|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�D:��HOUSEHOLD�GOODS��(HHG)�TRANSPORTATION�AND�NONTEMPORARY�STORAGE�(NTS)
        U5320���TRANSPORTATION�METHODS
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| | U5320�� TRANSPORTATION METHODS | 
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| | A.HHG.� | 
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| | HHGtransportation is authorized by the transportation mode which provides the required services satisfactorily at the best value to the Government. | 
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| | B.Unaccompanied Baggage.� | 
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| | Unaccompanied baggage transportation is authorized by an expedited mode when necessary to enable the member to carry out assigned duties or to prevent undue hardship to the member and/or dependents.� When the expedited mode is commercial air, a maximum of 1,000 pounds (net) may be transported.� Unaccompanied baggage in excess of 1,000 pounds (net) may be transported if authorized in accordance with Service regulations. | 
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| | C.Government - Procured Transportation. | 
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| | Ordinarily, HHG transportation is arranged through a shipping or transportation officer and the Government assumes responsibility for the shipping and storage of HHG in accordance with subpar. A. | 
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| | D.Personally-Procured Transportation and NTS.� | 
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| | An eligible member (i.e., a member or next of kin in the case of a member's death) may personally arrange for transportation and/or NTS of HHG.� Reimbursement claims should be prepared and submitted in accordance with Service regulations (see par. U1010-B7).� The Government's cost limit is linked to the member's maximum HHG weight allowance (i.e., if the member transports HHG in excess of the authorized weight allowance, all payments are based on the authorized weight allowance.)� (See par. U5385.) | 
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| | NOTE:� Members who choose to personally arrange for HHG shipment (i.e., move the HHG themselves, or contract directly for the HHG to be moved) are entirely responsible for all issues related to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), import/export processes, tariffs, customs, etc. | 
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| | 1.� Government-procured HHG Transportation and/or NTS Not Available.� | 
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| | A member who personally arranges for transportation or NTS is entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost | 
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| | a.� when a shipping or transportation officer is not available, or | 
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| | b.� the member is instructed by the shipping or transportation officer to transport HHG or place them in NTS at personal expense.�� | 
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| | (See Transportation of HHG in Appendix A and NTS in par. U5380.)� The cost of the direct hire or rental of a conveyance (with or without operator) and/or hire of an operator of a conveyance is included as part of the actual cost.� The special routing and services in par. U5340-E are not included as part of the actual cost.�� | 
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| | 2.Government-procured Transportation and/or NTS Available.� | 
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| | A member who personally arranges for transportation or NTS is entitled to: | 
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| | a.reimbursement of the actual cost not to exceed the Government's constructed transportation and/or NTS cost, or | 
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| | b.payment of a monetary allowance equal to 95% of the Government's constructed cost� | 
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| | when a shipping or transportation officer is available or if the member chooses to arrange for the HHG transportation or NTS at personal expense.� | 
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| | 3.Establishing HHG Weight | 
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| | The HHG net weight ordinarily is established with certified weight certificate(s) from a public weighmaster or Government scales.� The net weight or the member's authorized weight allowance, whichever is less, is used to determine the constructive cost. | 
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| | b.When Weight Certificates are Unobtainable.� | 
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| | Through the Secretarial Process, use of constructive weight may be authorized/approved if the HHG net weight cannot be established with certified weight certificates because:� | 
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| | (1)a public scale or a Government scale was not available; or | 
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| | (2)if HHG had been moved commercially, the carrier or contractor would have been paid for the move on a basis other than weight. | 
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| | The constructed weights in par. U5335-E are to be used.� The eligible shipper may be requested to substantiate the reasonableness of the constructed weight claimed.� If the constructive weight is unreasonable, the Service may base reimbursement on a reasonable weight. | 
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| | 4.� Final Settlement.� | 
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| | Final settlement for reimbursement of actual expenses requires submission of certified weight certificate(s) or an acceptable constructive HHG weight.� When Government-procured transportation and/or NTS is available, the Government must never incur expenses for the HHG movement in excess of 100 percent of the Government's projected cost to transport the HHG commercially.� Any excess shall be charged to the member. | 
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| | 5.� The DTOD used for HHG transportation must be used for personally arranged moves (using shortest distance).� | 
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| | See par. U2020 for DTOD requirements. | 
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| | E.Split Shipment | 
