5 FAH-1 H-700
DEPARTMENT NOTICES
5 FAH-1 H-710
USING THE DEPARTMENT NOTICE
(CT:CH-39; 09-09-2014)
(Office of Origin: A/GIS/GPS)
5 FAH-1 H-711 GENERAL
(CT:CH-39; 09-09-2014)
a. Department Notices are used for the subjects set
forth in 5
FAH-1 H-714. The office with primary responsibility for the Notice is
responsible for getting the appropriate clearances before submission to the
Office of Global Information Services (A/GIS). Department
Notices are used to disseminate general information domestically and worldwide.
b. Department Notices must not be used to publicize
regulatory material or organizational changes in place of the Foreign Affairs
Manual (FAM). Department Notices may be used to convey interim regulatory
changes. In this case, each notice must be cleared through the Office of
Directives Management (A/GIS/DIR) staff.
c. Department Notices are electronically distributed
approximately one business day after receipt by A/GIS.
5 FAH-1 H-712 APPROVAL AUTHORITY
(CT:CH-39; 09-09-2014)
The Director of the Office of Global Information Services (A/GIS) or a designated representative is the
official authorized to approve printing and releasing of Department Notices.
5 FAH-1 H-713 RESPONSIBILITY
(TL:CH-4; 07-31-2002)
The office disseminating information by Department Notice
must draft and obtain clearance and approval of an office director or above.
5 FAH-1 H-714 SUBJECTS
(CT:CH-15; 04-25-2007)
Department Notices may be used to announce the following:
(1) Appointment or assignment of office directors or
above;
(2) Interim organizational changes and/or office
relocations;
(3) Establishment or discontinuance of general
services;
(4) Reminders of operational processes and procedures;
(5) Announcements of products and services offered by
Department elements; and
(6) Events or information of interest to the general
Departments population.
5 FAH-1 H-715 ANNOUNCING APPOINTMENTS
(TL:CH-4; 07-31-2002)
a. Officers announce the appointment of assistant
secretaries or higher level officials only with prior clearance from the Bureau
of Human Resources unless the word "acting" or "designee"
precedes the title of the position.
b. Officers announce the Deputy Secretarys Committee
has cleared the appointment of a Deputy Assistant Secretary only after the
assignment.
c. The appointment of an office director should be
announced only after the bureaus executive director verifies the appointment.
5 FAH-1 H-716 THROUGH H-719 UNASSIGNED
(TL CH-4; 07-31-2002)