I took another look at my source, and I think you’re right. The subject of the plot, the Federal Register (FR), lists changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It also suffers from the other problem that I identified (repeals counting as new rules).
For anyone who’s curious, here’s a nice overview of measures of regulatory burden.
I took another look at my source, and I think you’re right. The subject of the plot, the Federal Register (FR), lists changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It also suffers from the other problem that I identified (repeals counting as new rules).
For anyone who’s curious, here’s a nice overview of measures of regulatory burden.