eCFR Analyzer

Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)

12,622Words in 5 parts
4.9Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
16.7Reading grade
74.2%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2017-03-14Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
27.8 words on average; 19.4% over 40 words; 35.0% passive; 8.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 4.0% · prohibition 1.3% · paperwork 3.7% · obligation 6.4% · permission 13.2% · other 71.4%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
5,089 1 CFR 304 DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS OR INFORMATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
11,435 -0.47
5,746 1 CFR 301 ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
1,176 -0.70

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 2. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 12,611 words in 2 parts (99.9% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552a: 11,435 words in 1 parts (90.6% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 1 CFR 304: DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS OR INFORMATION (11,435 words)
  • 1 CFR 301: ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE (1,176 words)
  • 1 CFR 302-303: PARTS 302-303 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 1 CFR 305-399: PARTS 305-399 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 1 CFR 300: PART 300 [RESERVED] (3 words)

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.