|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�D:��HOUSEHOLD�GOODS��(HHG)�TRANSPORTATION�AND�NONTEMPORARY�STORAGE�(NTS)
        U5340��EXCESS�CHARGES
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| | U5340� EXCESS CHARGES | 
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| | A.� General | 
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| | 1.� Transportation.� | 
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| | The member is liable for all transportation costs arising from the services listed, if the constructive cost to the Government of the authorized weight is exceeded: | 
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| | a.transportation of HHG in excess of the authorized allowance; | 
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| | b.transportation for distance in excess of that between authorized places; | 
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| | c.transportation in more than one lot (other than an unaccompanied baggage shipment authorized under par. U5320-B to be transported separately from the HHG shipment, and expedited transportation of items of extraordinary value when authorized under par. U5330-E); | 
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| | d.transportation of unauthorized articles; and | 
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| | e.special services requested by the member incident to HHG transportation. | 
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| | 2.NTS.� | 
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| | The Government's maximum obligation for NTS is the cost of storage of the difference between the member's weight allowance prescribed in par. U5310-B and the weight of HHG transported incident to the same PCS orders.� If the weight of the HHG in NTS plus the weight of the HHG transported on the same orders exceeds the member's prescribed weight allowance, the Government may pay the costs associated with storage of the excess weight if requested to do so by the member.� Costs for storage of the excess weight must be collected from the member (see par. U1010-B8). | 
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| | B.� HHG Transportation in Excess of Authorized Weight Allowance | 
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| | 1.Only One Shipment Made on PCS Orders.� | 
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| | When the member makes only one shipment (that is, nothing is placed in NTS) the total cost of transportation, less the cost of transporting unauthorized articles as determined in subpar. D, shall be prorated on the basis that the member bears the portion that the excess net weight bears to the total net weight transported.� For example, if a member with a weight allowance of 8,000 pounds transports 8,500 pounds of authorized articles, the excess is computed on the basis of 500/8500 of all costs of HHG transportation. | 
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| | 2.� Multiple Shipments Made on PCS Orders | 
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| | a.Member Not Administratively Weight Restricted.� When there�s no administrative weight restriction and there are multiple shipments with excess weight involved, the cost attributable to the excess weight shall be computed on the shipment which results in the least excess cost to the member. | 
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| | b.Member Assigned to or from Administratively Weight Restricted Area | 
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| | (1)Weight in Excess of Administrative Weight Allowance Transported to or from OCONUS.� When there�s an administrative weight restriction, multiple shipments to/from that area, and weight in excess of the administrative weight allowance is transported to/from the OCONUS area, the cost attributable to the excess weight shall be computed on the shipment to/from that area which results in the least cost to the member.� Excess costs are computed on the overseas and transoceanic portions of the transportation. | 
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| | (2)Weight Within Administrative Weight Allowance but Exceeds Full Weight Allowance. When there�s an administrative weight restriction, multiple shipments and HHG are within the administrative weight allowance to/from the OCONUS area but in excess of the weight allowance (when all shipments are added together), the cost attributable to the excess weight is computed on the shipment which results in the least excess cost to the member. | 
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| | C.� HHG Transportation in Excess of Authorized Distance | 
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| | 1.General.� | 
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| | A member may have HHG transported between any points.� However, the Government�s expense, other than from a previous PDS or other authorized point to the new PDS, other authorized point or home of legal heir, is limited to that allowed on a like weight of HHG within the weight allowance transported in one lot from the last PDS, or from the actual location of the HHG, to the new PDS or home of the legal heir, whichever results in a lesser cost to the Government.� This also applies to members on orders from administratively weight restricted areas. | 
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| | 2.� HHG Moved from Designated Place at Personal Expense.� | 
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| | When HHG are moved to a designated place at Government expense and later moved at personal expense to another location, on the member's next PCS excess distance cost for HHG transportation is based on a like weight from the designated place to the new PDS or between the old and new PDSs, whichever provides the greater entitlement.� For example, incident to a member's PCS from Washington, DC, to sea duty in Norfolk, VA, the member's HHG are moved to a designated place in Detroit, MI.� The HHG are later moved at personal expense to Fargo, ND.� The member is subsequently ordered on PCS to shore duty in Key West, FL.� The excess distance cost on HHG transportation from Fargo, ND, is based on a like weight of HHG from Detroit, MI. | 
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| | D.� Transportation of Unauthorized Articles. | 
