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LCD-79-229 1 (1979-10-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazsy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOG U18 A o COM MUNInCAIONG B-195897 OCTOBER 2. 1979 The Honorable Lawton Chiles 1Wi497 United States Senate Dear Senator Chiles: Subject: LManner in Which je Net weight of a Constituent's Household Goods Was Determined3 (LCD-79-229) Your letter of July 25, 1979, asked us to comment on a constituent's inquiry concerning the manner in which the weight of his household goods was determined. The constitu- ent, Mr. James J. Carroll, had his effects shipped at Govern- ment expense from Subic Bay in the Phillippines to Florida. He was concerned that an inaccurate weight calculation would result in excess costs to him and to the Go yerninent. We have examined the proce res and circumstances sur- rounding the computation of tf4 weight of Mr. Carroll's household goods as the Navy feported to him, and we are satisfied that the methodology employed was sound and in accordance with the provisions of applicable travel requla- tions. Net weight, the basis for carrier billing, was determined by subtracting the tare weight (the weight of the containers and packing material) from the gross weight (the combined weight of the household goods, containers, and packing material). Since the weight of the packing material and the con- tainers was known, the provisions of the Joint Travel Regu- lations, which stipulate that the net weight shall be 85 percent of the gross weight less the container weight, are not applicable. The fact that the total weight (200 pounds) of packing material was arbitrarily applied--20 pounds each to nine containers and 10 pounds each to the two additional containers--would not distort the net weight of the total shipment. (> , (990516)

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