NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 1450.10D Effective Date: March 24, 2006 Expiration Date: March 24, 2026

Subject: NASA Correspondence Management and Communications Standards and Style Revalidated (6/21/2021)

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief of Staff

Appendix C: White House and Congressional Correspondence

C.1 White House Referral Mail.

a. Mail referred from the White House requires a direct reply to the writer which should begin as follows: "Thank you for your correspondence of (cite date), to President (name) concerning. . . ." If the correspondence is addressed to the First Lady or the Vice President, substitute their proper forms of address. White House correspondence will be acknowledged within 15 to 25 business days, depending on the subject, unless a different time period is indicated.

b. White House referrals will be signed by the appropriate Assistant or Associate Administrator or designee.

c. Provide the Executive Secretariat with two copies of the signed original for appropriate processing.

C.2 Congressional Correspondence.

a. The Office of Legislative Affairs manages correspondence from the Congress and state and local governments as instructed by NPR 1450.4, Handling Congressional Correspondence and Information Concerning Congressional Activities.

b. Correspondence for signature by the Principals of the Office of the Administrator will be reviewed by the Executive Secretariat.

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