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B-205094 1 (1981-11-24)

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             4ILE-: B-205094            DATE: N.y.ember 24,981

             MATTER OF: , The Virginian -Pilot and The Ledger-Star

             DIGC1ST:


                  Cost of newspaper advertisements without
                  prior written authority by tho head of
                  the departmenIt or his representative may
    ~not be paid because supfh payment is
    ~expressly prohibited by 44 U9S.C9
           /j3702-(1976)1however, the claim will -be
    i             submitted to the Congress pursuant to the
                  Meritorious claims Act of April 10, 19281
                  because of the equitable considerations
                  in this cvase.

                  The Commander, Naval OFacil*ties Engineerin
              command, Norfolk, Virginia (Navy), Tas requeted
              reconsideration of the disalloance by our e    rlims
              Group of the claim of The Virini adPThe nd The
              LedgerStar for advertisangserviceprvided ttohthe
              Navy from January 6 to 12, 1981.

SFor the'reanons that follow we conclude that
             the disallowance was correctb
                  The clyim was disallowed because 44 U  SC,   3702
S31976) requires that evidence of written luthorization
             in advanbe  d of the advertising services be obtained and
             presented With the billt In requesting reconsidera-
             tion, the Nivy has submitted two documents which it
 • ,'        contends sotisfy the statutory requirements* The
 :           first document, dated December 31l, 1980, is from the
 SChief of Naval operations to the Commander, Atlantic
                  TeDivision, Naval Facilities Engineering command, and
             indicates that a Notice of Finding of No Significant
             Impact should be published inithelocal news media
             and copies mailed to interested parties. The second
             document is a memorandumo dated July 27, 1981, from
             the Assrstant Secretary of the Navy to the Deputy
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