Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 24, 2024

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Nov 18, 2024
§ 551.31 - Form of communications.

Any communication in writing relating to official business (including formal documents) shall be on opaque and durable paper not larger than 9 by 14 inches in size. Tables, charts, or originals of other documents that are attached to communications shall be folded to this size, if possible. The left margin of communications shall be at least 1 1/2 inches wide, and if a communication is bound, it shall be bound on the left side. All copies submitted shall be legible.

authority: Secs. 110(e), 119, 80 Stat. 719, 728 (15 U.S.C. 1399,1407; 23 U.S.C. 315,401; delegation of authority, 31 FR 13952, 32 FR 5606
cite as: 49 CFR 551.31