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B-193856 1 (1979-04-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhda0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-193856 Re THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES VWASHINGTON, O.C. 2054e DATE: April 12, 1979 MATTER OF: Commander James H. Baker, US DIGEST: A showing that the serial numbers of certified/ weight certificates were in reverse order is not sufficient to challenge the correctness of the weight shown on the certificates when -they appear otherwise proper. Thus, when a Navy member's household goods excess weight charge was based on such proper certificates, his claim for the amount collected from him may not be al- lowed on the basis that reweigh certificates had two different truck numbers, or that a subsequent shipment of his goods 3 years later weighed less. This action is in response to correspondence dated October 30, and November 3, 1978, from Commander James H. Baker, USN, in effect appealing our Claims Division's April 13, 1978 determination that the Navy's collection of excess costs of shipping his household goods was proper. Incident to his ordered permanent change of station from Alexandria, Virginia, to China Lake, California, Commander Baker was authorized shipment of his household goods. The record shows that his household goods were picked up in two vehicles at Alexandria, Virginia, which when weighed on July 2 and 3, 1975, totaled a combined net weight of 16,570 pounds. When the shipment arrived in California it was placed in storage on July 10, 1975. Prior to delivery to Commander Baker's residence from storage, the household goods were reweighed in two lots on July 23 and 24, 1975, and the combined net weight was found to be 16,700 pounds. The carrier was paid freight charges based on the lower weight of 16,570 pounds. Also using the lower weight, the Navy found that Commander Baker had exceeded his household goods weight allowance by 1,790 pounds and collected $632.12 from him for the excess freight charges. Commander Baker disagreed with the collection action indicating that he felt the weights of his household goods were improperly obtained. In particular he noted-that the serial PL ; ?1

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