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B-226755 1 (1988-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadngh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \ The Comptroler General of the United States Washgton, D.C. 20648 Decision Dr. Kurt Euller - Waiver - Charges for Excess Matterof: Weight of Household Goods Shipment File: B-226755 Date: October 26, 1988 DIGEST 1. A Veterans Administration employee's household goods shipment made in connection with a permanent change of duty station exceeded his weight allowances by 4,820 pounds. As is standard government practice under the Government Bill of Lading system, the agency paid the carrier's bill and requests reimbursement from the employee for the excess weight costs--$2,362.60 in this case. Because this is standard, long-standing practice no error has been made; therefore, no waiver may be granted under statute allowing waiver of debts arising out of erroneous payments. 2. If the agency can make certifications required by the Federal Travel Regulations, the agency may make an allowance for shipment of employee's professional books as an admin- istrative expense, and their weight need not be applied against his household goods weight allowance. DECISION We are asked by the Director, Office of Budget and Finance, Veterans Administration, whether waiver of a debt is proper in the case of Dr. Kurt Euller, an employee of the Veterans Administration. We find that because the debt arose from Dr. Euller exceeding his weight allowance in the shipment of his household goods and no erroneous payment was involved, the debt is not subject to waiver under the waiver statute, 5 U.S.C. S 5584. Dr. Euller was transferred from Rennselaer, New York, to Monroe, Wisconsin, in July 1986. His household goods were transported by a commercial carrier under a Government Bill of Lading (GBL) and exceeded the 18,000-pound statutory limit by 4,820 pounds, resulting in Dr. Euller's $2,362.60 debt to the government for the shipping charges for the excess weight. 043G5 /37/S-3

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