Enclosure (2) to COMDTINST 7400.1
CATEGORY 2 USER FEES
GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING & VALIDATING REIMBURSABLE BILLETS
The overarching guidance to be used when evaluating the need for a reimbursable billet for
Category 2 user fee services is that the Coast Guard cannot utilize appropriated funds for expenses
which are specifically prohibited in its Appropriation Act. In this regard, billets funded by the OE
appropriation must not be utilized to perform any service which is congressionally mandated to be
self-sustaining. Therefore, for Category 2 user fee services, all billets dedicated to the provision
and administration of a particular user fee service shall be fully reimbursable. The exception to this
rule occurs when there would be a continuing need for a particular billet even if the service in
question was no longer provided. In this case, guidelines for Category 1 fees should be applied.
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