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    �PART�D:��HOUSEHOLD�GOODS��(HHG)�TRANSPORTATION�AND�NONTEMPORARY�STORAGE�(NTS)
        U5320��METHODS�OF�TRANSPORTATION
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| | U5320� METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION | 
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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,HHGtransportation is arranged through a shipping or transportation officer and the Government assumes responsibility for the shipping and storage ofHHGin accordance with subpar. A. | 
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| | D.Reimbursement for Personally-Procured Transportation andNTS.� | 
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| | Transportation ofHHGordinarily is made through a shipping or transportation officer.� A member, who personally arranges for transportation ofHHGby any means, is entitled to reimbursement (see par.U1010-B7) of the actual cost of this transportation when a shipping or a transportation officer isn't available or the member is instructed by the shipping or transportation officer to make shipment at personal expense.� "Transportation" includes the direct hire or rental of a conveyance (with or without operator) and/or hire of an operator of a conveyance.� Transportation costs don't include the special routing and services in par.U5340-E.� In all other cases, except forDITYmoves, a member who arranges for transportation ofHHGorNTSat personal expense is entitled to reimbursement of these costs not to exceed the cost which would have been incurred by the Government had transportation orNTSbeen arranged by a shipping or transportation officer.� | 
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| | E.DITYMoves | 
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| | 1.� Applicability.� | 
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| | This subparagraph applies to Armed Forces andUSPHSmembers moving theirHHGby privately owned or rental vehicles.� The term "privately owned" includes vehicles owned by members or other individuals, such as relatives and friends (59 Comp. Gen. 34 (1979)).� Each Service must issue regulations necessary to administer this subparagraph.� Eligible shippers (i.e., a member or next of kin in the case of a member's death) should consider the guidelines listed below when determining if aDITYmove is appropriate. | 
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| | a.Moves requiring transoceanic transportation aren't eligible (transportation between theCONUSand Alaska via the Alaska ferry, or en route to or from Canada via oceangoing ferry, isn't "transoceanic transportation"). | 
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| | b.Eligible shippers are paid 95 percent of what it would cost the Government to transport theHHG(not to exceed the authorized weight allowance) less any cost incurred by the Government for theDITYmove. | 
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| | c.DITYmoves may be approved "after-the-fact" by the Secretarial Process. | 
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| | d.Transportation ofHHGin/on top of a vehicle primarily designed for passenger transportation doesn't constitute aDITYmove or part of one. | 
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| | e.ADITYmove doesn't preventHHGtransportation and/orNTSof a portion of the member's authorized weight allowance not included in theDITYmove. | 
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| | f.The distance tables used forHHGtransportation are used forDITYmoves. | 
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| | 2.� Establishing the Weight ofHHG� | 
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| | a.General.� | 
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| | The eligible shipper should establish theHHGnet weight 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 (see subpar. U5335-E) may be authorized/approved if theHHGnet weight can't be established with certified weight certificates because:� | 
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| | (1)� a public scale or a Government scale wasn't available; or | 
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| | (2)� ifHHGhad been moved commercially, the carrier or contractor would have been paid for the move on a basis other than weight. | 
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| | A constructed weight also may be used, when justified, or in other instances authorized/approved through the Secretarial Process. If the constructed weight claimed is doubtful, the eligible shipper must substantiate its reasonableness. If the constructive weight is unreasonable, the Service may limit� reimbursement under subpar. D. | 
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| | 3.� Final Settlement.� | 
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| | To receive final settlement, the eligible shipper must submit certified weight certificate(s) or an acceptable constructiveHHGweight.� If the expenses incurred by the Government equal or exceed 95 percent of the Government's projected cost to transport theHHG, there's no entitlement to a payment.� In no event shall the Government incur expenses for theHHGmovement in excess of 100 percent of the Government's projected cost to transport theHHGcommercially.� Any excess shall be charged to the eligible shipper. | 
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| | U5330FACTORS AFFECTINGHHGTRANSPORTATION | 
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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 forHHGtransportation and/orNTSincident to the transfer of both underPCSorders 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 newPDSof the member remaining on active duty from which that member is to commute to the newPDS, 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 toHHGtransportation accrues and becomes fixed on the effective date ofPCSorders.� 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 theHHGtransportation. | 
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| | C.Orders Amended, Modified, Canceled, or Revoked.� | 
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| | HHGtransported afterPCSorders 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.U5370andU5372, 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 aren't 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.HHGand 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,HHGtransportation isn�t authorized for members who elect mobile home allowances. | 
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| | 2.PCSBetween PDSs inCONUSor Alaska and PDSsOCONUSor 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 won�t be performed by all the dependents, a member is entitled to: | 
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| | (1)HHGand unaccompanied baggage transportation to theOCONUSPDS, and | 
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| | (2)mobile home allowances to a designated place inCONUSor Alaska under par.U5505-B2, provided the dependent(s) not traveling to thePDSare to use the mobile home as a residence during the member'sOCONUStour. | 
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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 toOCONUSduty, concurrent travel of dependents isn�t authorized, and mobile home allowances are elected to a designated place inCONUSor Alaska, the member is entitled toHHGand unaccompanied baggage transportation to theOCONUSPDSwithin the cost limitations in par. U5505-B2.� If the dependents later are authorized to travel to theOCONUSPDSat Government expense, the member may transportHHGfrom the designated place to theOCONUSPDSwithin the cost limitations in par. U5505-B3. | 
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| | c.� Return toCONUSor Alaska.� A member stationedOCONUSor outside Alaska who�s returned toCONUSor Alaska underPCSorders and who elects mobile home allowances withinCONUSor Alaska, also is entitled toHHGand unaccompanied baggage transportation from theOCONUSor AlaskaPDSto the newPDS, HOR or PLEAD, or HOS (as applicable) under par. U5505-B4.� The member isn't entitled toHHGor unaccompanied baggage transportation if electing mobile home allowances between aPDSin Alaska and aPDSinCONUS, unless theHHGwere removed from the mobile home to meet safety requirements. | 
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| | 3.� Under Unusual or Emergency Circumstances | 
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| | a.A member stationedOCONUSor in Alaska: | 
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| | (1)whose dependents are returned toCONUSor Alaska under par. U5240, and | 
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| | (2)who elects mobile home allowances within or betweenCONUSor Alaska under par. U5540-A, | 
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| | also is entitled toHHGand unaccompanied baggage transportation from theOCONUSor AlaskaPDSto the designated place, except for items ofHHGremoved from the mobile home to meet safety requirements. | 
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| | b.A member: | 
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| | (1)� whose dependents are returned from Alaska toCONUSunder par. U5240-D, and | 
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| | (2)who elects mobile home allowances from Alaska toCONUS, isn't entitled toHHGor unaccompanied baggage transportation, except for items ofHHGremoved from the mobile home to meet safety requirements. | 
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| | 4.� Mobile Home Delivery Not Completed | 
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