eCFR Analyzer

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

80,039Words in 27 parts
13.9Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
18.1Reading grade
50.0%Unchanged since 2017
1Flagged parts
2026-09-01Last 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
29.6 words on average; 21.2% over 40 words; 22.3% passive; 14.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 13.3% · prohibition 1.8% · paperwork 8.3% · obligation 23.3% · permission 8.9% · other 44.4%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
602 top 10% 49 CFR 655 PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND PROHIBITED DRUG USE IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS
High signals: Restriction density +2.1 SD · Directive share +1.2 SD
 8,317 0.72
936 49 CFR 665 BUS TESTING
High signals: Restriction density +2.0 SD · Directive share +1.5 SD
 5,199 0.58
1,999 49 CFR 674 STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT
High signals: Paperwork share +1.1 SD
 6,080 0.28
2,054 49 CFR 604 CHARTER SERVICE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 10,333 0.26
2,473 49 CFR 673 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS
High signals: Directive share +1.1 SD · Restriction density +1.1 SD
 5,817 0.16
2,991 49 CFR 602 EMERGENCY RELIEF
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,889 0.04
3,084 49 CFR 672 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM
High signals: Restriction density +1.9 SD
 2,817 0.02
3,459 49 CFR 661 BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,429 -0.06
3,772 49 CFR 671 RAIL TRANSIT ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION
High signals: Restriction density +1.1 SD
 5,952 -0.13
3,849 49 CFR 663 PRE-AWARD AND POST-DELIVERY AUDITS OF ROLLING STOCK PURCHASES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,902 -0.15
4,233 49 CFR 633 PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,852 -0.24
4,345 49 CFR 625 TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,820 -0.27
5,014 49 CFR 611 MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 4,180 -0.45
5,293 49 CFR 670 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 2,949 -0.53
5,399 49 CFR 605 SCHOOL BUS OPERATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,468 -0.57
5,548 49 CFR 601 ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 4,530 -0.63
5,617 49 CFR 609 TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,407 -0.65
5,898 49 CFR 630 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,005 -0.77
6,029 49 CFR 650 PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROJECT PROCEDURES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,317 -0.84

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 19. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 49 U.S.C. 5329: 23,615 words in 5 parts (29.5% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5323: 18,230 words in 3 parts (22.8% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5331: 8,317 words in 1 parts (10.4% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5334: 7,850 words in 3 parts (9.8% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5318: 5,199 words in 1 parts (6.5% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 5141: 4,530 words in 1 parts (5.7% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 4,530 words in 1 parts (5.7% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5309: 4,180 words in 1 parts (5.2% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5324: 3,889 words in 1 parts (4.9% of this agency's text)
  • 49 U.S.C. 5326: 3,820 words in 1 parts (4.8% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 49 CFR 604: CHARTER SERVICE (10,333 words)
  • 49 CFR 655: PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND PROHIBITED DRUG USE IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS (8,317 words)
  • 49 CFR 661: BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS (6,429 words)
  • 49 CFR 674: STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT (6,080 words)
  • 49 CFR 671: RAIL TRANSIT ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION (5,952 words)
  • 49 CFR 673: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS (5,817 words)
  • 49 CFR 665: BUS TESTING (5,199 words)
  • 49 CFR 601: ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES (4,530 words)
  • 49 CFR 611: MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS (4,180 words)
  • 49 CFR 602: EMERGENCY RELIEF (3,889 words)

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