scope:

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Purpose

This pamphlet provides uniform procedures for using and controlling management control numbers (MCNs). Excluded from the scope of this pamphlet are-

Medical items. Medical activities and centers will follow the guidance outlined in Army Regulation (AR) 40-61 and Army Command (ACOM)/Army Service Component Command (ASCC)/Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) supplements and regulations in assignment of nonstandard stock numbers/MCNs. The Office of The Surgeon General (TSG), Headquarters (HQ), Department of the Army (DA), (DASG-HCL), Washington, DC 20314-3258, should be contacted regarding the procedures governing medical materiel.

Brand name and nonbrand name resale items. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092, should be contacted regarding the procedures governing brand name and nonbrand name resale items.

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command communications security keys. The Commander, U.S. Army Communications Security Logistics Activity (CSLA) (SELCL-NICP-LS), Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7090, should be contacted regarding the procedures governing communications security items. Examples consist of keying materiel, codes, authentication systems, nonmachine ciphers, and telecommunication security devices.

Athletic clothing and footwear.

Commercial non-type-classified clothing items authorized for local purchase in Common Table of Allowances (CTA) 50-900.

Regulated items in Federal supply classification (FSC) 8345 (Flags).

Television-audio support activity items. The American Forces Radio and Television Service will screen the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) Total Item Record (TIR) monthly for cross-referencing reference numbers to national stock numbers (NSNs).