B-157283, OCT. 8, 1965
Highlights
YOU WERE ADVISED THAT THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9. IT APPEARS THAT YOUR CLAIM FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION IS BASED ON SERVICES PERFORMED BY YOU AS A FIREFIGHTER DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 16. SINCE YOUR CLAIM WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27. WHICH DATE IS MORE THAN 10 FULL YEARS AFTER THE DATE YOUR CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED. OUR OFFICE IS PRECLUDED BY LAW FROM CONSIDERING THE MERITS THEREOF. WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER ACTION THAT WE LEGALLY MAY TAKE IN THIS MATTER.
B-157283, OCT. 8, 1965
TO MR. PABLO M. QUINIONES:
WE REFER TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1965, REQUESTING FURTHER REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT DATED AUGUST 17, 1959, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ALLEGED TO BE DUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY YOU AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
IN OUR LETTER TO YOU OF AUGUST 16, 1965 (B-157283), YOU WERE ADVISED THAT THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, 31 U.S.C. 71A, PRECLUDES OUR OFFICE FROM CONSIDERING ANY CLAIM NOT RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN 10 FULL YEARS AFTER THE DATE SUCH CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED. IT APPEARS THAT YOUR CLAIM FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION IS BASED ON SERVICES PERFORMED BY YOU AS A FIREFIGHTER DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 16, 1946, TO SEPTEMBER 22, 1947. SINCE YOUR CLAIM WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27, 1959, WHICH DATE IS MORE THAN 10 FULL YEARS AFTER THE DATE YOUR CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED, OUR OFFICE IS PRECLUDED BY LAW FROM CONSIDERING THE MERITS THEREOF.
WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER ACTION THAT WE LEGALLY MAY TAKE IN THIS MATTER.