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Percentage of documents eligible for digital signatures which were published in the Federal Register (FR) with digital signatures within the month

Dictionary: Documents submitted to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), which publishes the FR, may be digitally signed by authorized parties. Digital signatures were first implemented in October 2008. The alternative method is handwriting signatures and physically sending documents via shuttles during certain time intervals. Digitally signing documents reduces the time it takes for documents to be submitted to the OFR by removing the need to physically sign and send hard copies of the documents, which allows more efficient submission for statutory deadlines, press conferences, Congressional deadlines, etc. From an emergency preparedness standpoint, digital signatures can be completed remotely in the event of a situation when an authorized party does not have access to the office.

Information is current as of December 31, 2012

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Total number of documents with digital signatures published in the FR in the month

Fiscal Year - 2013

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2012	N/A	43
Nov 2012	N/A	46
Dec 2012	N/A	46
Jan 2013	N/A	N/A
Feb 2013	N/A	N/A
Mar 2013	N/A	N/A
Apr 2013	N/A	N/A
May 2013	N/A	N/A
Jun 2013	N/A	N/A
Jul 2013	N/A	N/A
Aug 2013	N/A	N/A
Sep 2013	N/A	N/A

FY 2013 YTD: 316

Total number of documents eligible for digital signature published in the FR in the month

Fiscal Year - 2013

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2012	N/A	44
Nov 2012	N/A	46
Dec 2012	N/A	49
Jan 2013	N/A	N/A
Feb 2013	N/A	N/A
Mar 2013	N/A	N/A
Apr 2013	N/A	N/A
May 2013	N/A	N/A
Jun 2013	N/A	N/A
Jul 2013	N/A	N/A
Aug 2013	N/A	N/A
Sep 2013	N/A	N/A

FY 2013 YTD: 326

Total number of documents published in the FR in the month