%PDF-1.6 % 1 0 obj <> endobj 2 0 obj <>stream 2021-06-11T13:14:08-04:00 2021-06-11T13:14:07-04:00 2021-06-11T13:14:08-04:00 Adobe Acrobat 17.0 application/pdf 07030509 uuid:b593640f-01f4-4d20-8eec-29442c740ae3 uuid:3cad1df1-7f77-47cb-9db9-985c20c5bd73 Acrobat Web Capture 15.0 endstream endobj 5 0 obj <> endobj 6 0 obj <> endobj 3 0 obj <> endobj 7 0 obj <> endobj 8 0 obj <> endobj 17 0 obj <>>> endobj 18 0 obj <> endobj 19 0 obj <> endobj 21 0 obj [20 0 R 20 0 R] endobj 22 0 obj [20 0 R 20 0 R] endobj 23 0 obj [20 0 R 20 0 R] endobj 24 0 obj [20 0 R 20 0 R] endobj 20 0 obj <><><><><><>]/P 18 0 R/Pg 13 0 R/S/Article>> endobj 13 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 25 0 obj <>stream BT /Artifact <>BDC /TT0 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 5 779 Tm (07030509)Tj EMC /Artifact <>BDC 0 -86 TD (file:///usr.osd.mil/)Tj 7.166 0 Td (...)Tj (/_MyComputer/Desktop/DOHA%20transfer/DOHA-Kane/dodogc/doha/claims/civili\ an/HTML%20Word/07030509.html)Tj 49.38 0 Td ([6/11/2021 1:14:08 PM])Tj EMC ET 1 g 10 36 591.75 729.75 re f 0.604 g q 1 0 0 1 16.0002 734.2497 cm 0 0 m 0.75 -0.75 l 579 -0.75 l 579.749 0 l h f Q 0.933 g q 1 0 0 1 16.7499 733.5 cm 0 0 m -0.75 -0.75 l 579 -0.75 l 578.25 0 l h f Q 0.604 g q 1 0 0 1 16.0002 732.7503 cm 0 0 m 0.75 0.75 l 0 1.499 l h f Q 0.933 g q 1 0 0 1 594.9999 733.5 cm 0 0 m 0.75 -0.75 l 0.75 0.75 l h f Q 0.604 g q 1 0 0 1 16.0002 644.2497 cm 0 0 m 0.75 -0.75 l 579 -0.75 l 579.749 0 l h f Q 0.933 g q 1 0 0 1 16.7499 643.5 cm 0 0 m -0.75 -0.75 l 579 -0.75 l 578.25 0 l h f Q 0.604 g q 1 0 0 1 16.0002 642.7503 cm 0 0 m 0.75 0.75 l 0 1.499 l h f Q 0.933 g q 1 0 0 1 594.9999 643.5 cm 0 0 m 0.75 -0.75 l 0.75 0.75 l h f Q /Article <>BDC EMC BT /Article <>BDC 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 749.25 Tm (DATE: March 14, 2007)Tj 0 -3.25 TD (In Re:)Tj 0 -2.125 TD ([REDACTED])Tj T* (Claimant)Tj 0 -3.25 TD (\))Tj 0 -2.125 TD (Claims Case No. 07030509)Tj /TT1 1 Tf 15.224 -2.125 Td (CLAIMS APPEALS BOARD DECISION)Tj -15.224 -2.125 Td (DIGEST)Tj /TT0 1 Tf T* (Waiver of a debt under 5 U.S.C. 5584 is not appropriate when an employee\ knows or)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 34.353 0 Td (should be aware that she was)Tj -34.353 -1.125 Td (receiving pay to which she was not entitled.)Tj /TT1 1 Tf T* (DECISION)Tj /TT0 1 Tf T* (An employee of the United States Air Force requests reconsideration of t\ he February 5,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.24 0 Td (2007, appeal decision of the)Tj -35.24 -1.125 Td (Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals \(DOHA\) in DOHA Claim)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (No. 07011104, in which DOHA denied the)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (employee's application that the government waive)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 20.285 0 Td (collection of an indebtedness she owes due to overpayment of salary.)Tj /TT1 1 Tf 1.232 -2.125 Td (Background)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -21.517 -2.125 Td (Due to a reduction in force \(RIF\), the employee accepted a position as\ a medical records)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.625 0 Td (technician GS 4, step 5,)Tj -35.625 -1.125 Td (effective September 28, 2003. )Tj 12.273 0 Td (Initially she was advised that she was)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 15.247 0 Td (entitled to retain her grade before the RIF \(GS 5,)Tj -27.52 -1.125 Td (step 1\) for two years. )Tj (In September 2003, the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.301 0 Td (annual salary with locality adjustment for a GS 5, step 1, was $25,697, \ and)Tj -18.301 -1.125 Td (the annual salary with)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.053 0 Td (locality adjustment for a GS 4, step 5 was $26,028. )Tj 20.691 0 Td (Due to administrative error, the employee's)Tj -29.744 -1.125 Td (annual salary was erroneously established as $25,697 instead of $26,028,\ causing an)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 34.02 0 Td (underpayment of $102.40 during)Tj -34.02 -1.125 Td (the period September 21, 2003, through January 10, 2004.