Commandant
2100 Second Street, S.W.
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-WPC-2
Phone: (202) 267-1711
Fax: (202) 267-4580
Email: msiegel@comdt.uscg.mil
COMDTINST 12251.1
APR 7 2005
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 12251.1
Subj:
FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILIAN ADVISORY BOARDS
Ref:
(a) HQINST 12251.5 (series)
(b) 5 USC 71
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Instruction is to provide a framework for establishing Civilian
Advisory Boards (CABs) throughout the Coast Guard.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of integrated support commands, commanding officers of headquarters units,
assistant commandants for directorates, Judge Advocate General and special staff elements at
Headquarters shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release
authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None
4. COVERAGE. This Instruction applies to the civilian workforce and supervisors of civilians
(civilian or military).
5. BACKGROUND. Reference (a), established a CAB for Coast Guard Headquarters, which has been
very successful in addressing the significant concerns of all civilians and supervisors of civilians
working at Headquarters and Headquarters units in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. This
Instruction provides a general framework for establishing CABs throughout the Coast Guard, to
meet the needs of the civilian community to have a mechanism for communicating significant issues
with their Commanding Officers.
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