B-153586, SEP. 6, 1966

B-153586, SEP. 6, 1966

TO MR. MANNING H. MOSLEY, JR.:

CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM A. BARRETT FORWARDED TO US A COPY OF YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 3, 1966, TO HIM, CONCERNING OVERTIME COMPENSATION WHICH YOU BELIEVE IS DUE YOU IN ADDITION TO THAT WHICH YOU RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE SETTLEMENT ISSUED BY THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE DATED JULY 15, 1966, AS A RESULT OF THE JUDGMENT ENTERED ON MAY 2, 1966, BY THE COURT OF CLAIMS IN APETZ ET AL. V. UNITED STATES, CT.CL.NO. 33-64.

WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ARRANGEMENT YOU MAY HAVE WITH THE ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTED YOU BEFORE THE COURT OF CLAIMS PERTAINING TO THE PRESENTATION OF A SIMILAR CLAIM TO THIS OFFICE. YOU MAY BE ADVISED, HOWEVER, THAT YOUR SPECIFIC CLAIM (WITH SUCH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AS AVAILABLE TO YOU) FOR THE 10 MINUTES EARLY REPORTING TIME WHICH WE UNDERSTAND YOU BELIEVE IS STILL DUE YOU AS A CIVILIAN GUARD EMPLOYEE OF THE PHILADELPHIA NAVAL SHIPYARD, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE IF PRESENTED TO THAT DIVISION OVER YOUR SIGNATURE OR IF PRESENTED BY YOUR ATTORNEY AND ACCOMPANIED BY YOUR SIGNED POWER OF ATTORNEY AUTHORIZING HIM TO REPRESENT YOU BEFORE THIS OFFICE IN THE MATTER IN QUESTION. OUR AUTHORITY TO SETTLE CLAIMS IS LIMITED BY 31 U.S.C. 71A TO CLAIMS WHICH HAVE ACCRUED WITHIN THE 10 YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE THEY ARE RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE. SINCE WE FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE OF YOUR CLAIM ON AUGUST 8, 1966, THE DATE ON WHICH A COPY OF YOUR LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN BARRETT REACHED THIS OFFICE, YOUR CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PRIOR TO AUGUST 8, 1956, MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR CLAIM IN THE FORM INDICATED ABOVE YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE FACTS YOU PRESENT AND ON THE BASIS OF ANY ADDITIONAL FACTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.