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (The record shows that in January 2004, the employee was advised by Notif\ ication of)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 34.13 0 Td (Personnel Action \(SF 50\) that she)Tj -34.13 -1.125 Td (was not entitled to receive a retention allowance. )Tj 19.797 0 Td (As a result,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (the employee's annual salary with locality adjustments)Tj -19.797 -1.125 Td (should have been established as $27,044)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 16.469 0 Td (\(GS 4, step 5\). )Tj (Due to administrative error, the SF 50 that terminated the pay)Tj -16.469 -1.125 Td (retention)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 3.804 0 Td (erroneously also established her annual salary with locality adjustment \ as that of a GS 4, step 10. )Tj 39.019 0 Td (It initially)Tj -42.823 -1.125 Td (established the annual salary at $30,437, and within two months increase\ d it to)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 31.743 0 Td ($31,020, the amount on the salary table)Tj -31.743 -1.125 Td (for a GS 4, step 10. )Tj (However, this error was not)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (discovered until June 2006, and the employee's total overpayment by)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (that time amounted to)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 8.998 0 Td ($8,404.80 \(after crediting her with $102.40 that she was underpaid in 2\ 003\).)Tj -8.998 -2.125 Td (In denying her request for reconsideration, our adjudicators concluded t\ hat the employee)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.737 0 Td (had to know that the)Tj -35.737 -1.125 Td (government made a mistake when in light of the RIF and no entitlement to\ )Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 30.104 0 Td (retained pay, her annual salary with locality)Tj -30.104 -1.125 Td (adjustment suddenly spiked by approximately $5,000)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 21.636 0 Td (per year.)Tj -21.636 -2.125 Td (The member's argument for reconsideration is as follows: She was reinsta\ ted into Federal)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.031 0 Td (service and hired in a term)Tj -36.031 -1.125 Td (position in February 2003. )Tj 10.86 0 Td (At that time she thought that she would be)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 17.192 0 Td (hired as GS 5, step 5 \(annual salary with locality)Tj -28.052 -1.125 Td (adjustment $29,122\), and that the higher step)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.302 0 Td (was justified based on her prior federal and civilian experience. )Tj 25.628 0 Td (However,)Tj -43.93 -1.125 Td (when the employee)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 8.025 0 Td (received her first paycheck, she realized that her salary was establishe\ d as a GS 5, step 1. )Tj 35.875 0 Td (The)Tj -43.9 -1.125 Td (subsequent SF 50 confirmed that her salary was at step 1. )Tj 23.217 0 Td (Because she had nothing in writing)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 14.331 0 Td (guaranteeing a step 5, the)Tj -37.548 -1.125 Td (employee did not pursue this issue. )Tj 14.304 0 Td (She was upset when she was)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (notified of the RIF and downgrade, and questions)Tj -14.304 -1.125 Td (whether she received proper notice. )Tj 14.493 0 Td (She)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (explains that when she received her first paycheck in September 2003, sh\ e "saw)Tj EMC ET endstream endobj 26 0 obj <> endobj 27 0 obj (Y2ioӌ) endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 29 0 obj <> endobj 32 0 obj <> endobj 33 0 obj <>stream H\j0 ~ COkgXrt1NzϊJ3$%CrTVvD~5NvxvV$)NO}Dyl;<#lal E ^aUks?أ m8qM-iʄn7!/svNXFGh􍽢0 a>qڥߍyJq&8eN[X2K9#3K|$>1A8#G$$;HrPYq1ja7En=y*vSM[>d|WFwe\0Q҇3ZzI],>^,įW. endstream endobj 34 0 obj <>stream H|y\TG5o^p fQѬ,d57FCEPTE#7Ⅸ5x!*}̈+jM20=jߧ~&ABdZ /WXBccRN^nTC_ ) }]Vc~1%$ ~@BJNcB>n4,6Fv;ȳ ]r̘FY<>a_;8O]  a52">ED HR2B}JyH%,k$ ;`LMzbx5G7j3ގ )V5p?ѣ@!Kh5ל/bPʬӻ{xz_~@+)$T {Ifo7Kxj_۴m}:wk{W?Y}狾Q1*6.>aCK>bdףF;n7&M゚:mfgɜ;oY/Aβy+VZƼv]ziCaMlݶ}]-WA.=Rv'Oę_x WZתC. 4}5RK-I3YRtZz[ȟQTy*?rcvΠĠ!Aʃi˃R)AJWGWT&(۔RbQ+O!0ܐa17<10N14.45iLl6MmSwS)>DbTjTOGWP&tu:K-X-U+nXDXǰaaa aC†5O l6;?6{{{'vgMlյOkk!TGYYbOi1jiP)R' NJRzߑ1tyY'@}BE!|*lmt9CrBڿLW{oq~p<ڽTiYY&E;7c^\uV~__o_(?[BzFy'y.ԋՠHwd.Gfba|0C@x00H܋j< l1_!C9qq 'P 8ӨD<>lD $# CaH|ThX|G&z2!vS-" I%vP6-%ppR-\ZNyOnNI+h%9մ̴Q THE6fB[ . Ih;=M>T|q?^*zTf>*t! ؈MԐ0R#jLALG 7-R@F2Q:FǩNPSB;4U:K<[ԄR33x&ٜs8< x!g"ΖCy1/^9sy9q>W6kCx-^x#oͼ6m6ɻx7\>ȇ0.|s9 >ɧ4WjkZ)C?$keYfY'e7]3|ȗ2_la+_*7ɷ6#mÏ"]tW磫u8sslcHY&E@@{bc I4w&M'q2! H]`Aԭ,L&3@`C9qp4q,ѥ\M7ܒ:܊[sp>.\p9 ?զ\4e\kM|Nsǹs9NST9NS::SDA  <@  iᴄH$h ɐ1,6r   )ܖ>r@4ZB+h m-'=d=SO6Li [3!>SKOh gi0  4|75 s2M=s3TJSe 5H ҃ 3 i$44hMIH/ ߧW59^_үޤ[0|X a,%X+`%`5~+CyH3L4 E7GǼw6+| (Wm/(S;b)fbX,bM 6mbDg+/o!s̜4g8*N⼸$-Q.]< *A>);')G\Ǐ\jZxuED8Q['̗E,Ȯ}wY,KdoWcM3J˱r|Q*_oȷD,ȷ崘͐b3GΓ "D.*Zʵr$r+"&_}6: ˣ<.OɳTV!}Y)keJ+VV5P UTJW*Se&*W嫦H5W-E;ZUTGEuUU@S^~_ P 95L W#H5*ph{p 1j^VIv aq3, {>a%{{w=iOi{ƞy{ڋl{`': Nsѹ\z7:.nԕr.ˮq m625/12J"ZVGk<66b n&nMvST7Mw3L7v9nnS>ćc||,wtUg}{7w.FH.IDJB <4QjWV QB`̀T ܿ޻sgΛ:⎸+AN)Ԡ#AyNYPo&؄PȄ&\-UW: ^gj$Geulj Y*ApZHhMxX' j NC+Rj7a{a 6@t7 ޅpN޽!:cGttw?V: M W8XI֨-%zhw? ܺ a<}+ (w$0:FlwR清Y V@D{ڻA2; $Tflas D95`;\f.nlZ0$zNj_stlg}{ɏInW@ЎO{qB4-ooxDV g9И3LfFwq 2^(O^DxB,6yV8.