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B-190709 1 (1977-12-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfmj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - . L6- - -. 0 a.c;sucr FILE: B-190709 MATF OYF; DI1G ES8T: THE COMPTROLLER URNENAL . OP THE UNo.'ED ETA?.. WAUHINGTON. D.C. &0548 DATh: December 30, 1i7 William E. Miller - Temporary storage of household goods Transferred employee transported and temporarily stored household goods on Government bill of lading. Although household goods were actually in atorage for only 52 days, Government was billed by carrier for 3 storage periods (equiva- lent to 90 days) pursuant to applicable tariff. Employee is not required to pay for third storage period since PR para- graph 2-8.2- authorizes up Lo 60 uays temporary storage, which refers to days actually in storage, rather than storage perioda set in tariffs for billing purposes. By a letter dated November 2, 1977, Mr. Anthor '. Rudez, Jr., an authorized certifyint officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Lepartxent of Commerce, re- quested our decision Lorcerning the proper amount of temporary stor- age charges which may 6e paid on behalf of Mr. William E. Miller incident to a permanent change of station. The record shows that Mr. Miller, a National Weather Service employee, was transferred from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to New York. New York, in October 1975. -Incident to the transfer, a Government bill of lading was issued authorizing transportation of his house- hold goods and storage in transit for up to 60 days. Mr. Miller's household effects initialiy went into storage on September 15, 1975, in Oklahoma City. They were remoteo on October 27, 1975, 42 days later, ard shipped to News.r!:, New Jersey. Storage was then providec in Newark from November 7, 1975, until final delivery at Mr. Miller's 'ew residence on November 17, 1975. Mr. Miller's household effects were, therefore, placed in storage for a total of 52 days. NOAA, however, was billed by the carrier for service provided during three storage periods, which is the equivalent of 90 days. This billing practice was in accordance witn Military and Government Rate Tariff No. 1-G, which provides that storage charges apply for each 30 days or fraction thereof each time storage in transit service is rendered. The employing agency subsequently collected $255.45 'y payroll deduction from Mr. Miller, representing the carrier's charges for the third storage period. The collection action was based on the 2 g IT 17%

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