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B-201632 1 (1981-10-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjug0001 and id is 1 raw text is: B-201632 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WAS H I N GTON, D. C. 20548 DATE: October 8, 1981 MATTER OF: DIGEST: Richard G. Dunnington--Transportation of Household Effects Although actual expense method of moving household effects may be used where a pre- determination is made that that method is likely to be less costly than reimburse- ment under the commuted rate system, transferred employee who is not authorized to ship household effects under actual expense method must be reimbursed under the commuted rate system. Employee's claim for charge by mover for expedited or special service which exceeds commuted rate may not be allowed since there is no authority to pay transportation charges in excess of those provided under that system. This action is the result of an appeal from the settlement of our Claims Group dated June 12, 1980, which denied Mr. Richard G. Dunnington's claim for the amount by which the actual expense of shipping his household goods by commercial bill of lading exceeded his authorized reimbursement on a commuted rate basis. He apparently paid the mover for expe- dited or special service which caused his costs to exceed the reimbursement he received at the commuted rate. Since there is no authority to pay transportation expenses in excess of the allowable commuted rate when the commuted rate system is used, there is no basis to pay the employee's claim. On July 20, 1979, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notified Mr. Dunnington, an employee, that he was to be trans- ferred from New Jersey to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, effective August 13, 1979. Mr. Dunnington was to obtain an estimate from a mover for the purpose of enabling IRS to determine whether to authorize transportation of his household goods under the commuted rate system or on an actual expense basis. The employee submitted an estimate prepared by a commercial mover based on transporting 9,800 pounds of household goods even though only 3,260 pounds actually were to be shipped. The cost estimate was based on a constructive weight of 9,800 pounds because the employee had requested delivery by August 13, which the mover understood to be a request for expedited service. The mover has explained that when expe- dited service is requested, transportation charges are based on the constructive weight of the loaded van even though the DECISION FILE:

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