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B-209250 1 (1983-04-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkzv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION .. OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-209250 DATE: April 12, 1983 MATTER OF: Albert L. Kemp, Jr. DfGEST: Employee whose household goods were shipped under the actual expense method must repay Government for charge by carrier for snow removal. Since it is the employee's responsibility to provide the carrier access to his household goods and thus to see that his driveway is passable, there is no authority under applicable statute or regulations for the Government to pay for snow removal in these circumstances. An authorized certifying officer for the Department of Health and Human Services has requested an advance decision concerning an employee's responsibility to bear the cost of snow removal charges made by a carrier in connection with the shipment of his household goods under a Government Bill of Lading (GBL). Because it is the employee's obligation to make his household goods accessible to the carrier, we hold that the employee is responsible for the cost of snow removal in these circumstances. Mr. Albert L. Kemp, Jr. was appointed to a Senior Executive Service position with the Department of Health and Human Services in St. Louis, Missouri. He was issued travel orders authorizing shipment of his household goods from Kansas City to St. Louis under the actual expense method, and they were shipped on February 11, 1982, under GBL No. K-0964384, issued February 5, 1982. Upon arrival at Mr. Kemp's residence on February 11, the carrier determined that its trailer could not negotiate the 1/4 mile driveway to the house, and at the carrier's specific request, shuttle service was authorized by the contracting officer. In April 1982 the agency received the bill for shipment of Mr. Kemp's household goods and found it included not only additional charges for shuttle service but also a charge of $378 for removal of snow from the driveway. An inquiry revealed this service was provided at the request of the employee's wife. The contracting officer was unaware of this request and did not authorize this service when the shuttle was approved. The certifying officer, therefore, inquires whether the cost of snow removal may be paid by the Government in connection with Mr. Kemp's transfer, or whether the employee should be billed for the snow removal charge paid to carrier upon its presentation of the GBL. 4 5 -7

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