Approving Officials and Advance Signature Proxies,
As of 1 April 2013 all military PCS travel advances are submitted through Web TPAX by the Advance Signature Proxy. The ASP permission is given to Yeomen assigned to the SPO that have the CGHRS or CGHRSUP Direct Access permission. The updated CG-7421A has been posted on the PPC website. PCS advances sent to PPC via fax will not be processed. Travelers who need TDY advances may submit through Web TPAX or by fax with an SF-1038 and a copy of the signed orders.
When processing PCS orders with advances, refer to Chapter 2.A.8 of the Personnel and Pay Procedures manual. A completed original PCS travel order signed by the Approving Official must be scanned and uploaded to Web TPAX. The image must be in the Portable Document Format (PDF). In the Image Description field, do not name it the same as the file name, this will cause an error in the application. Before you begin the PCS advance, ensure the PCS travel advances are correctly listed on the order. Each entitlement will be separated with the total amount and the advance amount shown. IAW ALCOAST 422/12, PCS travel and transportation advances are limited to 80 percent of the estimated travel and transportation costs to include, MALT, per diem, DLA, and TLE. If the member is requesting an advance on an entitlement and is authorized other entitlements, 80 percent of the requested entitlement will be paid.
Example:
MEMBER PER DIEM _______ @ 80% _________ MEMBER MALT _______ @ 80% _________ DEPENDENT(S) PER DIEM _______ @ 80% _________ DEPENDENT(S) MALT _______ @ 80% _________ DLA _______ @ 80% _________ TLE _______ @ 80% _________ TOTAL _______ @ 80% _________ PCS TRAVEL ADVANCE AUTHORIZED FOR $___________
Do not submit the PCS advance to PPC when it is greater than 35 days before the member detaches. The additional five days accounts for processing time and making payment to the member. Per the Coast Guard Supplement to the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (CGS-JFTR), COMDTINST M4600.17(series), paragraph 5020, payment of advances must not be made more than 30 days before the member detaches, except under extenuating circumstances. If you need to submit a PCS advance to PPC greater than 35 days due to extenuating circumstances, the SPO Approving Official may submit a PPC Customer Care Ticket with details.
The Coast Guard no longer obligates PCS TONOs as a doc type 12, these doc types are converted to a doc type 19. All PCS obligations for travel can be viewed in the FINCEN Query by Document website by changing the first two numbers on the TONO. For example, a member is issued TONO 1213G13MNO11Z000 on their PCS travel order. Prior to the AO approving the PCS advance in Web TPAX, the AO must check for funds obligation under 1913G13MNO11Z (minus the suffix). If the funds are obligated, the AO may approve the PCS advance. The obligation takes place a couple days after the orders have been placed in a Ready Status. To place orders in a Ready Status, the CGHRSUP must approve the orders in DA. If the funds have not been obligated, the AO must wait for DCMS to obligate the funds. The TONO on the orders shall remain a 12 doc type.
Resources:
- ASP/AO Tutorial
- FINCEN Query by Document (CGWEB Link)
- PPC Travel Website
- CG-7421A, TPAX/WINIATS User Access Authorization & Approving Official (AO) Designation
- CG-2000, PCS Departing Worksheet
- Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual (PPPM), PPCINST M1000.2(series), Chapter 2
CWO3 JAY BENBOW
TRAVEL BRANCH CHIEF
COAST GUARD PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER