Guidance Documents
Guidance Documents
| Component | Document | Issued | Posted | ID | Topic | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | Telehealth Guidance | July 29, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989411 | Civil Rights |
This document explains how various federal nondiscrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, can help to ensure that services provided via telehealth are accessible to people with disabilities and limited English proficient persons. |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | Researchers Manual | June 23, 2022 | June 23, 2022 | DEA-DC-057 | DEA Records and Reports |
The DEA Researchers Manual is a guide for registrants and the public as to the rights and obligations of registrants under the CSA and its implementing regulations. |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | Narcotic Treatment Program Manual | June 23, 2022 | June 23, 2022 | DEA-DC-056 | DEA Records and Reports |
This manual is intended to summarize and explain the basic requirements for administering and dispensing (but not prescribing) narcotic controlled substances approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment in a DEA registered NTP under subchapter I (Control and Enforcement) of the CSA and DEA regulations, 21 CFR Parts 1300 to End. |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | Chemical Broker Dear Registrant Letter | June 8, 2022 | June 10, 2022 | DEA-DC-055 | DEA Registration |
DEA is writing a letter to registrants informing them of the restriction on Chemical Importer registrations. DEA is advising registrants that they are prohibited from ordering chemicals from manufacturers and delivering them directly to their customers. The delivery of the chemicals must be at the registered location of the registrant. Violation of this rule is subject to denial, or revocation of the registration. |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | AI Guidance | May 12, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989501 | Civil Rights |
A guidance document that provides a broad overview of how employers’ use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other technologies in hiring and employment may result in unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | Opioid Crisis Guidance | April 5, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989446 | Civil Rights |
This guidance document addresses how the Americans with Disabilities Act protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are in treatment or recovery, including those who take medication to treat their OUD. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees - Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) (2022L-02) | March 22, 2022 | March 25, 2022 | DOJ-1980806 | Firearms |
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently examined devices commonly known as “forced reset triggers” (FRTs) and has determined that some of them are “firearms” and “machineguns” as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA), and “machineguns” as defined in the Gun Control Act (GCA). |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA | March 18, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989491 | Civil Rights |
This guidance describes how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure that their websites are accessible to people with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | DEA Chemical Handler's Manual | March 1, 2022 | March 1, 2022 | DEA-DC-54 | General |
This manual was prepared by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Diversion Control Division, to assist those persons who handle scheduled listed chemical products and List I and II chemicals in understanding the Federal Controlled Substances Act and its implementing regulations as they pertain to regulated chemicals. |
| Civil Rights Division | Report on Lawful Uses of Race and Sex in Federal Contracting Programs | January 20, 2022 | January 20, 2022 | DOJ-1914181 | Civil Rights |
This document is an updated summary report on the legal and evidentiary frameworks that justify the continued use of race or sex, in appropriate circumstances, by federal agencies to remedy the current and lingering effects of discrimination in federal contracting programs. Read the Federal Register notice. |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | COVID Q&A on Visitors | January 4, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989476 | Civil Rights |
This Q&A addresses the intersection of heath care entities’ COVID-19 era “visitor” policies and their intersection with the entities’ existing ADA obligations. |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | COVID Q&A on Streateries | January 4, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989486 | Civil Rights |
This Q&A addresses the Americans with Disabilities Act’s application to the many outdoor restaurants and retail spaces established due to COVID-19. |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | How to Remove the Identification Number (X Number) Assigned to a DATA-waived Practitioner’s DEA Registration | November 17, 2021 | November 17, 2021 | DEA-DC-053 | DEA Registration |
This guidance document addresses how a Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA)-waived practitioner may request removal of the X Number assigned to the provider’s DEA registration when they no longer intend to administer, dispense or prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder and do not need the waiver. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Open Letter to All Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees - e-Nicotine Delivery Systems (2021L-17) | October 21, 2021 | October 29, 2021 | DOJ-1980811 | Alcohol & Tobacco |
The purpose of this letter is to provide all federal explosives licensees and permittees guidance on the safe storage of explosive materials. Electronic nicotine delivery systems, or other similar devices, are electronic devices that, through an aerosolized solution, deliver nicotine, flavor, and/or other substances (including non-tobacco products) to the user inhaling from the device. |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Email Concerning Emergency Rental Assistance Programs | October 5, 2021 | October 5, 2021 | UST-1878776 | Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy) |
Email to credit counseling agencies and debtor education providers concerning Emergency Rental Assistance Programs |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Remote Quality of Service Review of Credit Counseling Agencies | September 28, 2021 | September 28, 2021 | UST-1875836 | Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy) |
Template letter explaining process and documentation requested for remote quality of service reviews of approved credit counseling agencies |
| Antitrust Division | Antitrust Guidance—Hurricane Ida | September 14, 2021 | September 14, 2021 | ATR-1884361 | Antitrust, Disaster Fraud |
The guidance is intended to help businesses understand how they can work together to rebuild affected communities without violating the antitrust laws. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Colorado - July 2021 - Open Letter - House Bill 21-1298 (HB1298) | July 26, 2021 | July 30, 2021 | DOJ-1980831 | Firearms |
The purpose of this letter is to provide guidance on your obligations as a federal firearms licensee (FFL) in Colorado. The following guidance is intended to assist you in accomplishing this goal. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Missouri - July 2021 - Open Letter - House Bill Number 85, Second Amendment Preservation Act (2021L-17) | July 26, 2021 | July 30, 2021 | DOJ-1980826 | Firearms |
This letter provides guidance on your obligations as a federal firearms licensee. The guidance is intended to assist you in meeting these obligations. This letter does not impose any new obligations. It merely confirms the continuing applicability of existing federal obligations. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Texas - July 2021 - Open Letter - House Bill Number 957 | July 26, 2021 | July 30, 2021 | DOJ-1980841 | Firearms |
The purpose of this letter is to provide guidance on your obligations as a federal firearms licensee (FFL) in Texas. The following guidance is intended to assist you in accomplishing this goal. This letter does not impose any new obligations. It merely confirms the continuing applicability of existing federal obligations. |
| Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section | Long COVID Guidance | July 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 | DOJ-1989496 | Civil Rights |
This guidance explains that long COVID can be a disability under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This guidance also provides resources for additional information and best practices. |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | NICS Act List of Approved Programs download | July 9, 2021 | July 15, 2021 | DOJ-1981041 | Firearms |
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) requires states, as a condition of grant eligibility, to establish procedures to allow persons with disabilities relating to mental health (i.e., prohibiting mental health adjudications or involuntary commitments to a mental institution) to obtain relief from such disabilities for purposes of firearms eligibility. |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | Use of a Home Address as a Principal Place of Business or Professional Practice by an Individual Practitioner | July 8, 2021 | July 9, 2021 | DEA-DC-052 | DEA Registration |
This guidance document addresses issues pertaining to an individual practitioner’s use of their home address as a principal place of business or professional practice and the home address becoming controlled premises subject to unannounced inspections and administrative warrants under existing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations |
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | Reporting Controlled Substance Breakage, Spillage, and/or Damage to DEA | June 17, 2021 | July 9, 2021 | DEA-DC-051 | DEA Records and Reports |
This guidance document addresses the question of whether controlled substances that are broken and/or spilled at a DEA registrant’s registered location need to be reported to DE |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Louisiana - June 2021 - Open Letter - Lifetime Permit | June 15, 2021 | October 8, 2021 | DOJ-1980846 | Firearms |
The purpose of this open letter is to advise you that the Louisiana Lifetime Concealed Handgun Permit (Lifetime Permit) meets the requirements as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check only during the five-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the Lifetime Permit. |