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B-189968 1 (1978-03-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfvb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GCENERALC .- DELCISE: l . OF THE UNITED STATWS Z )WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE; B-189968 DATE: Mnreh 31, 1978 MATTER or: William J. Feaner L Unaccompanied Baggage Costs in Excess of Amount Authorized DIGEST: Employee authori ed 700 pounds of air freight unaccompanied baggage incident to a transfer from Newark, New Jersey, to Malaysia, is liable for the excess weight of such baggage since his travel orders as well as the GBL put him on notice of his weight limitation, In addition since travel orders Ote-0 i ansfer was from Newark, New Jersey, to Mal.tysia, and unaccompanied baggage was shipped from Arlington, Virginia, employee is entitled to actual transportation costs for 700 pounds air freight from Newark, New Jersey, and 680 pounds by surface transportation fro' Newark. He must reimburse the Governmen for any excess transoortatior costs. The Office of Controller, Drug Enforcement Administration, Depart- ment of Justice, by letter dated August 24. 1977, requests a decision as to whether Mr. William J. Feaser, a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). may be relieved of the liability for that part of the charges for the shipment by air of unaccompanied baggage in excess of the 700 pounds adninistrati% ely authorized incident to a permanent change of duty station. The record shows that by DEA travel orders dated October 28, 175, Mr. Feaser was transferred from Newark, New Jersey, to Kuala Lunpur, Malaysia. The orders authorized the shipment of 700 pounds of unaccompanied baggage by air freight, and 4, 000 pounds of house- held effects as well as nonteniporary storage of 3, 000 pounds. Mr. Feaser shipped 1, 380 pounds cf unaccompanied baggage by air frdight groin Arlington, Virginia. to Malaysia. Ae also shipped 2, 160 pounds net weight from Red Bank, New Jersey, where his household goods were in storage. Mr. Feaser contends that since the Government Bill of Lading (GBL) for the unaccompanied baggage stated otn its face that unaccompanied baggage was not to exceed 700 pounds gross, the carrier should not have shipped more than that weight without Mr. Feaser's prior authorization. Therefore, he believes lie should not be liable for the cost of transporting L-j

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