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B-200715 1 (1981-01-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjyi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Office of- Washington, DC 20548 General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-200715 January 22, 1981 The Honorable Larry E. Meierotto Assistant Secretary-Policy, Budget and Administration Department of the Interior LL-D - Dear Mr. Meierotto: This is in response to your request that Gwendolyn C. Noble. Imprest Fund Cashier for the Fish and Wildlife Service, Mississippi Sand Hill Crane Refuge, Gautier, Mississippi, be relieved of liabil- ity for an imprest fund shortage in the amount of $800. The record indicates that during the night of March 24, 1980, unknown persons scaled a chainlink fence, made a forced entry into the refuge manager's office trailer, and stole, among other things, the imprest fund safe. The portable safe was not secured to the trailer frame because the refuge manager had only recently moved into the premises. The sheriff's department and the FBI investigated the incident, but apparently have not yet arrested any suspect or recovered the stolen items. No evidence contained in the record implicates the cashier in any way. Based upon the investigative findings, you determined that the loss occurred without fault or negligence on the part of Ms. Noble and, we have been informally advised, while she was act- ing in the discharge of her official duties. Since there is evi- dence of a forcible entry into the office and removal of the safe, and since there is no evidence which in any way implicates the Imprest Fund Cashier, we concur. Accordingly, under the authority granted us by 31 U.S.C. § 82a-1, we relieve Ms. Noble of all liabil- ity for the $800 imprest fund shortage. The loss may be charged to the appropriation currently available for the expense of the disbursing function. Sincerely yours, ~J Milton J. Socolar General Counsel 41i4/A

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