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B-199780 1 (1981-02-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjcr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION ' FILE: B-199780 MATTER DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL .OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 2054e DATE: February 17, 1981 OF:William L. Brown and William A. Schmidt, Jr. - /7F Transportation of household goode-.Excess weigh (1) Employe'es of Department. of Energy are liable for excess costs incurred in transportation.of household goods under actual expense method where total weight exceeded statutory maximum limit of 11,000 pounds. Federal Travel Regulations pre- scribe procedure for determining the charges payable by the employ- ees for excess weight when actual expense method of shipment is used.. These regulations have the force and effect of law and may not be waived or modified by the employing agency or the General Accounting Office regardless of the existence of any extenuating circumstances. Computation of employees' liability should be based on total transporta- tion charges. (2) Employees whose household effects were shipped under actual expense method, seek monetary credit for value of packing services they pro- vided. Under actual expense method contract for shipment is between Gov- ernment and carrier. There is no regulation under the actual expense method which authorizes an allowance for services voluntarily provided by an employee. Employee may not be credited for value of packing services regardless of reliance on er- roneous advice of agency official. (3) In accordance with applicable provis- ions of the Federal Travel Requlations and absent contrary agency regulations,

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