Guidance Documents

Guidance Documents

Component Document Issued Posted ID Topic Overview
Diversion Control Program (DEA) May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023 DEA-DC-072 General

This document informs DEA registrants impacted by the flexibilities DEA granted during the COVID-19 PHE, which flexibilities will automatically terminate at the conclusion of the COVID-19 PHE on May 11, 2023, and which flexibilities will remain in effect after May 11, 2023 under the Opioid Crisis PHE. The document also informs DEA registrants of newly published proposed rules intended to make some exceptions related to the COVID-19 PHE permanent.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) April 26, 2023 April 26, 2023 DEA-DC-070 DEA Records and Reports

This guidance document clarifies the requirement for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrant-transferors to use multiple single-sheet DEA Form 222s (order forms) when transferring schedule I or II controlled substances to a DEA registrant-transferee when the number of items being transferred exceeds the number of lines available on the order form.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023 DEA-DC-069 Prescription Drugs

This guidance document provides information regarding a practitioner’s use of existing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-Form 222s after Congress’s elimination of the X-waiver (DATA-Waiver) in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) April 2, 2023 April 2, 2023 DEA-DC-068 DEA Records and Reports

This guidance document, will be sent via email to all Drug Enforcement Administration registrants to provide clarification for disposal.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) March 22, 2023 March 24, 2023 DEA-DC-067 DEA Registration

This guidance document provides information regarding issuance of updated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration certificates to reflect Congress’s elimination of the X-waiver (DATA-Waiver) in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) March 21, 2023 March 24, 2023 DEA-DC-066 Prescription Drugs

This guidance document provides information regarding the elimination of limitations on the number of patients with OUD that a practitioner may treat with buprenorphine, as a result of Congress’s enactment of the CAA. 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023 DOJ-2069111 Firearms

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is issuing this public safety Advisory to the firearms industry and the public to provide information regarding its investigative priorities related to possible willful efforts to violate the requirements of the Gun Control Act (GCA) as implemented by the Final Rule titled Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F) (“Frame or Receiver Final Rule” or the “Final Rule”).

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) March 9, 2023 March 9, 2023 DOJ-2069106 Firearms

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is committed to helping Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) successfully comply with firearms laws and regulations. Changes to Vermont Law, 13 Vermont Statutes Annotated (V.S.A.) § 4019, effective July 1, 2022, have generated questions from Vermont FFLs. This letter alerts Vermont FFLs to the recent changes in Vermont law and provides guidance to ensure Vermont FFLs remain in compliance.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) January 12, 2023 January 12, 2023 DOJ-2069096 Firearms

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) provides this open letter to the Federal firearms licensee (FFL) community to advise on the restrictions and parameters of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), which generally prohibits the possession or transfer of machineguns imported or manufactured after May 19, 1986, with limited exceptions.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) January 4, 2023 January 23, 2023 DOJ-2048091 Firearms

Many natural disasters occur with little or no warning. Whether or not advance notice is possible, the preservation of life is always paramount during any type of disaster. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urges all persons to take steps to protect family and property by having a disaster preparedness plan in place  before any disaster occurs.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) December 30, 2022 December 30, 2022 DOJ-2053261 Explosives

ATF has received requests from Federal explosives licensees and permittees (FEL/Ps) and State 
and local agencies conducting avalanche control/mitigation operations for variances to store 
explosive materials with detonators attached in remote avalanche control systems (RACS). 

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 UST-1317286 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Appendix A to Debtor Education Application for Providers

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 UST-1317281 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Debtor Education Application Instructions for Providers

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 UST-1317276 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Appendix A to Credit Counseling Application for Agencies

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 UST-1317271 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Credit Counseling Application for Agencies

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 UST-1317266 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Credit Counseling Application Instructions for Agencies

U.S. Trustee Program December 29, 2022 December 30, 2022 UST-2043196 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Email to credit counseling agencies and debtor education providers concerning updated application forms.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) December 27, 2022 December 27, 2022 DOJ-2042721 Firearms

ATF is issuing this open letter to assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” frame of a Polymer80, Lone Wolf, or similar semiautomatic, striker-fired pistol (sometimes generally referred to as “Glock-type” pistols) has reached a stage of manufacture...

Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Employment Litigation Section November 10, 2022 December 20, 2022 DOJ-2041641 Civil Rights, Servicemembers Initiative

This document (issued jointly with EEOC and DOL) is a resource describing federal protections from unlawful employment discrimination against servicemembers and veterans.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 DOJ-2040786 Firearms

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authorizes an alternate method or procedure from the provisions of Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 478.121, 478.124, 478.129, and 27 CFR 479.131 that require Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to retain the ATF Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473 (5300.9) (Form 4473), in a paper format.

Diversion Control Program (DEA) October 18, 2022 October 18, 2022 DEA-DC-063 Controlled Substance Prescriptions

This guidance document provides clarification regarding the changes pharmacists may make to schedule II paper prescriptions. This guidance will remain in effect until the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) codifies new regulations, or until this guidance is otherwise modified or withdrawn by DEA.

U.S. Trustee Program October 13, 2022 November 18, 2022 UST-2032921 Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy)

Letter to debtor education providers concerning the filing of debtor education certificates with the bankruptcy courts

Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights - Voting Section October 4, 2022 December 20, 2022 DOJ-2041731 Civil Rights

This Spanish language version of the know your voting rights brochure provides information to the public on the federal laws that protect the right to vote, how to report a possible violation, and other available resources on voting rights.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022 DOJ-2040791 Firearms

ATF is issuing this open letter to further assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” receiver of an AR-15/M-16 variant weapon has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional receiver...

Diversion Control Program (DEA) September 13, 2022 September 15, 2022 DEA-DC-59 DEA Records and Reports

This guidance document addresses whether a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrant who is an authorized collector has the responsibility to file a Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances (DEA Form 106) if a sealed inner liner is stolen, lost, or missing while in a common or contract carrier’s custody.

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