P 201844Z AUG 12
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678

SUBJ/PAY AND ALLOWANCE CONTINUATION (PAC)
ELIGIBILITY AND DETERMINATION THROUGH
NAVY SAFE HARBOR//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 32/12//
REF/A/DOC/MILPERSMAN 7220-112 (MPM 7220-112)//
AMPN/REF A IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION REGARDING
GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO PAY AND ALLOWANCE CONTINUATION
(PAC) DETERMINATION THROUGH NAVY SAFE HARBOR.//
POCS/CLIFF BROWNING/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/
DFAS-CL CODE JFLS/COM (216) 522-5886/DSN 580-5886//
RMKS/1. THIS ADVISORY IS BEING PROVIDED IN ADVANCE OF
UPDATES TO THE ABOVE REFERENCE THAT EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1,
2012 PAY AND ALLOWANCE CONTINUATION (PAC) ELIGIBILITY
WILL NOW BE DETERMINED BY NAVY SAFE HARBOR VICE OPNAV (N135C).
2. DFAS CLEVELAND WILL ONLY TAKE PAY ACTION ON WOUNDED IN
ACTION SAILORS ENTITLED TO PAC IAW MPM 7220-112.
3. DFAS CLEVELAND WILL RECEIVE WEEKLY LISTINGS FROM NAVY SAFE
HARBOR ON IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED TO THE PAY ACCOUNT. WEEKLY
LISTINGS ARE TITLED PAC ACTION REQUESTS (PAR). N9 MEMO ENTRY WILL
INDICATE THE DATE THE LIST WAS RECEIVED FROM NAVY SAFE HARBOR.
MONTHLY LISTINGS ARE TITLED PAC ROSTERS AND WILL ALSO BE LOCATED IN
THE N9 MEMO ENTRIES WHEN PAY ACTION IS TAKEN. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE
NEGATIVE PAY EFFECTS ON THESE SAILORS, SOME TRANSACTIONS WILL BE
HELD UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH FOR PROCESSING.
4. PAC IS A MONTHLY ENTITLEMENT THAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE END
OF THE MONTH IN WHICH A MEMBER IS FOUND FIT FOR FULL DUTY. IF A
MEMBER IS RETURNED TO A QUALIFYING AREA, THE PAC ENTITLEMENT MUST
FIRST CONCLUDE BEFORE HFP/IDP CAN BE RESTARTED UNDER FID 23.
5. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 DFAS CLEVELAND BEGAN REPORTING HFP/IDP
ENTITLEMENT UNDER THE 09 FID FOR FORMAT ID 23 AND SAVED PAY TYPE
A OR G, VICE USING THE 23 FID TO CONTINUE HFP/IDP FOR WOUNDED IN
ACTION SAILORS. THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN TO PREVENT ERRONEOUS STOPS BY
FIELD ACTIVITIES AND TO MINIMIZE OUT OF BALANCE TAX SITUATIONS AS A
RESULT OF BACK DATED 23 TRANSACTIONS. IN ADDITION TO HFP/IDP BEING
REPORTED UNDER THE 09 ENTRY, CZTE FOR QUALIFYING INPATIENT PERIODS
WILL BE POSTED USING COUNTRY CODE XX AND LATER OVERLAID TO REPORT
THE CORRECT COUNTRY CODE.
6. FIELD ACTIVITIES SHOULD VERIFY 09 ENTRIES FOR FORMAT ID 23 ON
ALL ACCOUNTS BEFORE TAKING OR REQUESTING ACTION TO ANY PAYS LISTED
IN MPM 7220-112 AS PAC ELIGIBLE.  IF A MEMBER HAS AN 09 ENTRY FOR
THE PERIOD PAY ACTION IS NEEDED AND THE PAY TO BE ADJUSTED IS LISTED
IN MPM 7220-112 AS PAC, THEN THE REQUEST FOR ADJUSTMENT DUE TO
CHANGE IN MEMBERS MEDICAL STATUS MUST BE SENT TO NAVY SAFE HARBOR
BEFORE DFAS CLEVELAND WILL TAKE ACTION.
7. FIELD ACTIVITIES SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY PAY ACTIONS ON ELIGIBLE PAC
PAYS BEFORE CONTACTING RALPH GALLAUGHER OF NAVY SAFE HARBOR AT
RALPH.GALLAUGHER@NAVY.MIL TO VALIDATE MEMBERS PAC ELIGIBILITY.
SUBMISSION OF PAC DETERMINATION CHANGES TO MILSPERMAN 7220-112
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY NAVY SAFE HARBOR.//