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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rescinds 25 Guidance Documents
Department of Justice ^ | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Office of Public Affairs

Posted on 12/22/2017 1:38:18 AM PST by fluorescence

Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that, pursuant to Executive Order 13777 and his November memorandum prohibiting guidance documents, he is rescinding 25 such documents that were unnecessary, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.

In making the announcement, the Attorney General said:

“Last month, I ended the longstanding abuse of issuing rules by simply publishing a letter or posting a web page. Congress has provided for a regulatory process in statute, and we are going to follow it. This is good government and prevents confusing the public with improper and wrong advice.”

“Therefore, any guidance that is outdated, used to circumvent the regulatory process, or that improperly goes beyond what is provided for in statutes or regulation should not be given effect. That is why today, we are ending 25 examples of improper or unnecessary guidance documents identified by our Regulatory Reform Task Force led by our Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand.  We will continue to look for other examples to rescind, and we will uphold the rule of law.”

In March, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13777, which calls for agencies to establish Regulatory Reform Task Forces, chaired by a Regulatory Reform Officer, to identify existing regulations for potential repeal, replacement, or modification. The Department of Justice Task Force, chaired by Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, began its work in May.

On November 17, the Attorney General issued a memorandum prohibiting DOJ components from using guidance documents to circumvent the rulemaking process and directed Associate Attorney General Brand to work with components to identify guidance documents that should be repealed, replaced, or modified.

The Task Force has already identified 25 guidance documents for repeal and is continuing its review of existing guidance documents to repeal, replace, or modify.

The list of 25 guidance documents that DOJ has withdrawn in 2017 is as follows:

  1. ATF Procedure 75-4. 
  2. Industry Circular 75-10. 
  3. ATF Ruling 85-3. 
  4. Industry Circular 85-3. 
  5. ATF Ruling 2001-1. 
  6. ATF Ruling 2004-1.
  7. Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Guidelines (2013).  
  8. Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Guidelines (2013).  
  9. Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program Guidance Manual (2007). 
  10. Advisory for Recipients of Financial Assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice on Levying Fines and Fees on Juveniles (January 2017). 
  11. Dear Colleague Letter on Enforcement of Fines and Fees (March 2016). 
  12. ADA Myths and Facts (1995).
  13. Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities (November 1999).
  14. Title II Highlights (last updated 2008).
  15. Title III Highlights (last updated 2008).
  16. Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals in Places of Business (July 1996).
  17. ADA Business Brief: Service Animals (April 2002). 
  18. Prior Joint Statement of the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Group Homes, Local Land Use, and the Fair Housing Act (August 18, 1999). 
  19. Letter to Alain Baudry, Esq., with standards for conducting internal audit in a non-discriminatory fashion (December 4, 2009). 
  20. Letter to Esmeralda Zendejas on how to determine whether lawful permanent residents are protected against citizenship status discrimination (May 30, 2012). 
  21. Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (June 1997). 
  22. Common Questions: Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Design Details: Van Accessible Parking Spaces (August 1996). 
  23. Website guidance on bailing-out procedures under section 4(b) and section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (2004).  
  24. Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers (May 2002).
  25. Statement of the Department of Justice on Application of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and Local Governments' Employment Service Systems for Individuals with Disabilities (October 31, 2016).

 


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KEYWORDS: ada; agsessions; atf; doj; eo13777; jeffsessions; regulatoryreform; rrtf; serviceanimals; sessions; suckitobama
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1 posted on 12/22/2017 1:38:18 AM PST by fluorescence
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To: fluorescence

Seems to be a lot of Jeff Sessions promotion going on this morning.

Is this why?

http://nextrushfree.blogspot.com/2017/12/bunkerville-standoff-attorney-general.html


2 posted on 12/22/2017 1:43:56 AM PST by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: Nextrush

Maybe he woke up


3 posted on 12/22/2017 1:52:24 AM PST by fluorescence
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To: fluorescence

Case dismissed for prosecutorial misconduct. A stand up fellow. A real pillar of the legal community. A prosecutor to admire and follow. Ok, enough - barf.


4 posted on 12/22/2017 1:56:55 AM PST by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: fluorescence

This is small beer.

Is this something to toot your horn about when we still have traitors and seditionists at high levels in the FBI and Justice department working to derail the Trump presidency?

The same people who aligned themselves with the democrat party and tried to prevent the election of a republican presidential candidate.

We know of high crimes and misdemeanors from Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and their staffs.

We have seen high level Obama officials openly and indisputably lie under oath at congressional hearings.

We know of Hillary Clinton’s criminal behavior in the eMail scandal and breaches of security.

We know of her pay-to-play policies that netted $140 million dollars for the Clinton foundation.

When will we read about Sessions taking action on these issues?


5 posted on 12/22/2017 2:03:19 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Remember That Diversity Is The Opposite Of Unity.)
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To: Enterprise
#5 - ATF RULING 2001-1.

