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B-199109 1 (1980-08-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadime0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FLE B-199THECDMPTROLLR 5 ERA1 SION:~ 1 OF THE= UNITEDO STAE - '/~WASH INGTc N. 0. C 2054e FILE: B-199109 DATE: August 15, 19-80, MATTER OF: Major John D. Knowles, USA DIGEST: A service member is char ed the cost of Sshipping household goods in excess of his weight allowance, b asserts that because the transportation officer failed to notify him of the excess weight in accordance with Army regulations, he should not be charged for the costs. The regulations authorized by 37 U.S.C. 406 providing entitlement to transportation of household goods are contained in Volume 1, Joint Travel Regulations (1 JTR), not the Army regulations. Para. M8007-2, 1 JTR, provides that cost of shipping household goods in excess of authorized weight will be borne by the member. Failure of a transportation officer to notify member of excess weight is not a criteria for exempting a member from paying these costs. This action is in response to a letter dated May 8, 1980, from Major John D. Knowles, USA, requesting further consideration of his claim for reimbursement for amounts charged him for an excess weight shipment of household goods incident to a permanent change-of-station assign- ment in June 1976. The matter of that claim was the subject of a dis- allowance by our Claims Division dated February 6, 1980, for the reason that while the Government will ship all of a member's goods presented for shipment, its maximum obligation under the law is the cost of that shipment which is not in excess of the member's prescribed weight allowance. Major Knowles contends that under the provisions of paragraph 5.3b of Army Regulation 55-71, the transportation officer, if he knows the member's shipment is overweight, has the obligation to attempt to notify the member of the overweight, prior to shipment so that the member can make a decision as to whether he will ship the excess goods or IV

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