&n& 8Y<WX}6fؒ3|*T]j;]+`(&܇Xw$LgB.BQ(Wy=<;==ϔU\~ p%X볧6ƞGKp%~_>,<Y-x(z1d=%ߑe'sG{\ǍvK e[mF ~ \P?r]{ir7B0Y&a_8SXD[+41თoP"'gJ`۩rcoe@Xg_ȽΫ6\0m,L ]rr2\y 7ߧ*lbi2ݾLƹm=n­\ < >@ĈƋ>{|Cs?'.;mB 1jXH avJ']`CJFjLB]6ʤuNZX41`T[U(lhV$IH4z}~xߤ^ױ?`Ɗ1_d1 2g?0v~'oVcOc12+"wo ?1d &o?o9c Z~<"O ,@NNNA z` 2g~`:{VK&\⮱6#@X_`9|9I^ª |;O_C;-NJ_&'6?s1!B/Yrw:SFKTcw cy) 3T@{PӭYbnhƨjξSFS8S2Od(/$'dQ,hM ݨQ^uaI bUcj|O\#&2B Rr8VXCRhL-*u-X%IIO%ܭV-^]"6!6V4_FYSY=rOt%=^7:|ő\Ĝ[E Uz51+ic2k\ꎧ8n}ؼQdB%{pKQ;vzFIm9,)R2E SeeM(J[BF슖gfaҐX:ekްeU4.A,K4Qg׆zP($YjzdZI)BF櫜[E>`ȣϤtMP n>h'SIXz#Sq/Gr Zж]ɆZ4$iޟ A7"`k":ZoR)32ɱkI|06Y{IA%7ͭ 1&l6xZI0.:Qs1(7O kHbʺgЃ'1*u 㪐jʏI$,Ѵ 5L| |zf=CQL3xq@ŸRnYde45J,5lnxKH!HF+pF&Z3!ocGbH%NQB#p2SĐҩTjD 5W觨Qw u.t<%ӌ4,ӄF}vtsB,Ҍy`^z9ƇiKL=ɒ~, B9xe!|>C%0yFw2oUP}|8':^pXhdnH9 Efa@dGP#|r}ڃ,  {o˯B.ZP%˒\XarH Ga)ƊVa'&-($HT VAD-f 0i+vY)Kz. - M-vb&A& Bh*] zzznzxDOӂ?]ylh'8~eX'Z;D:^3[Ԁη@NF0;# A)tN%ov6ii]2|c-]R㩩am\ /pm_ 1A [_rߵ^hWo`t G؆^9m*K & ^[jXDCϿ Ž:Γa%.&;߻|s'vI p S [!4ƠiH46  bN-vc֮4u ulHui=4M;~;}9 %+^ | MN[>lWvӗInEK"-ItJRk"T,.%[֤}HqM]jvѸB[0pɟV[`v_*=LgCW{ mBsX­FP@qDه"P"Pjb흨] )Ly4Yhޢ)2 OWEAkJM`v0׳BAG;Nފzʽ-c-H(2ʤ3\+P(ψwKLTϬxK,o]*2s㕝K :W\~-~kXSl$JD5k fW v$`=7̏!9K3mړ?m 1%+`ܰsw*0$]Ϙ08ozImVVa'9U[LWCrNI?AݩmRyٮy)|H賵Q-.>r\4<]؟&~#e|YqRm)A+ѩ{N\8W`iw O]}4J7T >,º:Pdټ['x#M;%,[$.+ÎA,X!E\\`IR`%t8,Ⲙ^\+"\Broa (*R`F'Ñp4Lf8ɻ=n6f((~ fhnY(j4i:J\nH\?D0/G+Ηyƥt2]JIOz>v}C3[㻈..q$&Rr-r+Ä!O]~a5lc^$^Y6zZ[oUH$1"+Ĭ s?!o<=El]PK޼J^=S.DF[|h 6hx9cLcϠV-le~ VFpvHtjgfi, f1o9xC))J:ZXSU5b)`(1a9$Bz)DZey 3R_Uh]?5UhiRdz5}AL=~rv~Q[6e:hO\q.h_U ]AqiyO> R$kYb5!Alw>wr$D, ~$rpX!(‚I]3 s1À3>)^ v=J!<ʇC#ᄜ2o6A͡h!Q"S*!lg:4v4xvw#= 0SvT폃m6Q'U^ZP)BPT Xh46.Y)ԌZ n~S<,>=· t\.dzz:l$3N8OlKt=U[3W=6acEǏմ`خ&;s|>ؗ؁&\ %t| %J::VBIu%Dt݆unBZQ6C-ӴTkCV>=O=c_8i\X\RChHReDSCnIB".ȅ2v)~.ԍuД}|*Df%R*jU!U#\PG˨2UExe,ϛqC}%Q:"‘x9Yz^wY>ʸeR@AN P)KЅC׺[d-إjaI5 }Z* R,n8t"Qv\IsKwcc" -Sݵz4u_Y5~!"Ƿդoa=yirqViDGYXɤVIЬa{KR=P,SZ9k Bs7ZjG?w0_>i[3y':~XЉ ιнYƏvf~sЌ5rU)<'.eQi⛂MfyFZj.`>tRZm"d==Ȏc}S~?qzn{E"?6F7*/(wN:^2+{|Ml[Umvxh%;֣`S76@g=dt5nM5JLW**K2qs~s8JtC`LW88#b" eu÷fki=u EWyE" EHyE0KEE\Un/!I) #켐I!}b/w\>iᪧ7ve+*V**w/`?_+G}}=fMVeHE)؛£xY cMu놟J (('quݑ}~%I5&ՏX%}:{=5?Vx4F%d%1*JpBE7&sUCR=ыfꊚOjpD):[Tb J7V~d`wʾmE4m{DM#~ u 4P+~Y.ʇ!OȋEz+G@.]ٖ KWrޱϤ{{+eOgg\-1CaQ0Cdjedl~C;xO;X3nl?E!wck6 i&v  " !IJфPnjeNg( %D\' Ty`T P.Q.5dSԚZBr،͖P&dXHkTɱo (Q3%-/[T`xh ?Pϊ0q1$1jkuwܹمďٱtDWzl ?w^N[710 H2g Jspg:|׋K{؅W"2Ac397FnIFʸx7&J4!obXŶJ'J`T)7l9Gt`y,G(@_[*ȓ3 RCI]3E~r5.ɭbSGcw,2 v?5,u-_ P Hߓ?(ߐr˨ /״qƇTzJpD-vP $BQvRgwbTXMpNK㹵7p߹ϸ0fcI.$VDؗGa4/z'}6151 .kRqM])𴡷WmMLgZ8@j\g4} E=\cwDŽ`ܭ!]1>j芳 Hwe2 N:D|L1e[ Y/7;} Xm?lfP%Zf .`K@ IZHsa"z!Q"Y阍2E)X@h|Ց7׿xmbY>ݡ<$4+xMosOxNIB8"oZ-)ESX ,)m>p5l'a&nz^X86j>v{(&0bഃp8h?UKsL*jn4# xk5A2 hLa {7e㡘a%o~k4QIH̽Cp&6 ?R#iuuFcnE:\%@..TBq$ZG]so%Өms3Oրj΂Ec \̚gl޿'9խGGLL.J?sS>G * A+lւO5o`Ml'Dah:ye9 &4@9k& 0(~mHX,v+oŭIYb`Xѭխ&9u>fwz<ޙٝ}f wK*PZBbPjmiV&R~%?1IHRUZ)Z)R6=ys=;||Nc]g }~Z?zWŌ~S( wFiY8! FJ3iIBZ`iզ-ۨn.۹w࠮6@||13b)g՗{"v8TDb'̹yc| p&T~I^V(FCFXPfѰvׅWvF zi`7Z/Xr.!Ă5"hDچmaƱj ۰,f 7Y3pj.pZNXrLrXXjL0G Ҁ#8H9d5 HAx5uB"B I".!%J ޼>TX桗:;~6E-.u*ښtOy?X:C"r7JPm))95ڶO.~  s6fh AU3 D(nmQ$dע"A裒K$޳gE4)"F"+3Yk*]eRQn*B__7 NtR`%q ,:U[y(p2\\hYCIUd 1$\7resmdˌ؆dY9O7U Dz ,K<fM{{4FG#µx\ 뺪-(aU E{r0NLƴV=bDMFlmٺ7&wC!hC,Mdl#V)5-!\^?Qf`PFR ƀ-vc,%K.R'DѮ \&bKJ`2,ʤ0 jC0TP\(zBq]y魻~bĊytsXP^>22o<@@,Ӈ;c}`B :5S@_RogP9R 1d)^q d,S7.uSk]=Tό5kY{,=dPXś_/M1q#O/xیm#l:+^VJ\&qSpKMG3VF=QtNQo$39>Yfu|~_sWڄ6#Q0dtOa hy<5MȓhѱǠȆ4 _R|JYBG}G?gܔGuSK w'}Qʻޜ6FWǵ8$[duK
FA2*O3tcSՄtR;24do9/A-89A*HԽT;32Q@dI_lЀuH02xZ')n!avp66?p'rܝc߇`_.j@PuWOb__GX['zQVYa0X!u(/V6x) NH r"2hO%>W?D=%]JaaUA^$;. Q]gJdkHH.j_vww3*< B,C!6*WfZ!+B{(ྒ^IO>l yn{!&"%HS P'nIa w[ꫤA9BJb&SzB="XcsDȫ#z,^50Ug=|܋\"xD**RNW[q2WmalU\jWYjtiq nɘ. Ƶ,mkFΞ;"[ݲK};7<\5( jCǭK|6C(ĥ{t$d!!H驮H:JJÒjK b,dKι%8\1qU$ >&!Y)u,+[LϮX[L-Z0%G+~#iW'095ۦNN-k2}](1;-;Sr]Y͔J9gVFRr(]+̌3϶4I討ZSٴ⻇s0ǸZA9wɄЈ9 zmT.0>B˧הD!!#՝䙆>Ze>.;g|x&R5x ܹOP5K] &VRk84ۀ_$LcEru,pw1;<)ȺA/g9CfmKJ b9$ei]2Qܫx߃ /s0V;vXcm/|\6B#T@X2X7yV9 $w1g^Q@o9/l_ ll[l3.}K?D{; "-3Ȼö8Y릈1lo.Kϟ>r5h4U,zg{*tKi ӫѻm2W>pX9WC5نσtčz^?D ݜ#<)eXDE^or06ףT!FPzE Vw(iľ K=xqv5–$:9$qC?rfpnc40;f]S1!>۩c}k-O٥9q81Ε̱]"pA̵: (1C' [26zꬍhTYۍvkm, IJl7JH4PJkyQzːsI>kss\O3\{ZF5x>B 3U'g#kQO :& q_~*؈d=cPY EQXؿ21Q3]ϱFO8OqRC>c9/8څRѩa-SgfzaU *~x1C:ը+R)UfS#vCV>nAW cMhVO/0/vjoN#H?v+xY] y7_:;rTX}_\txUsi:% جlBl@/8 IE'uT`"fŃ?D|[@U :G ƖY'Sz/zQs<̛ [={ߣ}M}>v_W;nl|O\,iMl(4BLa {ѨעUs.v9"o9Us< [=v${v[u ~0?k;][7{台7B#u3h<>*(>z{k ?W'emg]kޛλyq-]:ZgՏΚ{:=vRY+2u>3#y51TLK쵃ĞECh˻Mǰ6ܙhsxrrY4[[ؖ93-l9β(_h_es^ع@ӟ#}TR{|K]ӹ'[뎼FM9K\9N[H9bdN _u;%fɛeLvh|8r:|~C(ǒ¯c3sc5&'~2({;X~2߷ύ>d͌w-#U0F&{2"zP!-XrϻA{;SLlL5_/[[B_a˓w6,ț1r'l )Ṯ ;w$I]zbZ#Rl\_SKO7i2xQz˰Wx}(;xy4<}VeJb}Q=gC7z/څM^'RJȪ8̒L"YcbCAql}8ԫ Q]!? WġSиq/oÿ8מy`Ǵ8OA|۸.^݊<Ж_΅ ӆ#`RD۶:SٿFyTc`\4>k}< n{?HDŽ+mvާ#ñWD{Ћ>w)&jXD&-zy68d?Z, 2+Z雗#y;OJ;,#ߣwN{ 칍䶥Ĩp?79_c4ͻ:7|T<񶤈o۶ E_5[QF;\ &.h|ʺlau}}va<=\i~7'XPm-kߴIjխB59˝f]ݪu=3 ژnolqA: ʳOqktz}~ǺrQ[Ub"G,$J񿋟mJ;(قbp^%؂b}+$PW0ފ /Α16Hb\(^m#uwօw;~O=+k.ior$_f<ڊ%cAx&8qKQYOsM|I9Rdr o >]n=6\%V{!