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PLRD-81-40 1 (1981-06-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcaw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND READINESS DIVISION B-203256 JUNE 18, 1981 The Honorable Tony Coelho House of Representatives 111111 115550 Dear Mr. Coelho: Subject: /Household Goods Shipments in Excess of Military Servicemembers' Authorized Weight Allowances (PLRD-81-40) In response to your August 19, 1980, request, we have reviewed the traffic management procedures for the movement and storage of personal property shipments and the weighing and reweighing of such shipments as set forth in Department of Defense (DOD) Regu- lation 4500.34-R. Specifically, you wanted to know what percent- age of these shipments exceed the military members' authorized weight allowances and what can be done to reduce the incidence of overweight shipments. The results of our review are summarized below and are dis- cussed in detail in the enclosure. --The Army, Navy, and Air Force processed a total of 19,432 household goods excess weight claims in fiscal year 1980. Most of these claims related to moves made in fiscal year 1979. By comparing claims processed in fiscal year 1980 with fiscal year 1979 moves, we estimated that 5.7 percent of household goods shipments made in fiscal year 1979 ex- ceeded the authorized weight allowances. --The statistics indicate that the majority of military servicemembers are able to stay within their author- ized weight allowances. This, however, does not neces- sarily mean that the authorized weight allowances are adequate since many members might be suffering hardships to avoid charges for excess weight. --DOD's Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Com- mittee recently recommended to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) that the weight allowances be increased by as much as 2,500 pounds for some military pay grades. Because the (943360) 6ii.

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