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B-260369 1 (1995-06-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwrk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: B-260369 June 15, 1995 John S. Nabil, Director Department of Defense Defense Finance and Accounting Service Denver Center 6760 E. Irvington Place Denver, Colorado 80279 Dear Mr. Nabil: This responds to your request that relief be granted under/31 U.S.C. § 3527(c) to three officers at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii: Captain Jeffrey K. Popham, Chief Financial Services Officer, Mr. Clyde Rabideau, Deputy Financial Services Officer, and Technical Sergeant Albert E. Jones, Military Pay Customer Service, for an improper payment totaling $1,200. For the reasons stated below, we grant the requested relief for Captain Popham and Mr. Rabideau'. The events surrounding the improper payment began on December 29, 1992 when a 'Based upon your submission, we see no indication that Technical Sergeant Jones is an accountable officer for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 3527(c). An accountable officer is any government officer or employee who by reason of his employment is responsible for or has custody of government funds. 62 Comp. Gen. 476, 479 (1983); 59 Comp. Gen. 113, 114 (1979); B-188894, Sept. 29, 1977. There is no indication that Technical Sergeant Jones had custody of or responsibility for the funds based upon his involvement or by virtue of his position to make him accountable for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 3527(c). Nor are we aware of any agency regulations or personnel records that make him personally accountable for the funds at issue here. Cf. B-241856.2, Sept. 23, 1992. We, therefore, do not grant or deny relief for Technical Sergeant Jones. However, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3526(g), we are suspending the statute of limitations with regards to this matter, in case your agency, upon further consideration, concludes that Technical Sergeant Jones is an accountable officer. 1156612 q0'qt s

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