Plain Language Tools
The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) offers the following resources to help writers comply with the Presidential Memorandum of June 1, 1998 – Plain Language in Government Writing:
- How to Comply with the Presidential Memo on Plain Language
- Writing User-Friendly Documents – assistance, examples and success stories on drafting regulations and other documents in plain English
- Making Regulations Readable – OFR prescribes seven steps to help rule writers craft customer-oriented regulations
- Drafting Legal Documents – OFR's general style manual for clear and concise legal writing
- Rewriting a Short Rule: Step by Step – how to rewrite an existing rule in plain language