+.7I[;V5Z缗%_&+31a| M.mVu:x$o8 x"Vo2ds5&WHtZo"ޟC*9n^WگX(V6==C BCTlpī8؋~5o1f3HªO#[& (ߝ!Sar6>ɸs}2Eߔ\h|>i/n9[$=;ۣ?b~J?IDwtGkz.2@bt@uPJq&`;yI >XmP[ܨMjhW:z&qwtdM (Ro,FMþݗ뤞ý`Nf>)03'<>r:Ttic߁%4Zº/VrN;qtµ` #Zڦr躧b;} k{bs6s1}wM_^R6=^~{Bߢ1C29mbo|{w]OdBc9(q29'7GX[qyIK>ݼOΘx>3)c=?ʤ,暽};`Ln:@z0CO:~Eek˰B} mmR%I)ԁ ңZƠ`o>( X[KIog A^ w<_u􎟊tj^ЄhFA/v Nc7л&l$gq"I\զϳ*-M|~ĝvs!)wZO sts'r?N/svSc#Si J,u赃m9w6y3;oy>C;^BM~rDWmF.r3+؜HWRumĶH!0-=@Syh㌽!!7u#8aEZ.[K`ϐb ]ԫE籹Oz 3]{[޻2o~_GLkTǸ _Qi?\y?>mqoBpJd!̶*U'W w4Gkd=XMAPN U)r<IQ9;)*47"D|*=?3gr=.ԝ"t'gX9BYV^K` ie7%mPѐ%i0~v6_1ѭ %gѶ^$EUC{4H5CZ1T7 U!d%]_c=YW(7Eawm|֛"e|[Ϙǥḙ̌ 8d7T27sv%;Fqm~#qNAwX]5;0|.}sԶ+d}9|l(CxT$W/^ y}m,華5=BAR[ hCAX΋ δ^aߨjR#uɻ߱PVhgp6qޱgN#Yj.g9]mś\wJQ*`'dKDVIaz4tۤ?6ߙh@{RǮ,o6t_?:rm\?ΣMH}gS#6Ni b1qlc; c+Bl@@G٤v֦LbP&cbeLZ ژ9) Q!ұ9w^Kv?,7ꇩW;JMr#/:jNxnP>Z)==Јb+Fm9)y;w \ kI} q~+K:OW[迗y ^F<*}1 K{w3[JQvфsH=uxpFE[`\{YyH7`?d{a<(H$)_K8wqb`+To@-BYuY-ٲĹQKpN"E9F{VDm@?_DyL'۝qE(_  ?ua3ld=Mwn 7m; o.|{ߢxwJʑQG{|C(1X7pnDgJ3ZÆq?0Z;x>oo޺z<wï8_ߏo __3NA4X&u})jUxQ֒u,OM8[#X#r OZmv1Ĝg=pp1հo{W,9R,O3{sÝ"ggykwc?{Ϡb錈[WWC@y竤;m-mp kjr#bQhyƝEA{ߠgp>#>M8h=hKy|J2fɣ}*Y}vG*O3{GU \{s g?^vsHG)M> Df܇g=eo `\kx'L -&+&/yä7jG=`xE.c,k:}t'1Kgfͷ!:ZH4໢X:6ܞDDOD'mg<]d"MrGؤ)ϥ1bl>};hOW\4֝%OV!GʊmRAYPX<δ/Z#VXLPRwZ"tm0kmK?Dk\vEoJ[ _hht}[t`~к^tN=A/Gt'5E/UBS)CZ< ;K+^\yW<F?g_gw2ivPish =k.ic I6YqkE1 E'+ljF|Gys%/p+!ew._ !o@Q@b\VpԖ8JR:c+ز9ہMG0agH8hJGj9K/>99y|P݄j\#UI.2"4sX)⿔{[{lcWe֓^D~` 6tP "Nd_>;!8O4e[HxpANTIqUa}Qiy[9XJi^l\{gA9;n؁uhO6v}< jZnFÝW؛rO2e$%JtR׵[~Z[?D! zZ?j*? /S!c 4,t80M㑀 QM\YCE|O[ Shu~mS m׶*C2Wo2 &=5F ^(͘q&D&dT&A e PL A\X+NEAbt)%n~Ji"94#W}/O/KS^2u] :!#U>q^ aOd?/*BLVdO.Mu84EL2ecv"!ݼɤZ*H f'HԽAŒf5d1iAW2UZ##XcZ+#'rgX ! ((3 ZZ,S@e'*Gb:i*W~qIJG,$azxqߋ觤kTw#sɝOn38cp-yS\KM(23sQEE6X "Lj8^Fr@Y!T߄i55#8 _H~]Y,r:NdN$lNnfª c*۔i˔QF [RĚgj+r͙5Mg˶AJkMϒ̝--ܴ5S_ij_q}-GIk[ΨG2!Bϖ)^v2Kq_dƏ0v]cŽU*|iK[ty{&̲-mCl?ۻqS6Dw6z>HRdl;)HFQ8EtP4kּ" mТh" h)`?1f~-[d0"J2 C0M#ͯkl#$G4ǿNlV?KP1"bS(HK`ԘL%A!ХKGE9#dq-Y޽W[^r߽yps{: 齑=[|2%=}Gq65c7n+ pHm9 0nmZBSޖPǦÄ=r!R1jֆxhr]₥kPeg> endobj 31 0 obj <>stream H\j@zY& _0_li jIo9:! $13>̔n6c(]uHc87m=[>T)ҥi"M5~|Mz2/>ocsW,op;Ǣ6ihKx=<5c*=^S(eO:7)7Oa1})Suu* ,_|תHm߸+P,UYPC>gM>OC^+Kjr endstream endobj 35 0 obj <>stream H|y|gyL6H6LRڪR[E4 "!Hc+"b'!}'b%eFՇ^3Fy9~  !C#!,!=S>=7&C"P +5K͎@^)C^> 4 _ %g*k$УzB|8|\;t5HzԸ!iA~qGR~p@0to@>ĴMz <>@^+7QG)IP5dQ߻C|ON[-O&:3y^{4^? L3!(FƷpJZuz?J!CWVFZb2["Tkw}_7hبqoA?k?iѲէgGw:vҵW_w3'$&'oJjiJ6cÆ7bdߏDZgO8i򔜩ӦϘ;k`ᢼK.[¶2UzMu7lܴymwܵ{}qP#G?qT)N9{|Zv ڰ,U#ɫ1ihHRi)eK)6HAn !|_~Ƶثo{ Ɇc1ӸD W JkYtSVF("bW))444ߴ<<<ӼҢ%j ԰(:w-m-qHMdHYQ5LRz{jRqDuX]nPw"zJޱF[c-=$k_kz#귴mcm6oAbW+kw?+irO'ݓq{ݾ/K|Syh̚B)JIYdiT*Vʍ.r<^$OK 6by-sN)"(cRM1)m7z(-JrA^[*fuE&sRw/æ#鑸LVU g3s씝S}۝:#k+-)yE (!e1eMʢmюMM uGMGN]m .{}}]dJ!rZ{k{K{ {b7ۍ$YDls3ic{" Wjnnn ~%x?$_0*E[@7?mw.h[_>x~߂rfWg_@J-2SD=8ӂOK8%,E~#w#&c lq 1`fa+`5k #*1$0$Jp'3pPBCL9Y=81胾HE !1iA` P |XLz4S." I%.i6͡4|Z@ ib# @ZBK/h-dOV*ڈpimʹ6 JvP0Pe uDU(v. 4vKh?XGթ"I@F:D^nB&2:JǨ :IE!N:K簃j;Tny <'d9g<_|/r_|o=N~C@]+dՅ*BuUta\O^Ug|9{{Ϲ{-l,";{ &&1̘HSz)*]@ `8QRl3_>?<<:^'DuNi:]gLŵ6a/eW_|{=J2ܫ**W=jlsuPE29Aiz~O3,=[\=O BH/KR,r2RGNz^և1zzX7荑3sS zެzTo;Nޥw=zާ?DN⺜)iY9y%1vb[{`O/ao}8`Cqp$—q4e\snȍ1?-w 7f8\p1. \p5~kLd.+י~4$;%}sy~ 4F@Sh͡<-?a ޅ0 {00 <0x <4xx /:#x=,>'XeXX a dVSZXdmYG92Q&(IR %&O֕2E4N> )d6QH6աxJDJL)JiNIYKʥ<ʧ*zTDe̥ԐQcjBM5V6SΎ\9_.R7J<"c<'UDޔe|$dQBiʪ8UK%*It2UQy@SUCXPMUsJVmU{QuzzIV}T_OW@5H VCP5L W#G=Wƪ U5Oz^WKRL/ "k:yݼ^^_o7{fff\,6KJ|d>1f0>!vnwٽ ^`0109L0l6 [möa}!v ;]®a{#LA{GQ{'I{ʞgY{ΞE[l/j ~\p.:%sj܈ĺDQW..Ƶnƹ[˭m*Mćc|OI/e]U/M6 !d_H"",BBBꈀY B@  v $$a (8 p)<;wou\r-q[w)Rb~(x>8|(EM1 GV PӜPJ ;)j87uԉ^u +ԍSIR/MɔB}(R?Oh J?M)PFiFӟe"a2]1q4ާhMI4T@4_i}H3iͦ9Esiͧ>E>%<›:;:b8sȱUkno&P z#)}Jh9e ̦C(VR}N_:Z+hmKim-Fh;%O)vW7 h/[ CtQ:FǩNI:ETF YJsTM5TKꦺ}GtKOots+צ>l JU8,n-unCtk0#tN6x)NQ:ZX5~oml=[6Vk,YkmCmd 6ls>_tn@t=X'$~` ^D=h=j{žl-[n [i9[mklm`3 EPNީLtQr;G1S;%8#YQ!*E8'Eߊe"⚸.n̉.̅t5Xe`JL&5P1/F7(fHq?JUgJU1E*y2AMTdQ22SR)0Y1Y2ideq2^ 2Q&d;CH=fvS/L bf>;1;^ޕwcBtcF0*Dxښ`bU3*Ѵ5 &tE]U?1g6L˛Md1y7/{(eVf̬5ysYg֛ fd6- +2Y>2U1A%g (rMKlZڄ6&̄@`n-d.4pr햯DPXl_` l6+&rC` BoZ6f`x zN` P{RdW R2r?Dh /3Zv,fP,e ZA8t0 u+n_w#ʤ `3yYR!>|;?quIVDA9)S8DnS sn#B4 c>!&=ϻ< x9rV,r><~&њUbWC\Ί-B%\Y(ɬ]kynK,dì|| 8ٯ(+fv?r1%L; &Ok6!`|(iOEhDmB@4H*3z&Q($  5iӪDTMTif>Jo%73yO6^a o㭨~A0?:O1eN+\Vr5֨nPKj^w?#?>- [}BK6O}_]T(xWyVή2GPtWR3e?!W)}4B.{ 'j)kbKoJ"%T=}DįP?בrB1^szà&S]}N8k\dG5.bc/- oS:Gb[x nKYl #e,)#⥬Y߯ՌK\'V@w&- _7VRY鱵aI%Jvm|jӴ@ =fXa3-!W^E`߂obӣLeIx&wv:N]mHov=֯NQH3)4guf;o4=Iw6E߃(KCŷku|xgۍt(*Ϩ/C:Ur+TX+=Dstϭ<릔APר=.d=K/5 -^}|]Few+_A.eL2]_)C-GU(&v"Ld|_fb5!~Esz=)D[gmCmC@eԝc;"G0f2d(⡯ " "!Ttq>ߣQid9"7L Dpoyb^K=~G]]G|  Ѿmk|C}kc֮w{V~qEeKTB_+X9l;f1df"OS(4R.lV6@'!l#tcӧroש2;n+;OϏRf=)5[y=]Z ʤD&лuHbZ]KNZX Dc@HN |@Z8`Χ7ne*&=J-)(}˥QXs\ qi+V@dZ҄mVmle^l6=!UH$!Cdb&wS<}t3$^+R`IL@cRcoð7LwZ8b3 YP+|VV"Sv,r;"ӬۖnXX CՅV[o4 _&a,"c{ iB^li6SPq G0NW _&71ҽ2 QHoق]M]W~v??NL 4$kSJ4"HQJemQ>6(XV[&؇6mm@as_cwyu*!w9n U=;.Ѩ !i7M;p rqS.o![ fTS ~є_7ni}npldsBl4h`|f—+C92 ueF: Qc,ثpB4^GIikZ%mjkByЅY{1kQ/Kx3A zk2D^Cl?2@QXuAqpi^d RX +_LF)ߐ=8 \ XyJWؗ1 wNjhsV)tz`1FPde7ȄM{?}y$f&sc@kj* >$wYd®֏\5!v};b;#a/f-:'!a|:DI,-6W$RNT ީrŗi^oLU| % ;y֊ /U+\(Y9۝4d^ZuhBE>* _[qf>0`D,T\f m0( &vrF!*FHLv2_DNjͩV&uc_)GEJ>S\2уkʪh"]z MB ,IBC\ܲ)L /5 M)/%I)!lOb#M@&p=s@ķKSX(C `SPBv-^hf1g<إB Z>l]΃VZn`/fp{Pe$=J{ lj ѹA14˘9T%< '/\#!ؒ,# ר fVw}Chc9n3UU1"O-wZFGuQ,ZO[Ll:i~( (EuwsĄBq'_1_pNb PTZ@Y(p|%E~}81U>JۂOl>G3x~k'BUUVVU/b"e+X1YV&y/ kY(?4ʒ|EiҙPvdӾ_ulnn>XޭүJxknPmZzA7 6.uw;?vZ4 S^fFf3rJiQY_U*w:sHm3p{#/y'O֛I @0־!F\kfY߾{}֪%7A~ Sk(;pXjb=3/@LiD w-1氂S0CF+A#%oh5PO=Es_R/-V@eKk|zӞRaڃιݽ{raw.Kx( C1`I&J15ؗ6Muc+vIN3mpҎ%mhbsA{pv}ǧ񱴡0'LJ&o \\Y|]+v+`4bY6)i:l *0yMNEi;L3t<|gaUQ M {YD:/l?鼕p/ 'rK\gNN犹o^+[Y!j$ D$N=IN$dr ڌ06F^b"@D)Q͏SHj o2lL"|+#]Їb: _%GL.d9R]C: yYp5Ι- r BR3E`W%Y˚c=;.zu[be }6MCכ3}cG>CGGߨ|~C&?kNnga ;aGlfLde4;~4G(7wK_sZvXhfI1LΖa,&"Fz=]^*]wk$œ׆+\W_5\L2yvm#ea Kmi>?Bw~g~$$:g;)+Vo!>GKao}(\d:bEeRD@e~rhMx%%gNyO/ B_ ] OXw<򦐟gP4,)!oMϘB,)l>STI1baj:Eqr}M} (YZU2a&bs!8Mp6Ƴq Yä#8],ZoeRż|iuUVŒ]l'l^d҃2VWt@LÝţTPFL)E#!_G:+gѬt{KW/F:W۠ =뺡0]7f3n: ~o}0žoVf$P"GHaZ~_ȷZּ30g͏vTI Yh]-GKconY{B58APWJ*hbѨAyPEyUSN$J,S^}2NhcyaQYe|yX|aU =M ' M.}5hGШ&:H+np1m@}jf.4.!q [V4=>^&CK*~s^Dŀ ] 5׏Oí?u}~6Ʀdva9g v~C؆X+FR-_/Xۄ{ۑ ޣ+D\Q9ee X6F ޲#T Xm`G6ǣ4rha,Ȓ888#$c(gtEpn՝lE3[Y%]LsK&x{rK˱?fDQ{XO-ՏjޢW^rM96 Bj6Q++ۣ]j8+sg0l1; -8:K dE MwU*㑒e+ |_/,?9V2VvX_ɼvz?/}"7}J.U_E ;~GpOoKERSV 2ؘdR{`$ ,h* CF"N=IM9~aՆc62de= 퓳̕-",JTWdW l>|wNs|1qŁRXD,!@R`@l.MILڍAQt#c@$anjNR -&- UޝT4NdpdfpeqJT62ň9tc0.j'cgfXjcNfh58<2kexx8zIOsUU:DA…o=Ѯv畽ο׏]qϙ][BS_cP}V)ұYm n$8G1+h@~=2!Obj6e!6!: ` H7 q#p4[ІD wg{N@AID xےQ+$Dշq-&l&7ZV1 6.cޗ˟ӃEXt'=hz txؚ߳(?0zHodYgVʻll~#Qﴋkvhc1Ѽ(̓kQMi8̃sKVzh/bkcM:}ܩm)ݩwdһ\ܝ~gC_s)zsֆ+hiP Uh436rY Lpdrtf e0#ՐN T95 !^.bʳ R3#ΨEh#G)DŽ-T$J%h&QpR#(s#H3$A59 ozmOKN626`rٗ)x!Rb>yj5j4& lfN?ﭞ3mƖ5k)U ~̮xk6{}k^yզ'fZj_ܺr]r잆Wm_tuQA# NfGߡ]'Ek:l3[悭E{W ǦӤ k>WTPY1!Fh0I% HčD>$ȟn]9bq#ʼn843f߷cvn$o RFQS-u̸Irv9cBly3TPPRu-¨ߦBr'(5Gd8Br }| TU{j^N9 "4oE]C+kv\:^zPJ~`8x1J=BٳM"A ".е]q9CÅ)=o\4: Gp+*Pa q8whkNXO2 8D(c3ڸl|6u> @ -fP32~|ZA!L(b%X ~;鲘4LYT VM:ߘc^8h_ ~Z  /.Z-TA@RUpJbѱ@"wP@L>8|9XtvC?(+ K_hwi`֬YqPAmNs~~mUڜ@ҬgR7¥h+Fq `,CFo蟫*[!,*ިS^V3KRrm?^Gtwʥ: UJI†ከ7u(mҫx`kʷ6I &m{Im[Գ/e4pDp8Q RPħxY$bQbe%u!WlB&JY%c۸컳bl|g'W]Yh>h$Q)} 1KӮH`ݪM6QC2 4 HZiZ:DsM%'ş`=z^8¶0Ga:S`rWG* "~e"h&'''e¡4GŋuB%:ww"X+~ږs͹-[n5~bwE聦iE ~YJy+=N3{yk7 In.o6շ|-9pq읙U_c_szId*Rz ݯ9nۛ{Z>y`z!7˝1[4rt)Gǣ''ų> g_f ՘ ,td=x[hTt65fP1O H3 3:igɕs^]BBMR<*mr t lw ܀idfY]_>и%BOf2: ʶ dD=d20XX4 'f.#mc?NE"nZb7 eEYu}n_w~{Pݺs#g/_eoTdz/^>.\X$ApI?5rGy{Ÿ>ap|)rU2S< ;T5I *)IS~?ŇDԮy,Z߽AÞjXPLCڏETD\A"0I0G9p!|Ȟo_{B,'ͻOá'^#GCrgplQXUNsR>A)ȓ aCDC /ȘE &5 0V^ ߮zoSc7PowأP0XZ?Һxū_ uHBA&\ h5P.>~'ZB~ȏ' nM ?c%9uE6U//W].&B'J +saA,R0TFЙ:}"/m'߈7o<[8nc]]drP-_.N)@-T9L'ϡäb ֠{M{/oCE ُ qeӁGKw6kiPDn/ "&Ws`n/D ؑ6m'TXf$A > gL۩?e9\ޛcum+kUg͘J->wWMZvo+#ZO$Xns. LP4԰MWT\ɠŧru-wlt9f7cb޴ܴ߳ܳ&g:{xn9#e.Ȓg.*..lNyJX)CiRt sHO& /I3UՕr&YU84ġ_Qt\#.B+Dap$r";X7\%&OhAM2k˼h>؁U`GՔˎ.j5x^2&*EghA8 Қa{(9u%׮i=#+@\N-vׁ6=*m[cOA1=o0um[S?4C'S-t0JB@ұR~"0<= vdr:w0R64\(dedq0wĬGqs@#|3:{Syuki)4JmTc@e1dѸ3,Ί[iS}"Z0"{$(a Šx) 5;,#~3 |c1$rLNT+ٝdX?yÙ `bG)[͠ݕUOQ#^pՓ4M~)(*O1ibf.Gٻ̕.`Ԏ}lE$Ғ/<#K?&K>ſ E{0L1kH7vҴ1c;!|Fǖ;h;8> (kHH"dk8%>Ch'n?|JW\zO q*!2?p)f ;A傘kaQP^Li^H~ lOq6nf-@+yN$/dY+vHH'.7[ȓƓOi]ݝˍ_qn.7ڕ rSR^iXkGc9pP{_ 1Y;([0h]JBӞ|eX3cMIRΤ{cg6jm-7K+ڛ@?=BAYQci99w!t [=y~OzO47X%qg;pz?bvqDZ}̻z.֊n&Mz3}X]D3t]>>qܷ oVd+z72F| IItrMlO!T[GEnE;ôzaf;Н~$Q=i3mz;FyC0Hv#'oڛY&XaoPwŤ.*QTki:xLǘ8#N̓uvC^| ǮsEg~7]60z_Y0؃XCeGih/kQ|_ Ok0L%)/~6lBKBwm 5[P1Y]A -kar$v,bX 6vor_#fx0=Q]1h 1d# =PH$N$vkVE"Tg*##zDyƍpS`<yq$r0^A TbtUOK+ietMU閈́Z[O{aӽHrSy`xKL)Is'~hĺGc `}e^T`:ȈCxOɪOVkVݍw]  RbbB[X,INRvԦfuJD}􀶇AO1 {&'ooE]:S+lD%S7Z_uv^`6XT/7̔Dو+b5pQ aRNfUE-loW5M%nYFd̶Ѭ YeiƄ Fa0 7nRr7r|ZXI>BT#D ]uNF9Rw6qq9_?糝ؾ;g;>;X 5⟈(b5!JaPXl*$躶 `(4iԨ4Z&J۴KRn#8{%AIY{~^{f+~Q RkhʦyN4cd (9'iNh$W}@1c [1m4qz C?+ uJk:?{gؓ_5+jXMo$ }J%n]Cwm3SBe >gT.?$tyxvxxx\i2h2sKP% $Iq$I7xtNC 6INڥGXMI=&*'\<&}e3 4S=^X8IQ,5,5fn,OwYDA2eFJsFuY@T P/]R"u/K:}])N›0& {ע-YB`hXbFHDh RˑIfxB9]^5]REj*XwB"Ց _c 6D剽(F%!el] /+wu;DDX\_D3IIn Rd7׵+e}x|:hvVUh']F\i?xR< Cp,9t098rܲ"X-GCf E!*`L&+V[ bS"J4%IOiw xyjAArBKK|9H<ׇq#} j5K$"RMHSI<6WY?^|Ƀ/|c>i}_}fxߞ]64\T?7z2?uԎ(%_+ Ru6VyM}xI.kZC %z.xjc4 dky_{/uUXkPL5ۜ!"14~_LEhk&Wn*>lm B eݢedi' cV`ĹI<]Nv즓)xΨӣ#Nq'܇2ֲl)NSliMWtOtKBT S݋&MM.TD CφX_(dej#}>/;j>bvlG&+{zI4jY*\Q&q^8 tmWC,S\wշ 룫#;ߘt.ilў5G{"$̈́ vF4?-t{(ҷW+9nGZ4N!L,Akk`~*Tt{|G EN܌khSǴ5v&w9wp#7sHX mFg1|cƆ|.#[Dv戬T&4-1hq<\^W܋+<|Z)໦]r:II1הd>]F31Ml`v tLvp%c`c,>Ƣ1}/@3o8bg[Ya~scjJ$ 4|υhk DN-L#ZDVe XAB 3-P$;M.7G&/9&V H*1,٬g"qMGX"#r8|1DǼB۝Y{iI ljP6I$z^3/Djye7spV$~ r€ cusI4!2F4{qtW{l}~\>ⳓKA"bQE"I{TC PVvk[ˤj뀌u@HYvT?eZQMc4dCv~^J" W:pj(;goA ˘MG)9!}6 qf:lS2GxpS舖 1^%HXk%C\u=8(Aǿ nixQzD׆j$bATLڋe/ א*ժz4> %I@UXb`6>` (, lb&SofASuŖbZYR^ÒYr#Wel XVv]󱽝)@;Q:xb˽[zl?L9Ëz}Et9tg uarnGQjiT\\c@;T٤Cʖf1y AIqΜ>,a*#ǡY'~A Yǜcz1)(鈫c B /QU*T~S-]!!ًUtsbKT!ucŵ%B Fa ʀ5OS.qFz^33/BQB_3B/sFNjPhZzo+1eyr98XD;;Ɔ6os8*{UŅ mځM{}lw J+e61 4 B&JYN3Σ' 7q [QҒx Byx6&H3~bw i'{GnNxgy\<.|>,rB*Xs:蘒qg7pA'R [A6|kN. QMGhl6 &-j;m E-IL 6DZ#"udj`sk\J!$հ,^r)?+.S+-2e=aÕO:͡P3Um97ջ.