Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.2611.202 Public access to guidance documents

(1) Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract;

(2) To the extent that a guidance document provides an interpretation of the government ethics laws and regulations or concerns aspects of ethics program management, such provisions are controlling within the executive branch;  and

(3) OGE may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance document that is not posted on OGE's website except to establish historical facts.