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COMDTINST M16703.1A — PREPARATION OF HEADQUARTERS REGULATIONS

COMDTINST M16703.1A is listed as current Current
in the USCG Directives catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-10-05). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2020-04-20 — 6.5 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.

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Branch	U.S. Coast Guard
Series	COMDTINST M
Publication date	2020-04-20 (6.5 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	CG-LRA
Source of record	USCG Directives

What this publication covers

Purpose of this Manual This Manual outlines the process that the Coast Guard has implemented to properly develop and publish regulations and Federal Register documents other than field regulations, and points to the legal authorities governing each aspect of the process. 1 In some cases the Manual supplements those authorities by imposing policy requirements of its own. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to rulemaking. 2 In addition to this Manual, the Mission Management System Quality Manual, RDP-MA-01(02), is an important tool that provides further detail in the accomplishment of the regulatory development program mission, which is timely publication of clear, effective, enforceable regulations with an emphasis on public participation. B. Legal basis for rulemaking The Headquarters rulemaking process is governed by many authorities.
— COMDTINST M16703.1A, paragraph 1, p.7, quoted from the official PDF

Version history

Changes we observed

Our weekly check on 2026-09-21 saw status archived → current
Our weekly check on 2026-09-18 saw status current → archived

These are dated observations from our own catalog refresh — when we saw the record change, which the publisher does not record.

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Nearby in the COMDTINST M series

COMDTINST M16600.8 — EXPLOSIVE HANDLING SUPERVISOR PROGRAM Current
COMDTINST M16600.9 — REGULATED MOBILE FACILITIES Current
COMDTINST M16616.11D — NATIONAL CONTAINER INSPECTION PROGRAM MANUAL Current
COMDTINST M16721.48 — MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL MANUAL Current
COMDTINST M16751.3 — PERMITTING OF REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES Not in the current catalog

This is an unofficial index built from the public catalog. The controlling copy is always the one on USCG Directives — verify there before citing COMDTINST M16703.1A in an official product.