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| | Non-HHG articles (see �HHG� definition in Appendix A) should be transported apart from authorized HHG.� The member should arrange for separate transportation.� When non-HHG articles are disclosed, the member is liable for all identifiable transportation costs for the articles.� If the transportation cost of the articles can�t be established, the weight of the non-HHG articles is excess weight and the transportation cost is computed under subpar. B. | 
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| | E.� HHG Transportation With Special Routing or Services Provided.� | 
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| | When special routing or services have been furnished at the member's request, the member is liable for the transportation cost above the cost of transporting the HHG without the special routing or services.� Subject to subpars. A through D and upon the member's or heirs' (of deceased members) written request and agreement to pay any additional cost, the member or heirs may: | 
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| | 1.turn over the HHG to a transportation officer for transportation at different times to the same destination; | 
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| | 2.have special services used, such as additional valuation, specific routing, special loading, and other special or accessorial services which may involve additional expenses; | 
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| | 3.have transportation between any points, limited to the cost in subpar. C (This may be applied to transportation to the HOS (see par. U5365) when, upon the member's release from active duty, HHG are located at the HOR or PLEAD and weren�t brought into the Service.� However, it shall not be applied to HHG if the member isn�t entitled to a HOS move.); | 
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| | 4have HHG transportation of one final shipment of HHG articles legally awarded to a former-spouse incident to a divorce when a member has a transportation entitlement under PCS orders, including separation and retirement (61 Comp. Gen. 180 (1981)). | 
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| | U5345TRANSPORTATION UNDER VARIOUS TYPES OF PCS ORDERS | 
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| | (See par. U5222 for related dependent travel.) | 
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| | A.� Entrance Into the Service | 
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| | 1.� Initial Reporting.� | 
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| | Commissioned, reinstated or warrant officers appointed or reappointed in the regular services, and persons enlisted from civil life or reserve components are authorized HHG transportation from the home or PLEAD to the first PDS (see subpar. 2). | 
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| | 2.Members Who Reenter the Service Within 1 Year of Discharge or Release from Active Duty.� | 
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| | A member who reenters any Uniformed Service, within 1 year from the date of discharge or separation under honorable conditions, is entitled to HHG transportation to the new PDS from any combination of the following places: | 
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| | a.home or PLEAD; | 
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| | b.the last or any previous PDS; | 
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| | c.an authorized place of storage; or | 
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| | d.any place to which HHG were transported at Government expense. | 
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| | B.� Called/Ordered to Active Duty | 
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| | 1.� Called/Ordered to Active Duty for 20 or More Weeks at One Duty Station.� | 
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| | A member of a reserve component called/ordered to active duty under conditions other than those in subpar. 2 is entitled to HHG transportation from HOR, or the PLEAD, to the first or any subsequent PDS. | 
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| | 2.Called/Ordered to Active Duty for Less Than 20 Weeks at One Duty Station.� | 
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| | A member of a reserve component called/ordered to active duty under the following conditions is entitled to HHG transportation within the TDY weight allowance from HOR (or HOS, if applicable) to the first or any subsequent duty station: | 
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| | a.initial active duty for training for less than 6 months, | 
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| | b.active duty (including active duty for training) for less than 20 weeks, or | 
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| | c.active duty for training for 20 or more weeks with less than 20 weeks at any one location. | 
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| | HHGtransportation under this subparagraph is subject to the same limitations and requirements as in par. U4705. | 
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| | 3.� Recalled to Active Duty.� | 
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| | A member released from active duty, entitled to HHG transportation to a HOS as in par. U5365-A and recalled to active duty, is entitled to HHG transportation from the: | 
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| | a.� selected home, or | 
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| | b.� PLEAD, if recalled after selecting a home, or | 
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| | c.place to which such HHG were last transported at Government expense (including place of NTS) in any event. | 
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| | 4.� Commissioned or Appointed from the Ranks to Officer Status.� | 
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| | For each officer commissioned/appointed from the ranks (including a graduate of officer candidate�s school), HHG transportation is authorized from the home and/or the last PDS to the new PDS, including the place at which the member is commissioned or appointed if such place is, in fact, the member's first PDS as a commissioned or warrant officer. | 
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| | 5.� Commissioned from Service Academies.� | 
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