eCFR Analyzer

Geological Survey (USGS)

4,763Words in 4 parts
10.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
18.6Reading grade
100.0%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2016-12-16Last 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
30.3 words on average; 19.7% over 40 words; 43.3% passive; 14.7 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 10.2% · paperwork 12.1% · obligation 16.6% · permission 6.4% · other 54.8%
Checksum
7bae228bcaeeb8879decabc063082be6f330600c6da49023796481bf5793d9c6

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
1,023 30 CFR 401 STATE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROGRAM
High signals: Paperwork share +1.5 SD
2,980 0.55
5,124 30 CFR 402 WATER-RESOURCES RESEARCH PROGRAM AND THE WATER-RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
1,776 -0.49

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 2. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 42 U.S.C. 10303: 2,980 words in 1 parts (62.6% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 10304: 1,776 words in 1 parts (37.3% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 30 CFR 401: STATE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROGRAM (2,980 words)
  • 30 CFR 402: WATER-RESOURCES RESEARCH PROGRAM AND THE WATER-RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (1,776 words)
  • 30 CFR 403-499: PARTS 403-499 [RESERVED] (4 words)
  • 30 CFR 400: PART 400 [RESERVED] (3 words)

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