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.
From August 8 through August 12, the Federal Register grew by 1,896 pages for a year-to-date total of 49,974 pages.
The Federal Register hit an all-time high of 95,894 pages in 2016.