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

B-227581 1 (1988-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmzm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i11)1 fOLrd The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Gustavo R. Martinez--Excess Household Goods Shipping weight Charges--Effect of Carrier's File: Rates B-227581 Date: February 16, 1986 DIGEST 1. An employee may not be relieved of his debt for excess weight of his household goods shipped incident to an official change of station. The weight allowance was established by law and there is no authority to exceed it notwithstanding that the carrier may have underestimated the weight, or that the agency may not have fully counseled the employee as to his entitlements. 2. The carrier's method of assessing transportation charges (billing 11,720 pounds as 12,000 pounds at a lower rate) does not provide a basis for permitting payment by the government for a shipment of household goods in excess of an employee's authorized 11,000-pound weight allowance where the statutory regulations prescribe the specific method of assessing charges for excess weight. This method is based on a ratio of the excess weight to the total weight of the shipment applied to the total charges for the shipment. DECISION This is an appeal of the General Accounting office Claims Group~s denial of a Veterans Administration (VA) employee's request for relief from his debt to the united States in the amount of $411.85 for excess household goods shipping costs.j/ The relief requested may not be granted. BACKGROUND Mr. Gustavo R. Martinez was transferred from the VA Outpatient Clinic in El Paso, Texas, to the VA Central Office in Washington, D.C. His travel authorization, dated March 31, 1983, authorized the shipment of 11,000 pounds of 1/ Claims Group letter, Z-2860539, December 19, 1986.

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