Sep 30 Oct 6 Oct 15 Oct 20 Oct 30 Nov 14 Dec 15*
Sep 16 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 16 Oct 21 Oct 31 Nov 17* Dec 15
Sep 17 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 17 Oct 22 Nov 3* Nov 17* Dec 16
Sep 18 Oct 3 Oct 9 Oct 20* Oct 23 Nov 3* Nov 17 Dec 17
Sep 19 Oct 6* Oct 10 Oct 20* Oct 24 Nov 3 Nov 18 Dec 18
Sep 22 Oct 7 Oct 14* Oct 22 Oct 27 Nov 6 Nov 21 Dec 22*
Sep 23 Oct 8 Oct 14 Oct 23 Oct 28 Nov 7 Nov 24* Dec 22
Sep 24 Oct 9 Oct 15 Oct 24 Oct 29 Nov 10* Nov 24* Dec 23
Sep 25 Oct 10 Oct 16 Oct 27* Oct 30 Nov 10* Nov 24 Dec 24
Sep 26 Oct 14* Oct 17 Oct 27* Oct 31 Nov 10 Nov 25 Dec 26*
Sep 29 Oct 14 Oct 20 Oct 29 Nov 3 Nov 13 Nov 28 Dec 29*
Sep 30 Oct 15 Oct 21 Oct 30 Nov 4 Nov 14 Dec 1* Dec 29
Oct 1 Oct 16 Oct 22 Oct 31 Nov 5 Nov 17* Dec 1* Dec 30
Oct 2 Oct 17 Oct 23 Nov 3* Nov 6 Nov 17* Dec 1 Dec 31
Oct 3 Oct 20* Oct 24 Nov 3* Nov 7 Nov 17 Dec 2 Jan 2*
Oct 6 Oct 21 Oct 27 Nov 5 Nov 10 Nov 20 Dec 5 Jan 5*
Oct 7 Oct 22 Oct 28 Nov 6 Nov 12* Nov 21 Dec 8* Jan 5
Oct 8 Oct 23 Oct 29 Nov 7 Nov 12 Nov 24* Dec 8* Jan 6
Oct 9 Oct 24 Oct 30 Nov 10* Nov 13 Nov 24* Dec 8 Jan 7
Oct 10 Oct 27* Oct 31 Nov 10* Nov 14 Nov 24 Dec 9 Jan 8
Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 4 Nov 13 Nov 18 Nov 28 Dec 15* Jan 12
Oct 15 Oct 30 Nov 5 Nov 14 Nov 19 Dec 1* Dec 15* Jan 13
Oct 16 Oct 31 Nov 6 Nov 17* Nov 20 Dec 1* Dec 15 Jan 14
Oct 17 Nov 3* Nov 7 Nov 17* Nov 21 Dec 1 Dec 16 Jan 15
Oct 20 Nov 4 Nov 10 Nov 19 Nov 24 Dec 4 Dec 19 Jan 20*
Oct 21 Nov 5 Nov 12* Nov 20 Nov 25 Dec 5 Dec 22* Jan 20*
Oct 22 Nov 6 Nov 12 Nov 21 Nov 26 Dec 8* Dec 22* Jan 20
Oct 23 Nov 7 Nov 13 Nov 24* Nov 28* Dec 8* Dec 22 Jan 21
Oct 24 Nov 10* Nov 14 Nov 24* Nov 28 Dec 8 Dec 23 Jan 22
Oct 27 Nov 12* Nov 17 Nov 26 Dec 1 Dec 11 Dec 26 Jan 26*
Oct 28 Nov 12 Nov 18 Nov 28* Dec 2 Dec 12 Dec 29* Jan 26
Oct 29 Nov 13 Nov 19 Nov 28 Dec 3 Dec 15* Dec 29* Jan 27
Oct 30 Nov 14 Nov 20 Dec 1* Dec 4 Dec 15* Dec 29 Jan 28
Oct 31 Nov 17* Nov 21 Dec 1* Dec 5 Dec 15 Dec 30 Jan 29
Nov 3 Nov 18 Nov 24 Dec 3 Dec 8 Dec 18 Jan 2 Feb 2*
Nov 4 Nov 19 Nov 25 Dec 4 Dec 9 Dec 19 Jan 5* Feb 2
Nov 5 Nov 20 Nov 26 Dec 5 Dec 10 Dec 22* Jan 5* Feb 3
Nov 6 Nov 21 Nov 28* Dec 8* Dec 11 Dec 22* Jan 5 Feb 4
Nov 7 Nov 24* Nov 28 Dec 8* Dec 12 Dec 22 Jan 6 Feb 5
Nov 10 Nov 25 Dec 1 Dec 10 Dec 15 Dec 26* Jan 9 Feb 9*
Nov 12 Nov 28* Dec 3 Dec 12 Dec 17 Dec 29* Jan 12* Feb 10
Nov 13 Nov 28 Dec 4 Dec 15* Dec 18 Dec 29* Jan 12 Feb 11
Nov 14 Dec 1* Dec 5 Dec 15* Dec 19 Dec 29 Jan 13 Feb 12
Nov 17 Dec 2 Dec 8 Dec 17 Dec 22 Jan 2* Jan 16 Feb 17*
Nov 18 Dec 3 Dec 9 Dec 18 Dec 23 Jan 2 Jan 20* Feb 17*
Nov 19 Dec 4 Dec 10 Dec 19 Dec 24 Jan 5* Jan 20* Feb 17
Nov 20 Dec 5 Dec 11 Dec 22* Dec 26* Jan 5* Jan 20* Feb 18
Nov 21 Dec 8* Dec 12 Dec 22* Dec 26 Jan 5 Jan 20 Feb 19
Nov 24 Dec 9 Dec 15 Dec 24 Dec 29 Jan 8 Jan 23 Feb 23*