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B-189783 1 (1977-11-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfiu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: f4~ 4 0 THE COMPTROLLER rU 1nmRAL. ( o.J2+ OP THU UNITED STATEN WASHINGTON. D.C. 20045 DATE: November 30, 1S 07 MATTER OF: Lewis J. Rumfelt - Transportation of Household Goods DIGEST: Employee claims excess weight charge of 980 pounds resulted from including unused packing materials. Agency's report, however, shows that net weight did not include packing material.. Claim must be denied in view of report. By letter dated February 2, 1977. Mr. Lewis J. Rumfelt, a civilian employee for the Departm-nt of the Army, appeals the Claims Divihion Settlement Certificate dated January 3, 1977, which disallowed his claim for reimbursement of the excess weight charge incurrad in the transporting of his household goods incident to his transfer on July 7, 1975. Wen Mr. Rumfelt's* .ousehold goda were transported from Fort Kobbe, Canal Zone, 'to Cururu Heights, Canal Zone, they exceeded the 11,00-pound limitation imposed by 5 U.S.C. I 5724(a)(2). Mr. Rumfelt paid the ste of $68.50, wtich repre- sented the charge for exceeding the maximum weight limitation by 980 pounds. -Mr. Rumfelt contcnds that he is entitled to be reimbursed for this charge because at the time his household goods were weighed, an excess number of unused boxes and packing aterials wei included, causir2 the goodn co exceedtraw1'aximumi:lmitation. According to Mr. Rutfalt Line veighing of left-over pocking and moving materials. such as wrapping paper and boxes, alonb with the household goods is not authorized and he should not have to pay for transporting them. In his letter of February 2, 1977, Mr. Rumfelt stata that: It is strongly believed that the new and un-used packing materials in question, were not included in the tare weight but were included in gross weight which wculd cause the materials to be considered as household goods weight. L 1, I DECISION FILE: )-169783 -i-i

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