Commandant (G-PC-1)
MAILING ADDRESS:
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: (202) 267-1706
COMDTINST 12720.4B
21 NOV 1989
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 12720.4B
Subj: Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program
Ref: (a) Title 5 United States Code 7201 (NOTAL)
(b) Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 720 (NOTAL)
(c) Federal Personnel Manual Letters and Bulletins in the 720 series (Available in Civilian
Personnel Offices)
(d) Departmental Personnel Manual Letter 720-4 (Available in Civilian Personnel Offices)
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the Coast Guard's Federal Equal Opportunity
Recruitment Program (FEORP) and sets forth the policies, procedures, and responsibilities for
its implementation.
2.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Commandant Instruction 12720.4A is cancelled.
3.
BACKGROUND. Reference (a) provides statutory requirements for Federal agencies,
including the Coast Guard, to conduct a continuing recruitment program to ensure equal
employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST),
issue regulations and guidelines in response to requirements in references (a-d) regarding the
development and implementation of FEORP plans. In its broad dimensions, the program
requires the development of concentrated, formal recruitment programs designed to identify
and eliminate underrepresentation of minorities and women wherever it occurs in the work
force. Such recruitment programs include expanded outreach to identify and solicit sources of
minorities and women to staff underrepresented positions.
4.
DEFINITIONS. Definitions of important terms used in this Instruction are provided under
enclosure (1).
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