eCFR Analyzer

Office of Special Counsel (OSC)

15,877Words in 9 parts
10.8Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.3Reading grade
0.0%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2025-04-30Last 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
28.4 words on average; 18.9% over 40 words; 22.5% passive; 12.7 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 7.7% · prohibition 3.2% · paperwork 7.7% · obligation 11.6% · permission 11.4% · other 58.4%
Checksum
5c2f7f701e5e227123dc49569e0a05bd87ed209a1f877f861f6fc51cf5bd258c

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
3,076 5 CFR 1850 ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,741 0.03
5,171 5 CFR 1820 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR TESTIMONY
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,728 -0.50
5,351 5 CFR 1800 FILING OF COMPLAINTS AND ALLEGATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,966 -0.55
6,179 5 CFR 1830 PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 2,052 -0.95

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: 6,728 words in 1 parts (42.4% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 794: 3,741 words in 1 parts (23.6% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 301: 2,444 words in 2 parts (15.4% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 552a: 2,052 words in 1 parts (12.9% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 1212: 908 words in 3 parts (5.7% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 7301: 696 words in 1 parts (4.4% of this agency's text)

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

Largest parts

  • 5 CFR 1820: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR TESTIMONY (6,728 words)
  • 5 CFR 1850: ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL (3,741 words)
  • 5 CFR 1830: PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS (2,052 words)
  • 5 CFR 1800: FILING OF COMPLAINTS AND ALLEGATIONS (1,966 words)
  • 5 CFR 10201: SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL (696 words)
  • 5 CFR 1810: INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL (478 words)
  • 5 CFR 1811: OUTSIDE INSPECTOR GENERAL (150 words)
  • 5 CFR 1840: SUBPOENAS (62 words)
  • 5 CFR 1851-1899: PARTS 1851-1899 [RESERVED] (4 words)

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