---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 102-2.140"
title: "41"
number: "102-2.140"
heading: "What elements of plain language appear in the FMR?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/102-2.140"
---

# §102-2.140. What elements of plain language appear in the FMR?


The FMR is written in a “plain language” regulatory style. This style is easy to read and uses a question and answer format directed at the reader, active voice, shorter sentences, and, where appropriate, personal pronouns.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 39085, July 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted.