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B-223600 1 (1986-08-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmks0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the Umted States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof. William J. Caspary File: B-223600 Date: August 18, 1986 DIGEST A transferred Federal employee performed most of the unpacking of his household goods when the carrier delivered them to his new duty station, under a Government Bill of Lading, because the carrier's unpacking ser- vices were being performed unsatisfactorily to him. He contends that his liability for excess weight charges should be reduced in an amount equal to the value of the unpacking services that he performed. The provision in the Federal Travel Regulations requiring application of a specific formula to compute excess weight charges cannot be waived regardless of extenuating circumstances. Accordingly, the employee's liability cannot be reduced as a credit for his unpacking services. DECISION The primary issue presented in this case is whether an employee of the National Institutes of Health is entitled to a downward adjustment in his debt for excess household goods weight charges on a permanent-change-of- station move because he provided most of the unpacking services.1/ We conclude that the employee's liability cannot be reduced. In October 1983, a carrier acting under a Government Bill of Lading transported the household goods of Dr. William J. Caspary incident to his transfer from Baltimore, Maryland, to Durham, North Carolina. When the contents of the moving van were unloaded into his new residence at 10 p.m. on the evening of October 20, the carrier's employees refused to comply with his request that they unpack the various boxes containing his property. With reluctance, according to Dr. Caspary, however, one I/ The matter is on appeal from a settlement by our Claims Group. Another issue was considered by NIH. The employee argued that he was entitled to an additional weight allowance for packing materials under DHHS Travel Regulations, Chapter 6-70-lOB. However, the agency reports that the cited regulations do not pertain to uncrated ship- ments, as were involved here, and we have held that no reduction in net weight is authorized for packing materials on uncrated ship- ments. Dudley E. Cline, B-217382, July 12, 1985. 03C L4oa

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