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B-190541 1 (1977-11-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadvez0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION / FILE: B-190541 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 DATE:- November 28, 1977 MATTER OF: Lieutenant ColonSl Retired DIGEST: , USA The question whether and to what extent authorized weights have been exceeded in- the shipment of household effects by mem- bers of the uniformed services is-con- sidered to be a matter primarily for administrative determination and ordinar- ily will .not be questioned by the General Accounting Office in the absence of evi- dence showing it to be clearly in error. Evidence of the weight of household effects shipped in a previous permanent change of station move, alone; is not. sufficient to show that a different weight, substantiated by.the shipping documents, in a subsequent shipment was erroneous.. This action is in response to a letter dated September 6, 1977,.from Lieutenant Colonel USA, Retired, which constitutes an appeal from a settlement of the Claims Division of this Office dated March 17, 1977. That settle- ,ment upheld a determination by .the Army that the member is liable to the United States in the amount .of $1,855.11 for excess trans- portation costs associated with shipment of her.household effects incident to-her permanent change of. station (PCS) to and from Germany. On June 14, 1973, the member's household goods were shipped on a Government.Bill-of Lading (GBL) from Manhattan, Kansas, to Bremerhaven, Germany, incident to a PCS. -The actual weight of the shipment, as shown on the GBL,.exceeded the member's weight allowance as-established by.the Joint Travel Regulations (.JTR) by 561 pounds, resulting in a. charge of $320.42 against her for the excess weight shipment costs. On February 21, 1974, the member's household goods were shipped on a GBL from Bremerhaven, Germany, to San Francisco, California, as a result of the member's medical evacuation from Germany. The weight of this shipment exceeded the member's allowance by. 2,606 pounds, resulting in an additional charge of $1,534.69 for the excess .- . k!

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