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THE COMPTROLLNR GENERAL
DECISION . GE.aNEsurem~ v Rs ?
CIECISION OP THE UINITEO0 TA E
WABtMINGTON, O. . 20 54Ma
.4. FILE: B-187904 DATE: November 29, 1977
C3 MATTER OF: Veterans Administration - Transportation of
Household Effects
4 .DIGEST:
Where it is predetermined that pursuant to a change of
station it would be cheaper to ship employee's household
goods on GBL and employee elects to ship part by GDL and
part by U-Haul employee would be limited to reimburse--
ment as if shipment had been made in one lot on GBL.
The Contt65iler, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans
Administration, requests an advance decision concerning claims by
employees for transportation charges on shipments of household
goods tcom their official stations under an authorization to ship
by Government bill of lading (GBL). Part of the authorized weight
was shippeO on GEL and part by the employee by use of U-Haul.
Paragraph 2-3.3(2) of the Federal Travel Regulations (FPIR
101-7) (May 1973), implementing 5 U.S.C. 5724(c) (1970), sets
forth the commuted rate system, under which the employee rakes
his own arrangements for moving his household goods, and is paid
an allowance derernined by the weight and distance of the shipment
rather than by che actual cost of the shipment.
Paragraph 2-8.3c(3) (May 1973) oE those regulations provides:
(3) Poligc-. The general plicy is that commuted
rates shall be used for transportation of employee's
household goods, when indivirinal transfers are involved,
and that approriate action, depending on the amount
of gocds to be transported, shall be taken to estimate
and compare actual expense method costs with commuted
rate costs when groups of employees are transferred
between the sane official ntations at approximately
the same time so that the method resulting in less
cost to the Government may be used. Specific
procedures to be followed are contained in [paragraph]
2-8.3c(4).
Further, paragraph 2-8.3c(4)(a) (May 1973) provides:
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