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 5U.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, advisories that set forth for the first time a new regulatory policy. It may also include equivalent video, audio, and Web-based formats. This definition does not apply to:

Examples of Guidance document in a sentence

  • The Stonegarden Sub Agreement Guidance document now in existence, and as such document may be amended in the future, is the controlling document in the event that this Agreement is found to conflict with the Stonegarden Guidance document or create ambiguity in the application of the Stonegarden Grant.

  • A listing of approved web service standards and supporting requirements can be obtained from the IPAWS-OPEN Web Service Interface Design Guidance document.

  • There is a Zoom Guidance document available on the ‘Policies and Documents’ section of my website.


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 document issued under subsection (1) of this section subject to any revision issued under that subsection,
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 approved by the Board that provides technical direction on certain elements of the practice of applied biology.