# Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, and Similar Devices
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule; removal. · Published 2008-11-12 · Effective 2008-11-12 · 73 FR 66754
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-26699
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 66754
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 578
- **Publication date:** 2008-11-12
- **Effective date:** 2008-11-12
## Abstract

This action removes 32 CFR Part 578, Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, and Similar Devices. The Department of the Army has determined that the rules prescribing policy and criteria for military awards and the administrative instructions for processing military awards are not required to be published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) because they are not generally applicable and have no legal effect per 44 U.S.C. 1505.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/12/E8-26699/decorations-medals-ribbons-and-similar-devices)
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