Document Drafting Resources

These Document Drafting Resources helps writers create effective, understandable documents for publication in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook – This Handbook is intended to help agencies prepare documents for publication in the Federal Register.
- Supplements to the Document Drafting Handbook
Withdrawing Documents – OFR guidelines for agencies that wish to withdraw documents from the Federal Register.
Drafting Legal Documents – provides a general style guide to clear and concise legal writing.
Federal Register Thesaurus of Indexing Terms – use this to prepare "List of Subjects" entries when drafting documents for Federal Register publication.
List of CFR Subjects, Arranged by Title – find out which Thesaurus terms have been assigned to a specific CFR Part.
Laws That Affect Publication in the Federal Register – an informational guide.
Ways to search for Federal Register regulations in Title 1 of the CFR, Chapters I and II:
- CFR Titles or Volumes
- Current Data