The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.
The Federal Register hit an all-time high of 95,894 pages in 2016.
This week’s Federal Register featured the following 590 documents:
- 524 notices
- One presidential document
- 33 proposed rules
- 63 final rules
Seven proposed rules, including a proposal to use electronic wage and payroll information from payroll data providers for social security programs from the Social Security Administration; and twelve final rules, including regulations to prohibit commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were deemed significant under E.O. 12866, as amended by E.O. 14094—defined by the potential to have large impacts on the economy, environment, public health, or state or local governments. Significant actions may also conflict with presidential priorities or other agency rules. The Biden administration in 2024 has issued 39 significant proposed rules, 39 significant final rules, and no significant notices as of Feb. 16, 2024.
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Click here to find more information about weekly additions to the Federal Register in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017: Changes to the Federal Register
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Click here to find yearly information about additions to the Federal Register from 1936 to 2021: Historical additions to the Federal Register, 1936-2023
