Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
438,730Words in 17 parts
8.7Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
21.1Reading grade
0.0%Unchanged since 2017
1Flagged parts
2026-11-02Last 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
- 39.8 words on average; 34.9% over 40 words; 31.2% passive; 15.9 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 3.3% · prohibition 3.1% · paperwork 6.9% · obligation 15.8% · permission 7.2% · other 63.8%
- Checksum
246ee578e35b6111ba6ee7120f805c92a0d5e7178260441e43a3e0e4db9561c1changed since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 497 top 10% | 29 CFR 2570
PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Size
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
39,061 | 0.76 |
| 699 | 29 CFR 2560
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD · Size
+1.2 SD |
22,948 | 0.68 |
| 1,080 | 29 CFR 2571
PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.0 SD · Restriction density
+2.0 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
3,428 | 0.54 |
| 2,005 | 29 CFR 2520
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE
High signals: Size
+2.0 SD |
58,415 | 0.27 |
| 2,782 | 29 CFR 2578
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ABANDONED PLANS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.7 SD |
7,903 | 0.09 |
| 2,821 | 29 CFR 2580
TEMPORARY BONDING RULES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,201 | 0.08 |
| 3,122 | 29 CFR 2550
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
High signals: Size
+1.9 SD · Reading grade
+1.4 SD |
53,823 | 0.01 |
| 3,175 | 29 CFR 2582
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
High signals: Restriction density
+1.2 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
1,150 | 0.00 |
| 3,217 | 29 CFR 2584
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD |
1,473 | -0.01 |
| 3,677 | 29 CFR 2590
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS
High signals: Size
+2.8 SD |
159,858 | -0.11 |
| 4,127 | 29 CFR 2530
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFIT PLANS
High signals: Size
+1.4 SD |
31,402 | -0.21 |
| 4,381 | 29 CFR 2510
DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN SUBCHAPTERS C, D, E, F, G, AND L OF THIS CHAPTER
High signals: Size
+1.3 SD · Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
25,806 | -0.27 |
| 5,093 | 29 CFR 2509
INTERPRETIVE BULLETINS RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974
High signals: Reading grade
+1.1 SD · Size
+1.0 SD |
20,343 | -0.47 |
| 5,538 | 29 CFR 2575
ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER ERISA TITLE I
High signals: Reading grade
+2.0 SD |
1,650 | -0.62 |
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 14. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 29 U.S.C. 1027: 159,858 words in 1 parts (36.4% of this agency's text)
- 42 U.S.C. 651: 159,858 words in 1 parts (36.4% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1135: 120,726 words in 6 parts (27.5% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1132: 120,424 words in 3 parts (27.4% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1002: 88,638 words in 4 parts (20.2% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1112: 65,024 words in 2 parts (14.8% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 401: 58,415 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1003: 58,415 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1021: 58,415 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 1023: 58,415 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 29 CFR 2590: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS (159,858 words)
- 29 CFR 2520: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE (58,415 words)
- 29 CFR 2550: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY (53,823 words)
- 29 CFR 2570: PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (39,061 words)
- 29 CFR 2530: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFIT PLANS (31,402 words)
- 29 CFR 2510: DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN SUBCHAPTERS C, D, E, F, G, AND L OF THIS CHAPTER (25,806 words)
- 29 CFR 2560: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (22,948 words)
- 29 CFR 2509: INTERPRETIVE BULLETINS RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (20,343 words)
- 29 CFR 2580: TEMPORARY BONDING RULES (11,201 words)
- 29 CFR 2578: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ABANDONED PLANS (7,903 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.