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B-146033, JUN. 22, 1961

B-146033 Jun 22, 1961
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EAST WAS TRANSFERRED FROM SPRINGFIELD TO ST. TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WAS AUTHORIZED BY THAT ORDER BUT NO EFFECTS WERE SHIPPED PRIOR TO JUNE 15. IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH THE VOUCHER WHETHER MR. EAST OWNED THE TRAILER IN QUESTION AT THE TIME IT WAS TRANSPORTED. EAST CAN ESTABLISH THAT HE BECAME THE OWNER OF THE TRAILER PRIOR TO THE TIME WAS TRANSPORTED FROM NEWTON. LOUIS AND WILL FURNISH ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE TO THAT EFFECT. THE VOUCHER WHICH IS RETURNED HEREWITH MAY NOT PROPERLY BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT.

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B-146033, JUN. 22, 1961

TO MISS MARGARET E. SPARKS, AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICER, FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY:

YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 20, 1961, RECEIVED HERE JUNE 2, REQUESTS OUR DECISION WHETHER YOU MAY CERTIFY THE VOUCHER OF MR. THOMAS L. EAST, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, FOR REIMBURSEMENT AT THE COMMUTED RATE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A HOUSE TRAILER IN CONNECTION WITH HIS CHANGE OF OFFICIAL STATION FROM SPRINGFIELD,MISSOURI, TO ST. LOUIS.

MR. EAST WAS TRANSFERRED FROM SPRINGFIELD TO ST. LOUIS ON OR ABOUT APRIL 4, 1960, UNDER TRAVEL ORDER DATED MARCH 22, 1960. TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS WAS AUTHORIZED BY THAT ORDER BUT NO EFFECTS WERE SHIPPED PRIOR TO JUNE 15, 1960, THE FINAL DATE SET IN THE TRAVEL ORDER FOR SUCH SHIPMENT. ON AUGUST 16, MR. EAST SUBMITTED THE VOUCHER IN QUESTION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE HOUSE TRAILER HE PURCHASED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 2, 1960, FROM GEORGE WILSON TRAILER COACH, INC., BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, A HOUSE TRAILER IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. THE LETTER OF MR. GEORGE W. WILSON, PRESIDENT OF THAT COMPANY, SHOWS THAT THE COST OF THE TRAILER INCLUDED A CHARGE OF $167.78 FOR TRANSPORTING IT FROM NEWTON, KANSAS, TO ST. LOUIS.

IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH THE VOUCHER WHETHER MR. EAST OWNED THE TRAILER IN QUESTION AT THE TIME IT WAS TRANSPORTED. ON THE CONTRARY, THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT MR. EAST DID NOT PURCHASE THE HOUSE TRAILER OR BECOME THE OWNER THEREOF UNTIL IT HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE ST. LOUIS AREA, IN WHICH EVENT THERE MAY BE FOR APPLICATION THE RATIONALE OF OUR DECISION IN 10 COMP. GEN. 268. IN THAT CASE PAYMENT WOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED.

IF, ON THE OTHER HAND, MR. EAST CAN ESTABLISH THAT HE BECAME THE OWNER OF THE TRAILER PRIOR TO THE TIME WAS TRANSPORTED FROM NEWTON, KANSAS, TO ST. LOUIS AND WILL FURNISH ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE TO THAT EFFECT, WE SHALL BE PLEASED TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION FURTHER.

ON THE PRESENT RECORD, THE VOUCHER WHICH IS RETURNED HEREWITH MAY NOT PROPERLY BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT.

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