B-158176, MAR. 9, 1966
Highlights
THAT AUTHORIZATION WAS BASED ON OUR FINDING THAT YOU WERE ENTITLED TO BE PAID $184.38 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS RATHER THAN $153 WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED AND PAID TO YOU FOR SUCH SHIPMENT. WE NOW FIND THAT IN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT TO WHICH YOU WERE ENTITLED UNDER THE COMMUTED RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS AN ERRONEOUS RATE WAS USED. THE APPLICABLE COMMUTED RATE FOR SUCH SHIPMENT IS $15.30 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT SINCE THE NET WEIGHT OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS EXCEEDED THE BREAK POINT WEIGHT OF 698 POUNDS AS PRESCRIBED IN COLUMN (C) OF TABLE 4. THE CORRECT AMOUNT DUE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS IS $153 ($15.30 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT.
B-158176, MAR. 9, 1966
TO MR. ROBERT A. CONDON:
BY LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1965, YOU REQUESTED REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT DATED JULY 26, 1965, WHICH ALLOWED REIMBURSEMENT TO YOU IN THE SUM OF $270.60 FOR TRAVELING EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 2 TO APRIL 12, 1965, BUT DISALLOWED THE SUM OF $144.20, REPRESENTING THE CONSTRUCTIVE COST OF SHIPPING 360 POUNDS OF EXCESS BAGGAGE BY AIR FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. BY DECISION DATED JANUARY 10, 1966, B-158176, OUR OFFICE SUSTAINED THE DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM FOR EXCESS BAGGAGE BUT AUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT TO YOU IN THE AMOUNT OF $31.38 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. THAT AUTHORIZATION WAS BASED ON OUR FINDING THAT YOU WERE ENTITLED TO BE PAID $184.38 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS RATHER THAN $153 WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED AND PAID TO YOU FOR SUCH SHIPMENT.
WE NOW FIND THAT IN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT TO WHICH YOU WERE ENTITLED UNDER THE COMMUTED RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS AN ERRONEOUS RATE WAS USED. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT YOU SHIPPED 840 POUNDS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND--A DISTANCE OF 1,144 MILES. ACCORDING TO TABLE 4 OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN, FPMR NO. A-2, ATTACHMENT A, SECTION 1, THE APPLICABLE COMMUTED RATE FOR SUCH SHIPMENT IS $15.30 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT SINCE THE NET WEIGHT OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS EXCEEDED THE BREAK POINT WEIGHT OF 698 POUNDS AS PRESCRIBED IN COLUMN (C) OF TABLE 4. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CORRECT AMOUNT DUE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS IS $153 ($15.30 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT, COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF 1,000 POUNDS MINIMUM WEIGHT BASIS/--- THE AMOUNT ORIGINALLY CLAIMED AND ALLOWED ON YOUR TRAVEL VOUCHER BY YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. WE BELIEVE YOU WILL AGREE WITH US THAT YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO RETAIN THE OVERPAYMENT, AND WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE WE MAY HAVE CAUSED YOU IN THIS MATTER.
WE MUST REQUEST THAT YOU REMIT THE $31.38 OVERPAYMENT TO OUR OFFICE. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MADE PAYABLE TO THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO THIS OFFICE AT POST OFFICE BOX 2610, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013.