P 252045Z SEP 13 FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH TO AIG 4676 AIG 4678 SUBJ/PRIVATIZATION OF HOUSING (PPV) BAH PROCEDURES.// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 34/13// REF/A/DOC/JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION (JFTR) PARA U10010C// REF/B/DOC/UTD MAP 187-13 (I) PACIFIC BEACON AT SAN DIEGO// NARR/REF A IS THE JFTR REFERENCE FOR PPV HOUSING; JFTR, VOLUME 1, PARA U10010-C. REF B IS MAP ITEM ADDING PACIFIC BEACON TO PPV TEST.// RMKS/1. PRIVATIZED HOUSING (BAH PPV) IS DEFINED AS GOVERNMENT QUARTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEST. 2. IAW REF B, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2013, DTMO HAS APPROVED A SPECIAL BAH-PARTIAL RATE FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION (PACIFIC BEACON) LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO, CA. THE ZIP CODE AND NEW RATES ARE: ZIP CODE 92136, SINGLE OCCUPANCY = 82% AND DOUBLE OCCUPANCY = 41%. 3. DISBURSING OFFICES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO START BAH PPV (68 FID) AT THE AUTHORIZED RATE FOR EACH SITE. TRANSACTION 6801 IS USED TO START PPV BAH ENTITLEMENT. MUST SELECT “S” FROM THE RENT STATUS DROP DOWN FOR PPV HOUSING AND MUST INCLUDE THE CORRECT PERCENTAGE FOR EACH PPV HOUSING LOCATION. BAH PPV RATE CHANGES WILL BE DONE SYSTEMATICALLY FOR YEARLY INCREASES AND CHANGES ON PAY GRADE. 4. A DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMPANY (MAC) BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE LISTED ON THE 68 FID ENTITLEMENT. MAC IS RESPONSIBLE TO START/STOP DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENT VIA A101 AND/OR A102 TRANSACTION. MAC IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE/DECREASE OF THE A1 DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENT VIA A107 TRANSACTION FOR INCREASE OF ALLOTMENT AND A108 TRANSACTION FOR DECREASE OF ALLOTMENT. THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE ONLY PROCESSED BY MAC. 5. UPON RECEIPT OF A LETTER NOTIFICATION FROM MAC, DISBURSING OFFICES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CHANGE BAH PPV TO BAH-S OR BAH-D WITH NO PERCENTAGE (.00%) WHEN AN A1 DISCRETIONARY ALLOTMENT HAS STOPPED BY MAC PROGRAM MANAGER. DO NOT CHANGE OR STOP BAH ENTITLEMENT IF DISBURSING OFFICE HAS NOT RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFICATION FROM MAC AT TIME OF MEMBER’S PCS MOVE, SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT. THIS ACTION WILL ELIMINATE THE RISK OF HAVING OVERPAYMENT(S) FOR UNPAID RENT. 6. POINTS OF CONTACT: COMMANDER, NAVAL INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC) IS THE FOCAL POC ON THIS ISSUE. A. QUESTIONS REGARDING HOUSING PROGRAM EXECUTION FOR PPV-BAH SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MS. CAROL HURD, N93 AT (202) 433-3359 OR EMAIL AT CAROL.HURD@NAVY.MIL. B. QUESTIONS REGARDING PASS PROGRAMS MILITARY POLICY AND PROCEDURES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. RON ATES, CNIC AT (202) 433-4315 OR EMAIL RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL. C. PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS REGARDING PPV-BAH PROCESSING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO IDALIZ WILLIAMS, DFAS-CL SYSTEM LIASON AND PROCEDURES ANALYST, AT IDALIZ.WILLIAMS@DFAS.MIL DSN 580-6888 OR COMM 216-522-6888.//