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07-08-2003, 05:33 PM
A crude index of the reach of the federal regulatory machine is the size of the Federal Register. This is a crude measure since the Federal Register contains a number of items which are not rules, including meeting notices and the availablity of documents.
A more signficant measure is the number of rules. In this instance, the number has decreased.
"But page counts don't tell the whole story, noted Crews, the director of technology policy for Cato. The Federal Register also contains administrative notices, presidential statements and other materials, as well as the occasional blank page. What's more, the increase in pages may reflect the wordiness of rules, rather than their importance or fiscal impact.
By another measure, the number of rules issued or under review by federal agencies, regulation is down. A total of 4,187 rules were in the federal pipeline in 2002, down from 4,509 rules the previous year and from a 10-year peak of 5,119 in 1994, the study found. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation, Treasury, Agriculture and Interior departments accounted for half of all the regulations"
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23316-2003Jul7.html
A more signficant measure is the number of rules. In this instance, the number has decreased.
"But page counts don't tell the whole story, noted Crews, the director of technology policy for Cato. The Federal Register also contains administrative notices, presidential statements and other materials, as well as the occasional blank page. What's more, the increase in pages may reflect the wordiness of rules, rather than their importance or fiscal impact.
By another measure, the number of rules issued or under review by federal agencies, regulation is down. A total of 4,187 rules were in the federal pipeline in 2002, down from 4,509 rules the previous year and from a 10-year peak of 5,119 in 1994, the study found. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation, Treasury, Agriculture and Interior departments accounted for half of all the regulations"
Read press article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23316-2003Jul7.html