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Welcome to the USDA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains guidance documents issued by USDA and its agencies that are in effect today. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through this guidance portal, except to establish historical facts. The Department reserves the right to remove any such documents at any time from this Portal.

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Forest Service Manual 1500 1530 External Relations 30 - Interdepartmental 1531.5-1531.62b September 13, 2001
Forest Service Handbook 1409.18 10 Management Controls Handbook Internal Controls January 29, 2008
Forest Service Handbook 7709.56b 100 Transportation Structures Handbook Trail Bridge Operation November 24, 2014
Forest Service Handbook 7109.19 10 Fleet Equipment Management Handbook Acquisition, Identification, and Classification March 5, 2018
Testing of Equids During Import Quarantine (VSG 13407.3) Animal Health, Equine, Import August 21, 2023
Standard Operating Procedure: Deceased Horses at U.S. Ports of Entry Animal Health, Equine, Import August 1, 2025
Equine Import Requirements for Horses Residing in Multiple European Union (EU) Member States During the 60 Days Prior to Export to the United States Animal Health, Equine, Import August 22, 2022
Equine Viral Arteritis Uniform Methods and Rules Animal Health, EVA, Equine April 19, 2024
Approval of Permanent Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities in the United States (VSG 13402.1) Animal Health, Equine, Import March 5, 2021
Approval of and Requirements for Laboratories to Conduct Test for Contagious Equine Metritis (VSG 15202.2) Animal Health, CEM, Equine, Import November 16, 2020