B-168161, MAY 14, 1971

B-168161, MAY 14, 1971

CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE - RECRUITED OUTSIDE UNITED STATES - QUARTERS ALLOWANCE ADVISING THAT MRS. RUSSELLE HEDLEY IS NOT ENTITLED TO QUARTERS ALLOWANCE UNDER SECTION 031.12 OF THE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS (ARMY) BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT RECRUITED IN THE UNITED STATES.

TO MR. CECIL DRIVER:

WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 12, 1971, AND NOTE THAT YOU FEEL THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN LESS THAN RESPONSIVE TO YOUR PREVIOUS LETTERS AND INQUIRIES. YOUR CONCERN SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT RENDERED DECISIONS REGARDING THE FACT SITUATIONS OF CERTAIN TEACHERS WHICH YOU HAVE RELATED IN YOUR VARIOUS LETTERS.

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY ADVISED YOU OF THE LIMITATION UPON OUR AUTHORITY TO RENDER DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ADVISE SUCH OF THE TEACHERS IN YOUR ASSOCIATION WHO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGLY DENIED QUARTERS OR A QUARTERS ALLOWANCE TO SUBMIT MONETARY CLAIMS TO OUR CLAIMS DIVISION.

YOU INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF THE CLAIMS OF FIVE MEMBERS OF YOUR ASSOCIATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY RECORD OF THE RECEIPT OF THE CLAIMS OF EITHER MRS. ROSARIO WENZL OR MRS. JEANETTE SUTTON. WE ARE FORWARDING COPIES OF THEIR CLAIMS WHICH YOU HAVE ENCLOSED WITH YOUR LETTER TO OUR CLAIMS DIVISION FOR CONSIDERATION. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO RECORD OF RECEIPT OF MRS. CAROL ECKERT'S CLAIM DATED JUNE 8, 1970, ADDRESSED TO OUR CLAIMS DIVISION, WE DID HAVE OCCASION, IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY FROM A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, TO CONSIDER HER CLAIM OF ENTITLEMENT TO A QUARTERS ALLOWANCE. WE TRUST THAT SHE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OUR POSITION IN HER CASE. IF SHE DESIRES TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TO THE CLAIMS DIVISION, HER CLAIM WILL BE FURTHER CONSIDERED.

AS YOU WILL RECALL FROM OUR DECISION OF JUNE 19, 1970, DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF WHETHER, UNDER SECTION 031.13 OF THE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS, MRS. RUSSELLE HEDLEY WAS THE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHOSE JOB DETERMINED THE LOCATION OF THE FAMILY, WE INFORMED YOU THAT WE WERE TRANSMITTING THE PAPERS IN HER CASE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR RECONSIDERATION OF HER CLAIM IN LIGHT OF OUR DECISION. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE ARMY'S DETERMINATION WITH REGARD TO HER ELIGIBILITY, AND YOU WILL BE ADVISED SHORTLY OF THE FINAL RESOLUTION IN MRS. HEDLEY'S CASE.

DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT DUE MRS. HENRIETTA PELLECCHIA PURSUANT TO OUR DECISION B-168161 OF JUNE 19, 1970, IS AWAITING RECEIPT OF A REPORT WHICH WE REQUESTED ON NOVEMBER 6, 1970, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE AIR FORCE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE CENTER THAT THE FILE HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO HQ PACAF (ACF) FOR ITS ACTION AND RETURN OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED. MRS. PELLECCHIA WAS ADVISED ON FEBRUARY 10, 1971, THAT UPON RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION PROMPT ATTENTION WOULD BE GIVEN THE MATTER.