Correspondance Manual

Question 0

How many days to respond to routine inquiries on subjects involving standard Coast Guard operations?

Answer 0

10 days

pg. 1-4

Question 1

How many days to respond to a congressional request?

Answer 1

5 days

pg. 1-4

Question 2

What document will be used to correspond official matters within the Coast Guard and all other federal agencies?

Answer 2

Memo

pg. 2-1

Question 3

What is used to correspond with non-federal agencies or individuals?

Answer 3

Business Letter

pg. 3-1

Question 4

How are dates assigned to memos?

Answer 4

day-month-year order without punctuation, abbreviate the month in three letters with only the first letter capitalized, and use two or four digits for the year
pg. 2-1

Question 5

What manual provides Coast Guard policy for correspondence formats, clearance procedures, writing standards, and other correspondence related issues?

Answer 5

Correspondance Manual 5216.4