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B-215448 1 (1984-12-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmbb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OUCISION FILB- B-215448 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OP THE UNITED *TATEU WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 DATE: December 4, 1984 MATTER OF: Master Sergeant Kenneth M. Haase, USAF To support a claim for a do-it-yourself household goods move incentive payment, an Air Force member presented two household goods weight certificates showing combined weight exceeding his maximum weight allow- ance of 8,500 pounds. One ticket for 6,700 pounds reflected weight in a truck rented by the Government, and may be allowed. The other, for 4,730 pounds, reflected combined weight in a station wagon and towed trailer. Since regulations do not permit do-it-yourself reimbursement based on transportation of household goods in a station wagon, that weight could not be considered; nor could the weight in the trailer be considered since there was no certificate showing its weight separately. This is a review of action taken by our Claims Group, which denied a claim presented by Master Sergeant Kenneth M. Haase, USAF, for an incentive payment under the Air Force do-it-yourself household goods moving program.!/ We reverse part and sustain part of the disallowance. Facts While stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sergeant Haase was reassigned to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, effective in August 1982. During a briefing by the transportation management officer on the do-it-yourself method of moving household goods, Sergeant Haase's spouse was advised that the Government would contract for his use of a 24-foot rental truck, and that he also would be authorized to load and use a personally owned trailer made from a pick-up truck bed. The transportation management officer also advised that 1/ This action is taken upon Sergeant Haase's appeal of the disallowance of his claim. :qq 7 DIGEST:

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