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It's wonderful to
be back to speak to this great group of Plain Language enthusiasts. I know a
lot of you didn't make it to Houston in 2000, but it's nice to see a few
familiar faces. And I'm very pleased that Avi Arditti, senior news editor at
the VOA and long time member of the Inter-government Plain Language working
group, has agreed to join me. I'll be talking about what's been going on with
Plain Language in the US Federal Government in the past 2 years.
It's especially
gratifying for me as one of the US Government's PL representatives to be able
to tell you that, despite the many skeptics in the government who initially
thought this was just another one of those programs that would go away if they
ignored it long enough - that PL is still alive and well in the US.
However, we still
have a bit of work to do. Just last week, I was given these 2 memos. Yes, one's
a joke, but the other is real!
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QUIZ
- Which is from a real memo? |
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Excerpt from
Memo
A Each Agency
is required to establish a COOP plan and assign a POC whose highest priority is
to coordinate the Agency's Plan with the Departmental COOP/COG program. The
Agency POC's will be required to have COOP as their highest priority and
provide input in developing plans, policies, and procedures for use by OASPHEP
in furtherance of the Departments' COOP/COG mission. By COB Sept. 19, please
forward the name of your Agency's COOP POC to the Department's COOP
Coordinator, in OASPHEP. |
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Excerpt from
Memo B
Ten patients
on IgA have filed an FOI request with FDA, requesting all documents, including
copies of the demurrers, subpoenas duces tecum, and writs of mandamus, in a
case involving ADRs in which USP had filed an amicus curae brief. In a recent
MMWR article, scientists explained that the ANDAs, BLAs, PLAs, 510(k)s, and
PMAs that plaintiffs had sought were covered by the exceptions covered in 21
CFR 331.10(2)(c)(III) Subpart E. The article cited the FD&C Act, including
the reauthorization provisions of PDUFA and FDAMA. |
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