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B-265874 1 (1996-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadtd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: John Wessels File: B-265874 Date: May 22, 1996 DIGEST Generally, where an agency promptly notifies an employee of an overpayment, the employee is precluded from relying on the accuracy of the payment to his detriment and waiver is not appropriate since collection of the payment would not be against equity and good conscience despite the absence of fault on the part of the employee. In this case the agency notified employee within 3 weeks of the error. Moreover, employee had notice prior to submitting his voucher that the original travel orders were erroneous. Waiver is denied. DECISION The Chief, Travel Division, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), requests reconsideration of our settlement certificate Z-2942616-050, July 28, 1995, which denied the waiver request of Mr. John Wessels. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm our denial of the waiver request. BACKGROUND On January 27, 1994, Mr. Wessels was issued travel orders authorizing a permanent change of station move from Kentwood, Michigan, to Buffalo, New York. In connection with his move, Mr. Wessels was authorized the shipment and storage of his household goods. While the orders did not indicate the method of shipment, the estimated cost shown on the orders is based on the commuted rate. Mr. Wessels states that he was told by his regional personnel office that he would be reimbursed shipment of household goods under the commuted rate method. Mr. Wessels shipped his household goods on June 30, 1994, choosing to ship them himself; his actual expenses were $924.75. Mr. Wessels' orders were amended on July 1, 1994, to limit the shipment of his household goods to his actual expenses, not to exceed the cost by government bill of lading (GBL). He received the amended orders on July 6 or 7. Mr. Wessels submitted his travel voucher on July 9, 1994, seeking reimbursement for $4,988.62 under the commuted rate. 846520

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