SUBJ: COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS (CGHQ) OFFICIAL ADDRESS CHANGE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 142109Z OCT 08/ALCOAST 513/08
B. U.S. COAST GUARD POSTAL MANUAL, COMDTINST M5110.1(SERIES)
1. BACKGROUND. REF A ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DHS
CONSOLIDATED REMOTE DELIVERY SITE (CRDS), WHICH PROCESSES
INCOMING/OUTGOING U.S. MAIL AND SHIPMENTS (UPS/FEDEX) FOR ALL DHS
COMPONENT MAIL CENTERS IN THE WASHINGTON DC (WDC) AREA. THIS
REQUIRED AN ADDRESS CHANGE FOR CG UNITS PARTICIPATING IN THE CRDS.
EXCEPT FOR CGHQ, ALL CG CRDS PARTICIPANTS IN THE WDC AREA HAVE
CHANGED THEIR ADDRESSES. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES NEW ADDRESS
REQUIREMENTS FOR CGHQ, EFFECTIVE 15 JUNE 2009.
2. ALTHOUGH THE CGHQ STREET ADDRESS AND FIVE DIGIT ZIP CODE HAVE
NOT CHANGED, ADDITIONAL ADDRESS ELEMENTS ARE REQUIRED. EACH CGHQ
DIRECTORATE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A MAILSTOP AND ZIP PLUS FOUR CODE
WHICH MUST BE USED WHEN SENDING MAIL/SHIPMENTS TO EXPEDITE
PROCESSING/DELIVERY. THIS NEW FORMAT WILL REDUCE THE LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF DELIVERY ERRORS CURRENTLY OCCURRING. ALL MAIL OR
SHIPMENTS ADDRESSED TO CGHQ (TRANSPOINT OR JEMAL BLDGS) MUST BE
SENT TO 2100 2ND ST SW, AND INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE MAIL STOP AND
ZIP PLUS FOUR.
 A. FOR ADDRESSING, SEE EXAMPLE BELOW:
  (1) 1ST LINE - COMMANDANT (CG-XXXX)
  (2) 2ND LINE - ATTN (JOB TITLE/FUNCTION/OFFICE)
  (3) 3RD LINE - US COAST GUARD
  (4) 4TH LINE - 2100 2ND ST SW STOP 7XXX
  (5) 5TH LINE - WASHINGTON DC 20593-7XXX
 B. ACCESS HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/CG-61/LINKS.HTM FOR A
COMPLETE LIST OF CORRECTLY FORMATTED MAILING ADDRESSES
(INCLUDING MAIL STOPS), AND OTHER INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS. AFTER
CLICKING ON THE LINK, USE THE BELOW STEPS TO VIEW DOCUMENTS:
  (1) SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON MAILING AND SHIPPING ADDRESSING
INFORMATION.
  (2) SELECT A FILE TO OPEN, CLICK DOWNLOAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE MENU
BAR TO VIEW, AND THEN OPEN.
 C. ALL ADDRESSES SHOULD BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS, WITH NO PUNCTUATION
EXCEPT THE HYPHEN IN THE ZIP CODE PLUS FOUR. ROOM NUMBERS SHALL NOT
BE INCLUDED AS AN ELEMENT OF THE MAILING/SHIPPING ADDRESS. JOB
TITLES/FUNCTIONS (NOT STAFF MEMBER NAMES) SHALL BE ON THE ATTENTION
(ATTN) LINE. HOWEVER, PER REF B, NEW STAFF MAY RECEIVE MAIL WITH
THEIR NAME ON THE TOP LINE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD UNTIL A PERMANENT
HOME ADDRESS IS ESTABLISHED.
3. OTHER EFFORTS TO ANNOUNCE THIS CHANGE (I.E. SDL UPDATE, GLOBAL
ADDRESS LIST (GAL) MODIFICATIONS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE RELEASES,
CGHQ SPECIAL NOTICES, ETC.) WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
4. POC IS CG MAIL MANAGER, ED LARSON, TEL: 202-475-3517, EMAIL:
EDWIN.B.LARSON(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. CAPT M. B. LYTLE, ACTING ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR COMMAND,
CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.