R 200016Z MAR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 129/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/MPO//
SUBJ/EXTENSION OF HURRICANE KATRINA SAFE HAVEN AUTHORIZATIONS,
/WAY-AHEAD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/JFTR/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DODFMR VOL 7A/-//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD MEMO/YMD:20060213//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/PDTATAC MEMO/YMD:20060215//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/ASN (MRA) MEMO/YMD:20060217//
POC/K. A. CERNY/GS-14/MRA MP DIV MPO/LOC:QUANTICO VA/TEL:DSN 278-9386
/TEL:(703) 784-9386//
NARR/REF A IS JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS WHICH GOVERNS TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES INCIDENT TO EVACUATIONS.
REF B IS DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS WHICH GOVERNS BASIC
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.
REF C IS USD (P&R) MEMO THAT AUTHORIZED SAFE HAVEN AND ALLOWANCES TO
BE EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AUG 2006 AND DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO MANAGE
EVACUATIONS TO SERVICE SECRETARIES.
REF D AUTHORIZED AN EXTENSION OF SAFE HAVEN ALLOWANCES AT THE 100%
RATE UNTIL 31 MAR 2006.
REF E DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO MANAGE EVACUATIONS TO CMC AND
AUTHORIZED AN EXTENSION OF SAFE HAVEN ALLOWANCES AT THE 100% RATE
UNTIL 31 MAR 2006. //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO MANAGE THE
EXISTING
EVACUATIONS AND DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS.
THE INTENT IS TO RETURN ALL EVACUATED FAMILIES TO THEIR PRE-
EVACUATION LOCATION OR RELOCATE THEM TO A DESIGNATED PLACE AND END
THEIR EVACUATION STATUS, THUS PROVIDING A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO
THEIR NEEDS, NO LATER THAN 1 AUG 2006.
2. BACKGROUND. FAMILIES OF MILITARY MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY WERE
ORDERED TO EVAUCATE AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA AND MOVE TO
A SAFE HAVEN BEGINNING ON 27 AUG 2005 AND WERE AUTHORIZED EVACUATION
ALLOWANCES (INCIDENT TO THEIR TEMPORARY STATUS). EVACUATION STATUS
AND ALLOWANCES WERE EXTENDED IN 30-DAY INCREMENTS BY USD (P&R) UNTIL
13 FEB 2006, AT WHICH TIME USD (P&R) AUTHORIZED THE SAFE HAVEN AND
ALLOWANCES TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AUG 2006 AND DELEGATED AUTHORITY
TO MANAGE EVACUATIONS TO SERVICE SECRETARIES (REF C). REF C AND
CHANGES TO REFS A AND B PROVIDE THE SERVICES THE DISCRETION TO
TERMINATE THE EVACUATION SOONER. REF C ALSO DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO
THE SERVICE SECRETARIES TO MANAGE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATIONS OF SAFE
HAVEN STATUS FOR DEPENDENTS. REF D AUTHORIZED AN EXTENSION OF SAFE
HAVEN ALLOWANCES AT THE 100% RATE UNTIL 31 MAR 2006. REF E DELEGATED
AUTHORITY IN REF C TO MANAGE EVACUATIONS TO CMC, EFFECTIVE 31 MAR
2006. SPECIFICALLY, CMC SHALL DETERMINE WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR
DEPENDENTS TO REMAIN AT A SAFE HAVEN, RETURN TO THE PRE-EVACUATION
LOCATION, OR MOVE TO A DESIGNATED PLACE. DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE ON
AN INDIVIDUAL, CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FURTHER DELEGATION IS AUTHORIZED
BUT IN NO CASE BELOW THE LEVEL OF AN INSTALLATION OR UNIT COMMANDER
IN THE GRADE OF O-6. REF E ALSO AUTHORIZED AN EXTENSION OF SAFE
HAVEN ALLOWANCES AT THE 100% RATE UNTIL 31 MAR 2006 TO AFFORD THE
SERVICES THE TIME TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE GUIDANCE. REF E ALSO
REQUIRES CMC TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO ASN (M&RA) NO LATER THAN 15 JUN
2006, OUTLINING OUR STRATEGY FOR MANAGING DEPENDENTS EVACUATED DUE
TO HURRICANE KATRINA AND IDENTIFYING ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THE 1
AUG 2006 SAFE HAVEN TERMINATION DATE. THIS REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED
TO THE ACTING DUSD (MPP) AS DIRECTED BY REF C.
3. ACTION
A. UNIT COMMANDERS (IN NO CASE BELOW THE GRADE OF O-6).
(1) EFFECTIVE 31 MAR 2006, UNIT COMMANDERS (IN NO CASE BELOW THE
GRADE OF O-6) ARE DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO, ON AN INDIVIDUAL, CASE
-BY-CASE BASIS, FOR ALL MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND, REGARDLESS
OF THE MEMBER'S SERVICE OR COMPONENT, (A) PERMIT A FAMILY TO RETURN
TO THEIR PRE-EVACUATION LOCATION AND TERMINATE THE EVACUATION
ALLOWANCES, OR (B) ALLOW THE FAMILY'S EVACUATION STATUS TO CONTINUE
AT THE REDUCED RATE OF 60% FOR A SPECIFIED DURATION, NOT TO EXTEND
PAST 1 AUG 2006.
