01346pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002300040245006600063260000900129300001300138362001200151520099000163650002601153773003301179180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aFeinberg, Lotte E.  aMr. Justice Brandeis and the creation of the federal register  c2001  ap.359-74  aMay-Jun  aThe creation of the Federal Register in 1935 was crucial in enhancing transparency in American national government and its accountability under law.  This historic action during the troubled New Deal era established a core institutional framework that endures as the nation begins a new century and as public administration struggles with an era of new institutionalism.  Drawing on archival records and interviews, this article examines the political, administrative, and legal factors that led to the Register's creation.  In particular, it sheds light on the little known but pivotal role played by Justice Brandeis in an extrajudicial capacity in this process.  Brandeis's actions derive, in part, from his lifelong concern for fostering government openness and ensuring accountability under law from government bureaucracy.  Without his intervention, it is unlikely the Federal Register Act would have been enacted at the time and in its important institutional form. - Reproduced  aPublic administration  aPublic Administration Review