Guide to Improving Notices of Adverse Action

EO Guidance Document #

FNS-GD-2014-0067

Resource type

Technical Assistance & Guidance

Guidance Documents

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FNS Notice Improvement Guidance (3.57 MB)

The guide allows you to (1) evaluate NOAAs to see how well they work for clients; and (2) improve them using proven plain language and information design techniques. In addition, the guide contains models for general notices—providing you with some basic language and formatting examples that can be adapted to notices.

Page updated: January 10, 2022

The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.