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B-197008 1 (1980-02-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiah0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION , OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-197008 DATE:February 20, 1980 MATTER OF: Robert W. Dolch - Transportation of Household Good- Excess Weight DIGEST: Employee may not be relieved of liability for cost of shipping household goods in excess of statutory amount of 11,000 pounds. Question whether and to what extent authorized weights have been exceeded is question of fact for administrative determination and will not be questioned in absence of evidence showing it to be clearly in error. Record contains two official weight certificates and indicates no error in their preparation. This Office operates on basis of written record and burden of proof is on claimant to establish liability of United States and claimants' right to payment. Mr. Robert W. Dolch, a civilian employee of the Department - of the Air Force, requests reconsideration of his claim for $415.66. The claim was for reimbursement of the excess cost he incurred incident to a permanent change of station in 1976. Mr. Dolch's claim was denied by our Claims Division in its settlement of September 17, 1979. The record shows that Mr. Dolch's household goods were shipped from Travis Air Force Base, California, to Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, under Government Bill of Lading (GBL) No. M-0,479,735. A net weight of 12,660 pounds was shown on the GBL and the carrier billed and was paid by the Government on that basis. Mr. Dolch was assessed for the transportation and storage costs applicable to the weight in excess of his statutory weight allowance of 11,000 pounds. See 5 U.S.C. § 5724(a) (1976); Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7) para. 2-8.2a (May 1973). Mr. Dolch does not dispute the 11,000-pound statutory limitation, but states that the record indicates that he did not have 11,000 pounds of household goods. We disagree. Mr. Dolch's household goods were originally weighed on August 5, 1976, and the official weight certificate shows the following: (~rv~ I

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