[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-173.90]

[Page 346]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-173_INTERNET GOV DOMAIN--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B_Registration
 
Sec. 102-173.90  Are there any special restrictions on the use and 
registration of canonical, or category names like recreation.gov?

    Yes, canonical names registration request must provide access 
coverage for the areas conveyed by the name. So the URL recreation.gov 
would not be approved for the state of Maryland, but the URL 
recreationMD.gov would be approved if it provides statewide coverage. 
The logic of the names adds value to the dot gov domain. GSA reserves 
the right deny use of canonical names that do not provide appropriate 
coverage and to arbitrate these issues.