R 092157Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 642/09
COMDTNOTE 7130
SUBJ: FY10 AFC30T MANAGEMENT
A. FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (FRMM), COMDTINST M7100.3 (SERIES).
B. PERFORMANCE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL (PT(AND)E), COMDTINST
M1500.10 (SERIES)
1. BEGINNING FY10, THE FORCE READINESS COMMAND (FORCECOM) WILL ADMINISTER
AFC-30T (TRAINING) FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED BY THE LANT/PACAREA STAFFS,
HEADQUARTERS (HQ) UNIT COMMANDS AND HQ STAFF OFFICES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE
AORS.
2. IAW REFS A AND B, AFC30-T FUNDS ARE FOR TRAINING NOT OFFERED BY COAST
GUARD CLASS A OR C SCHOOLS. TRAINING FUNDS ARE INTENDED FOR ACTIVE DUTY,
RESERVE PERSONNEL ON ACTIVE DUTY, CIVILIANS AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL. AFC-30T
HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO COVER TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES:
    A. CAT 1 - LEGALLY MANDATED WHICH MUST CITE LEGAL REFERENCE.
    B. CAT 2 - JOB CRITICAL/MISSION ESSENTIAL AS MANDATED BY COMDT.
    C. CAT 3 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH CATEGORY
CAN BE FOUND IN REF B AVAILABLE AT HTTP://CGWEB.PACAREA.USCG.MIL/PF/FC5/
UNDER THE FORCECOM (FC-513) HEADER.
3. AS OF 1 OCT 09, AFC-30T FUNDS TRADITIONALLY ALLOCATED BY MLCLANT/PAC
REGIONAL TRAINING OFFICERS (RTOS), DR. KATHY NASH AND ROBERTA SANTIAGO, WILL
BE CENTRALLY MANAGED AND EXECUTED BY THE FORCECOM TRAINING RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT STAFF FORCECOM (FC-513). IN ORDER TO BUILD AN FY10 SPEND PLAN,
FORCECOM (FC-513) USED THE VALIDATED FY09 SPEND PLANS MAINTAINED BY THE RTOS
AS A BASELINE. DURING THE NOV-DEC TIMEFRAME, UNITS, VIA THEIR COMMANDING
OFFICERS, WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER SUBMIT ADDITIONAL TRAINING
REQUESTS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR FORCECOM (FC-513) REVIEW FOR POTENTIAL FY10
FUNDING OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR TRAINING REQUESTS THAT WERE
DISAPPROVED IN VALIDATED FY09 SPEND PLANS. BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDS, ALL TRAINING REQUESTS IAW CHAPTER 8 OF REF B WILL BE APPROVED.
4. HQ UNIT COMMANDS AND HQ STAFF OFFICES, WHO HISTORICALLY RECEIVED AFC-30T
FUNDS VIA THE E-SPEND PLAN TOOL, WILL RECEIVE FY10 ALLOCATIONS EQUIVALENT TO
FY09 ALLOCATIONS.
5. UNIT TRAINING OFFICERS (TOS) ARE TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
TRAINING SPEND PLAN SUBMISSIONS WHEN REQUESTING FUNDS FOR NEW TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES NOT ALREADY LISTED IN THE FY10 SPEND PLAN OR WHEN REQUESTING
RECLAMA OF PREVIOUSLY DISAPPROVED REQUEST. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
VALIDATING AND PRIORITIZING REQUESTS BY THE LISTED CATEGORIES. CITING OF
SPECIFIC REFERENCES, ENCLOSING COPIES OF STATE LAWS, OR OTHER REFERENCES IS
REQUIRED FOR EACH COURSE REQUESTED. IF REFERENCES CITED DO NOT SPECIFICALLY
SUPPORT THE REQUESTED TRAINING, FORCECOM (FC-513) WILL CATEGORIZE THE ITEM AS
CAT 3. TOS MUST ALSO ENSURE THAT THE TRAINING REQUESTED IS NOT OFFERED THRU
OTHER CG MEANS EITHER ALREADY FUNDED (I.E. A/C SCHOOL), OR PROVIDED FREE OF
CHARGE THRU THE CG LEARNING PORTAL OR SKILLPORT LOCATED AT THE
LEARNING.USCG.MIL WEBSITE. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, TUITION ASSISTANCE
AND ADVANCED EDUCATION COURSES ARE NOT TO BE FUNDED WITH AFC-30T FUNDS. A
WAIVER REQUEST TO THESE GUIDELINES CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION.
