COMDTINST 5110.1C governs USCG official mail, USPS services, and commercial carriers for official matter shipped through small package contracts.
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The publication addresses penalty mail, personal mail, absentee balloting material, PII and SPII shipments, mail security plans, and small package delivery services. It requires compliance with its provisions and establishes cost-control, handling, processing, and reporting policies.
Applies to: These policies apply to all USCG official mail/commercial carrier small package delivery services mailers/shippers who must comply with the references listed throughout this Instruction.
All Coast Guard Area Commanders, Sector Commanders, Commanding Officers, Officers-in-Charge, Deputy/Assistant Commandants, and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements must comply with provisions of this Instruction. (paragraph 2)
The CGOMCCP requires activities to send items at the most economical rate. (paragraph 1)
Personal mail in the official mail system interferes with the handling of official correspondence and is generally prohibited (with the exception of those circumstances noted in paragraph 2.I.2 below).
HAZMAT Shipper/ Certifier training must be renewed at a minimum of every 3 years. DG Shipper/Certifier training must be renewed at a minimum of every 2 years. (paragraph 2)
Personnel who handle mail must readily process and promptly transmit these pieces, and protect them from damage, loss, or theft. (paragraph 1)