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B-117604(17) 1 (1976-09-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcza0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A 0%'LER 0 o0 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: DATEPEP 171976 B-117604(17) MATTER OF: Minumum Amounts for Filing Claims for Loss and Damage DIGEST: (1) The Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, 31 U.S.C. 951-953 (1970), places responsibility in the administrative agencies for collecting debts determined to be due the United States which arise as a result of their activities. This includes the authority to compromise, terminate or suspend collection action. 4 GAO 54.1 (Sep. 1, 1967). (2) Regulations implementing Federal Claims Col- lection Act provide that head of agency may termi- nate collection activity when further collection action will exceed amount reoverable. 4 C.F.R. 104.3(c) (1976). (3) GAO manual contains provision requiring establish- ment of realistic points of diminishing returns beyond which further collection efforts not justified. 4 GAO 55.3 (June 3, 1968); 49 Comp. Gen. 359 (1969). (4) This Office concurs in establishment of any reasonable minimum amount for filing claims involving loss and damage to Government shipments where cost studies indicate such action is warranted. The General Services Administration (GSA) in its letter of June 30, 1976, to the Director, Claims Division, has requested that this Office initiate necessary action to authorize a $25 minimum for the filing of all claims involving loss and damage to GSA freight shipments. The request is based on our Circular Letter of August 20, 1975 (B-117604(17)), to the Heads of Departments, Agencies, and Others Concerned: Subject: Monetary Limitation on Claims for Loss and Damage. The letter was issued because of a recommendation in the Joint Agency Transportation Study, issued March 6, 1970, that the Government establish a realistic minimum below which it is uneconomical or impractical to file formal claims against carriers for loss and damage and absorb amounts falling below the established minimum. We stated therein thats PUBLISHED DECISION 55 Comp. Gen. .

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