About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-202582 1 (1982-06-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkjt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U iii m DECISION THE coMPUITrLLER GENSRAa OF THE UNITIED S3TATUS WASHINLITON, ,o, 2U48 fILE; ,B-202582 DATE: June 14, 1982 MVA'TTER OF: DIGL~ST David M, Selner - Computation of Excess Weight Charges -Household Goods civilian employee of Pepartmnent of the Army had household goods shipped from McLean, Virginia, to the Canal Zone (now Republic of Panama) incident to an official change of duty station in 197C, Ewployee was authorized shipriient of maximum household goods at a net weight of 3,750 pounds, but he exceeded that weight and now owes the '3overnnent the dif- ference between the authorized net weight and the actual net weight, The issue considered if how to determine actual net waight under paragraph,2-8,2b(3) of the Federal Travel Regulations. We conclude that not weight under paragraph 2-8,2b(3) io determired by subtracting the container weight f rom the gross weight of the goods shIpped and multiplying the resulting figure by 085, Stated as ats equation; n = .85(g-c), The computationl method applied in our decision Wayne I. Tu-.ker, 60 Comp. Gen. 300 (J981) will no longer be fo.lowed. In considering the claim of the UniteO States against Mr. David M. Selner, the issue to be decided is what is the proper method of determining the net weight of a houtsehold goods shipment under parayraph 2-8.2b(3), of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPMR 101-7, May 1973). 0 BACKGROUNID in connection with the permanent change of official station of Mr. David M. Selner, a civilian employee of the Department of the Army, the Government acranged foz the transportation of his household goods from McLean, Virginia, to Albrool AFS, Canal Zone (now, Republic of Panama) in 1975. In accordance with 5 US.C. § 5724(a), and paragraph 2-.8,2a of the FTR, Mr. Selner was authorized shipment of a maximum net weight of 3,750 pounds, The employee's voucher was originally paid on the net weight shown on tha Government I *, ~* '. - 9 *t ..V~ '-si ~ . ~ LE,1i .0 - ~- - - r VY& re. * 9* '1%~'t *t~upq.-.. . q-*U-WV 1... *~

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most