"Held, the registration period for the USAS-12, Striker-12, and Streetsweeper shotguns will closeon May 1, 2001. No further registrations will be accepted after that date. Persons in possession of unregistered NFA firearms are subject to all applicable penalties under 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53."

As I understand this, the Striker-12 and Streetsweeper shotguns were declared as destructive weapons. Per this ruling, anyone in possession of these firearms after May 1, 2001, if they were unregistered, would be charged accordingly.

#6 ATF Ruling 2004-1 "Caloric and Carbohydrate Representations in the Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits and Malt Beverages"

12 pages of nanny state oversight.

6 posted on 12/22/2017 2:14:12 AM PST by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

It appears AG Sessions is of the impression that all of those accusations are political in origin and undeserving of meaningful investigation or, up until facts revealed through Judicial Watch and intelligence committee investigations, even serious inquiry. It is like he views the government agencies as being undoubtedly apolitical. His hand has to be forced...he is like an enabling parent whose 45 yr old children still live at home with free maid and laundry services.


7 posted on 12/22/2017 3:02:41 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

Agree.

We are on the outside looking in.

Sessions is on the inside looking out.
He is totally vested in the Big-Gov swamp culture.

Heck - He spent 20 years in the senate helping to build the dysfunctional government we have today.


8 posted on 12/22/2017 3:14:11 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Remember That Diversity Is The Opposite Of Unity.)
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To: fluorescence

This is very good news. I realize that Mr. Sessions has (often justifed) detractors here, but this is exactly what needs to occur across the Federal government.

The Justice Department has been issuing letters and guidance as a method of avoiding the legally defined process for issuing regulations. The Congress directed that process to ensure public input before they can enact regulations. Further, these documents often assert authority they have not been granted by the Congress.

These illegal dictats are now gone, this is a small, but very important win.


9 posted on 12/22/2017 3:47:11 AM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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To: Enterprise
ATF Ruling 2001-1 was rescinded because the registration window closed on May 1, 2001.

Here is ATF ruling 2017-1 that rescinds the applicable ATF rulings in Attorney General Session's memo:

https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/ruling/2017-1-revoking-certain-guidance-documents/download

10 posted on 12/22/2017 3:56:25 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: fluorescence
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rescinds 25 Guidance Documents Well...maybe old Jeff isn’t asleep after all. 👍
11 posted on 12/22/2017 3:56:31 AM PST by GoldenPup
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To: Enterprise

“... any guidance that is outdated, used to circumvent the regulatory process, or that improperly goes beyond what is provided for in statutes or regulation should not be given effect”

Unlike ex resident Barry Soetero Obeyme who insisted on allowing his puppet master George Soros to rule with “a pen and a phone.”
Executive orders are not law.

“Regulatory guidance” is not law.

NOW we know where AG Jeff Sessions has been all this time.

Would I like to see Hillary, Bill, Soros, Podesta, Obama, Jarrett and all the rest hanging by meathooks and piano wire in the public square? Sure would, but this is a start.

#MAGA

Maybe, or maybe just throwing us a bone.


12 posted on 12/22/2017 4:10:54 AM PST by normbal (normbal. somewhere in socialist occupied America)
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To: Nextrush

The tax cut bill has passed. President Trump is taking the gloves off. As Q says: “Trust Sessions”


13 posted on 12/22/2017 4:34:47 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Nextrush

This is why: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3615840/posts.


14 posted on 12/22/2017 4:42:26 AM PST by Bodleian_Girl
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Perfectly said.

Sessions is the biggest disappointment of Trump’s administration.

Ooh. He got rid of some memos. Big whoop. Now start locking up treasonous democrats.


15 posted on 12/22/2017 4:50:15 AM PST by Pravious
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To: fluorescence

One small step in a process that will hopefully become a giant leap in regulatory undoing and reform.


16 posted on 12/22/2017 5:09:22 AM PST by Wuli
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To: fluorescence

Has he finally entered the land of the living???


17 posted on 12/22/2017 6:01:14 AM PST by bantam
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To: SubMareener

Trust Sessions to recuse unnecessarily and hand the job of AG over to Rosenstein.

You won’t be disappointed.


18 posted on 12/22/2017 6:08:34 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: fluorescence

Our AG briefly wakes up from his coma to deal with administrivia we Americans feel passionate about.


19 posted on 12/22/2017 7:23:53 AM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: fluorescence
"The list of 25 guidance documents that DOJ has withdrawn in 2017 is as follows: ATF Procedure 75-4. Industry Circular 75-10. ATF Ruling 85-3. Industry Circular 85-3. ATF Ruling 2001-1. ATF Ruling 2004-1

Don't know off-hand what the ATF stuff is..But HOORAY!

20 posted on 12/22/2017 10:52:19 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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