It's (probably) Not 500,000 Comments on OMB's Proposed Regulation

<jats:p>We analyzed over 50,000 comments posted on the Office of Management and Budget's Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (i.e., the Uniform Guidance codified at 2 CFR 200). Many news outlets, including the New York Times, have reported that there were 500,000 comments received and, thus, the posted comments represent only 10% of the true count.</jats:p>