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Executive Order 14295

Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register

This executive order directs the Archivist of the United States to reduce delays in Federal Register publication and lower publication fees charged to agencies. It requires reports on current publication times, a fee review based on actual costs, and follow-up reporting on improved efficiency by August 2025.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 20367

Impact dates

  1. Second report on average publication times for July 15-August 15 period

  2. Fee schedule review and cost-based adjustment with percentage difference report to OMB

  3. Report on average publication times for different document categories

Key directives

  • Reduce Federal Register publication delays to greatest extent feasible
  • Modernize computer systems and eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy
  • Submit report on average publication times within 15 days
  • Review fee schedules within 45 days and base fees on actual costs of publication
  • File report with OMB on percentage fee difference between proposed and prior schedule
  • Submit second report on average publication times for July 15-August 15 period by August 22, 2025

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Archivist directed to work with GPO Director to reduce publication delays and modernize systems

Near term (90d)

  • Report on average publication times due (May 24, 2025)
  • Fee schedule review and cost-based adjustment due (June 23, 2025)

Long term

  • Second report on publication times for July 15-August 15 period due (August 22, 2025)

Risks & tensions

  • Fee reduction may strain NARA/GPO resources if not matched by actual efficiency gains
  • Modernization timelines vague; 'greatest extent feasible' leaves enforcement ambiguous
  • Deregulatory framing may signal broader regulatory process pressure beyond procedural efficiency
Executive Order 14295: Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register · Executive Orders