Guidance Documents

Questions and Answers document issued to provide clarification on the 2001 AAG Memorandum to Federal agency Offices for Civil Rights and General Counsels on language access under EO 13166.

The purpose of this letter is to advise all persons holding Federal explosives licenses or permits of heightened security precautions that should be taken in light of the events of September 11, 2001.

To establish transfer procedures under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 4085 and 3623, which authorize the Bureau of Prisons to transfer a prisoner who is wanted by a State authority to that State authority’s custody. Ordinarily, such transfers are done within the last 90 days of the inmate's final release from his or her Federal sentence

This ruling advises on when unassembled parts and configurations of parts of pistols, rifles, handguns or other weapons that result in a  firearm as defined under the NFA, 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(3); 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(3) and (a)(4); 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(3) and (a)(4); and 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(4).

What’s In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; International Explosives Assistance;Philadelphia Field Division Bombing Incidents; Barricades; Black Powder Sales; Safety, Storage, and Illegal Devices; Special Events Fireworks Variances; First Quarter 2001 Explosives Thefts

Guidelines for OVC formula victim compensation program.

What’s In This Issue: Transfers to Aliens in a Nonimmigrant Status; New Addrses for Out of Business Records Center; Computerized A&D Records; Auctioning Firearms; Corporate Mergers Significantly Impact Status of Federal Licenses; Transfers of NFA Firearms in Decedent's Estates; Importation of Certain Frames, Receivers, and Barrels; Questions to the Editor; FBI/NICS

This open letter informs all federal firearms licensees that on February 9, 2001, ATF published a ruling that establishes a final deadline and ends the registration period for individuals who are currently in possession of the Streetsweeper, Striker-12, and the USAS-12 shotguns. The registration period for these shotguns will expire on May 1, 2001.

To establish programs of urine testing for drug use, to monitor specific groups or individual inmates who are considered as high risk for drug use, such as those involved in community activities, those with a history of drug use, and those inmates specifically suspected of drug use. Testing is to be performed as frequently as the Warden determines on at least 50 percent of inmates who are involved in community activities. In addition, staff shall randomly sample each institution's inmate population during each month to test for drug use. This Program Statement also requires that each institution maintain a supply of Narcotic Identification Kits to determine whether unknown substances are narcotics, or other controlled substances.

A 12-page publication explaining what hotels, motels, and other places of transient lodging can do to accommodate guests who are blind or have low vision.