scope:

PURPOSE

a. Manual. This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.12, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4140.01, and DoDI 4160.28, (References (a), (b), and (c)), this manual prescribes uniform procedures for the disposition of DoD personal property and establishes the sequence of disposition processes for personal property of the DoD Components.

b. Volume. This volume of this manual provides guidance for:

(1) Abandonment or destruction (A/D).

(2) Disposal of foreign excess personal property (FEPP).

(3) Precious metals recovery program (PMRP).

(4) Reclamation.

(5) Handling hazardous and special case property.

APPLICABILITY

a. This volume applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this volume as the "DoD Components").

b. Parts 101 and 102 of Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (also known as the Federal Property Management Regulation and Federal Management Regulation (Reference (d)), and subtitle I of Title 40, United States Code (U.S.C.), also known as "Federal Property and Administrative Services Act" (Reference (e)), take precedence over this manual if a procedural conflict exists.