eCFR Analyzer

Bureau of Census (USBC)

33,994Words in 8 parts
10.2Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
14.9Reading grade
32.9%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-08-07Last 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
23.7 words on average; 14.5% over 40 words; 29.4% passive; 8.8 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 1.0% · prohibition 2.0% · paperwork 6.4% · obligation 12.0% · permission 5.2% · other 73.4%
Checksum
5b939892c1d15a6fe18a59baff7bb1f32b906dd207f849573b9750c762b1c426

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
4,153 15 CFR 30 FOREIGN TRADE REGULATIONS
High signals: Size +1.4 SD
 29,878 -0.22
5,972 15 CFR 90 PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGING POPULATION ESTIMATES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,205 -0.81
6,032 15 CFR 50 SPECIAL SERVICES AND STUDIES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,923 -0.84

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 3. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 5 U.S.C. 301: 30,019 words in 2 parts (88.3% of this agency's text)
  • 13 U.S.C. 301: 29,878 words in 1 parts (87.9% of this agency's text)
  • 13 U.S.C. 3: 2,064 words in 2 parts (6.1% of this agency's text)
  • 15 U.S.C. 1525: 1,923 words in 1 parts (5.7% of this agency's text)
  • 13 U.S.C. 4: 1,205 words in 1 parts (3.5% of this agency's text)
  • 13 U.S.C. 8: 836 words in 1 parts (2.5% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 15 CFR 30: FOREIGN TRADE REGULATIONS (29,878 words)
  • 15 CFR 50: SPECIAL SERVICES AND STUDIES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS (1,923 words)
  • 15 CFR 90: PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGING POPULATION ESTIMATES (1,205 words)
  • 15 CFR 80: FURNISHING PERSONAL CENSUS DATA FROM CENSUS OF POPULATION SCHEDULES (836 words)
  • 15 CFR 100: SEAL (141 words)
  • 15 CFR 60-70: PARTS 60-70 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 15 CFR 101-199: PARTS 101-199 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 15 CFR 40: PART 40 [RESERVED] (3 words)

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