Significant Guidance Documents, By Agency

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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. -- cei.org -- Regulatory Dark Matter Project

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Significant Guidance Documents in Effect

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A Partial Inventory by Executive Department and Agency

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(Contains subset web-posted in fulfilment of OMB's 2007 "Agency Good Guidance Practices")

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2018

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Dept. of Agriculture

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_S_G_D&navtype=RT&parentnav=LAWS_REGS

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Agricultural Marketing Service

0

http://www.ams.usda.gov/guidance

8

Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

1

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/stakeholder/stakeholder_03_21_2011.pdf

Landing page routes to "peer review" since 2016: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/guidance

9

Economic Research Service

5

http://www.ers.usda.gov/about-ers/grant-funding-opportunities.aspx

10

Food and Nutrition Service

4

http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/omb-bulletin-good-guidance-practices

11

U.S. Forest Service

7

http://www.fs.fed.us/guidance/index.shtml

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Food Safety & Inspection Service

16

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/footer/policies-and-links/significant-guidance-documents

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Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Admin

0

http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/goodguidance.aspx

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National Agricultural Statistics Svc

0

http://www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/Regulations_Guiding_NASS/index.asp#guidance

(link now dead, Jan 2018)

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Risk Management Agency

0

http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/what/guidance.html

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Rural Development

0

http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/regulations-guidelines/significant-guidance-documents

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USDA Total:

33

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Dept. of Commerce

http://ocio.os.doc.gov/PROD01_003151

Link no longer works, defaults to OCIO

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

0

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Patent and Trademark Office

0

https://www.uspto.gov/main/policy.htm

Active 2015 page now archived 2016; now archive missing and link dead, 2018; had been 3, can no longer find in 2018

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DoC Total:

0

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Dept. of Defense

1

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/regulatory/guidance.htm

now defaults to a directives page http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/ and reveals no guidance, had been 1 in 2017

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http://open.defense.gov/Regulatory-Program/Guidance-Documents/

hoqwcwe this link now shows 1 doc

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Dept. of Education

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/significant-guidance.html ; http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/significant-guidance3.docx

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Adult Education

5

"

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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

9

"

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Career & Technical Education

10

"

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Civil Rights

34

"

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Elementary & Secondary Education

67

"

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Grants & Contracts

1

"

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Higher Education

5

"

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Special Education

29

"

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Ed. Dept. Total:

160

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Dept. of Health & Human Services

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket141.html

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

0

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/EOG/index.html?redirect=/EOG/

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Food and Drug Administration

0

http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/guidances/

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Office of the Inspector General

0

http://oig.hhs.gov/notices/guidance.asp

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HHS Total:

1

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Dept. of Homeland Security

http://www.dhs.gov/significant-guidance

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National Infrastructure Protection Plan

1

http://www.dhs.gov/publication/national-infrastructure-protection-plan

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

26

https://www.uscis.gov/laws/significant-guidance

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U.S. Coast Guard

7

https://www.uscg.mil/Resources/Administrative-Law-Judges/General-Program-Administration-Information/Guidance-Documents/

this link inactive Jan 2018: http://www.uscg.mil/legal/Significant_Guidance_Documents/default.asp

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

0

http://www.dhs.gov/significant-guidance

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

11

https://web.archive.org/web/20170113141406/http://www.fema.gov/policies

link inactive Jan 2018: http://www.fema.gov/policies

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Immigration & Customs Enforcement

0

http://www.dhs.gov/significant-guidance

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Transportation Security Administration

12

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=TSA-2008-0013

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DHS Total:

57

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Dept. of the Interior

http://www.doi.gov/notices/guidancedocuments.cfm

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

0

http://www.doi.gov/notices/guidancedocuments.cfm

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Bureau of Land Management

0

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/National_Page/Notices_used_in_Footer/significant_guidance.html

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Bureau of Reclamation

0

https://www.usbr.gov/main/notices.html#guidance

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Bureau of Ocean Energy Mgmt, Reg & Enf.

0

http://www.doi.gov/notices/guidancedocuments.cfm

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National Park Service

0

http://www.nps.gov/policy/Significantdocs.pdf

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Ofc. of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enf.

3

http://www.osmre.gov/lrg/significant_guidance.shtm

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Fish & Wildlife Svc.

2

http://www.fws.gov/pdm/regs.html ; https://www.fws.gov/pdm/significantguidancedocuments.pdf

57

DoI Total:

5

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Dept. of Justice

http://search.justice.gov/search?query=%22Significant+guidance+documents%22&op=Search&affiliate=justice

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Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms

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Antitrust Division

2

http://www.justice.gov/atr/significant-guidance-documents

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Civil Rights Division

10

https://www.justice.gov/crt/guidance-documents-civil-rights-division

Link inactive Jan 2018: http://www.justice.gov/crt/list-significant-guidance-documents-civil-rights-division

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

0

https://www2.fbi.gov/publications/signficant_guidance.htm

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Drug Enforcement Administration

8

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/guide_docs/

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Office of Justice Programs

10

http://ojp.gov/about/sgd.htm

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U.S. Trustee Program

3

http://www.justice.gov/ust/significant-guidance-documents

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DoJ Total:

33

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Dept. of Labor

http://www.dol.gov/asp/guidance/

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Employee Benefits Security Administration

0

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/employers-and-advisers/guidance/documents-subject-to-eo12886

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Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

0

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/TAguides/OFCCP_SGD_Information.htm

70

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

0

https://www.osha.gov/html/guidance.html

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Employment and Training Administration

35

http://www.doleta.gov/etainfo/opder/GoodGuidance.cfm

72

Mine Safety and Health Administration

2

http://www.msha.gov/SignificantGuidance/SigGuidance.asp

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Wage and Hour Division

0

http://www.dol.gov/whd/guidance/guidance.htm

74

DoL Total:

37

75

Dept. of State

0

Link inactive Jan 2018: http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/92111.htm

76

Dept. of Transportation

http://www.transportation.gov/regulations/lists-significant-dot-guidance-documents

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Office of the Secretary

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http://www.transportation.gov/regulations/list-significant-guidance-office-secretary

Not updated since Feb. 2015

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Federal Aviation Administration

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https://web.archive.org/web/20130201090125/http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/significant_documents/

Link broken Jan 2017: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/significant_documents/

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Federal Highway Administration

0

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/guidance/fhwaguidance.cfm

Link broken Jan 2018: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/guidance/fhwaguidance.cfm

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

0

http://www.transportation.gov/regulations/lists-significant-dot-guidance-documents

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Federal Railroad Administration

0

https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0084

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Federal Transit Administration

7

https://www.transit.dot.gov/foia/other-significant-guidance

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plus FTA Circulars, declared to qualify

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https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circulars/final-circulars

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Maritime Administration

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https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063900/https://www.marad.dot.gov/about-us/significant-guidance/

Link broken Jan 2018: http://www.marad.dot.gov/about-us/significant-guidance/

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

1

https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/guidance-documents

Link broken Jan 2018: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Laws+&+Regulations/Guidance+Documents

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.

0

http://www.transportation.gov/regulations/lists-significant-dot-guidance-documents

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Trans. Total:

94

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Dept. of Treasury

2

http://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/offices/General-Counsel/pages/guidance-index.aspx

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Dept. of Veterans' Affairs

0

http://www.va.gov/ORPM/VA_Significant_Guidance_Documents.asp http://www.va.gov/ORPM/Listing_of_VA_Significant_Guidance_Documents.asp

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Environmental Protection Agency

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office

91

Office of Air and Radiation

53

https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-air

92

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

43

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-ocspp

93

Office of Environmental Information

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-oei

Link broken Jan 2018: http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-oei

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Office of Land and Emergency Management

50

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-oswer

95

Office of the Science Advisor

19

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-osa

96

Office of Water

20

http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/significant-guidance-documents-office-ow

97

EPA Total:

185

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TOTAL:

608

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*As of March. 2018. Not comprehensive; much gathered via searching "significant guidance" at agencies.

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Approach was to follow Unified Agenda agency listing supplemented with the Federal Register Index of agencies to

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capture sub-units.

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If a "0" appears for an agency count, it is because a dedicated page for significant guidance was provided, even if none appeared.