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B-195167 1 (1979-10-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-195167 MATTER OF: DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. Q. 20548 N( DATE: October 12, 1979 James A. Schultz - Fort evic - Waiver of overpayment of travel and relocation expenses Employee of Postal Service hired by Forest Service was erroneously authorized and reimbursed for travel and relocation expenses instead of travel and transportation expenses as new appointee to manpower shortage position. Employee must repay amounts erroneously paid since overpayments of travel and relocation expenses may not be waived under 5 U.S.C. 6 5584; there is no basis for compromise or termination of collection action under Federal Claims Collection Act; and Government is not estopped from repudiating erroneous advice or authorizations of its agents. Mr. David L. O ixer, an Authorized Certifying Officer for the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has asked this Office not to take exception to that agency's over- payment of travel and relocation expenses in the case of Mr. James A. Schultz. For the reasons set forth below, we must deny the requested waiver action. The issues presented for our resolution here involve the following pertinent facts. Mr. Schultz was authorized full transfer of station benefits upon his transfer of employment from the United States Postal Service (Postal Service), Des Moines, Iowa, to the Eastern Regional Office, Forest Service, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, effective July 15, 1978. Subsequent administrative review determined that Mr. Schultz was onl} entitled to reimbursements of $1,894.06 for his transfer as a new appointee to a manpower shortage position, not the amount of $7,774.17 paid to him. The resulting $5,880.11 difference represents an erroneous overpayment of travel and relocation expenses. ) - In support of the request for waiver in the present case the Forest Service urges our consideration of the following additional facts: The Forest Service, Eastern Region, Milwaukee, first became aware that U.S.P.S. /Postal Service7 employees

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