eCFR Analyzer

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

939,177Words in 38 parts
10.2Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
15.7Reading grade
76.7%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-09-16Last 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
29.0 words on average; 19.0% over 40 words; 23.6% passive; 16.5 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 0.9% · prohibition 2.2% · paperwork 8.6% · obligation 12.4% · permission 8.4% · other 67.4%
Checksum
588d997612b5e64a8b60bdeceabf916084b9a3ae08762ec9149fe9eb6e33ad77

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
672 27 CFR 40 MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO
High signals: Size +1.7 SD · Paperwork share +1.3 SD · Restriction density +1.1 SD
 41,245 0.69
695 27 CFR 19 DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
High signals: Size +2.3 SD
 88,044 0.68
1,019 27 CFR 31 ALCOHOL BEVERAGE DEALERS
High signals: Paperwork share +1.3 SD · Restriction density +1.2 SD
 13,079 0.55
1,298 27 CFR 41 IMPORTATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO
High signals: Size +1.4 SD
 30,257 0.47
1,317 27 CFR 17 DRAWBACK ON TAXPAID DISTILLED SPIRITS USED IN MANUFACTURING NONBEVERAGE PRODUCTS
High signals: Restriction density +1.5 SD · Paperwork share +1.2 SD
 12,702 0.46
1,520 27 CFR 44 EXPORTATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX, OR WITH DRAWBACK OF TAX
High signals: Size +1.2 SD
 25,009 0.41
1,529 27 CFR 26 LIQUORS AND ARTICLES FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
High signals: Size +1.6 SD · Paperwork share +1.1 SD
 39,144 0.41
1,846 27 CFR 71 RULES OF PRACTICE IN PERMIT PROCEEDINGS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 11,724 0.32
1,959 27 CFR 22 DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF TAX-FREE ALCOHOL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 12,521 0.28
2,063 27 CFR 28 EXPORTATION OF ALCOHOL
High signals: Size +1.4 SD
 32,172 0.26
2,074 27 CFR 20 DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM
High signals: Size +1.2 SD
 24,162 0.26
2,361 27 CFR 27 IMPORTATION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 18,415 0.19
2,430 27 CFR 53 MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
High signals: Size +1.7 SD
 44,780 0.17
2,443 27 CFR 70 PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION
High signals: Size +2.3 SD
 90,435 0.17
2,699 27 CFR 73 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES; ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,818 0.11
2,978 27 CFR 25 BEER
High signals: Size +1.5 SD
 34,331 0.04
3,331 27 CFR 24 WINE
High signals: Size +2.0 SD
 63,366 -0.03
3,491 27 CFR 4 LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE
High signals: Size +1.2 SD
 24,243 -0.07
3,492 27 CFR 9 AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
High signals: Size +3.0 SD · Reading grade +1.2 SD
 200,676 -0.07
3,624 27 CFR 1 BASIC PERMIT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION ACT, NONINDUSTRIAL USE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND WINE, BULK SALES AND BOTTLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 4,727 -0.10
3,652 27 CFR 46 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 11,195 -0.10
3,682 27 CFR 72 DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PERSONAL PROPERTY
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,106 -0.11
4,075 27 CFR 13 LABELING PROCEEDINGS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,055 -0.20
4,307 27 CFR 16 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT
High signals: Restriction density +2.2 SD
 1,540 -0.26
4,315 27 CFR 5 LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS
High signals: Size +1.4 SD
 28,967 -0.26

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 25. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 31 U.S.C. 9301: 340,204 words in 9 parts (36.2% of this agency's text)
  • 26 U.S.C. 5001: 297,512 words in 9 parts (31.7% of this agency's text)
  • 27 U.S.C. 205: 281,221 words in 7 parts (29.9% of this agency's text)
  • 19 U.S.C. 81c: 212,106 words in 5 parts (22.6% of this agency's text)
  • 26 U.S.C. 4181: 135,215 words in 2 parts (14.4% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 130,760 words in 4 parts (13.9% of this agency's text)
  • 26 U.S.C. 5301: 92,581 words in 4 parts (9.9% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 301: 90,435 words in 1 parts (9.6% of this agency's text)
  • 27 U.S.C. 203: 76,043 words in 3 parts (8.1% of this agency's text)
  • 26 U.S.C. 448: 66,254 words in 2 parts (7.1% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 27 CFR 9: AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS (200,676 words)
  • 27 CFR 70: PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION (90,435 words)
  • 27 CFR 19: DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS (88,044 words)
  • 27 CFR 24: WINE (63,366 words)
  • 27 CFR 53: MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION (44,780 words)
  • 27 CFR 40: MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO (41,245 words)
  • 27 CFR 26: LIQUORS AND ARTICLES FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (39,144 words)
  • 27 CFR 25: BEER (34,331 words)
  • 27 CFR 28: EXPORTATION OF ALCOHOL (32,172 words)
  • 27 CFR 41: IMPORTATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO (30,257 words)

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