Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register

This executive order directs the National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register (OFR) to cut delays in publishing documents in the Federal Register, modernize its systems, and adjust publication fees to reflect actual costs and any new efficiencies. It requires quick reporting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on current publication times, proposed fee changes, and follow-up publication-time data. The stated purpose is to speed up the administrative process of removing or issuing regulations and to reduce costs to agencies and taxpayers. Potential impact: if implemented, agencies could see faster official publication of rules and notices and lower per‑page or per‑column publication fees. That could accelerate deregulatory actions and reduce direct publication costs, while NARA (the parent agency) and the Government Publishing Office (GPO) would bear the operational burden of modernization and process changes. The order preserves existing statutory authorities and is subject to applicable law and available funding.