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DR 0100-1 Departmental Directives System. This regulation prescribes
policies, responsibilities, standards, and procedures for issuing Departmental
Directives.
Departmental Regulations (DRs). Regulations
promulgate Departmental Policy; delegate authority; establish responsibility;
establish statutory, national advisory, or interagency committees; and
prescribe procedures governing USDA activities and operations. Departmental
Regulations (DRs) may also include selected material of an administrative
nature that is published in the Federal Register or the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Departmental Manuals (DMs). Manuals are used for
detailed, relatively lengthy technical guidance that is procedural in nature
and Department-wide in scope. Manuals generally are written for "specialist"
audiences. They provide standards and guidance pertaining to a particular
subject or administrative function, generally of the type that must be referred
to on a daily or frequent basis. Some manuals implement an external agency
directive series with USDA policy and procedural guidance.
Departmental Notices (DNs). Notices announce
department-wide policy or procedure that normally address
a single subject and is temporary or non-recurring. Notices
also provide permanent policy or procedure that requires immediate
dissemination but will be codified within one year in a Departmental
Regulation or manual or in an agency directives system.
Secretary's Memoranda. Secretary's Memoranda
establish or announce changes in major policy concerning missions and programs
of the Department, direct or implement action on these programs, or redirect or
change policy or action in these areas.
Secretary's Announcements. The Secretary's
vehicle for issuing transitory material of special interest and other
information which does not conform to the description of a directive. While the
Secretary's announcements are not part of the USDA Directives System, they are
issued and administered by the same staff that maintains the Departmental
Directives.
 http://www.ocio.usda.gov/directives/about_dr.html
Last Modified:
07/01/2008
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