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B-212818 1 (1984-03-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlow0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Pi- THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION OP THE UNITO STATES WASHINGTON, O.C. 20548 FILE: B-212818 DATE: March 13, 1984 MATTER OF: Robert P. Auber DIGEST: A manpower shortage category appointee who was authorized transportation of household goods by Government bill of lading chose instead to make his own shipping arrangements. He may not be reimbursed for actual expenses in exbess of the commuted rate for shipping his household goods to his first duty sta- tion on the basis of the Federal Tort Claims Act or under principles of con- tract law. This decision discusses the claim of Mr. Robert P. Auber, an employee of the Department of the Air Force, for additional reimbursement for the cost of transporting his household goods.1 BACKGROUND Mr. Auber was appointed to the position of Patent Attorney, GS-1222-13, by the Department of the Air Force effective June 2, 1982. As an appointee to a manpower shortage category position, he was eligible for the travel and relocation expenses authorized by 5 U.S.C. S 5723. By travel authorization, issued May 12, 1982, Mr. Auber was authorized shipment of household goods under a Government bill of lading. However, the household goods were not shipped by the Government under a Government bill of lad- ing. Mr. Auber made his own arrangements and his household goods were shipped by a commercial mover at a cost of $2,503.31. His reimbursement was limited to $1,564.20, the amount allowable under the schedule of commuted rates. Mr. Auber claims reimbursement for amounts in excess of the commuted rate based on the actual expenses he incurred for transporting his household goods. IThis decision is issued at the request of Mr. Auber, who by letter of August 17, 1983, appealed Settlement Certificate No. Z-2850505, issued July 27, 1983, which held that reimbursement is limited to the commuted rate schedule and denied his claim for actual expenses in excess of the commuted rate.

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