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B-197024 1 (1980-08-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadils0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-197024 DATE: August 7, 1980 MATTER OF: David C. Goodsell -LReimbursement for Transportation of Household Goods DIGEST: Claim for reimbursement for transportation of household goods 4t the commuted rate is denied because documentation of weight transported is insufficient. The weight certificate showed only gross weight, not tare or net weight, and the inventory performed by agency inspector was inade- ouate. Since the record cannot otherwise support payment at the commuted rate, employee may be paid only actual expenses. Mr. David C. Goodsell seeks reimbursement for transporation of household goods at the commuted rate. His claim is denied because documentation of the weight transported is insufficient. By settlement dated October 29, 1979, our Claims Division denied the claim of Mr. Goodsell for reimburse- ment of the cost of transportation of household goods at the commuted rate, but allowed actual expenses. Mr. Goodsell seeks reconsideration of that settlement. The record shows that Mr. Goodsell was hired in the manpower shortage category and authorized travel from Rapid City, South Dakota,to his first duty station at Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas. He was authorized reimbursement for the shipment of household effects at the commuted rate. Mr. Goodsell states that he traveled in two automobiles. He rode alone in one car towing a homemade and unlicensed trailer loaded with household effects. His wife and two children followed in the second car. Although Mr. Goodsell did submit a weight certificate from a scale in Texarkana, the certificate shows only a gross weight of 4,420 pounds. The spaces for tare and net weight are blank. I ob

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