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B-153405, SEP. 9, 1964

B-153405 Sep 09, 1964
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WHEREIN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT YOU HAD BEEN OVERPAID PER DIEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $192.25. WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE BASIS UPON WHICH OUR DECISION OF JUNE 15. WAS PREDICATED AND WE ARE CONVINCED THAT NO OTHER CONCLUSION WOULD BE LEGALLY WARRANTED. WHICH IS QUOTED ABOVE. WE ARE AGREEABLE TO ALLOWING YOU A REASONABLE TIME (NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS) FOLLOWING YOUR CONTEMPLATED GRADUATION ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 1.

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B-153405, SEP. 9, 1964

TO MR. JAMES A. STRADLEY:

YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 20, 1964, REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF OUR DECISION OF JUNE 15, 1964, WHICH SUSTAINED OFFICE SETTLEMENT OF MARCH 19, 1964, WHEREIN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT YOU HAD BEEN OVERPAID PER DIEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $192.25. IN ADDITION YOUR LETTER SAYS:

"I AM NOW A STUDENT OF SENIOR STANDING AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES AND EXPECT TO BE GRADUATED FROM THIS INSTITUTION ON OR ABOUT 1AUGUST 1965. THE $192.25 WHICH I RECEIVED AS PER DIEM PAYMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN USED TOWARD THE COMPLETION OF MY EDUCATION. SINCE NO DATE OF PAYMENT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS DATE OF PAYMENT BE SET AT A REASONABLE TIME AFTER 1 AUGUST 1965 SO THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO RE- ESTABLISH MY FUNDS TO PAY OFF THIS DEBT.'

WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE BASIS UPON WHICH OUR DECISION OF JUNE 15, 1964, WAS PREDICATED AND WE ARE CONVINCED THAT NO OTHER CONCLUSION WOULD BE LEGALLY WARRANTED. WE THEREFORE AFFIRM THAT DECISION.

HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF YOUR LETTER, WHICH IS QUOTED ABOVE, WE ARE AGREEABLE TO ALLOWING YOU A REASONABLE TIME (NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS) FOLLOWING YOUR CONTEMPLATED GRADUATION ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 1, 1965, WITHIN WHICH TO LIQUIDATE THE $192.25 INDEBTEDNESS.

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