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B-258357 1 (1996-01-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-258357 January 3, 1996 Mr. Darold D. Foxworthy Authorized Certifying Officer Washington Office, Forest Service Department of Agriculture Dear Mr Foxworthy: In your letter of August 26, 1994, you requested that imprest fund cashier Bonnie J. Luckman be relieved of the responsibility to reimburse her imprest fund for a shortage that resulted from the physical loss of subvouchers from the fund. You indicated that Ms. Luckman had been billed for the loss because United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was unable to show that she was not negligent in the loss of the subvouchers. You further stated that you believed that the government has not sustained a monetary loss but a loss of documenation. You conclude that it would not be in the best interest of the government or in good conscience to require Ms. Luckman to repay her imprest fund shortage because the government did not sustain an actual monetary loss. For the reasons indicated below, we are unable to free Ms. Luckman of the responsiblity to repay the shortage in her imprest fund. Further, because USDA has been unable to find that the shortage was not the result of Ms. Luckman's fault or negligence, we are unable to relieve her of liablity under 31 U.S.C. § 3527(a). Background On August 14, 1992, Bonnie Luckman, imprest fund cashier at the supervisor's office, Sawtooth National Forest, Twin Falls, Idaho, reported the loss of a blue folder containing subvouchers (receipts) that she was processing for payment to the National Finance Center. The folder also contained a cashier subvoucher register, which Ms. Luckman had been using as a subvoucher log to permit reconstructing the file in case of loss. Ms. Luckman indicated that at the time the folder disappeared she had been carrying it with her during a fire situation at the forest 3591219

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