Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
283,944Words in 75 parts
6.6Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.2Reading grade
94.2%Unchanged since 2017
7Flagged parts
2026-09-09Last 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
- 31.8 words on average; 25.5% over 40 words; 35.4% passive; 12.2 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 3.8% · prohibition 2.3% · paperwork 5.5% · obligation 11.3% · permission 9.3% · other 67.8%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 top 10% | 20 CFR 258
HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OR DESIGNATED EXAMINERS
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.2 SD · Restriction density
+2.4 SD · Directive share
+1.9 SD |
1,443 | 1.44 |
| 48 top 10% | 20 CFR 319
PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OR REPAYMENTS OF BENEFITS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.9 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.7 SD |
1,772 | 1.36 |
| 49 top 10% | 20 CFR 259
INITIAL DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS FROM INITIAL DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYER STATUS AND EMPLOYEE STATUS
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.6 SD · Directive share
+2.8 SD · Restriction density
+2.2 SD |
1,043 | 1.35 |
| 228 top 10% | 20 CFR 320
INITIAL DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
6,874 | 0.96 |
| 458 top 10% | 20 CFR 203
EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ACT
High signals: Reading grade
+4.1 SD |
1,860 | 0.78 |
| 460 top 10% | 20 CFR 260
REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEALS WITHIN THE BOARD
High signals: Restriction density
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
6,829 | 0.78 |
| 474 top 10% | 20 CFR 209
RAILROAD EMPLOYERS' REPORTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.2 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
2,282 | 0.77 |
| 673 | 20 CFR 332
MILEAGE OR WORK RESTRICTIONS AND STAND-BY OR LAY-OVER RULES
High signals: Directive share
+2.1 SD |
1,618 | 0.69 |
| 798 | 20 CFR 341
STATUTORY LIEN WHERE SICKNESS BENEFITS PAID
High signals: Restriction density
+2.2 SD · Directive share
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD |
1,762 | 0.64 |
| 1,233 | 20 CFR 200
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
High signals: Size
+1.1 SD |
20,845 | 0.49 |
| 1,489 | 20 CFR 365
ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
High signals: Directive share
+1.1 SD |
3,477 | 0.42 |
| 2,334 | 20 CFR 375
PLAN OF OPERATION DURING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY
High signals: Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD · Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
1,674 | 0.19 |
| 2,424 | 20 CFR 295
PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO COURT DECREE OR COURT-APPROVED PROPERTY SETTLEMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,073 | 0.17 |
| 2,470 | 20 CFR 211
CREDITABLE RAILROAD COMPENSATION
High signals: Reading grade
+1.4 SD |
2,600 | 0.16 |
| 2,796 | 20 CFR 345
EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION REPORTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,283 | 0.08 |
| 2,870 | 20 CFR 202
EMPLOYERS UNDER THE ACT
High signals: Reading grade
+2.7 SD |
3,028 | 0.07 |
| 3,319 | 20 CFR 340
RECOVERY OF BENEFITS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,975 | -0.03 |
| 3,348 | 20 CFR 367
RECOVERY OF DEBTS OWED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET
High signals: Reading grade
+2.0 SD |
1,852 | -0.04 |
| 3,406 | 20 CFR 325
REGISTRATION FOR RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,152 | -0.05 |
| 3,417 | 20 CFR 363
GARNISHMENT OF REMUNERATION OF BOARD PERSONNEL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
1,167 | -0.05 |
| 3,469 | 20 CFR 350
GARNISHMENT OF BENEFITS PAID UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT, THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT, AND UNDER ANY OTHER ACT ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD
High signals: Reading grade
+1.0 SD |
1,741 | -0.06 |
| 3,730 | 20 CFR 266
REPRESENTATIVE PAYMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,101 | -0.12 |
| 3,859 | 20 CFR 335
SICKNESS BENEFITS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,170 | -0.15 |
| 3,888 | 20 CFR 366
COLLECTION OF DEBTS BY FEDERAL TAX REFUND OFFSET
High signals: Reading grade
+2.7 SD |
1,024 | -0.16 |
| 4,083 | 20 CFR 219
EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
7,639 | -0.20 |
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 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 45 U.S.C. 231f: 201,901 words in 35 parts (71.1% of this agency's text)
- 45 U.S.C. 231a: 75,408 words in 1 parts (26.6% of this agency's text)
- 45 U.S.C. 362: 61,605 words in 18 parts (21.7% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 3717: 20,845 words in 1 parts (7.3% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552: 20,845 words in 1 parts (7.3% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552a: 20,845 words in 1 parts (7.3% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552b: 20,845 words in 1 parts (7.3% of this agency's text)
- 45 U.S.C. 355: 15,682 words in 5 parts (5.5% of this agency's text)
- 45 U.S.C. 231: 9,383 words in 2 parts (3.3% of this agency's text)
- 45 U.S.C. 231g: 6,829 words in 1 parts (2.4% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 20 CFR 220: DETERMINING DISABILITY (75,408 words)
- 20 CFR 200: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (20,845 words)
- 20 CFR 345: EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION REPORTS (11,283 words)
- 20 CFR 216: ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY (10,752 words)
- 20 CFR 226: COMPUTING EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE, AND DIVORCED SPOUSE ANNUITIES (8,633 words)
- 20 CFR 229: SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE (8,484 words)
- 20 CFR 222: FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS (7,704 words)
- 20 CFR 219: EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT (7,639 words)
- 20 CFR 225: PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT DETERMINATIONS (7,615 words)
- 20 CFR 218: ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES (7,280 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.