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B-243745 1 (1991-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnyz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: tL it$Comptroller General I ) ~of the United States Washington, D,, 20548 Decision Matter of: Major Courtney L. Jordan, Jr., USAF' - Do-It-Yourself Household Goods Moving Ewpe.nse Claim File: B-243745 Date: Noveber 6, 1991 DECISION Major Courtney L. Jordan, Jr., USAF, appeals our Claims Group's denial of his claim for reimbursement under a Do-It- Yourself (DITY) boat move pursuant to a permanent change of station (PCS), We sustain the Claims Group's action for the following reasons. Major Jordan was transferred from Michigan to Germany in Augulst 1988, Prior to departing he transported his 1,760 pound boat, motor and trailer at his own expense, without obtaining receipts, to his home of record in Louisiana, In Germany he was advised that prior to the boat move the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR) had been amended to include boats as household goods reimbursable under a government ordered move. Since neither Major Jordan nor transportation officials were aware of this change in the regulations at the time he moved the boat he was not advised that if he moved his boat and trailer himself he could qualify for DITY incentive payments. The Air Force denied his claim for reimbursement of the cost of moving the boat but suggested the claim be sent to the Comptroller General for reimbursement under the DITY provisions, Our Claims Group denied the claim because the move was not authorized in advance, as required by applicable regulations, Since the Claims Group's ruling, Major Jordan has now submitted a certified weight receipt indicating a boat weight of 1,760 pounds upon which he bases a claim for $908.16 in DITY incentive payments. The provisions for DITY moves are contained in 1 JFTR para. U5320 E., AFR 75-25, Chapter 11 and AFR 177-102;103. These provide that as an incentive to participate in the DITY program, a member is entitled to a cash payment computed at 80 percent of the cost which the government

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