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| | A member may ship HHG by Government-procured and/or personally moved/procured transportation as long as the combined HHG shipments do not exceed: | 
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| | 1.� the member's authorized HHG weight allowance, and | 
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| | 2.� the cost of Government-procured HHG transportation in one lot between authorized places (except under par. U5320-D1). | 
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| | U5330FACTORS AFFECTING HHG TRANSPORTATION | 
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| | A.� Combining Weight Allowances When Husband and Wife Are Both Members.� | 
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| | Their weight allowances as prescribed in par. U5310-B may be combined for HHG transportation and/or NTS incident to the transfer of both under PCS orders between PDSs at which joint residences within commuting distances of the PDSs were/are to be maintained.� For a move involving either member or both members as a retiree/separatee, the weights may be combined if the move is to: | 
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| | 1.a joint residence in the vicinity of the new PDS of the member remaining on active duty from which that member is to commute to the new PDS, or | 
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| | 2.a joint residence being established by both retirees/separatees at the HOS/HOR (limited by the lesser entitlement.) | 
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| | If one member/spouse dies, see par. U5372-H for the authorized weight allowance of the surviving spouse/member. | 
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| | B.Impact of Effective Date of Orders.� | 
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| | The entitlement to HHG transportation accrues and becomes fixed on the effective date of PCS orders.� Except as authorized in par. U5370-H for members reduced in grade, the weight allowance is based on the grade held on the effective date of the orders authorizing the HHG transportation. | 
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| | C.Orders Amended, Modified, Canceled, or Revoked.� | 
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| | HHGtransported after PCS orders are received shall be transported to the proper destination at Government expense when the orders are later amended, modified, canceled or revoked. | 
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| | D.Improper Transportation.� | 
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| | HHG, including those transported under pars. U5370 and U5372, improperly transported or otherwise unavoidably misdirected, through no fault of the member, may be transported to the proper destination. | 
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| | E.Items of Extraordinary Value.� | 
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| | These items may be transported by an expedited mode which provides satisfactory service at the best value to the Government, and not be counted as unaccompanied baggage.� Examples of items of extraordinary value are: articles of gold and other precious metals; jewels; valuable art; rare and costly collections; and items of substantial value ordinarily worn or carried (cameras and accessories, binoculars, jewelry, including costume jewelry) which are prone to pilferage.� Items which are irreplaceable or are of extreme value or sentiment are not provided special security even though extra-value insurance may be purchased.� The net weight of such shipments shall be charged against the weight allowance in par. U5310-B. | 
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| | F.HHG and Mobile Home Allowances. | 
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| | 1.� General.� | 
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| | Except as indicated in pars. U5505-B, U5540-B and this subparagraph, HHG transportation is not authorized for members who elect mobile home allowances. | 
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| | 2.PCS Between PDSs in CONUS or Alaska and PDSs OCONUS or Alaska. | 
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| | a.� Dependents Authorized Concurrent Travel or Concurrent Travel Delay Anticipated to Be for Less Than 20 Weeks from Member's Port Reporting Month.� When concurrent travel of dependents is authorized or is to be authorized within 20 weeks and dependent travel shall not be performed by all the dependents, a member is entitled to: | 
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| | (1)HHG and unaccompanied baggage transportation to the OCONUS PDS, and | 
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| | (2)mobile home allowances to a designated place in CONUS or Alaska under par.U5505-B2, provided the dependent(s) not traveling to the PDS are to use the mobile home as a residence during the member's OCONUS tour. | 
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| | b.� Concurrent Travel of Dependents Denied or Delay Anticipated to Be for 20 or More Weeks from Member's Port Reporting Month.� When a member is assigned to OCONUS duty, concurrent travel of dependents is not authorized, and mobile home allowances are elected to a designated place in CONUS or Alaska, the member is entitled to HHG and unaccompanied baggage transportation to the OCONUS PDS within the cost limitations in par. U5505-B2.� If the dependents later are authorized to travel to the OCONUS PDS at Government expense, the member may transport HHG from the designated place to the OCONUS PDS within the cost limitations in par. U5505-B3. | 
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| | c.� Return toCONUS or Alaska.� A member stationed OCONUS or outside Alaska who�s returned to CONUS or Alaska under PCS orders and who elects mobile home allowances within CONUS or Alaska, also is entitled to HHG and unaccompanied baggage transportation from the OCONUS or Alaska PDS to the new PDS, HOR or PLEAD, or HOS (as applicable) under par. U5505-B4.� The member is not entitled to HHG or unaccompanied baggage transportation if electing mobile home allowances between a PDS in Alaska and a PDS in CONUS, unless the HHG were removed from the mobile home to meet safety requirements. | 
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| | 3.� Under Unusual or Emergency Circumstances | 
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