Counting Regulations: An Overview of Rulemaking, Types of Federal Regulations, and Pages in the Federal Register
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This report serves to inform the congressional debate over rulemaking by analyzing different ways to measure federal rulemaking activity. The report provides data on and analysis of the total number of rules issued each year, as well as information on other types of rules, such as "major" rules, "significant" rules, and "economically significant" rules.
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Description
This report serves to inform the congressional debate over rulemaking by analyzing different ways to measure federal rulemaking activity. The report provides data on and analysis of the total number of rules issued each year, as well as information on other types of rules, such as "major" rules, "significant" rules, and "economically significant" rules.
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Carey, Maeve P.Counting Regulations: An Overview of Rulemaking, Types of Federal Regulations, and Pages in the Federal Register,
report,
May 1, 2013;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463431/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.