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Guidance Documents Managed by the Office of General Counsel

This page displays a list of all documents managed by the Office of the General Counsel and designated as guidance documentsHelpGuidance DocumentsAgency statements of general applicability, intended to have future effects on the behavior of regulated parties, that set forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation, with some exceptions as detailed in E.O. 13891, Section 2(b).  EPA's guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The agency may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on this website, except to establish historical facts. EPA's proposed regulation is at docket EPA-HQ-OA-2020-xxxx at Regulations.govEXIT

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