§ 5.10. Definitions relating to guidance documents.
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/us/cfr/t38/s§ 5.10·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
The following definitions apply to §§ 5.0 through 5.25. Guidance document means an agency statement of general applicability (i.e., it applies to more than just one person, event, or transaction), that is intended to have a future effect on the behavior or actions of regulated parties (to include non-VA actors), and that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation. A guidance document does not include the following:
(1)Rules promulgated pursuant to notice and comment under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or similar statutory provisions;
(2)Rules exempt from rulemaking requirements under section 553(a) of title 5, United States Code;
(3)Rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice;
(4)Decisions of agency adjudications under section 554 of title 5, United States Code, or similar statutory provisions;
(5)Internal guidance directed to the issuing agency or other agencies that is not intended to have substantial future effect on the behavior of regulated parties; or
(6)Internal executive branch legal advice or legal opinions addressed to executive branch officials. Significant guidance document means a guidance document that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines is reasonably anticipated to:
(1)Lead to an annual effect on the economy of \$100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities;
(2)Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency;
(3)Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or
(4)Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles of Executive Order 12866. VA means the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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