Extension of Hurricane Katrina Safe Haven Authorizations, Way-Ahead

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).