About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-198582 1 (1980-08-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjvt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE op GENERAL rOUNSEL August 27, 1980 B-198582 7 The Hnorable Robert E. Chasen Commissioner of Customs U.S. Customs Service Department of the Treasury Dear Mr. Chasen: This is in response to a letter from Mr. Ralph E. Crews, Acting Director, Accounting Division, Office of the Comptroller, U.S. Customs Service (ref. FIS-4-12- AAO RCM), requesting that relief from liability be granted to the Regional Commissioner of Customs, New York, for a deficiency of $661.44 in his account. For the reasons that follow, relief is granted. The record indicates that on August 19, 1977, Mr. Rudy Chiodo tendered a check at JFK Airport drawn on the account of Scientific Instruments Corporation in the amount of $661.44, for the payment of certain' Customs penalties. The bank on which the check was drawn, CIT National Bank of North America, Yonkers, New York, dishonored the check due to insufficient funds. Consequently, a debit voucher was issued, and an investiga- ~tion was conducted, without success, to locate-the drawer and to obtain restitution. While a lookout was established at all Customs loca- tions, the investigation was terminated and the claim closed as uncollectible. It is the apparent practice of the Customs Service to hold Regional Commissioners responsible for collection accounts, including defi- ciencies in those accounts due to non-payment of checks received. The General Accounting Office is authorized by 31 U.S.C. § 82a-1 to grant relief from liability to an accountable officer upon its concurrence with determina- ' tions by the department or agency head that (1) the loss or deficiency occurred while the officer or agent was - acting in the- discharge of his official duties, or that it occurred by reason of the act or omission of a sub- I ordinate of the officer or agent, and (2) the loss or

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most