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#FridayFact Answer
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity which includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory execution.
During the week of June 25 to June 29, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,396 pages, bringing the year-to-date total to 30,830 pages. A total of 592 documents were included in the week’s Federal Register, including 446 notices, three presidential documents, 47 proposed rules, and 96 rules.
Throughout the Trump administration, an average of 1,148 pages have been added to the Federal Register each week.
Today's #FridayFact asked: How does that compare to the weekly average of the Obama administration?
You selected from the following choices:
- Compared to the Obama administration, the Trump administration has added an average of 30% fewer pages per week to the Federal Register.
- Compared to the Obama administration, the Trump administration has added an average of 15% more pages per week to the Federal Register.
- Compared to the Obama administration, the Trump administration has added an average of 70% fewer pages per week to the Federal Register.
- Compared to the Obama administration, the Trump administration has added an average of 10% fewer pages per week to the Federal Register.
The answer is: Compared to the Obama administration, the Trump administration has added an average of 30% fewer pages per week to the Federal Register.
- Average weekly page total for entire Trump administration (so far) = 1,148 pages/week
- Average weekly page total for entire Obama administration = 1,658 pages/week
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