(2) UNIT COMMANDERS (IN NO CASE BELOW THE GRADE OF O-6) WILL
ENDORSE A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER FOR A DESIGNATED PLACE MOVE FOR
THEIR FAMILY AND FORWARD THE REQUEST TO CMC (RA) FOR ACTIVE RESERVE
(AR) MARINES, AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS (E.G., ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC),
ADSW, ADSW-CO) TO CMC (MMIA) FOR APPROVAL. COMMANDS SHALL VERIFY
THE MEMBER'S JUSTIFICATION IN THEIR ENDORSEMENT. REQUESTS FROM
MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE
SERVICE HQ OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS (E.G.,
BUPERS).
(3) BEGINNING 1 APR 2006, UNIT COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT A MONTHLY
REPORT TO CMC (MPO) ON THE STATUS OF THEIR EVACUATED FAMILIES, WITH
DATA AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE PRECEDING MONTH. THE REPORT IS DUE
BY THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH MONTH (E.G., FIRST REPORT
(MAR 06) IS DUE BY 7 APR 2006, WITH DATA AS OF 31 MAR 2006). THE
FIRST REPORT WILL ESTABLISH THE BASELINE DATA. THE REPORT FORMAT
WILL BE PROMULGATED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. UNIT POC(S)
CONTACT
THE POC OF THIS MSG FOR THE REPORT FORMAT. REPORTS WILL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE POC OF THIS MSG VIA EMAIL.
(4) UNIT COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT A REPORT TO CMC (MPO) NO LATER
THAN 1 JUN 2006, OUTLINING THEIR STRATEGY FOR MANAGING DEPENDENTS WHO
REMAIN EVACUATED DUE TO HURRICANE KATRINA AND IDENTIFYING ISSUES WITH
REGARD TO THE 1 AUG 2006 SAFE HAVEN TERMINATION DATE. THIS REPORT
WILL INCLUDE A BY NAME LIST OF THE MEMBERS WHOSE DEPENDENTS REMAIN
IN AN EVACUATION STATUS. CMC (MPO) WILL CONSOLIDATE THESE REPORTS,
DETERMINE OUR STRATEGY, AND FORWARD TO ASN (M&RA) IAW REF E.
B. CMC (MM) AND (RA). EFFECTIVE 31 MAR 2006, CMC (MMIA) MAY
APPROVE AN AC, ADSW, OR ADSW-CO MEMBER'S REQUEST FOR A DESIGNATED
PLACE MOVE. CMC (RA) MAY APPROVE SUCH A REQUEST FOR AN AR MARINE.
REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH
THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICE HQ OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENTS (E.G., BUPERS).
C. CMC (MPO). WILL CONSOLIDATE MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS FROM THE
COMMANDS. WILL CONSOLIDATE THE 1 JUN 2006 STRATEGY REPORTS FROM THE
COMMANDS.
D. INDIVIDUAL SERVICE MEMBERS WITH EVACUATED DEPENDENTS.
(1) WILL SUBMIT ANY REQUEST TO CONTINUE THEIR FAMILIY'S EVACUATION
STATUS AT THE REDUCED RATE OF 60% BEYOND 31 MAR 2006, FOR A SPECIFIED
DURATION, AND NOT TO EXTEND PAST 1 AUG 2006, TO THEIR UNIT COMMANDER
FOR APPROVAL, NO LATER THAN 24 MAR 2006. REQUEST MUST INCLUDE FULL
JUSTIFICATION.
(2) WILL SUBMIT ANY REQUEST FOR A DESIGNATED PLACE MOVE, VIA THEIR
UNIT COMMANDER AND CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO CMC (MMIA) (FOR AC, ADSW AND
ADSW-CO MARINES) OR TO (RA) (FOR AR MARINES) FOR APPROVAL. REQUESTS
FROM MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THEIR
RESPECTIVE SERVICE HQ OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS
(E.G., BUPERS). REQUEST MUST INCLUDE FULL JUSTIFICATION.
E. CMC (MMIA). EFFECTIVE 31 MAR 2006, CMC (MMIA) IS DELEGATED THE
AUTHORITY TO APPROVE, ON AN INDIVIDUAL, CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, A REQUEST
FOR AN EXTENSION OF SAFE HAVEN ALLOWANCES BEYOND 31 MAR 2006, AT THE
100% RATE. THIS INCLUDES ALL SUCH REQUESTS, REGARDLESS OF THE
MEMBER'S SERVICE, COMPONENT, OR WHICH DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ASSIGNMENT OF THE MARINE/MEMBER.
4. THIS MARADMIN APPLIES TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
5. THIS MSG HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH COMMARFORRES, MCRC, TECOM, CMC
(MM), (RA), (MR), (LF), (LP), AND (RF).//