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B-186753 1 (1976-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcyb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I. DECISION b THE COMPTROL..ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON.D .C. 20548 S , 6 FILE: DATE: B-1867D MATTER OF: DIGEST: John W. Murphy - Transportation of household goods 7 GAO has no authority to waive indebtedness of employee arising from excess cost of shipping household goods incident to permanent change of station since 5 U.S.C. I 5724(a)(2) (1970) limits the maximua weight which may be trans- ported at Government expense to 11,000 pounds and there is no specific statutory authority for waiver of that limitation. This is a consideration of the appeal made by Mr. John W. Murphy from a settlement letter of our Transportation and Claims Division (now Claims Division), dated April 9, 1976, certifying Mr. Murphy to be indebted to the United States Govermnent for excess shipment of household goods inciaent to a transfer of duty station. The record shows that pursuant to Travel Order No. TOCP 05-67, issued June 5, 1972, Mr. Murphy, a civilian employee of the United States Forces Support Activity, Munich, was transferred from Munich, Germany, to Athens, Greece, to fill the position of prin- cipal of the Department of Defense school located in Greece. This travel order provided that shipment of household goods, not in excess of 11,000 pounds net weight, was authorized. Prior to the move Mr. Murphy completed an inventory of his household goods on Department of Defense (DD) Form 1701. Based upon this inventory it was estimated, prior to weighing, that Mr. Murphy's household goods were within the 11,000-pound weight limitation. Subse- quently, the net weight of the household goods shipment was deter- mined to be 12,012 pounds, or 1,012 pounds in excess of the 11,000-pound weight limitation.. Accordingly, Mr. Murphy has been billed by the Department of the Army for excess weight charges in the amount of $370.96. Mr. Murphy requests that the indebtedness resulting from the excess weight of his household goods be waived by our Office on humanitarian grounds.

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