Commandant
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United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
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COMDTINST 12300.7A
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 12300.7A
Subj:
DETAIL OF APPROPRIATED FUND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Ref:
(a) Title 5, United States Code, Section 3341
(b) Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 300.301, 334 and 352
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with references (a) and (b), this Instruction provides guidelines
for the detail of civilian employees within the Coast Guard and between the Coast Guard
and: (1) other Federal agencies (including other Department of Transportation (DOT)
administrations); (2) international organizations; and (3) the transfer of civilian employees to
international organizations.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for
directorates, Chief Counsel, and chiefs of special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure
compliance with the provisions of this Instruction.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Detail of Civilian Employees, COMDTINST 12300.7, is
canceled.
4. COVERAGE. This Instruction applies to appropriated fund civilian Coast Guard employees
serving in competitive and excepted service positions. For details of employees in the Senior
Executive Service (SES), see Departmental Personnel Manual Supplement 920-1, dated
15 October 1990.
5. DEFINITIONS.
a. A detail is the temporary assignment of an employee to a different position or set of
duties and responsibilities for a specified period with the employee returning to his/her
original position at the end of the detail. There is no formal position change; officially
the employee continues to hold the position from which detailed and keeps the same
status and pay. Employees do not have to meet the qualification requirements for the
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