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CFR /  Title 1  /  Part 51  /  Sec. 51.9 What is the proper language of incorporation?

(a) The language incorporating a publication by reference must be precise, complete, and clearly state that the incorporation by reference is intended and completed by the final rule document in which it appears.

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(c) If the Director approves a publication for incorporation by reference in a final rule, the agency must include--

(1) The following language under the DATES caption of the preamble to the final rule document (See 1 CFR 18.12 Preamble requirements):

The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of --------.

(2) The preamble requirements set out in 51.5(b).

(3) The term ``incorporation by reference'' in the list of index terms (See 1 CFR 18.20 Identification of subjects in agency regulations).