eCFR Analyzer

National Mediation Board (NMB)

14,659Words in 12 parts
11.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.3Reading grade
0.0%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-10-27Last 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
31.0 words on average; 23.5% over 40 words; 34.9% passive; 12.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 1.9% · prohibition 3.0% · paperwork 8.9% · obligation 16.9% · permission 12.7% · other 56.7%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
1,867 29 CFR 1209 PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD MEETINGS
High signals: Directive share +1.7 SD · Paperwork share +1.3 SD
 2,133 0.31
4,634 29 CFR 1202 RULES OF PROCEDURE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,797 -0.35
4,779 29 CFR 1208 AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,271 -0.38
5,250 29 CFR 1206 HANDLING REPRESENTATION DISPUTES UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,021 -0.52
6,017 29 CFR 1207 ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT BOARDS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,137 -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 5. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 45 U.S.C. 151: 12,519 words in 9 parts (85.4% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 2,133 words in 1 parts (14.6% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 7301: 470 words in 1 parts (3.2% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 29 CFR 1208: AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION (6,271 words)
  • 29 CFR 1209: PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD MEETINGS (2,133 words)
  • 29 CFR 1202: RULES OF PROCEDURE (1,797 words)
  • 29 CFR 1207: ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT BOARDS (1,137 words)
  • 29 CFR 1206: HANDLING REPRESENTATION DISPUTES UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT (1,021 words)
  • 29 CFR 1203: APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE (635 words)
  • 29 CFR 1201: DEFINITIONS (550 words)
  • 5 CFR 10101: SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (470 words)
  • 29 CFR 1205: NOTICES IN RE: RAILWAY LABOR ACT (453 words)
  • 29 CFR 1204: LABOR CONTRACTS (185 words)

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