# Procedural Regulations for Issuing Guidance
> **US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2020-11-02 · Effective 2020-12-02 · 85 FR 69167
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-22542
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 69167
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1695
- **Publication date:** 2020-11-02
- **Effective date:** 2020-12-02
## Abstract

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is issuing a final rule to establish procedural regulations for issuing guidance. These rules make guidance documents readily available to the public, ensure that guidance will be treated as non- binding, require a notice and public comment period for significant guidance, and establish a public petition process for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of guidance.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-22542/procedural-regulations-for-issuing-guidance)
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