6. AFC30-T FUNDS WILL BE EXECUTED AS FOLLOW:
    A. 1ST QUARTER FY 10, FORCECOM (FC-513) WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THE APPROVED FY10
SPEND PLAN. SPEND PLAN WILL BE POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING CG PORTAL SITE
HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/FC-513-AFC30T-RESOURCE-SITE/LIBRARY.
AFC-30T FUNDS AUGMENT UNIT/COMMAND TRAINING FUNDS ALREADY PROVIDED IN
THEIR AFC-30 BASE.
    B. TOS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING FORCECOM (FC-513) RECEIVES A COMPLETED
SF182 FOR PROCESSING OF APPROVED TRAINING. DIGITAL OR HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES
WILL BE ACCEPTED AS APPROVALS IN SECTION D OF SAID FORM. SF182'S ARE TO BE
EMAILED TO HQS-PF-FLDR-FC-513-AFC30TREQUESTS(AT)USCG.MIL NO LATER THAN 45
DAYS PRIOR TO COURSE START DATE. FOR TRAINING SCHEDULES LESS THAN 45 DAYS
FROM THE RELEASE DATE OF THIS ALCOAST CONTACT POC'S LISTED BELOW DIRECTLY.
SF182 MAY BE FOUND ON THE HYPERLINK "http://WWW.OPM.GOV"WWW.OPM.GOV WEBSITE.
    C. UPON RECEIPT OF THE SF182, FORCECOM (FC-513) WILL BEGIN PROCUREMENT ACTION
WITH VENDOR AND OBLIGATE FUNDS IN FPD. COPY OF FORCECOM (FC-513) SIGNED SF-182
AS WELL AS COURSE REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION WILL BE PROVIDED BACK TO THE
REQUESTING MEMBER AND/OR TRAINING OFFICER.
    D. TOS ARE TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY FORCECOM (FC-513) OF STUDENT SUBSTITUTIONS
AND/OR CANCELLATIONS.
    E. CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COMPLETION AND EVALUATION (SF182 SECTION F) IS
TO BE COMPLETED AND PROVIDED VIA EMAIL TO FORCECOM (FC-513) WITHIN 5 BUSINESS
DAYS OF COURSE COMPLETION. TOS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
7. IN CASES WHERE AN SF182 IS NOT FEASIBLE, COMPLETED PURCHASE REQUESTS (PR)
ARE TO BE FORWARDED TO FORCECOM (FC-513) FOR FUNDS CERTIFICATION. UPON
CERTIFICATION IN FPD, IT WILL BE THE UNIT/COMMANDS RESPONSIBILITY TO BEGIN
PROCUREMENT ACTION WITH VENDOR AND OBLIGATE FUNDS IN FPD. SEE FORCECOM
(FC-513) PORTAL PAGE FOR SF-182 AND PR SAMPLES.
8. MIDYEAR/BACK LOG REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES.
9. FY11 AND BEYOND. FY11 BUDGET BUILD PREPARATION WILL BEGIN EARLY IN JANUARY
2010. COLLABORATING WITH RESOURCE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM FORCECOM,
THE MISSION SUPPORT COMMUNITY, DCO, LANTAREA, COMDT (CG-2), AND COMDT (CG-8),
FORCECOM (FC-513) WILL DEVELOP A BUDGET PROCESS THAT BEST SUPPORTS OUR
MODERNIZED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
10. FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONTACT MS. LIZ MEDINA AT 202-475-5496 OR LCDR
EILEEN LUTKENHOUSE AT 202-475-5493.
11. RELEASED BY RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND.
12. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.