# Federal Acquisition Circular 97-22; Introduction
> **US Department of Defense** · Summary presentation of final rules. · Published 2001-01-10 · 66 FR 2116
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-282
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 2116
- **Publication date:** 2001-01-10
## Abstract

This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-22. The Councils drafted these FAR rules using plain language in accordance with the White House memorandum, Plain Language in Government Writing, dated June 1, 1998. The Councils wrote all new and revised text using plain language. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http:// www.arnet.gov/far.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/10/01-282/federal-acquisition-circular-97-22-introduction)
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