eCFR Analyzer

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)

91,757Words in 7 parts
11.2Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.8Reading grade
90.9%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-10-09Last 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
31.3 words on average; 24.4% over 40 words; 41.9% passive; 2.8 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 6.2% · prohibition 2.4% · paperwork 3.8% · obligation 25.3% · permission 6.4% · other 55.8%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
1,678 48 CFR 9901 RULES AND PROCEDURES
High signals: Restriction density +1.5 SD · Directive share +1.3 SD
1,673 0.36
2,007 48 CFR 9904 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
High signals: Size +2.1 SD
68,677 0.27
2,413 48 CFR 9903 CONTRACT COVERAGE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
15,062 0.17
2,673 48 CFR 9905 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
6,263 0.11

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

  • 41 U.S.C. 422: 76,688 words in 4 parts (83.6% of this agency's text)
  • 41 U.S.C. 1502: 15,062 words in 1 parts (16.4% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 48 CFR 9904: COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (68,677 words)
  • 48 CFR 9903: CONTRACT COVERAGE (15,062 words)
  • 48 CFR 9905: COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (6,263 words)
  • 48 CFR 9901: RULES AND PROCEDURES (1,673 words)
  • 48 CFR 9900: SCOPE OF CHAPTER (75 words)
  • 48 CFR 9906-9999: PARTS 9906-9999 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 48 CFR 9902: PART 9902 [RESERVED] (3 words)

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