B-157283, AUG. 16, 1965
Highlights
YOUR CLAIM WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27. SINCE YOUR CLAIM WAS STATED IN VERY GENERAL TERMS YOU WERE ADVISED THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO YOUR CLAIM UNTIL YOU FURNISHED THE SPECIFIC FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH YOUR CLAIM IS BASED. YOU WERE ALSO ADVISED IN OUR SETTLEMENT OF AUGUST 17. WE NOTE THAT IN YOUR LETTER YOU STATE THAT YOU WERE "LAID OFF" ON SEPTEMBER 22. THEN YOUR CLAIM WHICH WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27. WE ARE ENCLOSING A COPY OF THAT ACT FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
B-157283, AUG. 16, 1965
TO MR. PABLO M. QUINIONES:
THIS REFERS TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 22, 1965, REQUESTING REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT OF AUGUST 17, 1959, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ALLEGED TO BE DUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY YOU AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
YOUR CLAIM WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27, 1959, UPON REFERRAL FROM THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. SINCE YOUR CLAIM WAS STATED IN VERY GENERAL TERMS YOU WERE ADVISED THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO YOUR CLAIM UNTIL YOU FURNISHED THE SPECIFIC FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH YOUR CLAIM IS BASED. YOU WERE ALSO ADVISED IN OUR SETTLEMENT OF AUGUST 17, 1959, THAT THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, 54 STAT. 1061, 31 U.S.C. 71A, PRECLUDES OUR OFFICE FROM CONSIDERING ANY CLAIM NOT RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN 10 FULL YEARS AFTER THE DATE SUCH CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED.
IT APPEARS FROM YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 22, 1965, THAT YOUR CLAIM FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION MAY BE BASED ON SERVICES PERFORMED BY YOU DURING THE YEARS 1946 AND 1947. WE NOTE THAT IN YOUR LETTER YOU STATE THAT YOU WERE "LAID OFF" ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1947. IF THAT BE SO, THEN YOUR CLAIM WHICH WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON JULY 27, 1959, DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, SUPRA.
AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, WE ARE ENCLOSING A COPY OF THAT ACT FOR YOUR INFORMATION. PLEASE OBSERVE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT REQUIRE CLAIMS TO BE FILED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND BAR CONSIDERATION OF ANY CLAIM NOT RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN THE 10-YEAR PERIOD. THE FILING OF YOUR CLAIM IN ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT STATUTE.