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B-193133 1 (1979-04-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhdu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I.' DECISION L .fTEV FILE: B-193133 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 DATE: April 24, 1979 MATTER OF: Challis Broughton - Shipment of household goods- Commuted rate flseA 7-7 DIGEST: Employee transported his houehold goods by a U-Haul truck and a private tr ci aeent change of station. N sf eeep-s-rom a private wrecking company wAhh faiJ;to certify the identity of the vehicle by its tare weight (vehicle alone) and gross weight (vehicle and goods). Under applicable regulations such receipts are not proper weight certificates to support payment of co tuted rate. No objectioni' made to aten-cp 6fr + actual expensesta i o f -r-e' t-. -~ Ms. Betty B. Hensley, Authorized Certifying Officer, Oak Ridge Operatidns, Department of Energy, by letter of October 5, 1978, request an advance decision on a claim of Mr. Challis Broug ton or payment under the commuted-rate system for transpor- tation of household goods by a U-Haul and a private truck incident to a permanent change of station (PCS) from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The question raised is the adequacy of the documentation indi- cating the weight of household goods transported. Mr. Broughton claims $1,313.97 for transporting 8,290 pounds of household goods at $15.85 per 100 pounds for the 243-mile movement from Maderia, Ohio, to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He claims 7,000 pounds were moved by the U-Haul on June 11, 1978, and 1,290 pounds by a private truck on July 7, 1978. Copies of contracts for rent of U-Haul trucks have been -submitted. Also, in support of the claim for transportation of 8,290 pounds of household goods Mr. Broughton has certified that to his knowledge scales were not available in Cincinnati to weigh his household goods. Instead of weight certificates he has submitted a weigh slip from the Kentucky Department of Highways dated June 9, 1978. The weigh slip shows a scale print- out of 03800 and 05200 (pres'umably the front and rear axle weight of a U-Haul truck). The two figures have been added to indicate 9,000. He has also submitted a handwritten billing slip dated

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