28 CFR 813.6 – Public access to and notification of effective guidance documents
CSOSA and PSA will:
Terms Used In 28 CFR 813.6
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
(a) Ensure that all effective guidance documents are:
(1) Identified by a unique identifier which includes, at a minimum, the document’s title and date of issuance or revision;
(2) Located on its web portal in a single, searchable, indexed database; and
(3) Available to the public.
(b) Note on the agency web portal that guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law or as incorporated into a contract.
(c) Maintain and advertise on its web portal a means for the public to comment electronically on any guidance documents that are subject to the notice and comment procedures and to submit requests electronically for issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of guidance documents in accordance with § 813.9.