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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 - 2010

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2009	N/A	33
Nov 2009	N/A	38
Dec 2009	N/A	35
Jan 2010	N/A	42
Feb 2010	N/A	33
Mar 2010	N/A	71
Apr 2010	N/A	72
May 2010	N/A	52
Jun 2010	N/A	57
Jul 2010	N/A	43
Aug 2010	N/A	63
Sep 2010	N/A	69

FY 2010 Total: 608

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

Fiscal Year - 2010

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2009	N/A	79
Nov 2009	N/A	64
Dec 2009	N/A	45
Jan 2010	N/A	51
Feb 2010	N/A	45
Mar 2010	N/A	80
Apr 2010	N/A	86
May 2010	N/A	52
Jun 2010	N/A	74
Jul 2010	N/A	44
Aug 2010	N/A	70
Sep 2010	N/A	77

FY 2010 Total: 767

Total number of documents published in the FR in the month