What is the Federal Register?

It has been brought to my attention that 5 out of 5 otherwise intelligent and well-informed people have almost no clue what the Federal Register is. It’s where the action is in the Federal Government. If you have a question about a proposed law, an executive order by the president, a new FDA rule, or a recent change in FCC policy… the answer is in the Federal Register. But really none of that is important. The only thing you need to know about the Federal Register is that Ralph and I share a foodnote on page 12149 of Volume 67.