SECTION VI. WAIVERS

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Maintenance Expenditure Limits

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b. When returning equipment to supported customers, all forms used in inspecting, classifying and determining

maintenance expenditure limits will be provided to assist in requesting waiver, disposal or reporting for disposition

instructions.

SECTION VI. WAIVERS

6-1. Procedures. A request to waiver the published MEL may be submitted by the using (owning) unit or by the

supporting materiel management center through supporting maintenance channels responsible for repair to

MACOM commanders for approval. MACOM commanders may exceed the published MEL when any of the

conditions In AR 750-1 apply.

6-2.

Approval Criteria. MACOM commanders will ensure the following In approving waivers:

a. The required repairs will not be broken into separate job estimates for the purpose of circumventing prescribed

one-time repair allowances.

b. The unit or organization requesting the waiver has been unable to obtain timely replacement of the

uneconomical repairable asset from the appropriate Product Line Executive (PLE) at the Tank automotive and

Armaments Command, Warren, MI.

c. An urgent operational or training requirement exists which justifies the uneconomical repair.

d. Resources are available (or can be made available) to the requisitioning organization or command to

accomplish the required repairs within an acceptable period of time.

6-3.

Forms. Send Request for Waiver and/or disposition (DA Form 3990) with DA Form 2404 and DA Form 461-5 (if

applicable) to Commander, US Army Tank automotive and Armaments Command, ATTN AMSTA-IM-JC, Warren,

MI 48397-5000.

SECTION VII. REFERENCES.

7-1. Department of the Army Publications applicable to the TB are as follows:

a. Department of the Army Forms.

(1) DA Form 461-5 (Vehicle Classification Inspection). Mar 89

(2) DA Form 2404 (Equipment Inspections and Maintenance Work Sheet). Apr 79

(3) DA Form 2407 (Maintenance Request). Jul 94

(4) DA Form 3590 (Request for Disposition of Waiver). Jul 75

b. Department of the Army Pamphlets.

(1) DA Form 710-2-1 (Using Unit Supply, Manual Procedures).

(2) DA Form 710-2-2 (The Supply Support Activity, 55A Supply System).

(3) DA Form 738-750 (The Army Maintenance Management System, TAMMS).

c. Department of Army Regulations.

(1) AR 37-60. (Pricing for Material and Supplies). Apr 85.

(2) AR 700-127. (Integrated Logistic Support). Dec 86

(3) AR 750-1. (Army Materiel Maintenance Concepts and Policies). Aug 94

(4) AR-4. (Depot Materiel Maintenance and Support/Training Activities). N.A.

d. Department of Army Supply Bulletins

(1)

SB 700-20 (Army Adapted/Other items Selected for Authorization/List of Reportable Items). Jun 97

(2)

SB 710-1-1.(Standard Study Numbering System and Replacement Factors). Oct 95

e. Department of the Army Technical Bulletins.

(1)

TB 43-0001-39 Series (Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest).Sept. 93-(expires two

years after issue but still available as reference).

(2) TB 453-40 (Instructions for Preparation of Request for Disposition or Waiver DA

July 1998