FAQs
Document Drafting Handbook FAQs
Federal agencies should use this Document Drafting Handbook as a guide to prepare documents for publication in the Federal Register.
What is this book for? Do I need it?
The Document Drafting Handbook:
- explains how to create and submit documents that comply with OFR's requirements
- provides numerous examples illustrating common situations
- suggests solutions to drafting problems
The October 1998 Revision is the current edition of the Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook.
- View the Supplements to the current edition.
Yes. There is nothing in this October 1998 Revision that contradicts or changes the material in the April 1997 Revision. However, we have added some new topics, and have rewritten many sections and added more examples to clarify and expand our coverage.
- Appendix D describes in detail how this edition differs from the April 1997 Revision.
Many of the improvements in the current Document Drafting Handbook are based on comments or suggestions from readers of previous editions.
- If you think we left something out, or should have done something differently, please
tell us:
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Send e-mail to info@fedreg.nara.gov
- or write to:
Federal Register (NF)
National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
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Send e-mail to info@fedreg.nara.gov
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