Publish Your Interpretation Decision Record

Make your regulatory interpretations explicit, bounded, and accountable. Document how your organization applies compliance requirements.

What You're Publishing

An Interpretation Decision Record (IDR) is a public document that makes explicit:

•What regulatory text you are interpreting
•What assumptions you made in applying it
•What boundaries exist on your interpretation
•Who owns the interpretive choices

Important: Publishing an IDR does not assert that your interpretation is legally correct or approved by any regulator. It documents your reasoning and makes it auditable.

Why Publish

Regulatory Transparency

Demonstrate to regulators and stakeholders that your compliance choices are deliberate, documented, and bounded.

Industry Leadership

Set standards for how your industry interprets emerging regulations. Contribute to collective understanding.

Internal Clarity

Force your organization to make compliance reasoning explicit rather than leaving it embedded in code or institutional knowledge.

Audit Trail

Create a versioned history of how your interpretation evolved as regulations or business context changed.

Who Can Publish

Governance Requirements

Publishing an IDR requires meeting specific governance criteria. We qualify publishers to ensure IDRs maintain integrity and accountability.

Regulated entities operating in the jurisdiction covered by the IDR

Legal or compliance teams with documented authority to make interpretive choices

Clear ownership - designated individual or team accountable for the interpretation

Willingness to be public - IDRs are immutable public records once published

The Publishing Process

Apply for Publisher Access

Submit an application demonstrating you meet the governance requirements. We review to ensure accountability and integrity.

Draft Your IDR

Use our structured format to document your interpretation. Be explicit about assumptions, boundaries, and ownership.

Internal Review

Our team reviews for format compliance and clarity - not legal correctness. We ensure the IDR follows CIO principles.

Publish

Once approved, your IDR becomes an immutable public record. It receives a permanent identifier and is indexed.

What This Is Not

✗Not a legal opinion or regulatory approval
✗Not an assertion that your interpretation is correct
✗Not a guarantee of compliance or protection from liability
✗Not automated compliance determination
✗Not a substitute for legal counsel

Ready to Publish?

Apply for publisher access. We'll review your application and guide you through the process of creating your first IDR.

Apply for Publisher Access

Applications are typically reviewed within 5 business days

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