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                                May 7, 1997
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                             GSBCA 14108-RATE


               In the Matter of TRI-STATE MOTOR TRANSIT CO.


     Robert D. Norcom, Auditor, Tri-State Motor Transit Co.,
Joplin, MO, appearing for Claimant.

     Jeffrey J. Thurston, Director, Office of Transportation
Audits, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, appearing
for General Services Administration.

     Col. David A. Shull, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters,
Military Traffic Management Command, Department of the Army, Falls
Church, VA, appearing for Department of Defense.

DeGRAFF, Board Judge.

     On February 19, 1997, Tri-State Motor Transit Co. requested a
review of the General Services Administration s denial of its claim 
of $345 for transportation charges involving Government Bill of
Lading transaction D-0,624,707.

     The Office of Transportation Audits notified the Board on
March 19, 1997, that it had issued a certificate of settlement in
this claim.  Tri-State Motor Transit Co. filed a request to dismiss
its claim on May 6, 1997, stating that the referenced claim has
been paid.

     Accordingly, the claim is dismissed.




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                                   MARTHA H. DeGRAFF
                                   Board Judge