41 CFR § 102-2.140 - What elements of plain language appear in the FMR?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s102-2.140"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 102-2.140 - What elements of plain language appear in the FMR?"
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-2.140"
section_name: "What elements of plain language appear in the FMR?"
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "102-2"
part_name: "2—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 39085, July 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "102-2"
---
# 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.