The Secretary shall develop procedures for the approval and periodic review of significant guidance documents that include—
appropriate approval processes within the Department;
appropriate identification of the agency or office issuing the documents, the activities to which and the persons to whom the documents apply, and the date of issuance;
a publicly available list to identify those significant guidance documents that were issued, revised, or withdrawn within the past year; and
an opportunity for the public to request that an agency modify or rescind an existing significant guidance document.
Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8549Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8041129 Stat. 2121 (, as added , , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95section 6301 of this titleSection effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .