[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3131-3132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1204]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Supply Service
Revisions to the General Services Administration's (GSA's)
Centralized Household Goods Traffic Management Program (CHAMP)
AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of proposed program changes for comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice invites comments on GSA's plan to increase the
Centralized Household Goods Management Program's (CHAMP's) shipment
surcharge from $45 to $105, and revise the Household Goods Tender of
Service ``shipment definition'' as reflected in the attachment to this
notice. The proposed new definition states that each of the three
components of an individual employee's belongings (i.e., household
goods, privately owned vehicle(s) (POV), and unaccompanied air baggage)
is separately subject to the shipment surcharge. These actions are
necessary to increase CHAMP funding and enable GSA to defray its
expenses for this program.
DATES: Please submit your comments by February 19, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to the Transportation Management Division
(FBF), General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20406, Attn:
Federal Register Notice. GSA will consider your comments prior to
implementing these proposals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tucker, Senior Program Expert,
Transportation Management Division, FSS/GSA, 703-305-5745.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA's Centralized Household Goods Traffic
Management Program (CHAMP) receives no Congressional funding and
depends on a shipment surcharge, currently $45, to defray its costs.
The shipment surcharge has been in effect since 1996 and no longer
fully funds program expenses. So that GSA may meet its expenses and
continue to provide these critical services, GSA proposes to increase
the shipment surcharge to $105. GSA also plans to revise the shipment
definition in the Household Goods Tender of Service to state that each
of the three components comprising an individual employee's belongings
(i.e.,) household goods, POV, and unaccompanied baggage) whether
shipped separately or together is separately subject to a shipment
surcharge.
GSA is committed to providing a program that meets the needs of
Federal agencies. The funding increase proposed in this notice will be
used to directly pay for program activities including: domestic and
international rate negotiations, review and approval of carrier
applications, consolidating carrier survey (3080) responses and
computing the resulting customer satisfaction indices, providing
technical assistance on questions pertaining to tariff interpretation
and loss and damage claims, developing helpful move-related
publications and training materials, and conducting workshops.
Dated: January 13, 1999.
Alan J. Zaic,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Transportation and Property
Management.
Existing HTOS Definition--1998-99 RFO, Section, 2-6.7.3 ``First
Shipment. The first shipment of a relocation performed pursuant to the
HTOS is defined as a surface shipment of household effects, shipment of
a privately owned vehicle, and a shipment of unaccompanied air baggage,
all or any one of which are tendered to the Participant by the shipping
Federal Agency at the same time or within six months of the tender of
the first component of this shipment.
``Supplemental Shipments. A supplemental shipment of a relocation
performed pursuant to the HTOS is defined as any surface shipment,
including a privately owned vehicle, or unaccompanied air baggage
shipment tendered to the Participant by the shipping Federal Agency
after six months from the date of the tender of the first component of
the first shipment.''
Proposed Amendment to HTOS Shipment Definition. We are planning to
revise the above referenced provision to read as follows:
``Definition of a shipment. For purposes of this HTOS, a shipment
(whether on the same GBL or separate GBL's) is defined as:
(a) A surface shipment of household effects;
(b) Shipment of a privately owned vehicle; or
(c) Shipment of unaccompanied air baggage.
``This definition applies to interstate, intrastate and
international shipments as defined in the applicable Request for Offers
(RFO).
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``Application of the shipment surcharge. The carrier will remit to
GSA a shipment surcharge for each shipment equal to that provided in
the GSA Request for Offers (RFO) for a specific rate-filing period. The
shipment surcharge is due by the end of the quarter in which the
carrier bills the agency for line haul and accessorial services,
exclusive of storage-in-transit (SIT) charges as provided in paragraph
7-1.A. (9) a., above. The surcharge is not billable to the Federal
agency and must be shown on the Original Public Voucher for
Transportation Charges, SF 1113, as an allowance to the Government.''
[FR Doc. 99-1204 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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