Section 5.4 - Publication not authorized(a) Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, does not apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, or other international agreements, or proclamations thereof by the President.(b) Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, prohibits the publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER of comments or news items.(c) The Director of the Federal Register may not accept any document for filing and publication unless it is the official action of the agency concerned. Chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code, does not authorize or require the filing and publication of other papers from an agency.