eCFR Analyzer

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

11,891Words in 6 parts
6.6Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.4Reading grade
15.2%Unchanged since 2017
1Flagged parts
2025-02-20Last 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
32.1 words on average; 23.7% over 40 words; 10.8% passive; 12.0 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 4.3% · prohibition 1.9% · paperwork 6.5% · obligation 10.5% · permission 15.6% · other 61.2%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
614 top 10% 40 CFR 1517 PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURES OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
High signals: Directive share +1.6 SD · Paperwork share +1.1 SD
 2,627 0.72
5,435 40 CFR 1518 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FUND
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,501 -0.58
6,154 40 CFR 1515 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,606 -0.93
6,297 40 CFR 1516 PRIVACY ACT IMPLEMENTATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,149 -1.07

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 4. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 6,606 words in 1 parts (55.6% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552b: 2,627 words in 1 parts (22.1% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 4375: 1,501 words in 1 parts (12.6% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552a: 1,149 words in 1 parts (9.7% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 40 CFR 1515: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES (6,606 words)
  • 40 CFR 1517: PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURES OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (2,627 words)
  • 40 CFR 1518: OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FUND (1,501 words)
  • 40 CFR 1516: PRIVACY ACT IMPLEMENTATION (1,149 words)
  • 40 CFR 1500-1508: PARTS 1500-1508 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 40 CFR 1519-1599: PARTS 1519-1599 [RESERVED] (4 words)

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