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B-189888 1 (1978-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfum0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TH COMPTROLLiR j).1 OF TN UNITEL WABHINGTON, L GENERAL . TEE FILE: B-189808 DATE: March 22V 1978 4ATTER OF: Lisutenant Colonel Richard 5wanenburg, USAF, Retircd DIGEST: Air Force member whio incurs costs for ship- ment of an excess weight of household toods and unaccompanied baggage is liable for such costs under paragraphMB007-2, 1 JTR, which provides member must bear cost of excess weighL transported. Failure to reweigh effects as provided in DOD Direc- tive 4500.34R cannot increase the member's household effects shipment entitlements. This action is in response to a Letter dated July 27, 1977, from Lieutenant Colonel Richard Swanenburg, USAF, Retired, requesting reconsiocration of our Claims Division settlement of June 28, 1977. That settlement disallowed his claim for reim- bursement of $1,033.12--collected from him for excess costs ' incurred in tre shipment of his household goods incident to a permanent change of station in 1974 while seriing in the United States Air Force. By Special Order No. AA-J567, Headquarters, 405 Combat Support Croup (PACAF), dated March 8, 1974, the member was reassigned on permanent chaT.e of station from Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, to Fort McNaix, Washinglon, D.C. Special instructions item 3 to these orders states that shipment of household goods not to exceed 2,000 pounds or 25 percent of Joint Travel Regulations weight allowance, whichever is greater, is authorized in accordance with paragraph 1-4(c). Air Force Manual (AFM) 75-4. The me-zber shipped 1,222 pounds gross weight, of unaccom- panied baggage and housciold goods having a net weight of 6,134 pounds. Certified weight tickets reflecting these weights were submitted to this Office. The Air Force determined that the member had shipped 1,758 pounds more than authorized and subse- quently charged the member $1,033.12 for the excess weight transported. I r. I - 4 T 1* F DECISION I I

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