Guidance Documents
Guidance Documents
| Component | Document | Issued | Posted | ID | Topic | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversion Control Program (DEA) | COVID-19 Flexibility Updates | 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) | Requirement to Use Multiple Single-Sheet DEA Form 222s (Order Forms) When Transferring Schedule I or II Controlled Substances | 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) | Use of Existing DEA-Form 222s (U.S. Official Order Forms – Schedules I & II) after Removal of X-Waiver | 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) | Disposal of Controlled Substances | 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) | Updated DEA Registration Certificate after Removal of X-Waiver | 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) | Elimination of Patient Limits for Prescribing Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) under the Consolidated Ap | 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) | Public Safety Advisory to All FFLs, and Firearm Parts, Components, and Accessories Manufacturers and Distributors | 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) | Open Letter to All Vermont FFLs - Changes to Vermont Law 13 V.S.A. § 4019 | 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) | Open Letter to All FFLs - Machinegun Dealer Sales Sample Letters | 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) | Disaster Preparedness for Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees (ATF P 5400.16) | 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) | ATF Ruling 2022-02: Storage of Explosives in Remote Avalanche Control Systems | December 30, 2022 | December 30, 2022 | DOJ-2053261 | Explosives |
ATF has received requests from Federal explosives licensees and permittees (FEL/Ps) and State |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Appendix A to Debtor Education Application | 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 | Debtor Education Instructions | December 29, 2022 | December 29, 2022 | UST-1317281 | Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy) |
Debtor Education Application Instructions for Providers |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Appendix A to Credit Counseling Application | 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 | Credit Counseling Application | December 29, 2022 | December 29, 2022 | UST-1317271 | Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy) |
Credit Counseling Application for Agencies |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Credit Counseling Instructions | December 29, 2022 | December 29, 2022 | UST-1317266 | Credit Counseling & Debtor Education (Bankruptcy) |
Credit Counseling Application Instructions for Agencies |
| U.S. Trustee Program | Email Concerning Application Forms | 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) | Open Letter to All FFLs - Dec 2022 - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete Polymer80, Lone Wolf, and Similar Semia | 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 | DOJ and Partner Agencies Issue Guidance on Employment Protections for Servicemembers and Veterans | 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) | Electronic Storage of Forms 4473 Ruling | 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) | Changes Pharmacists May Make to Schedule II Paper Prescriptions | 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 | Letter Concerning Debtor Education Certificates | 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 | Conozca su derecho al voto Su guía a las leyes federales sobre el derecho al voto | 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) | Open Letter to All FFLs - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete AR-15/M-16 Type Receivers | 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) | DEA-Registered Authorized Collector Reporting of Theft, Loss, or Missing Sealed Inner Liners that Occurs While in a Common or Co | 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. |