Guidance Documents

This ruling advises that a tool powered by blank .22 and .38 cartridges which is used for setting studs or driving anchors into masonry or metal is not a firearm within the Federal Firearms Act.

This ruling advises that a .410 gauge gun concealed in a cane, or a pistol grip handgun with 8-inch chambered for a .410 gauge shotgun shell, are firearms within the purview of the NFA.  A flare pistol is not a firearm if capable of firing only pyrotechnic shells or cartridges designed for use with it.

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 from the collector’s registered location (or authorized long-term care facility) before the sealed inner liner is picked up for destruction or destroyed on-site.

To place literacy, English as-a-Second Language, and other education program inmates in appropriate instructional levels and to assess their learning progress. The provisions of this Program Statement do not apply to tests used in the classroom, such as teacher-made tests or specific tests for court-referred study cases. The administration of education tests for research purposes may be authorized only in accordance with the Program Statement on Research.

Sample civil rights compliance checklist to assist state administering agencies in review of sub-recipients

Basic information on civil rights under the jursidiction of OCR and instructions on how to file a complaint with OCR.

Template letter explaining process and documentation requested for quality of service reviews of approved credit counseling agencies.

This informational pamphlet is aimed at health care professionals. It is a guide to show how they can recognize drug addiction with co-workers and/or a drug impaired co-workers. The information alerts the reader to certain signs, behaviors or symptoms that the drug impaired co-worker may exhibit. The material discusses things such as absenteeism, frequent disappearances, not meeting deadlines and work performances alternating between low and high periods of productivity. 

This information alerts the reader to certain signs, behaviors or symptoms that the drug impaired co-worker may exhibit. The material discusses things such as absenteeism, frequent disappearances, not meeting deadlines and work performances alternating between low and high periods of productivity. The material also gives the reader what are his/her responsibilities and things they can do to help to co-worker. 

This pamphlet is directed to medical practitioners to assist them in recognizing a drug abuser, give them actions to take when confronted by a suspected drug abuser, and responsibilities regarding proper prescribing to prevent diversion. This includes common characteristics of the drug abuser and modus operandi often used by a drug-abusing patient.