CHAPTER 11 DEMILITARIZATION ACCOUNT

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CHAPTER 11

DEMILITARIZATION ACCOUNT

11-1. FORECASTING AND BUDGETING

c. Forecasting Army Requirements for

ARRCOM Plants and Arsenals. Since a substantial

backlog of demilitarization material is already on-hand

a. Forecasting Other Service Requirements.

within the ARRCOM plants and arsenals, workload

forecasts for these facilities, up to their level of annual

(1) A five-year forecast of conventional

capacity, can be developed on a line item and quantity

ammunition demilitarization requirements is provided to

basis from lip account asset records (JCAP

ARRCOM annually by the other services (Navy, Marine

Demilitarization/Disposal Inventory Handbook).

Corps, and Air Force) during the March/April time frame.

This data represents demilitarization workload that will

d. Budgeting for ARRCOM. The combined

be performed by the Army on a common service (non-

Army and other services demilitarization requirements

reimbursable) basis according to its charter as Single

to be performed in the ARRCOM plants and arsenals

Manager for Conventional Ammunition as governed by

are included in the ARRCOM budget submissions, COB

DOD 5160.65. These forecasts categorize projected

and five year impact memorandum, to DARCOM.

workload in broad homogeneous groupings, such as

Markup of these submissions by DA/DARCOM

small arms, bombs, mines, etc,; quantify each grouping

establishes the level at which the program can be

in tons, and generally identify the sources from which

financed during execution year and provides planning

the assets will be generated (East or West coast

guidance for the budget and out-years. An execution

facilities or Army Storage sites).

year ceiling corresponding to this markup is included in

the DARCOM OMA allotment to ARRCOM and

(2) From this input, ARRCOM, utilizing

becomes the basis for implementing the program.

historical experience and its demilitarization cost

Installation workload is authorized on a comparative

module,

develops

gross

cost

estimates

for

priority basis.

The mechanics of the workloading

accomplishing the workload, and determines, based on

process will be described in subsequent paragraphs.

the facilities capabilities and shortest shipping distance,

the probable site, i.e.

ARRCOM plant/arsenal or

e. Budgeting for DESCOM. Demilitarization

DESCOM depot.

requirements identified for accomplishment within the

Army Depot System are forwarded to DESCOM for

b. Forecasting Army Requirements for

inclusion in their budget submissions. Although funding

Depots. Army conventional ammunition demilitarization

to support these requirements is allotted directly to

requirements to be accomplished in DESCOM depots

DESCOM by DARCOM, actual workloading of individual

are developed by ARRCOM from projected generations

depots is accomplished by ARRCOM.

of excess, unserviceable or obsolete materials and are,

similarly, processed, as above, to determine estimated

11-2. INSTALLATION WORKLOADING AND FUNDING

demilitarization cost. While this forecasting process is

admittedly fraught with uncertainties and cannot be

a. ARRCOM Plants/Arsenals.

expected to identify, with any degree of precision,

specific items that will require demilitarization much

beyond the immediate time frame, it is nonetheless

(1) The

DARCOM

allotment

capable of portraying annual levels of effort that can be

demilitarization resources to ARRCOM supports

expected with reasonable accuracy.

Radioactive Waste disposal contracts and the

headquarters personnel who administer the program,

demilitarization of small

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