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B-210867 1 (1983-07-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlfd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. 2054S FILE: B-210867 DATE:'July 13, 1983 MATTER OF: Robert B. Wood DIGEST: Transferred employee, who shipped 4,250 pounds of household goods and personal effects separately from his mobile home because carrier required that mobile homes over 70 feet long shipped by lowboy trailer be empty, may not be reimbursed for cost of that shipment. Allowance for movement of mobile home is in lieu of allowance for shipping household goods. The issue in this decision is whether an employee who ships a mobile home to his new duty station under a Government Bill of Lading may be reimbursed for the cost of shipping household goods separately, where the shipping company required the mobile home to be emptied of all furniture and other personal effects. The answer is that the employee may not be reimbursed for the cost of sepa- rately shipping his household goods, since the applicable statute and regulations do not permit reimbursement for shipment of household goods when the Government incurs the cost of transporting a mobile home to his new duty station under 5 U.S.C. S 5724(b). An authorized certifying officer at the Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center has requested an advance decision on the propriety of reimbursing Mr. Robert B. Wood, an employee of the Forest Service, for the cost of shipping his household goods when the Govern- ment has incurred the cost of transporting a mobile home to his new duty station. Mr. Wood was authorized a permanent -change of duty station from Dillon, Colorado, to Mammoth Lakes, California, by a travel authorization dated August 13, 1982. His mobile home was shipped under Govern- ment Bill of Lading by Morgan Drive Away. Due to the size of the mobile home, Morgan Drive Away transported it by means of a lowboy trailer. Morgan required that all house- hold goods and personal effects be removed from the mobile home in accordance with its policy for transporting mobile homes exceeding a length of 70 feet. Therefore, Mr. Wood was required to ship 4,250 pounds of household goods and personal effects separately. He has requested reimburse- ment based on the commuted rate in the amount of $1,608.60 for transporting his household goods.

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