United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-08-29 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-261483 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261483 P0b002ee18fd482b4 f:261483 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-261483 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-261483 B-261483 Comptroller General Decision

Two new employees moving from their homes in California to their first duty station in North Carolina were advised by an agency official responsible for arranging their household goods shipments that they could have their automobiles shipped via government bill of lading with their household goods to their duty station, but they would be required to reimburse the agency for the costs of shipping the automobiles. The official incorrectly advised them, however, that their costs would be a $113.50 bulky article charge, when in fact in addition to such charge, the carriers also charged rates applied to the weight of the automobiles, resulting in much greater total charges. The employees' requests for waiver of their resulting debts to the agency may be granted to the extent that in reliance on the erroneous advice, they incurred expenses for transporting the automobiles greater than they otherwise would have incurred. Dr. Loren T. Wilkenfeld, B-265864, Dec. 7, 1995, overruled in part. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261483/html/GAOREPORTS-B-261483.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261483/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-261483.pdf GAO/B-261483 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261483 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-261483; Drs. Michael H. Mattei and Loren T. Wilkenfeld Waiver; Title 5 Section 4 Title 5 Section 5584 Title 5 Section 5584(a) Title 5 Section 5584(a)(2) Title 5 Section 5727(a) 5 U.S.C. 4 5 U.S.C. 5584 5 U.S.C. 5584(a) 5 U.S.C. 5584(a)(2) 5 U.S.C. 5727(a) Title 10 Section 2774 10 U.S.C. 2774