Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
35,764Words in 9 parts
13.3Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
20.3Reading grade
77.3%Unchanged since 2017
1Flagged parts
2025-07-18Last 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
- 35.5 words on average; 26.2% over 40 words; 30.1% passive; 10.2 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 11.0% · prohibition 3.5% · paperwork 13.8% · obligation 23.3% · permission 13.6% · other 34.8%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 519 top 10% | 7 CFR 1590
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
High signals: Directive share
+1.1 SD |
10,794 | 0.75 |
| 1,506 | 7 CFR 1599
McGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.1 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
12,662 | 0.41 |
| 1,985 | 7 CFR 1530
THE REFINED SUGAR RE-EXPORT PROGRAM, THE SUGAR CONTAINING PRODUCTS RE-EXPORT PROGRAM, AND THE POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,229 | 0.28 |
| 2,029 | 7 CFR 1580
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,938 | 0.27 |
| 2,856 | 7 CFR 1540
INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,669 | 0.07 |
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 5. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 7 U.S.C. 1736o: 12,662 words in 1 parts (35.4% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1726c: 10,794 words in 1 parts (30.2% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 2401: 4,938 words in 1 parts (13.8% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 1202: 4,229 words in 1 parts (11.8% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 3314: 4,229 words in 1 parts (11.8% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 2112: 2,669 words in 1 parts (7.5% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 2703: 2,669 words in 1 parts (7.5% of this agency's text)
- 19 U.S.C. 3203: 2,669 words in 1 parts (7.5% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 301: 2,669 words in 1 parts (7.5% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552: 462 words in 1 parts (1.3% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 7 CFR 1599: McGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM (12,662 words)
- 7 CFR 1590: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (10,794 words)
- 7 CFR 1580: TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS (4,938 words)
- 7 CFR 1530: THE REFINED SUGAR RE-EXPORT PROGRAM, THE SUGAR CONTAINING PRODUCTS RE-EXPORT PROGRAM, AND THE POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL PROGRAM (4,229 words)
- 7 CFR 1540: INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE (2,669 words)
- 7 CFR 1520: AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC (462 words)
- 7 CFR 1500-1519: PARTS 1500-1519 [RESERVED] (4 words)
- 7 CFR 1560: PART 1560 [RESERVED] (3 words)
- 7 CFR 1570: PART 1570 [RESERVED] (3 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.