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B-178546 1 (1973-06-14)

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                          COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STAhS
1,
                             *      WMSHIN3ITOfl. D.C. 20

           B-17856
                                                       June 14& 1973

           Se-land   ervices Inc.
           P. O0 Box 1050
           Elizabeth New Jersey 07207
                Attentiont A, Leopoldo
                            Naaaaer, Office Systems
           Gentlemen:

                We refer to your letter of March 8, 1973, with enolosures, to
           our Transportation (and Claim) DiVision, concernina Gulf-Puerto Rico
           Lines' bill No. W/  81-823764 (our TK-957038) for 41038195. We
           note that both Sea-Land Service, Inc., and Gulf-Puerto Rico Lines,
           Inc. (hereafter Gulf-Puerto  ico) ar  subsidiaries of I. J. Remolds
           industries, Inc., and we aso s  that, in pursuing this clafm you
           represent ulf-Puerto Rico.

                Bill W/B 81-823764 is a claJ for freight char    for tran;port
           nine shipments of freight tralern from Eatillo, Puero Rico, to
           Bynum9 Alabama, during the sinner of 1969. Since the claim was not
           received in the General Accounting Office witht.n the 3-year statutory
           limitation period rscribed in section 322 rf the Trnportation Act
           of 19 40, as 'amended, 49 U.S.C.A. 66, the DivIsion advised ulf-Puorto
           Rico that the claim was barred.
                We are treting your letter  a request, to rev.tev tho ction
           taken by that Division beoause of your allee$ tons that extenuating
           eircumstnces are involved.

                Tho transportation' of the nine shiluaenta was authorized on
           Governmnt bills' of ladingl which apparently .rc lost; a Cortificato
           in Lieu of Lost Governnont Bill of Ladinc (CIL), p  ared by the
           Department of the.Arny in Au&Tt 1972 for each shipent shows that
           each shipment covered one bundle of trailers (tvo 10-ton flut bed
           trailers nestet bed to bed in a bundle), and wu routod Gulf Puerto
           Pioo to Mobile, Albam., ad Viotory Freight Linei (hercafter Victory)
           to Dynum, Alabuia. The Certificate and Waiver by Tranportation
           Cot any on the fce of each CIL i dated Auyuat 28, 1972, and Is signed
           by ulfa-Puerto Rico; tho Certificate of Consignee on ce.ch CIL is dated
           November 9, 1972, and oollootivoly they chow; thv.t tl4o1y.1 .nento  iro
           delivered to ths consignee by Victory botveen flpter er 2 and 23,
           1959.

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