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B-261483 1 (1996-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadqu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Drs. Michael H. Mattei and Loren T. Wilkenfeld Waiver Requests File: B-261483; B-265864.2 Date: August 29, 1996 DIGEST Two new employees moving from their homes in California to their first duty station in North Carolina were advised by an agency official responsible for arranging their household goods shipments that they could have their automobiles shipped via government bill of lading with their household goods to their duty station, but they would be required to reimburse the agency for the costs of shipping the automobiles. The official incorrectly advised them, however, that their costs would be a $113.50 bulky article charge, when in fact in addition to such charge, the carriers also charged rates applied to the weight of the automobiles, resulting in much greater total charges. The employees' requests for waiver of their resulting debts to the agency may be granted to the extent that in reliance on the erroneous advice, they incurred expenses for transporting the automobiles greater than they otherwise would have incurred. Dr. Loren T. Wilkenfeld, B-265864, Dec. 7, 1995, overruled in part. DECISION Dr. Michael H. Mattei requests reconsideration of our Claims Group's settlement Z- 2942034-025, March 23, 1995, denying his request for waiver of his debt of $2,969.26 to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for excess costs incurred by the VA for the shipment of his two automobiles to his first duty station. Dr. Loren T. Wilkenfeld requests reconsideration of our decision B-265864, December 7, 1995, in which we affirmed the Claims Group's denial of her request for waiver of her debt of $1,794.99 to the VA which arose under the same circumstances as Dr. Mattei's. Upon further consideration, we now believe partial waiver of these debts is appropriate. Background In the summer of 1993, Dr. Mattei and Dr. Wilkenfeld, newly appointed VA employees, were issued travel orders authorizing them and their families to travel to their initial duty station, the VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina. Their travel orders also authorized the shipment of their household goods on government 111293

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