B-86001 (F), JUN. 27, 1961
Highlights
USAF: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF MAY 15. YOU STATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LIQUIDATING THE INDEBTEDNESS AT THE RATE OF $100 A MONTH AND IN ADDITION YOU ARE STILL MAINTAINING AN ALLOTMENT OF $50 A MONTH FOR YOUR MOTHER. YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM FLYING STATUS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. YOU SAY THAT YOU ACTED IN GOOD FAITH IN APPLYING FOR INCREASED ALLOWANCES AND SINCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED NO BENEFITS FROM PROCEEDS EXCEPT THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOUR MOTHER WAS BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND PROVIDED WITH MINIMUM BASIC REQUIREMENTS. THE AUTHORITY TO EFFECT COLLECTIONS TO LIQUIDATE AN INDEBTEDNESS OF A MEMBER OF THE AIR FORCE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS MADE BY THAT DEPARTMENT IS CONTAINED IN THE ACT OF JULY 15.
B-86001 (F), JUN. 27, 1961
TO MAJOR DAVID H. FAUSTMAN, USAF:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF MAY 15, 1961, IN WHICH YOU REQUEST CANCELLATION OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES ON ACCOUNT OF OVERPAYMENT TO YOU OF $7,518, REPRESENTING INCREASED RENTAL AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES AS FOR AN OFFICER WITH A DEPENDENT MOTHER DURING THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 1944, TO FEBRUARY 28, 1950.
IN YOUR LETTER REQUESTING WAIVER OF THE BALANCE OF YOUR DEBT, YOU STATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LIQUIDATING THE INDEBTEDNESS AT THE RATE OF $100 A MONTH AND IN ADDITION YOU ARE STILL MAINTAINING AN ALLOTMENT OF $50 A MONTH FOR YOUR MOTHER. YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM FLYING STATUS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1961, THE RESULTING DEDUCTION IN YOUR INCOME PLACES A HARDSHIP ON YOU TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PAYMENTS. FURTHER, YOU SAY THAT YOU ACTED IN GOOD FAITH IN APPLYING FOR INCREASED ALLOWANCES AND SINCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED NO BENEFITS FROM PROCEEDS EXCEPT THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOUR MOTHER WAS BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND PROVIDED WITH MINIMUM BASIC REQUIREMENTS, YOU REQUEST EVERY CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO CANCELLATION OF THE REMAINING INDEBTEDNESS.
THE AUTHORITY TO EFFECT COLLECTIONS TO LIQUIDATE AN INDEBTEDNESS OF A MEMBER OF THE AIR FORCE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS MADE BY THAT DEPARTMENT IS CONTAINED IN THE ACT OF JULY 15, 1954, 68 STAT. 482, 5 U.S.C. 46D AND E. UNDER THAT STATUTE, COLLECTIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE MADE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS IN REASONABLE AMOUNTS FROM THE PAY OF SUCH PERSONS, UNDER REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNED. THIS OFFICE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO WAIVE OR CANCEL ANY INDEBTEDNESS OF THE NATURE UNDER CONSIDERATION HERE. WE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WITH RESPECT TO ANY ADJUSTMENT YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE IN YOUR PAYMENTS.