Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register

Executive Order 14295 of May 9, 2025

Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the
Federal Register

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. Deregulation is a critical priority
for my Administration. We will foster prosperity by
freeing Americans from the heavy burden of Federal
regulations accumulated over decades. Although the
decision about which regulations to eliminate is
sometimes complex, the administrative process of
removing a regulation from the Code of Federal
Regulations through a rulemaking should be simple. It
is not.

The Office of the Federal Register frequently takes
days or, in some cases, even weeks to publish new
regulatory actions. Such delay is unwarranted. The
Office of the Federal Register receives final documents
that are fully executed by the relevant
decisionmakers--all that remains is publication. Yet
despite those delays, executive departments and
agencies are charged $151-$174 per column of text to
publish each rule in the Federal Register. These
inefficiencies inhibit my Administration's deregulatory
agenda and waste taxpayer money.

Sec. 2. Increasing Efficiency in the Federal Register.
(a) The Archivist of the United States (Archivist),
acting through the Office of the Federal Register,
shall work with the Director of the Government
Publishing Office to reduce publication delays to the
greatest extent feasible, including by modernizing
computer systems and eliminating unnecessary
bureaucracy.

    (b) Within 15 days of the date of this order, the
Archivist, acting through the Office of the Federal
Register, shall submit a report to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reflecting
average publication times for different categories of
documents.
    (c) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the
Archivist, acting through the Office of the Federal
Register, shall review the fee schedules for
publication in the Federal Register and, working with
the Director of the Government Publishing Office, take
steps to ensure that fees are based on the actual costs
of publication and account for increased efficiencies
achieved as a result of this order. The Archivist,
acting through the Office of the Federal Register,
shall promptly file a report with the Director of OMB
calculating the percentage difference in fees between
any proposed new fee schedule and the prior one.
    (d) No later than August 22, 2025, the Archivist,
acting through the Office of the Federal Register,
shall submit a second report to the Director of OMB
reflecting average publication times between July 15,
2025, and August 15, 2025, for the same categories of
documents on which the Office of the Federal Register
reported under subsection (b) of this section.

Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.

    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
    (d) The costs for publication of this order shall
be borne by the National Archives and Records
Administration.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    May 9, 2025.