NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 1450.10C
Effective Date: March 06, 2000
Cancellation Date: March 24, 2006
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Table of Contents

Cover

Change History

Preface

1. Purpose
2. Applicability
3. Authority
4. References
5. Cancellation

CHAPTER 1. Managing and Controlling Mail and Communications

1.1. Communications Addressed to the Principals of the Office of the Administrator
1.2. Quality Control Liaison (QCL) and Correspondence Control Liaison (CCL) Designations for NASA Headquarters
1.3. Action Office Mailboxes
1.4. High-Profile Responses (Administration Offices)
1.5. Due Dates
1.6. Extensions of Due Dates
1.7. Office of the Administrator Signature Packages
1.8. Concurrences for Office of the Administrator Signature Packages
1.9. Correspondence to Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices and/or Center Directors

CHAPTER 2. NASA Writing Standards

2.1. Organized Writing
2.2. Spoken Style
2.3. Compact Writing
2.4. Tone
2.5. Write Positively
2.6. Write Short, Disciplined Sentences
2.7. Use Short Paragraphs
2.8. Use Personal Pronouns
2.9. Use Active Voice
2.10. Use Action Verbs
2.11. Use Plain Words
2.12. Acronyms
2.13. Computer/Internet Words: Usage and Style

CHAPTER 3. Letters (Formats)

3.1. Standard Business Letter
3.2. Concurrences
3.3. Assembly for Signature for Standard Business Letter
3.4. Envelopes and Mailing
3.5. Nonpersonalized Business Letter
3.6. Legal Letter
3.7. Multiple-Addressee Letters
3.8. Assembly for Signature for Multiple-Addressee Letters
3.9. Condolence Letters

CHAPTER 4. Memorandums (Memos) (Formats)

4.1. Standard Memo
4.2. Concurrences
4.3. Assembly for Signature for Memos
4.4. Envelopes and Mailing
4.5. Multiple-Addressee Memos
4.6. Memorandum For The Record

CHAPTER 5. Information Communications

5.1. General
5.2. Routing Slip
5.3. Memorandum of Call
5.4. Executive Message Recording Pad

CHAPTER 6. Electronic Communications

6.1. General
6.2. Electronic Mail Communications
6.3. Facsimile (Fax)
6.4. Telex (Teleprinter Exchange)
6.5. NASA Communications Network (NASCOM) Messages
6.6. Other Types of Communications Services

CHAPTER 7. Envelopes and Mailing

7.1. General
7.2. Envelopes
7.3. Address Information and Placement

CHAPTER 8. Classified Correspondence

8.1. Safeguards and Controls and Equipment and Supplies
8.2. Format and Marking
8.3. Transmission of Classified Correspondence
8.4. Addressing Correspondence

APPENDIX A. Administrator`s Correspondence Preparation and Control

APPENDIX B. White House and Congressional Correspondence

APPENDIX C. Privacy Act Correspondence

APPENDIX D. Foreign Correspondence

APPENDIX E. Forms of Addresses

APPENDIX F. Compound Words

APPENDIX G. Capitalization of Frequently Used Words at NASA

APPENDIX H. Acronyms

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