Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
773,636Words in 93 parts
13.4Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.8Reading grade
0.0%Unchanged since 2017
5Flagged parts
2026-08-24Last 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
- 28.9 words on average; 22.7% over 40 words; 28.1% passive; 10.2 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 3.1% · prohibition 1.8% · paperwork 8.9% · obligation 23.7% · permission 6.1% · other 56.5%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 top 10% | 18 CFR 357
ANNUAL SPECIAL OR PERIODIC REPORTS: CARRIERS SUBJECT TO PART I OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
High signals: Paperwork share
+7.5 SD · Restriction density
+3.2 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD |
1,143 | 1.57 |
| 44 top 10% | 18 CFR 25
APPLICATION FOR VACATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND FOR DETERMINATION PERMITTING RESTORATION TO ENTRY
High signals: Reading grade
+6.6 SD · Paperwork share
+3.1 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD |
1,262 | 1.40 |
| 201 top 10% | 18 CFR 348
OIL PIPELINE APPLICATIONS FOR MARKET POWER DETERMINATIONS
High signals: Restriction density
+4.9 SD · Directive share
+3.1 SD · Paperwork share
+2.1 SD |
1,146 | 0.99 |
| 459 top 10% | 18 CFR 260
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS (SCHEDULES)
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.0 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
4,287 | 0.78 |
| 613 top 10% | 18 CFR 35
FILING OF RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS
High signals: Size
+1.9 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
52,833 | 0.72 |
| 778 | 18 CFR 4
LICENSES, PERMITS, EXEMPTIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF PROJECT COSTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Size
+1.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
47,381 | 0.65 |
| 948 | 18 CFR 157
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT
High signals: Size
+1.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
29,778 | 0.57 |
| 957 | 18 CFR 141
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS (SCHEDULES)
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
3,340 | 0.57 |
| 1,025 | 18 CFR 39
RULES CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION; AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, APPROVAL, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.1 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD |
5,470 | 0.55 |
| 1,113 | 18 CFR 352
UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
High signals: Directive share
+2.0 SD · Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Size
+1.2 SD |
23,772 | 0.52 |
| 1,282 | 18 CFR 12
SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND PROJECT WORKS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.0 SD |
11,467 | 0.48 |
| 1,395 | 18 CFR 33
APPLICATIONS UNDER FEDERAL POWER ACT SECTION 203
High signals: Reading grade
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
8,860 | 0.44 |
| 1,433 | 18 CFR 153
APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, OR MODIFY FACILITIES USED FOR THE EXPORT OR IMPORT OF NATURAL GAS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.7 SD |
3,185 | 0.43 |
| 1,464 | 18 CFR 5
INTEGRATED LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.4 SD · Size
+1.1 SD |
20,530 | 0.42 |
| 1,519 | 18 CFR 16
PROCEDURES RELATING TO TAKEOVER AND RELICENSING OF LICENSED PROJECTS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.0 SD · Paperwork share
+1.5 SD |
14,105 | 0.41 |
| 1,753 | 18 CFR 366
BOOKS AND RECORDS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.9 SD |
7,860 | 0.34 |
| 1,872 | 18 CFR 50
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO SITE INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
7,736 | 0.31 |
| 1,924 | 18 CFR 284
CERTAIN SALES AND TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978 AND RELATED AUTHORITIES
High signals: Size
+1.0 SD |
20,112 | 0.30 |
| 2,215 | 18 CFR 158
ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, MEMORANDA AND DISPOSITION OF CONTESTED AUDIT FINDINGS AND PROPOSED REMEDIES
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.5 SD |
1,560 | 0.23 |
| 2,259 | 18 CFR 367
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT
High signals: Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
34,916 | 0.21 |
| 2,277 | 18 CFR 346
OIL PIPELINE COST-OF-SERVICE FILING REQUIREMENTS
High signals: Directive share
+1.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.6 SD |
1,386 | 0.21 |
| 2,318 | 18 CFR 131
FORMS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.1 SD |
3,412 | 0.20 |
| 2,419 | 18 CFR 37
OPEN ACCESS SAME-TIME INFORMATION SYSTEMS
High signals: Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
5,999 | 0.17 |
| 2,665 | 18 CFR 341
OIL PIPELINE TARIFFS: OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO SECTION 6 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
High signals: Restriction density
+1.7 SD |
4,283 | 0.12 |
| 2,770 | 18 CFR 358
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
High signals: Restriction density
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD |
2,789 | 0.09 |
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
- 42 U.S.C. 7101: 580,062 words in 53 parts (75.0% of this agency's text)
- 16 U.S.C. 791a: 356,249 words in 24 parts (46.0% of this agency's text)
- 15 U.S.C. 717: 325,937 words in 25 parts (42.1% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 9701: 216,358 words in 16 parts (28.0% of this agency's text)
- 16 U.S.C. 792: 186,657 words in 10 parts (24.1% of this agency's text)
- 49 U.S.C. 60502: 89,331 words in 12 parts (11.5% of this agency's text)
- 16 U.S.C. 2601: 74,264 words in 5 parts (9.6% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 551: 68,375 words in 7 parts (8.8% of this agency's text)
- 49 U.S.C. 1: 58,799 words in 7 parts (7.6% of this agency's text)
- 44 U.S.C. 3501: 53,197 words in 6 parts (6.9% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 18 CFR 101: UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES AND LICENSEES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT (90,441 words)
- 18 CFR 201: UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR NATURAL GAS COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT (87,870 words)
- 18 CFR 35: FILING OF RATE SCHEDULES AND TARIFFS (52,833 words)
- 18 CFR 385: RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (49,986 words)
- 18 CFR 4: LICENSES, PERMITS, EXEMPTIONS, AND DETERMINATION OF PROJECT COSTS (47,381 words)
- 18 CFR 367: UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT (34,916 words)
- 18 CFR 157: APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND FOR ORDERS PERMITTING AND APPROVING ABANDONMENT UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT (29,778 words)
- 18 CFR 380: REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (24,920 words)
- 18 CFR 352: UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT (23,772 words)
- 18 CFR 5: INTEGRATED LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS (20,530 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.