MARADMIN 558/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFA//
SUBJ/FY07 YEAR END CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS, COMMITMENTS,
/OBLIGATIONS, EXPENSES AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCES//
REF/A/DODFMR VOL 6A/CHAPT 2 PARA 020210//
REF/B/MCO P7300.21 CHAPT 12//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. SITUATION. REF (A) STATES THAT CMC, AS THE REPORTING ENTITY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 31 USC SECTION 1501(B)
WHICH STATES THAT AN AMOUNT WILL BE RECORDED AS AN OBLIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ONLY WHEN SUPPORTED BY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
2. MISSION. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT AND IAW REF(B), MAJOR
FUND HOLDERS (I.E., THOSE COMMANDS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING DIRECTLY FROM HQMC) SHALL SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS, OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, EXPENSES, AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCES FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
3. EXECUTION. A. COMMANDS WILL USE THE RFA PORTAL TO ACCESS CERTIFICATION REPORTS TO
COMPLETE THE YEAR END CERTIFICATION ONLINE.  DETAILED GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE USER/NAVIGATION GUIDE LOCATED UNDER THE WHATS NEW AREA OF THE RFA
PORTAL. B. AS AN ADDITIONAL FEATURE, THE CERTIFICATION REPORTS WILL BE AVAIL- ABLE AND STORED ON THE RFA PORTAL IN A PDF FORMAT.  COMMANDS HAVE THE ABILITY TO RUN DAILY/MONTHLY REPORTS IN REPORTNET VIA THE FOLLOWING FILE PATHS: DAILY:  PUBLIC FOLDERS - REPORTS - GENERAL LEDGER FILE REPORTS  GENERAL
LEDGER CERTIFICATION REPORTS - GL CERTIFICATION CLOSED MONTH
MONTHLY:  PUBLIC FOLDERS - REPORTS - GENERAL LEDGER FILE REPORTS  GENERAL LEDGER CERTIFICATION REPORTS - GL CERTIFICATION CLOSED MONTH. C. REPORTS CAN BE SAVED IN AN EXCEL FORMAT AND DISTRIBUTED TO SUBORDINATE COMMANDS ACCORDINGLY. D. COMPLETION OF THE ONLINE CERTIFICATION IS DUE BY COB 12 OCT 2007.
4.  POC.  CWO3 STEVE LAWHORN AT DSN 223-2290, COMMERCIAL 703-693-2290, EMAIL
<STEVEN.LAWHORN@USMC.MIL>.//