R 302000Z JAN 26 MARADMIN 035/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/PHYSICAL INVENTORY CONTROL GUIDANCE DURING CIVILIAN RESPONSIBLE  OFFICER SEPARATION FROM EQUIPMENT FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS// REF/A/REF/A/DOC/MCO 4400.201/DATES VARY BY VOLUME// NARR/REFERENCE A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MANAGEMENT OF  PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF THE MARINE CORPS.// POC/GLOVER, A./LTCOL/HQMC I&L LPS-S/TEL: 571-256-7112/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/KANTNER, P./MAJ/HQMC I&L LPS-S/TEL: 571-256-7111/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. To provide guidance to the Marine Corps  Total Force on maintaining accountability of equipment sub-custodied  to a civilian Responsible Officer (RO) when there are interruptions  in government service (i.e., government shutdown). 2. BACKGROUND. A civilian RO may be subjected to unplanned  separation from equipment listed on their property sub-custody  accounts due to interruptions in government service, such as a  government shutdown. Ref a requires quarterly or semi-annual (if  approved in writing by the Commanding Officer/Accountable Officer  (CO/AO)) physical inventories of sub-custody accounts to be  conducted by an appointed RO, and for a new RO to be appointed in  writing by the CO/AO when a RO is separated from their assets for  more than 60 calendar days.  Ref A also states that the CO/AO can  waive the requirement to appoint a new RO if the property is in the  possession of an appointed Responsible Individual (RI). 3. GUIDANCE. Commanding Officers shall ensure all civilian  Responsible Officers appoint a uniformed RI to their property  sub-custody accounts. 3.a. For Commanding Officers that have appointed a civilian RO and  the RO is not available to conduct a required physical inventory due  to interruption in government service, one of the following options  will be taken: 3.a.1. Appoint a new RO to conduct the inventory. 3.a.2. If a RO has delegated their custodial responsibility for all  the property on their sub-custody account to a RI prior to a  government shutdown, the RI may conduct the physical inventory in  the absence of the RO. 3.a.3. If, in extenuating circumstances, a RO has not appointed a  uniformed RI prior to a government shutdown, the CO/AO may appoint a  uniformed RI to that property sub-custody account. The RI  appointment letter will reference this MARADMIN and shall be  terminated upon return of the civilian RO. 4. APPLICABILITY. This guidance applies to all Commanding Officers/ Accountable Officers that have appointed a civilian RO to a property  sub-custody account.  5. This MARADMIN will remain in effect until canceled.  6. Release authorized by MajGen A. M. Niebel, Assistant Deputy  Commandant, for Installations and Logistics (LP).//