Federal Register Adds 1,177 Pages, Hits 7th Highest Ever Count

By Clyde Wayne Crews of CEI.

"We noted here on November 1 that the Federal Register is on a roll, hitting 76,270 pages, the 8^th highest level ever.

This morning, the Federal Register added 1,177 pages and now stands at 78,020, as may be seen in the chart nearby. It is the 7^th highest count, ever, even though nearly two months remain in this record-setting year.

As we said earlier, this all calls for a countdown, so you’re looking at it. Each time that the Obama 2016 Federal Register count notches itself up the Top 15 countdown, we’ll post a new chart.

The next milestone is 78,961, which, at a pace of well over 1,000 pages weekly, will be reached next week.

Some notables here:

• While the highest count ever was Barack Obama’s 81,405 pages in 2010, clearly this figure will easily be surpassed—before December.
• When all is said and done, of all the Top Ten counts, seven of them are going to belong to President Obama.
• High counts appearing for prior presidents are Bush (79,435); Clinton (74,258); Carter (73,258).  

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