eCFR Analyzer

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

10,946Words in 5 parts
9.4Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.8Reading grade
62.5%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2019-08-28Last 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
31.7 words on average; 24.1% over 40 words; 30.7% passive; 10.5 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 10.4% · prohibition 1.4% · paperwork 9.6% · obligation 14.2% · permission 14.5% · other 49.9%
Checksum
1ba46943190aab269c42ea41ab3d8baa1bff45b4faa45010b3ae6c0e9984f911

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
2,434 6 CFR 1003 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
2,101 0.17
3,022 6 CFR 1002 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
High signals: Paperwork share +1.3 SD
1,664 0.03
4,349 6 CFR 1001 PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
5,889 -0.27
6,317 6 CFR 1000 ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
1,288 -1.11

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

  • 5 U.S.C. 552: 7,177 words in 2 parts (65.6% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552b: 2,101 words in 1 parts (19.2% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552a: 1,664 words in 1 parts (15.2% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 6 CFR 1001: PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (5,889 words)
  • 6 CFR 1003: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT (2,101 words)
  • 6 CFR 1002: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (1,664 words)
  • 6 CFR 1000: ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD (1,288 words)
  • 6 CFR 1004-1099: PARTS 1004-1099 [RESERVED] (4 words)

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