|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    �PART�D:��HOUSEHOLD�GOODS��(HHG)�TRANSPORTATION�AND�NONTEMPORARY�STORAGE�(NTS)
        U5320��METHODS�OF�TRANSPORTATION
            E.�DITY�Moves
                2.��Establishing�the�Weight�of�HHG
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| | 2.� Establishing the Weight ofHHG� | 
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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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| | When mobile home delivery at the authorized destination is precluded by circumstances beyond the member's control,HHGtransportation is authorized as in subpars. b and c. | 
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| | b.Mobile Home Transported by Government-Procured Transportation.� | 
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| | When a Government-procured transporter fails to deliver a mobile home at destination,HHGtransportation is authorized.� The total cost ofHHGtransportation may not exceed what would have been payable under par. U5510-A, if the mobile home had been delivered at the destination, less any cost to the Government for mobile home transportation to the point of breakdown. | 
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| | c.Mobile Home Transported by Member.� | 
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| | When a member or a personally-procured commercial transporter fails to complete the delivery of a mobile home, at destination,HHGtransportation is authorized.� The total cost of theHHGtransportation may not exceed what would have been payable under par. U5510-A, if the mobile home had been transported by Government-procured transportation to the authorized destination, less the amount of mobile home allowances payable under par. U5510-B for mobile home transportation to the point of breakdown. | 
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| | 5.�HHGRemoved from Mobile Home to Meet Safety Requirements.� | 
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| | HHG, which must be removed from a mobile home to meet safety requirements, may be transported at Government expense.� The cost of transporting theseHHGshall be deducted from the total cost of what it would have cost the Government to transport the member's maximum authorizedHHGweight to determine the member's cost limit on mobile home shipment under par. U5505. | 
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| | G.�HHGTransportation Before Orders Issued | 
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| | Except as indicated in subpar. 2,HHGtransportation (beforePCSorders are issued) is authorized if the request for transportation is supported by a: | 
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| | a.statement from thePCSorder-issuing official or a designated representative that the member was advised before such orders were issued that they would be issued; | 
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| | b.written agreement signed by the applicant to pay any additional costs incurred for transportation to another point required because the newPDSnamed in the orders is different than that named in a statement prescribed in item a; and | 
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| | c.written agreement to pay the entire cost of transportation (ifPCSorders aren�t later issued to authorize the transportation) is signed by the applicant.� The length of time before thePCSorders are issued, during which a member may be advised that orders are to be issued, may not exceed the relatively short period between the time when a determination is made to order the member to make aPCSand the date on which the orders are actually issued.� General information furnished to the member concerning the issuance of orders before the determination is made to actually issue the orders (such as time of eventual release from active duty, time of expiration of term of service, date of eligibility for retirement, date of expected rotation fromOCONUSduty) isn't advice that the orders are to be issued (52 Comp. Gen. 769 (1973)). | 
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| | 2.� Members Assigned to Vessels Preparing to Enter Overhaul.� | 
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| | HHGtransportation beforePCSorders are issued is authorized for members assigned to a vessel which has been scheduled for an overhaul, provided the order-issuing official or the designated representative provides a statement that the vessel�s homeport is to be changed incident to the overhaul.� This statement may be issued when there�s less than 90 days between the time of specific overhaul site determination and the actual departure of the vessel to such site.� If the scheduled vessel overhaul is canceled, subpar. C above applies (59 Comp. Gen. 509 (1980)). | 
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| | U5335� DETERMINING THE NET WEIGHT | 
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