Department of Treasury (TREAS)
15,934,172Words in 455 parts
6.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.2Reading grade
64.7%Unchanged since 2017
13Flagged parts
2026-11-02Last 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
- 31.5 words on average; 26.9% over 40 words; 28.3% passive; 20.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 2.5% · prohibition 1.9% · paperwork 3.6% · obligation 10.3% · permission 6.5% · other 75.2%
- Checksum
a14191676bb717ed29511981f16fe6fec026739043c09f9b20b45c4db79b5718changed since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 top 10% | 17 CFR 401
EXEMPTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+7.6 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
3,383 | 1.42 |
| 59 top 10% | 17 CFR 403
PROTECTION OF CUSTOMER SECURITIES AND BALANCES
High signals: Reading grade
+3.9 SD · Directive share
+2.2 SD |
5,396 | 1.30 |
| 106 top 10% | 17 CFR 450
CUSTODIAL HOLDINGS OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+3.1 SD · Directive share
+2.0 SD |
2,614 | 1.13 |
| 121 top 10% | 31 CFR 250
PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF AWARDS OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.5 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
1,649 | 1.10 |
| 135 top 10% | 17 CFR 404
RECORDKEEPING AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD |
3,770 | 1.06 |
| 147 top 10% | 31 CFR 1060
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010
High signals: Reading grade
+4.3 SD · Paperwork share
+2.7 SD |
1,828 | 1.06 |
| 421 top 10% | 17 CFR 400
RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION
High signals: Reading grade
+2.4 SD · Paperwork share
+1.8 SD |
3,893 | 0.80 |
| 426 top 10% | 31 CFR 3
CLAIMS REGULATIONS AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY EMPLOYEES
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.9 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD |
1,807 | 0.80 |
| 461 top 10% | 12 CFR 1808
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
19,029 | 0.78 |
| 482 top 10% | 31 CFR 1022
RULES FOR MONEY SERVICES BUSINESSES
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
5,932 | 0.77 |
| 525 top 10% | 31 CFR 361
CLAIMS PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT ACT
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
1,683 | 0.75 |
| 631 top 10% | 12 CFR 1815
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
3,003 | 0.70 |
| 641 top 10% | 31 CFR 21
NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.6 SD |
4,832 | 0.70 |
| 672 | 27 CFR 40
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES, AND PROCESSED TOBACCO
High signals: Size
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
41,245 | 0.69 |
| 679 | 31 CFR 11
OPERATION OF VENDING FACILITIES BY THE BLIND ON FEDERAL PROPERTY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
High signals: Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
1,124 | 0.69 |
| 695 | 27 CFR 19
DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
High signals: Size
+2.3 SD |
88,044 | 0.68 |
| 704 | 26 CFR 513
IRELAND
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
3,039 | 0.68 |
| 816 | 17 CFR 405
REPORTS AND AUDIT
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
3,234 | 0.63 |
| 826 | 31 CFR 1020
RULES FOR BANKS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
10,192 | 0.63 |
| 845 | 26 CFR 12
TEMPORARY INCOME TAX REGULATIONS UNDER THE REVENUE ACT OF 1971
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.4 SD |
7,706 | 0.62 |
| 868 | 12 CFR 1805
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
10,847 | 0.61 |
| 901 | 26 CFR 514
FRANCE
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.2 SD |
5,711 | 0.59 |
| 944 | 31 CFR 1010
GENERAL PROVISIONS
High signals: Size
+1.9 SD |
52,667 | 0.58 |
| 976 | 31 CFR 17
ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
High signals: Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
3,822 | 0.57 |
| 1,001 | 31 CFR 1021
RULES FOR CASINOS AND CARD CLUBS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.7 SD |
4,857 | 0.56 |
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
- 26 U.S.C. 7805: 12,616,747 words in 53 parts (79.2% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6109: 12,176,626 words in 17 parts (76.4% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6081: 12,074,024 words in 12 parts (75.8% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6011: 11,744,899 words in 13 parts (73.7% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6060: 11,442,302 words in 16 parts (71.8% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6695: 11,442,302 words in 16 parts (71.8% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 7701: 11,110,367 words in 4 parts (69.7% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6061: 10,821,347 words in 4 parts (67.9% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 6402: 10,820,111 words in 4 parts (67.9% of this agency's text)
- 26 U.S.C. 168: 10,778,500 words in 3 parts (67.6% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 26 CFR 1: INCOME TAXES (10,043,036 words)
- 26 CFR 301: PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION (734,324 words)
- 26 CFR 31: EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE (312,116 words)
- 26 CFR 54: PENSION EXCISE TAXES (294,793 words)
- 26 CFR 20: ESTATE TAX; ESTATES OF DECEDENTS DYING AFTER AUGUST 16, 1954 (240,608 words)
- 26 CFR 53: FOUNDATION AND SIMILAR EXCISE TAXES (207,347 words)
- 27 CFR 9: AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS (200,676 words)
- 26 CFR 25: GIFT TAX; GIFTS MADE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1954 (151,038 words)
- 26 CFR 48: MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS EXCISE TAXES (143,187 words)
- 12 CFR 3: CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARDS (141,129 words)
Sub-agencies
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service
- Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- Comptroller of the Currency
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Fiscal Service
- Internal Revenue Service
- Monetary Offices
- Office of Financial Research
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Office of Investment Security
- Office of Secretary of the Treasury
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.