The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) deeply impacts public life for Americans in many ways, from how tax returns and loan applications are filed to visiting public parks. But the CFR consists of dense, unstructured legal text that is difficult to comprehend. Many businesses and members of the public pay consultants or purchase tools to advise them on regulations. While the eCFR assists with navigation and some agencies have dedicated staff as advisors, there is still a significant burden for the public to find answers to their regulatory questions. 10x will use techniques such as the creation of a high-quality knowledge graph of the CFR based on natural language processing techniques, along with analysis of agencies’ data about public interactions with the CFR (i.e. hotline call logs, common violations, etc.), to potentially create a more user-friendly lookup tool to answer questions about regulations more seamlessly. This could also alleviate the need for regulatory experts to interpret regulations.
An idea submitted by civil servants at:Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) deeply impacts public life for Americans in many ways, from how tax returns and loan applications are filed to visiting public parks. But the CFR consists of dense, unstructured legal text that is difficult to comprehend. Many businesses and members of the public pay consultants or purchase tools to advise them on regulations. While the eCFR assists with navigation and some agencies have dedicated staff as advisors, there is still a significant burden for the public to find answers to their regulatory questions. 10x will use techniques such as the creation of a high-quality knowledge graph of the CFR based on natural language processing techniques, along with analysis of agencies’ data about public interactions with the CFR (i.e. hotline call logs, common violations, etc.), to potentially create a more user-friendly lookup tool to answer questions about regulations more seamlessly. This could also alleviate the need for regulatory experts to interpret regulations.
An idea submitted by civil servants at: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census