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B-229102 1 (1988-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnhs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General __ of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Kenneth T. Sands - Waiver - Erroneous Relocation Matter of- Travel Advance File: B-229102 Date: December 5, 19.89 DIGEST An appointee to a manpower shortage position was given erroneous advice that he could include his automobile as part of his household goods shipment for which he was to be reimbursed under the commuted rate system. Accordingly, he included the weight of the automobile in the estimated weight of his shipment resulting in his receiving an exces- sive travel advance. Following a review of the employee's voucher, the agency determined that the employee's allowable expenses of relocation, which by law could not include the cost of shipping an automobile, were less than the amount of his travel advance resulting in his being indebted for the outstanding balance of the travel advance. Partial waiver is granted under 5 U.S.C. S 5584 to the extent that the employee incurred actual expenses for shipping his vehicle over and above what the agency allowed him for shipping his household goods under the commuted rate system. DECISION This decision concerns the request by Mr. Kenneth T. Sands, a civilian employee of the Navy, for waiver of his indebted- ness arising from his reimbursable expenses of relocation being less than the travel advance he received. For the following reasons, we grant partial waiver to the extent that he incurred expenses for shipping his household goods, including an automobile, in excess of his reimbursable expenses under the commuted rate system. BACKGROUND Mr. Sands, a resident of Rochester, New York, was hired by the Navy as a GS-7 Mechanical Engineer, a shortage category position, and directed to report to the Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, on May 27, 1986. He received verbal assurances subsequently verified in travel orders OY16 91/13,74:7S

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