Guidance document definition

Guidance document means any document developed by a state agency or staff that provides
Guidance document means any document developed by a state agency or staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staff or public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules or regulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to the internal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall be construed or interpreted to expand the identification or release of any document otherwise protected by law.
Guidance document means any statement of Commission policy or interpretation concerning a statute, regulation, or technical matter within its jurisdiction that is intended to have general applicability and future effect, but which is not intended to be binding in its own right and is not otherwise required by statute to satisfy the rulemaking procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553 or 5 U.S.C. 556. The term is not confined to formal written documents, and may include letters, memoranda, circulars, bulletins, and advisories that set forth for the first time a new regulatory policy. It may also include equivalent video, audio, and web- based formats. The definition does not apply to:

Examples of Guidance document in a sentence

  • The Field Monitoring Guidance document can be found on the web at: xxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/web/wq/ess/eco/coalition.

  • Guidance document on aquatic toxicity testing of difficults substances and mixtures.

  • Sample Collection Procedures Sample collection shall be performed by trained personnel employed by DWR certified laboratories in accordance with the DWR Monitoring Coalition Program Field Monitoring Guidance document (December 2012) and subsequent documents.


More Definitions of Guidance document

Guidance document means an agency statement of general applicability, intended to have future effect on the behavior of regulated parties, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation, but does not include the following:
Guidance document means a record of general applicability developed by an agency
Guidance document means, except as provided in par. (b), any formal or official document or communication issued by an agency, including a manual, handbook, directive, or informational bulletin, that does any of the following:
Guidance document means a statement prepared and revised by the District from time to time that is a communication between the District and others detailing the District’s views on interpretations of these Rules. Any Guidance Document will be made available in the offices of the District and on the District’s Web Site and is not a Rule.
Guidance document means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4101.
Guidance document means a document issued under subsection (1) of this section subject to any revision issued under that subsection,
Guidance document means a document approved by the Board that provides technical direction on certain elements of the practice of applied biology.