[Chdiraux-l] CAPABILITIES TO SUBMIT AND REVIEW COAST GUARD TRAVEL CLAIMS -020/06

[Chief Director of the Auxiliary Announcement List]

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1.     CG Personnel Service Command (PSC) and the CG Finance Center (FINCEN)
have restored the capability for people who have submitted Coast Guard
travel claims to view their associated Travel Voucher Summaries (TVS)
online.  A TVS will show you what elements of your travel claim have been
reimbursed, and how they add up to the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) that
is deposited directly into your prescribed bank account.  This system only
reflects TVSs for official travel claims (e.g. - travel associated with
attending a C-school or conference on Coast Guard orders...not for Auxiliary
patrol orders) for the past 90-day period.  

2.     You can access this capability a couple of ways:
        1 - If you are at the PSC web site (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/psc/): 
                a - click the "Travel" button in the top horizontal menu bar
- this will take you to the PSC Travel Branch page
                b - then click the "Travel Claim Status & Voucher Summaries"
button immediately below the top horizontal menu bar - this will take you to
the "Travel Claim/Voucher Status" page
                c - plug in your Social Security number where indicated
(it's a secure entry) 
                d - click and your TVS history for the past 90 days will
appear. 
        2 - If you want to go directly to the TVS web site, type the address
(https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/tvs_aux/) - once there, plug in your Social
Security number where indicated, then click for your TVS history for the
past 90 days.

3.     As reviewed and summarized by the Auxiliary's Information and
Communications Services Department, with online access to your Travel
Voucher Summary (TVS) system restored, there are now three important
resources to make Coast Guard travel reimbursement and review much easier: 
        1 - Start the process by using the "smart" Travel Claim form
(DD-1351-2) at http://forms.cgaux.org/archive/dd1351-2f.pdf which reviews
your travel submission electronically, looking for common errors before you
even send it!  That helps to reduce the processing time, which means quicker
payments.
        2 - The online Travel Payment Inquiry
https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/secure/TravelPay/TPQuery.htm will show you when
the deposit is made to your bank account.
        3 - Then you can review the actual details of your payment via the
online TVS system, https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/tvs_aux/ to be sure you were
properly reimbursed.
Combined, these make for an easier and more accurate way to process and
review your Coast Guard travel (not patrol order) claims. 

4.     The purpose of this list is to keep Auxiliarists as well as all other
interested parties abreast of current developments, policies, manuals, etc.
All information contained herein and linked is OFFICIAL policy and
information.

5.   Internet Release and Distribution is Authorized.

6.   G-PCX, sends.