\vY&wfc q֠&)ꉁ*K _ b*=r#]Ld*'U4KSj.o ;fR/gͻ99}fs= &'UP|\=d2[RVץV<$@dɛ3x*Xl+p8' ߦgn4$T#bf^PjQAZ Z 1 &]|rnDV CjD<)iO6Rf U9K@°,j[)#$A"SzjR勤zK$OnLnOHykiDIlF Hw+2uMs/JPݐqюڣlI/ =3kZ 8N 16&:vQNFb Cwqj$ +lز,&k]eYeU[}ږ2O-w."ZD>7}x8a,~?Gwu4UE/KO8 ,zNdgk186eS9hQDpaܬ5ó < K+A~5Ԭ_4ނ%|]уI-%]td[6A}}􊫴v rC`t0; [M`LɎhnv7-Eeh=/ӯs^q_^7ţ7cc)n'ӹ. 3o]񋦻#fo;1}z3̍^X]EA?7,Fh@"T-j d4.sX4 618ٹ#SX*?Gvqݿs-SYQ/Qy"K;hj4=ٵlzinH7,j<т @us nj9N =:,P420b'I1T4nOy Fb .TxKb8싫]J%E%de)3~ +j@@RuFQtmp*@#FAaYeNQp붩7G?jW\uFEe#-wN Xhvw̹$/w?/׏$eAP溰t;Ҟ$1IW_AN?<<{/nf*;"ϭ)_٤aRL@oSDa8C#>4L XVatf0lb3g9~aR&9&l|e8'ܧ:;UUQ4|;YeE-Z7)mF򮍤/,b qF-B0&<׀C+ p8*[8rdɇhFSkߩP,2`0̎2*l0)7µ l$w}VſXV?obAن$ˉZ|ݼL}(%L¿.b46*k;lij9\Dzf[zѢƮhQM$mM$KdoK]ۖl0mMt/uN0ٕȖ/P_rud=abBz8/ɧsgvbP$7 )֋R4QwaU+Ź&FM//Ii2ˇTRY1o7FXs!GSVi5h`!xԲ{K"ERvQݙ\i:?')/SGeFc2+4pVߥ^ԘFSĩU {,YIdl\=ɲNYd` {!ԎL<2#fŜ2Y\2IĦB'D+= 2s}!lóEwسAɈ xn]Iof2䒋}"{!m˲v9l~ r*NݙSp~\-dePggMD^D?=hILX&-4I:.:nA:C#'q$ DI O."bTQFU63*~WNP e┧k̴Ex~kѵfN;lmo@Ǵ+k)ה~\]?7ms חƓgddRĖbK." !*)N٨5e\0y㖱h,N`O-O6VNH]DƻDQP YFhta?~ˏU,[:-㇢CMx޸MDX $ v 1@G ~r΁BÞEFk¥9wS|w]bunb'?i!Bf _S uZ7)$jZu"e(R"~lݘ4i%S[ZX#E(M'ihRaDw{~`٪R<`e&f7VS%Kvx/W&U~u[Oڪ,~r=߼h: K{N[L=}ـB( =䗢i0QU8Rh"3`P 4$Jg: ,M4\¢6 @H#d-t{P>s"RD0 ^v=7R(O4LeP&g$ zH49 cT>Ct\JٹxЍry\ t͞ȦIBmlǸlZif=ӶSULrt8x{dZM/Dfʼ2207'ЄyF8/\jѹA @ `%tkN$BBRiӣưq`CƘc<\S*K;9*2.82xvB)wE4Ή3QS1q-AWId ,gA!OTD T n>VSS|X.z]j6|I߶7ݳwr~(޽qï^仾ѕ??,D`B~h:]U$ S (nJ4,UU$_D@nlxN*иn$Q!FW.)f؀>Nɱ&<:E@]LaR` ǹsSK^%HF =PIZHZA.r(U'~fJj}ueo?\em^ӟ7,>Df(bOB)K/ooNe}~]׻BӦ?Ə0/Gǔ#0qu]ukBxV7bkQj^dX;'jtػB;=3OO;*}!w#  3H"ٻ1شIyPTZ^Mu9 _pd#M5k'{/"|,MCƨwB: Pڴp2Z qgGaw†j<mR}i%5pDǚB5.U{垣sT{vڳd{^Wykࠔ c ATU 躤7== WCS]_RZbV.+F2u}> W^ƥg6Żuaf<;?cm,̚.m/8!V$&-"kI/Ǣ"c ѿ,$Qʠ"(Dy!EsUoJE.,*e*zx_De8\t V 7/1L$s14YbziE }AN9Iǣl;=qp:y(<Ə rBL/Ey:(O +ZDb ZVii*/ MdnWb4ŰR.n ?ߟq͚j,a%gdLRO> 2/{X~\s@mmVlTb4VXReoZcD#z4b4QUHچeU}{ 6fj@t>Zhl21o0ڢs֜ZkjUzGo_k蝚VϚl ESs7I444avoiy`.m{W7nIXfOPYE]}~-:ʢl>A|Vu_l@(7j;\bhÛFA+ԍwUˏ]0%i K2pɇEMU\rSrn.GtZ݋qH$M*LDF.FHCY Z5Ym"|6|1̆CU7V% ,TJ+u{E˽_ćDh3b/b]i9%Gڋ^kwDmp ޭxk"|̀Gl )?3Ȱ:'IL.bwdm5и2xhi4]mdUxS?vgN؎IfdKtf R]K< aFBil*-*~P56ѤsmFd=s;sgv h8A ܥ9&wƄG¥'*@0/,;7-.[nq)2%ᤩ%No{KG ym(D M d90xחc=Qq¯W8W#StѪm1Ek$znfzNzr>ĔTZ5UjjVTړE(xjHXnTx1~-땉)gsY^eر L#k 2=Iy*H|hƸ tÄ9c9HfO%+މ 2Tx݆E)#ELX*ŌKRqͪ@'yS`OY! XȀ-i!n"=\70?x7-%qBnCzRΏŞj 51ܘ!MF:%+XUsPKF,Xv1"<o,:x;闋?|qOX Vo]<ƻ7gvS9Z"_ͽ ~sWù&zIEpzZORFdW_>wCYgÑo}O_>׆G.yF12?-n}EÃ$DEYsُ'2y`~1ikvC#g>>[ x⠾n}HÓ7wGFzdgؿ{Aܦ7^;ا_nv^IdCy1~OH ص7_78 Smg䰫2^G歐X~! M} G[r7 j>K=U/4? _T9V%q_(_l kl@ t]aQYtFF@8aY0M9NQަęV3 H;ccx Ev0MxJsdYҪZ][64i Pvl(ϟ:yɐH+!uy강Xk uD;Y_>&$_e2'%*eyC6+1c1 Zm j&uö? "3np%{]0<=[Ȉ^ .TFbD }Tj#>Yl\ Fm G$-HjGsɄah0a8E0*\]C0QJ D\h{cͣQ,Lӫs<7M/,iі5mCޅh%)b%t8_ %G/q~!f]FDwD$5qC>}BGe94MBufq<e%t4ӵNzlL!+q!s_9d&r[|J^}GoQbi7j78tBVqUt*PVͫrV_;Q:.eYZ'@J2::4DN-5J A*a0v0pG'@l x/cTrӡcMryv\׊Dqyi\]{G?$O|/ 3DBw<,8\bMXP /@۲*UZ縏aaga A[*Sn^l뭳ݐR2s<|O**׻g,<9G³/ndvhRlwdE ްz}r3UE0@n%j'RڞtJڞ骕Xy94ˉQ*553Hm }1#^W[(tMhʊ9\0ȆkF؎TrYsP"[mjLլדiLCn tcl;ymM.KP-/e5So"bl.U,V)J#QS"A).3YL (p&QW^zQ #6/XST5Y|Eg55Wbz)*L{=͜Y0p[S+#o\]|usXf^̇5;Y]gN^'NاEd ;#p}xAp˝7W 5iVȏ7r}<,A#$SVtNAks?pOdϿA<ރg̋x򒚦Bwi(d<*«&h*RuP{ge`U&P[:]Bzn+UDΰ!, ,N G cJ$`QyȱʀX/BՑ՚}9Wiӭ7h(K&٘G}QkxM*6Kl_$p !-ITJJVya9B)1ZF7u4ۺ*&։1DmR?Z~sil?g>?tʭڃK[`}4j]h#K % C[g6*dePn0ae:{ڬ%N$BYGE Wdml fu1Z u06|ߧ/0 %z"qH$K|YVu:5HJj%`sT#6pIFzVQz\;u4tBf#4./};Ȏ'س,vptKӛ/ӏVJ*{&{l9}Ncw¦ݛå(2Eq1tGB/u)&X}nW# F2#O;#SA '8E]{;`? '﫷ʹՋB69 I9J?xk`u~J\Lcs@"F#q>jDSWޕ+9-{:uL|qg~;,<)ޝM̻A-4qN)|s5 R:T~"35o$Ic`2 .u7EAM1c u `D =7'^n&D" jΎn\#\{HzjUe4pW OPY q| iLa{' vnXuf=ݙ D~zVٟhncNleIz<3"5Tj- $v <s BUӃ}og=ct/<aD\j\~rV$9;^-W^k("0BYcmqg%t\CG&VІ/Qc%o#똵f9^h?0,8A4pA8vXއm snDn, k_-) S?1蛛:@gI2<>11fev-Q0ē/\6seȫ;Z]-0HdM/ul,A[R~-I}~|qWA rc Ą?I6?,x+. K"1KH^rAPY! \(#9܆RYť ʒVA,mfٟ%Ng%\LNb{S>e@ oKL]AqLT“ʏү^Q^W_ $u2 /J_3$};e:g&+2]$cVKXb~²ф' u*]ёMUVq{ NS8QC3 =Zo ˼Kيf"=**$.r ^yKGkڟ7s3XLt@ׇ{?b^ی~.@ 8LHsZm6d nMڭL\9΍ԼVH7~܈DFT0zc`/;jKy85#Im̔d< g3o|YJ/;~cl(V+%wg-P@+#X<3ٞpZ=oapBe5މ;jc[4'-XJ?["fؑ裮ѱޛ|b3'}SQ5QCnZ1e Sy$d1R7®Zp1Vj¬  K!UԘAeTXVR <p(AA/bM-ת|\eXٔ_,t>&(XsKT4~W՘@x &@z3C疫|8W*M/y`R-Вd: {⯉?Z=aOG<"|"rea>:{Mfft1㐊RC٩]q\et>汻Ǽv=Yg׻~mܱzq^%$Db8mT #FJ$`~Q!5U$ $.iƭ"(& Q"dEʆL~lݻv!ߝ̜;E$<Å_z7 k1bœzYf9LLVPBi`X˝/^\ܳBlOZSUؠMdmZJ_0SF$Æ7 q0(LX. Ul(Rodvע ~{ BM4hMQqBt,bKuu'invD6Ջ7LbVG?~ڷ` ρ\ڲwypٰ Sr1rR1Q҃Z+ Tp?U!aMIRja.FmfޥmA%-9 f6(2O$Ŏȹ܇|x, zq_c?KwbX?ak} kg =ΝM? qf;<ѠEIMtaK%k Td 5!a^ TWP%#TbN%6*%15٠P8rRucO|&8c[_"nsceţ  bǣh_j`[0? O|H'% \!&HMZOxk [Ғtc`^p!o PrVկǮǛ}=XO:: ZLs5&tA#&ֽqZQ TŇߌ}@ދQ=Jh \$/&$FhZE*EW5~uzԬC]U҂것Z]Ƥ,2bNB6+&چ|D6Y1.n` i/#/_3h;}YL*Áv%:}oiG,po%'~|oE̬2g}d n ݰ]Mf}^nA&)TB V.JVqZ. -,Eм닗9Tnq }vԤj9E7rHQi. Pgo}T+PFP-|'jI2-QDâ$ٔUD`#-!yeL#/DM6 jQH3M| V Õ[eNÍ=ډ%k`/92Ts瘳{,93F^F;{M[>tt,[eS,se([; fEz`TLN1j@&VV4&T|]$%S>>3P5o4fcը52\wd[jn*V>n? OYgkf=K< ~8o^yq\LFWCx'ӎvܳ]3vek5')4EOOGAd~3Xt7Oktf@٫ѪMi(S-Jۚws|x0 #6|,HCUF ]КoG$[JJq`FۀY8΋jK.S+=rC[1Z8Ni"9;/kdP}B8 2!)RDS.v<<E\t;PK<z r js5Dp @5o[^d T'0 ESubpl(y7vnIBkZxCev{-@IF8Q|rj2c)ȫUYݒWy'%GRrU9ke;3ݝ]lv晝qf1ځq:РU*EjTX6BԎT(TOPM V+)/HUxp 0U@3kYs3guZ jy`[ږ] V]R_hݩ%fxrSbLd:WwJV6uWjÛ O Rşs_1T^4CuǙݏ3mE׵^le+nxA ]6X4(Sm,5O ?fYk9|_׮uoh7[nRhVC|Bz:$=c9\iVէ]qyU#=s4ZBj(^^-؄dE)@-ЦdHZY)ʖ,> M3tR,INIl%YYTa݃tSн"XWyPPUăpHgi}pf\6cC( .