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B-182263 1 (1976-03-29)

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                         . THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 098
DECISION         I          OF THE UNITED STATES
                            WASHINGON, 0.C. 205413



FILE:  B-182263                    DATE:    MAR 2 9 1976

MATTER OF:      ieutenant               U


DIGEST:    1. yber who had jeep transported by ship at
               Government expense upon his release from
               active duty is not entitled to reimbursement
               for storage of the jeep at port of debarkation
               nor for mileage for driving jeep-from such
               port to his home since, under 10 U.S.C. 2634
               (1970), only ocean t ranspQrtation is authorized
               at Government expense, not storage or land
               transportation.

           2. Member who upon release from active duty
               had his household goods shipped to his home
               in. Brazil may be reimbursed cost of shipping
               broker's charges to have &oods released from
               dock and entered into Brazil since member was
               iustruct*d by Navy transportation personnel
               to handle such orrange4ments himself and no
               Government transportation officers were avail-
               able at Brazilian port,

           3. Upon his release from active duty member
               had his household goods shipped to-his
               home in brazil with instructions that he be
               notified at two addresses of estimated time
               of arrival and name of vessel transporting
               goods. Due to administrative error by Gov-
               erinnnt and no fault of member, he did not
               reeiva notice of arrival of oods until
               soveral days after they had arrived at dock
               and had been placed in storage for period
               exceeding 90 days, In such circumstances
               member may be reimbursed for up to 90 cays'
               additional storage.

     This action is in response to letter dated August 10, 1974,
from Lieutenant             , USNR,      , appealing our Trans-
portation and Claims Division settlement dated July 12, 1974,
which partislly disallowed his cLaif for reimbursement of charges
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