Farm Service Agency (FSA)
243,490Words in 33 parts
8.0Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
19.0Reading grade
0.0%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-10-01Last 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
- 34.2 words on average; 26.6% over 40 words; 34.4% passive; 10.9 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 9.8% · prohibition 2.4% · paperwork 6.2% · obligation 14.5% · permission 10.5% · other 56.7%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,106 | 7 CFR 782
END-USE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.6 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
3,160 | 0.53 |
| 1,982 | 7 CFR 781
DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL LAND
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.5 SD · Reading grade
+1.1 SD |
4,118 | 0.28 |
| 3,246 | 7 CFR 760
INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS
High signals: Size
+2.1 SD |
67,294 | -0.01 |
| 3,409 | 7 CFR 764
DIRECT LOAN MAKING
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
16,671 | -0.05 |
| 3,818 | 7 CFR 707
PAYMENTS DUE PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED, DISAPPEARED, OR HAVE BEEN DECLARED INCOMPETENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,149 | -0.14 |
| 4,049 | 7 CFR 785
CERTIFIED MEDIATION PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,239 | -0.19 |
| 4,071 | 7 CFR 714
REFUNDS OF PENALTIES ERRONEOUSLY, ILLEGALLY, OR WRONGFULLY COLLECTED
High signals: Restriction density
+1.6 SD |
1,461 | -0.20 |
| 4,108 | 7 CFR 769
FARM LOAN PROGRAMS RELENDING PROGRAMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
8,659 | -0.21 |
| 4,251 | 7 CFR 718
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
15,764 | -0.25 |
| 4,437 | 7 CFR 789
AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,339 | -0.29 |
| 4,444 | 7 CFR 701
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN RELATED PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS PART
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,828 | -0.30 |
| 4,728 | 7 CFR 766
DIRECT LOAN SERVICING—SPECIAL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
16,188 | -0.38 |
| 4,784 | 7 CFR 762
GUARANTEED FARM LOANS
High signals: Size
+1.3 SD |
25,956 | -0.39 |
| 4,820 | 7 CFR 765
DIRECT LOAN SERVICING—REGULAR
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
10,391 | -0.39 |
| 4,899 | 7 CFR 763
LAND CONTRACT GUARANTEE PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
5,047 | -0.42 |
| 5,404 | 7 CFR 780
APPEAL REGULATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,478 | -0.57 |
| 5,612 | 7 CFR 761
FARM LOAN PROGRAMS; GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
18,631 | -0.64 |
| 5,662 | 7 CFR 770
INDIAN TRIBAL LAND ACQUISITION LOANS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,613 | -0.66 |
| 5,719 | 7 CFR 755
REIMBURSEMENT TRANSPORTATION COST PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,301 | -0.69 |
| 5,830 | 7 CFR 772
SERVICING MINOR PROGRAM LOANS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,342 | -0.74 |
| 6,000 | 7 CFR 756
ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,360 | -0.83 |
| 6,012 | 7 CFR 771
BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION LOAN PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
1,783 | -0.83 |
| 6,321 | 7 CFR 759
DISASTER DESIGNATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,516 | -1.12 |
| 6,333 | 7 CFR 767
INVENTORY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,924 | -1.15 |
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 24. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 5 U.S.C. 301: 124,593 words in 16 parts (51.2% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1989: 114,225 words in 12 parts (46.9% of this agency's text)
- 16 U.S.C. 3801: 67,294 words in 1 parts (27.6% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 2497: 67,294 words in 1 parts (27.6% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 4501: 67,294 words in 1 parts (27.6% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 450j: 67,294 words in 1 parts (27.6% of this agency's text)
- 15 U.S.C. 714b: 20,242 words in 2 parts (8.3% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1501: 15,764 words in 1 parts (6.5% of this agency's text)
- 42 U.S.C. 5195: 11,339 words in 1 parts (4.7% of this agency's text)
- 25 U.S.C. 488: 8,659 words in 1 parts (3.6% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 7 CFR 760: INDEMNITY PAYMENT PROGRAMS (67,294 words)
- 7 CFR 762: GUARANTEED FARM LOANS (25,956 words)
- 7 CFR 761: FARM LOAN PROGRAMS; GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION (18,631 words)
- 7 CFR 764: DIRECT LOAN MAKING (16,671 words)
- 7 CFR 766: DIRECT LOAN SERVICING—SPECIAL (16,188 words)
- 7 CFR 718: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS (15,764 words)
- 7 CFR 789: AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS) (11,339 words)
- 7 CFR 765: DIRECT LOAN SERVICING—REGULAR (10,391 words)
- 7 CFR 769: FARM LOAN PROGRAMS RELENDING PROGRAMS (8,659 words)
- 7 CFR 701: EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN RELATED PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS PART (6,828 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.