The CFR is what they are commonly called. They cover a lot of subjects. Everything from Aircraft to welfare. You can look at them here: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html
CFR is an acronym for almost 100 different things. Some of them are Code of Federal Regulations, Campaign Finance Reform, Council on Foreign Relations, and Community First Responder. Some additional meanings are Crash Fire and Rescue (USMC), Constant Failure Rate, and Carbon Film Resistor.
When the Federal government eliminates certain regulations, it is called, "Deregulation".
Federal acquisition regulations or FAR for short are a set of rules for the purchase of goods and services for the government. An example is the defense services purchases.
Grants-in-aid
FARs Federal Aviation Regulations it's an entire book.
Yes and no. Traditionally health insurance is regulated at the state level. The recent healthcare legislation is adding federal regulations. Additionally, there are some federal regulations that have been around for a while like Cobra and HIPPA.
The federal government has so many laws and regulations that no one knows exactly how many exist. Federal regulations cover the gamut from kidnapping and civil rights violations to possession of undersized crabs. Additionally, many federal laws are not actually laws. Many are administrative regulations which are written by bureaucrats and their agencies and given the force of law by reference and adoption. The Internal Revenue Code is one giant example of administrative code.
In the U.S. the bank answers to the office of the comptroller of the currency. The federal reserve and state regulators also set some regulations.
There are some federal regulations for debt settlement industry. Many consumers are also adviced on not paying upfron fees to use a debt settlement service since the objective is to reduce debt not add more. There are some federal regulations regarding debt such as bankruptcy protection. However the government does not regulate personal behavior. There is nothing to stop anyone from going into further debt as long as a lender still lends.
All sovereign countries are ruled internally. The US is no different.Many countries abide by some international rules but there is no edict to enforce such regulations. Nor can such regulations be enforced on a free country.
Actually, you're not supposed to litter. Law pertaining to littering are usually local ordinances. There are no federal regulations about littering aimed at individuals (although there are some aimed at factories and other corporations.) And littering in a National Park is a Federal offense!
There are a number of rules and regulations that exist in Belgium. Rules in regards to traveling, customs, and driving are prevalent. For example, a person must be at least 18 to drive in the country.