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B-196951 1 (1980-01-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhye0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,,LER a66 6' THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-196951 CATE: January 28, 1980 MATTER OF: James F. Malone - Household goods movemen- commuted rate DIGEST: Employee was reimbursed on a commuted rate basis for movement of household goods on a change of station and submitted an additional bill for cost of renting a u-haul trailer. Reimbursement for cost of u-haul not allowed since payment on commuted rate includes cost of transportation and other accessorial charges. The issue presented in this case is whether an employee may be reimbursed the cost of renting a trailer when he has been paid on a commuted rate system for movement of his household goods on a change of duty station. The answer is no. The matter is presented here upon a letter from Lena M. Jones, Authorized Certifying Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. James F. Malone, an employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, was transferred from Peoria, Illinois, to Washington, D.C. He transported his household goods by means of a rented trailer. Mr. Malone was paid a commuted rate in the amount of $584.45. The cost of renting the trailer in the amount of $107 was disallowed. Mr. Malone submitted a reclaim voucher on which he asserts that line-haul transportation referred to in the Federal Travel Regulations, para. 2-8.3a(l) refers only to the mere movement and not.to the lease expenses of the vehicle itself which is in addition to various loading,, transportation, and subsequent unloading of the carrier. The commuted rate system for movement of household goods is-authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5724(c) (1976), and is implemented by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPPR. 101-7, May 1973). Paragraph 2-8.3a(l) of the FTR provides in pertinent part: * * * The commuted rate includes costs of linehaul transportation, packing, crating, 111*1rY? DECISION OA C 6 ep . Y

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