%U 1)w?w=AiII׵E:;@IefhrJh\3I 8|ɍYhB[X%EYW>Ul]]_6IV pXPb-ndiv!pË}ߚz$DjSNbӶ1Ut>oa+%B ypHKda d\$R"p-/pDfE֪6DtwHc`t8E>*E:AӰ/.tyo2|T{ÍjwC#Wp~93"&"R* wSUHM9or_)G6YG+\΃\!h\!*a*-NLI%}~;v[cܩ1Z?ɞ}T]p3궺Z|K[_;v+z0|H> bS0_ Ң$88c 8s96 eg~xsF ?[<m1:5~b&c 6@PZCKe< ƙx~RSi/JdiJ~e1x 4 -hha Z-/1qfhrl%6S> Ua<̉  xw+*JEQlD_ʠ]CUF2DoExݗ&Q#(kO->1L.oBjj_= ^m{kaVHƢ-e8y=*n )Oz=~J~kvރE#?22LAa96u"Y1KW_Td ]0}B'- BǠWLdEIP5qk᫭]|M尸Q;{!'/l\;3R.^^ dܕʟ~ d]|cw>pJoh?B1gOa aSM2lY k[^lop; c@REUНDw|.D >7$ ;.ڻDB~Fdaa!`Zfx4[w3/6naLg;ՙr!L6r{ǘcqrǜ3Y|:{N~xY"qaw m;, mSݴ!:@? g(K;e9tiӊ7 W\]2*9eXyell1#LTA޾ͩSϫ:wArHGQ|k 88ѕ}Xןz讏a=6csegM`tf0w-pC޸F'y!tݥzެUL &Zs@;[QN^>f|$I?GupsU-ZIJZVbr iiFJ!0Jc)f%YbҬJm5L (goC8Inw/0Rm'8T*WJ]:5)~E_iҕbYª딶RIזFʥ8UtJWĵ%]B T8& 3q \\kzp/}˿+Wp0`JTCLjH2CgX~+[?db/Ga}ox\oZJ=j{F:t|Z1x@Yw hsKPNȼ"/9VPyQeɗOҋMIOϵN9f,,n |rAϒF'~cqH1e,LZ2 OOua]ke_9 ujst஀<-]5ŚCPskM)vn-v~;N_^vvͲ.yr7IsPH 3-Q PL/3ss뺄K465uƠ^]zd%If)2rIg$׿2CfHNIWJ7:^=1P1P `֧<;&>#Zv* ~ځu6"pp?k_l 1$YF1x'OwfQ]s+|f`w F}lopsCr|V-YtO,Re[oc-;ԄӲs6,YZվMwptqʾ4@"~rqPň5C3dTH_JׂtIa|9u]HpPo]^7LهfZG=6xquN+P WxQMO洞ge7/7|7ިӓFUqAZgL{_?6{mR'^Q[Z㦏{*,7&4tY6#:Q0 S;ĝT|0P ja(ogn`9%u>l=XKwm| z[)z+{52JVFsَzjJNCYyy3d#(V0eZbca Ju=Pk@+ ^ů& p~׀])7Q:-)rUZW+JZ׿CGHsQ9}w,$1.61eP?Oqaor6Xƒ1?.>NǀҤ2d&1"7xs جGf#B5>ww}zݲ59}ķ 02ٜͣ$$˖ʧ?) /) '97p|VTlN:QP~0x:=Tnq~6kx*>VltaՆPq:mUk":08@| 2m%0 :3cH$To7gq޹w9Ntoָ%R1iXP^qYmP?/&_ M_-f" s%J$˱$ShS/S|:{9fP1-K*)gBVTUHTI+d}P9ǜbe Ӑlvu|.RyΕ1z+O2rTȷ=F>"LѱRg]:\̯,Nc!m(][ST۰f}G2 (erR^WmvjRugX0&`)Ϸ#߄m.kϰ \kIZX RujO%}\ n%Y*WTypHbaўǸE)l.wdWǑ7ov5?߬nkw=.56\l Q罏{X гCD=QGۣzt_;ҭ2+U2\qFz2\q@ke̠FY6qZ}RX5GA~ ׌JvkZ#C_կ}?Dp.ddrrFt-%m|e;p~i*tSVw5T!6N2D^m>P.V#W 5MI=\PH6_G9_O MOLeִ6VfL83#sj_6=>5z{M?nTPCtFVސG2K!{{ %'=j)Z6Nc{[<֯=$>8&5vAB7:\@$^gk^CjyLr[y=y1ialmc;i7[l9uH|1`ŝsy;9:5OzC҇%1ۭDVu@zGunghi=RzVg/gr$wYnZ6D-јTYŰ>"fBB~ZܙEW=ǎ9Y[Ip5?9dN y[M}L/P Y+Z}zCD C9L-jc ﬖ~) 1{zwSͻji)u,טYnt^\ޗE6wy&1W2xW@ٹ䇍yk8:w m9WLDN{6c?FY#d],)w&ӧHAbTSD'z3w*w[!]|e9ߌ r*њ@c\fOɥK_s65WX#̵^U 2sH?sԧƷK.)&k֜}4=qԖp-B6㔲ge=cu,=n쐑e K؂o+j/H 0Ebsʌ--֩7|t>(琧w92އY×afpNgV}PHMŞ. |׭jw'ˈ[G+9ϏA.ǨcWI A\K]Ϸ5[u6ɯa/Xc!ggbm9X<ϴUȫ`ٟؐeߎyf"c кbԵXQhWY%hωBQQhՆkώGMy ^pj^ ;s(>!joȓ6OdY_xsdoU}fY"ޤ$SpIVP+4ck5ֽgVw# `MgW>j~34]ų~# !Gw|p<'9d$ɍى|_:& .#%W#璓JOgį׎K3Oj?%OXII@̗8[ɬat]gU2@szɩoPt>:I^M) Hhl,%_.=_!?NMoI:ySnI?OȗW"iw7n $NI!5./Zfɣ}h*͹jh~7+K>`ϭUh|wy6=7QRN5'XS{ fPqCΒPj@`zɲf)PZd8G.uM7lѺ&Rj k^M2ml/gy0dn2y\LIEMHȱf=gzfYqWJZ.VbPA(0EA(Mʭ X A`BKdtűM "eqi˜tj~y[^.%<9߹_;$Ar\ ؿ}0x|R 鱮0/.k^\F~&.11ˡ8SY[=w`[tο3Vr9#5)=N,uq_:5ѭ, Zs]~5m1]}<{\k`wZ[[}ƶv%s鶺}U&U+lVS[{r1-:xz#Nf;v_C![b'"TrX̓حCE {|G1'Žu148׷&YduI杌7?iݗoj'{wg{+[`ކϬf\͙9 ;c-xs4%dOV#ɳ#Z_} ;\o8 GﺒWߒ#*9,|%ϏL>?݋2Ą5Jcc~S4~?~ k8elK`@707g@95Fz9*e.l-u.Z)#R?aM|h*ll7sH?oh9䡋)B?R)ʬ&?N{# Q)xIk)6I+뇽nn1C15X`svJ\/saѕ[= 8PuRewL6ν ͽ;s9lʠNNfOCqҼ֐~(sre䗂a$sr~p22X+pe~~d3Kh">r9ll yhK6m=K4n[h:j?ܩjl|N MSG 8/ԙ$3PϕӁO( 2KMTlKǷudJ*Iij_RNCOֺ>wjTJO;gv!q-<={JۧDeޝ|YonTn}y^Z'oh+w]Dj-֗>=vV{>4֏C68I5Y{r$5F֯(:A1x5X_+Sf!;~ݑɼڶasU78\=%q3-2..kd"펁imn}c:=gC2HZ.~Ǿq/#nBK,3­o!VBF+5L|,2?i uV))J`\;2zWox YwJKJʷo>{O{Zp\m|ELArU{dp_%G%=;ױ(6].$N) :"zJJ"1 HN]r҇N lN|m$IBC0&;v<1LGmxصHúkc+a2.[W;ք[h#=^0Aײ-iϡ;}h5=}3ovZFY|ÅdK=)~RV~?*9OSasӳ7{kjz.{>..:юO~ , _ ]sWy0=v{tf2v-C<-B_P_e4ˠ}z)#(ѐcSr=)'{#yH{_$P(ˡA.g歐y̦Uw~ՙk5 Ҷ:/fTw%-گ_KƚqD@{ڼy+XaR.Ia9?>??5|-,Pviwެ'5}5ҕ` 1d bN{TO{5gJ^7si.2njѷ^o *QRf" GjI>bѼ3e$QR\a>Kr oYA4X>kv7y,wYߙ.d^nyEr˥s6UWz8zӈxRyl?#NE2ͬj`lF2 ;X|?*+B2 ;9Ejd~b\=R2'Qmp)`DrS'ViIǚéw-ip\×H__\8eeAf@>3׎̿Yz)23ݾBgF/ף{wtϼ)Q%RLsW){==L_2tW-a4\ S(Eh>F??56w` {ypo0/`pqhJI׻kxڼFr(miBL>Z+ i%ux$Emog[alvμ̜{L5#ު}X#MQh'_!_@q~1 lo},o73=Am}yB?3>nW7SN/1ݔCH֍=):+YG1mcTdzȻn>ȘU6z 9;q %c57b7gc6}(nۊS?z?<:b;}855 e ;#o-'msBcJXr.Yo=O?tRF'ӋV.@S~+=oofb*1sL6+BU}Fo0KNǘ9d1j,>f. diR2/O9JQ5Jy *h!!X6SiΫߞG;|LY߁+B|oQlgW+_8mnjx9Nq4㞋`_[v[I.aGuK+c_q/z?u?OA@/X۸66Ⱦ=~|^~پ =X]ZߛS?ReL>9Rj\8^Lx#@RE_&&eh_*/ ޱbXm8ym.M;I[ad}P}}6'8 ^yuιg>u%&RNxY֠sv_'9/=k960ruC!Ӝkǫ<qB^s{vA$.=\) k\\F]8;$61z}gDsNZ@9l*OA\0b;L{^&'w=sMkԛtװ#Ob`xIaF5M"<> |gp^zOFh4Fh4Fh4Fh4Fh4Fh4Fh4Fh4F|&@V>x|&1E~.<*O+l^|ڕXl^`K7:+{P[l|+{)ϕ}ϻ2A?lTԄ6D#8^tU%)oQբ5+㿍F`.T.4ֻV-s_\ K#͒MJ{f@{zlMPg!!ʝKc̾UJFr(UsRC'7qDGn:X*ݜcjdMbZGiUQ| k4,qzJm5J7kCjkT%lVYُX'ŕm")_۝QS,uuH}geDC]K#v(KfT3VsU?߮,"v}"W%d++c11+e7FRHͭ$#MxܛcѐJtMJ[ԗW%TڍXg]v%vmw8%#5ESvF=]mEC6 jPIk`2bwÑ? }&䋝,ΎcHC HB )Ĭj8&&@.!C]-$ P>Qm4 gںԩ[@My{|o6ƞX㱘5uZVkg,ݳOLPGvtǗoΖ= {{"75?vib&1戵O3ٳڻ|ȑrFGz>/MkO 3yʉ'2kCrH @9GJ gdzv)O?$R^nv;2;-@,XPPf{`MAˤI,t%K^T"=7u?Sªt!}˗ndHEUb{Ƨ@~bp2~M4@!^dbUsŔEwu5ߍ~@ 0=yn⋳CL ` d8 Lbs(,lco\ V l')CocdevT[7a_}u#I_CjF_zu]FGY\_-E[CJǰtNS떙P7'XAfh0|(tK? \wc1Ul1@̀/8]lúDZ®5`T XJ ۩Wplj2ێksrFe,bcKXrAiZ˗Ǣ+B ``Q_bHx2Ć CYZpI`K*1CkG}ìCܴ806حY ҆A= ;,uYgFV3fX Xxv/;Fh|u-Z%G*Ss{@Ç'6^k4565TRw.wK-s_1(Yx0@-  0V 6 -Ήw3>a>Q~3~9՟x|)cm"":]v <-3w0F2́Z 5V?}``ʶ*=e.b'EE8 MECUiɯJ>(Vr7AӠAzw*l}FZScFTel7Hvy m'6cM}ݦ_v ZJ乂q {r'\Tz";K^$D09`&s.ӏë*TTBY]MUW'TZ;zmGD qF?d:킎u@=Do24v#^_ϴ@֓zdWtmXꮃona!S,|E%E1q=zK7.* hn_Y"FyILud).t qHͣf9xI5%6粘835o`~[P /'r+E/StΧ\)W])^ ,X^.~.oţTm5:?"Az0-p]OF8_HQ$'{jWh}r(O,GRd\lPO?]sIYIte7v77VRBcd1rM9&)d0)&b*LN{aaEHAA-`8jRhc!%ZAZZ32nV9CK JFMS[TKIBiÇaҦ$a4c&9iYv1)W[\[d굁P{??