LETTER TO WILLIAM J. ANDERSON FROM ALLEN R. ELKINS

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• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 15, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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Central Intelligence Agency
OF-0704-E6
15 October 1986
Mr. William J. Anderson
Assistant Comptroller General
General Government Programs
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
In response to your letter of October 6, we have completed the attached
questionnaire on waiver of erroneous payments. Although we have processed no
requests for waiver under Public Law 99-224 through GAO since the effective
date, we feel that the time and effort required to do so would seem to
justify raising the present $500 limitation.
Sincerely yours,
Allen R. Elkins
Director of Finance
Central Intelligence Agency
STAT
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GAO
United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
STAT
Mr. Harry E. Fitzwater
Deputy Director for Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), an investigative agency
of the Congress, is studying whether GAO should recommend that Congress increase
the amount heads of agencies may waive for erroneous payments of pay and
allowances. As part of this survey, we are examining several agencies' waiver
experience and obtaining their views on how a change in the limitation would
impact on their waiver activities. The attached questionnaire is designed to
obtain your agency's views on how a change in the limitation will impact on your
agency's operations.
Please complete the questionnaire and return it in the enclosed,
self-addressed, postage-paid envelope within 10 days after you receive it. The
questionnaire should take about 15 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions, please call Ms. Shirley Bates or
Mr. Chris Farley at [phone].
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
William J. Anderson
Assistant Comptroller General
General Government Programs
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U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SURVEY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES ON WAIVER OF
ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES
INTRODUCTION
Under current laws (5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C.
2774, and 32 U.S.C. 716), heads of agencies have
the authority to waive erroneous payments of pay
and allowances not exceeding $500. The Claims
Group of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
is studying whether GAO should recommend that
Congress change the dollar limitation. We are
analyzing GAO's and other agencies' waiver
activities during fiscal year 1985 and gathering
Information from agencies on the potential Impact
of a change In the $500 limitation. While we
already,have a summary of your agency's waiver
activities for fiscal year 1985, we need
additional Information as well as your views on
how a change in the $500 limitation would affect
your agency's waiver activities. We also would
like to obtain Information on the potential impact
of Public Law 99-224 which amended 5 U.S.C. 5584,
10 U.S.C. 2774, and 32 U.S.C. 716 to authorize
waiver of erroneous payments of travel,
transportation, and relocation expenses and
allowances made after December 28, 1985. In
addition, we plan to visit selected agencies for
more In-depth Information.
The questionnaire should not take more than
15 minutes to complete. If you have any
questions, please call Ms. Shirley Bates or
Mr. Chris Farley on FTS 275-3102.
Please provide your name (preparer or contact
person), title, address, and telephone number In
case it Is necessary to clarify any answers.
TITLE Deputy Assistant Director for
Policy and Plans
ADDRESS: Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
(area code) (number)
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1. Consider all the staff time necessary to
analyze and process an Initial request for
waiver to GAO for settlement versus the staff
time necessary to settle a request for waiver
in your agency. In your opinion, is the staff
time needed for processing a request to GAO
greater, less, or about the same as the time
needed for settling a request In your agency?
(CHECK ONE.) (5)
Staff time needed for processing a request for
waiver to GAO is...
Please return the completed questionnaire in
the enclosed pre-addressed envelope within 10 days
of receipt. In the event the envelope Is
misplaced, the return address is:
U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Ms. Shirley Bates
Room 5041
441 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20548
Thank you for your help.
1. 1 XI Much greater
2. 1 1 Greater
3. 1 1 About the same
4. 1 I Less
5. 1 1 Much less
6. 1 1 No basis to judge
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2. In your opinion, do you think the $500
limitation should be changed, or should It
remain the same? (CHECK ONE.) (6)
1. ( I Decrease $500 limitation (Continue
to Q.3.)
2. ( x I Increase $500 limitation
3. ( I $500 limitation
should be retained (Skip to
Question 4.)
4. 1 I No basis to judge
3.
To what amount do you think t
he Iim
itat ion
should be changed? (CHECK ON
E.)
(7)
1.
i I Less than $500
2.
( I $1,000
3.
[x I $1,500
4.
i 1 $2,000
5.
i 1 $2,500
6.
1 1 $5,000
7.
( I Other (specify) $
8.
1 1 No basis to judge
5. How many requests for waiver submitted under
the authority of Public Law 99-224 has your
agency received from December 28, 1985, to
September 30, 1986, In each of the following
categories? (ENTER AMOUNT. IF NONE, ENTER
"0"; IF DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE, ENTER "N.A.")
Number of Requests
for Waiver Received
1.
Travel
- O -
(9-12)
2.
Transportation
- U -
(13-16)
3.
Relocation Expenses
-
(17-20)
Total
6. If you have any comments regarding any of the
previous questions or any suggestions on the
waiver process, please use the space provided
or attach another sheet. (26)
4. If the Comptroller General were given the
authority to adjust the dollar limitation
through the regulatory process, an immediate
adjustment could be made and future
adjustments could also be made through the
regulatory process rather than through
legislation.
If GAO determines that the current limitation
should be changed, should we: 1) recommend
legislation which would change only the
specific amount in the current statutes, or
2) recommend that the Comptroller General be
given authority to adjust the limitation
through the regulatory process, as needed?
(CHECK ONE.) (8)
1. 1 1 Change only the specific amount in
current'statutes
2. [ I Give the Comptroller General
authority to adjust the limitation
through the regulatory process, as
needed
3. i x 1 No basis to judge
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Central Intelligence Agency
OF-0704-86
15 October 1986
Mr. William J. Anderson
Assistant Comptroller General
General Government Programs
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
In response to your letter of October 6, we have completed the attached
questionnaire on waiver of erroneous payments. Althougn we have processed no
requests for waiver under Public Law 99-224 through GAO since the effective
date, we feel that the time and effort required to do so would seem to
justify raising the present $500 limitation.
Sincerely yours,
STAT
Allen R. Elkins
Director of Finance
Central Intelligence Agency
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