R 041701Z SEP 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 521/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFF//
SUBJ/STANDARD FLAT RATE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR WESTPAC DEPLOYED UNITS//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 7220.39D//
AMPN/REF A IS THE STANDARD FLAT RATE PER DIEM ORDER.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  HQMC, P&R, RFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING DATA TO VALIDATE AND PUBLISH RATE CHANGES.  IN THE PAST, ATTEMPTS TO RETRIEVE UDP DATA FROM MESSAGE TRAFFIC HAS PROVEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND RESULTED IN DELAYS IN COMPUTING AND PUBLISHING THE NEW PER DIEM RATES. 
2.  IN ORDER TO PAY MARINES THE CORRECT RATE, IT IS NECESSARY FOR UNITS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEPLOYMENT, TO FORWARD THE REQUIRED DATA TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE FORCES PACIFIC, G-8.
3.  THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER THE WESTPAC UDP DEPLOYED PER DIEM
PROGRAM:
 A.  PER THE REF, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE FORCES PACIFIC, PROVIDE HQMC, PR (RFF) THE DATA ON EACH UNIT DEPLOYMENT BY NAVAL MESSAGE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
     (1)  SUBJECT: STATE SUBJECT OF EACH MESSAGE AS, "UDP STANDARD FLAT RATE PER DIEM."
     (2)  ADDRESS EACH MESSAGE TO: CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFF (INFO ADDRESSEES MAY BE
INCLUDED AS APPROPRIATE).
     (3)  REMARKS REPORTING FORMAT:
          (A) UNIT REPORTED ON/MONTH OF RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT
          (B) END STRENGTH (OFF/ENL)
          (C) PERCENTAGE OF ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT SPENT IN
              GARRISON WITH GOVT QTRS AND MESS AVAILABLE
              (OFF/ENL)
          (D) PERCENTAGE OF ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT SPENT IN
              GARRISON WITH GOVT QTRS AND MESS NOT AVAILABLE
              (OFF/ENL)
          (E) PERCENTAGE OF ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT SPENT IN FIELD
              DUTY STATUS (OFF/ENL)
          (F) PERCENTAGE OF ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT NOT ELIGIBLE
              FOR PER DIEM (I.E., SEA DUTY, HOSP, ETC.)
              (OFF/ENL)
4.  ANY UNITS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS AND HAVE NOT PROVIDED THE REQUIRED DATA  UPON THEIR RETURN, ARE DIRECTED TO DO SO NOW.
5.  THE LAST PUBLISHED RATES APPEARED IN MARADMIN 151/03.
THOSE RATES ARE CONSIDERED CURRENT UNTIL THE NEXT REVISION IS PUBLISHED. 
6.  POC AT RFF IS MGYSGT MARC S. WILLIAMS, DSN 224-4981 OR MARC.WILLIAMS@USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH M&RA (MI, MPO-40) AND P&R (RFF).//