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B-183557 1 (1975-11-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcsr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: o THE COMPTROL AR GENERAL CECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054 FILE: DATE: NOV 1 8 1975 B-183557 MATTER OF: George M. Paolucci - Transportation of Household Effects DIGEST: Incident to a transfer of station, employee, who was authorized transportation of household effects, rented a U-Haul trailer and moved effects to new duty station. He is entitled to reimbursement on a comuted rate basis under 5 U.S.C. 8 5724(c). Although no scale was available to obtain actual weight, other evidence of weight may be provided. This can be satisfied by showing the space occupied by the household goods and that the goods were properly loaded by listing the items shipped and apace occupied by each item. This action is in response to a request from the Chief, Army Comp- troller Divi sion National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C., for an advance decision regarding the propriety of certifying for payment a claim of Mr. George M. Paolucci for reimbursement of $496.79 in con- nection with the movement of 7,056 pounds of household effects incident to his change of station from Lincoln, Massachusetts, to Natick, Massachusetts, as a civilian employee of the National Guard Bureau pursuant to Travel Order No. 75-31, August 16, 1974. Incident to that change of station, Mr. Paolucci was authorized transportation of 5,000 pounds of household effects. The record shows that Mr. Paolucci, who rented a U-Haul trailer and moved his own house- hold goods to his new duty station, used the constructive weight formula of 7 pounds per cubic foot as provided in Federal Travel Regulations (PFMR 101-7) para. 2-8.2b(4) and 2-8.3a(3) (May 1973) since there was no scale available to obtain the actual weight. See also Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Volume 2 para. C7051.4b(l) and C10006.2b. The use of the constructive weight formula was administratively challenged in view of 32 Comp. Gen. 138 (1952). However, that decision was specifi- cally overruled by 32 Comp. Gen. 286 (1952). With regard to the evidence necessary to establish entitlement to reimbursement based on volume, we stated in 48 Comp. Gen. 115, 118 (1968) as follows: Since the employee failed to obtain the actual weight of his household goods at the time of transportation, 0 9 - 71jk+I

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