ť~xU_yL?eyv吶L뤲[ &>!I;Y鋁0R!x$)a&eX ~- eewh>zGu*G $a"R.*W0ltg;%,;3Bp8rD GtwᄉCqаCt 6C&F1!L`lc@犵vXasB#1=:k"};*{ AD o$hɱgrn! DC!B"WH\~jjM?\LZ%|G؊\2~u\_SU /plθ\3. v?I+qA{:{/9ݴUhm?,0O:9XR21%E%M=^ZRO)L~]w/.x$x͓4xp}2LNxy,}\x_Em^AY۹yv%~$yQm뻁[z_Gsĭ2^śxNw%od\ɍ3LË4ɟjDULt5V,Dav|לvxxʧ)n(uiDӂ:H.ڇ#HTkq+svn79=6`)[5۲SƷln-R툞TL-)`Hi2Wd.me.ffcI^!?}8|MN`߂wxh'7كyh]:<>}N5]E2:EnW~p"*,Je ++ċebRaH "5R(E]t{LW`F 0e endstream endobj 16 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/StructParents 3/Type/Page>> endobj 36 0 obj <>stream BT /Artifact <>BDC /TT0 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 5 779 Tm (07030509)Tj EMC /Artifact <>BDC 0 -86 TD (file:///usr.osd.mil/)Tj 7.166 0 Td (...)Tj (/_MyComputer/Desktop/DOHA%20transfer/DOHA-Kane/dodogc/doha/claims/civili\ an/HTML%20Word/07030509.html)Tj 49.38 0 Td ([6/11/2021 1:14:08 PM])Tj EMC ET 1 g 10 628.5 591.75 137.25 re f /Article <>BDC EMC BT /Article <>BDC 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 748.5 Tm (Signed: William S. Fields)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (_________________________)Tj T* (William S. Fields)Tj T* (Member, Claims Appeals Board)Tj 0 -2.375 TD (1. )Tj (Commander, Financial Services Flight, Hq, 1)Tj 9.75 0 0 9.75 245.9687 648 Tm (st)Tj 12 0 0 12 252.4719 643.5 Tm ( Fighter Wing \(ACC\), Langley AFB, VA, dated July 14,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 22.831 0 Td (2006.)Tj EMC ET endstream endobj 15 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/StructParents 2/Type/Page>> endobj 37 0 obj <>stream BT /Artifact <>BDC /TT0 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 5 779 Tm (07030509)Tj EMC /Artifact <>BDC 0 -86 TD (file:///usr.osd.mil/)Tj 7.166 0 Td (...)Tj (/_MyComputer/Desktop/DOHA%20transfer/DOHA-Kane/dodogc/doha/claims/civili\ an/HTML%20Word/07030509.html)Tj 49.38 0 Td ([6/11/2021 1:14:08 PM])Tj EMC ET 1 g 10 36 591.75 729.75 re f /Article <>BDC EMC /Article <>BDC q 10 36 592 730 re W n BT 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 755.25 Tm (When an employee has been assigned to the wrong step within a grade upon\ promotion,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.436 0 Td (demotion, or the assumption of)Tj ET Q BT 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 741.75 Tm (a new position, the Comptroller General, and now our Office, has)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 26.493 0 Td (generally waived any resulting overpayments. )Tj 18.661 0 Td (The)Tj -45.153 -1.125 Td (reason for this is that most employees cannot)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.274 0 Td (reasonably be expected to know the finer points of pay regulations)Tj -18.274 -1.125 Td (governing those personnel)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 10.803 0 Td (actions, and generally they are not furnished with any pay or personnel \ records which, on)Tj -10.803 -1.125 Td (their)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 2.083 0 Td (face, are erroneous or show assignment to the wrong step. )Tj 23.437 0 Td (Accordingly, in most instances,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 12.887 0 Td (waiver is granted on the)Tj -38.407 -1.125 Td (basis that the employee would not know or suspect that she was being)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 28.245 0 Td (overpaid, and therefore, she was not at fault. )Tj 18.021 0 Td (On)Tj -46.266 -1.125 Td (the other hand, favorable consideration will not)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 19.216 0 Td (be given to an employee assigned to the wrong step within a grade if)Tj -19.216 -1.125 Td (there is evidence that the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 10.19 0 Td (employee actually knew of the error, or was furnished with pay or person\ nel records which, on)Tj -10.19 -1.125 Td (their face, show the existence of error. )Tj /TT1 1 Tf 15.576 0 Td (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf ( Comptroller General decision B-211166, Aug. 25,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 21.995 0 Td (1983.)Tj -37.571 -2.125 Td (A sudden pay increase in the range of 20 percent would have been obvious\ to a reasonable person, especially one who)Tj 0 -1.125 TD (had just been downgraded in a RIF and was advised that she did not have \ a saved pay entitlement. As an experienced)Tj T* (employee, the employee in this case suspected an error and raised the po\ ssibility of overpayment with the pay)Tj T* (technician. She did not pursue it further. The question is whether the e\ mployee is also at fault for not going further and)Tj T* (obtaining a reasonable explanation from an appropriate official. Even if\ we accept, solely for purposes of this)Tj T* (reconsideration, that the pay technician was an appropriate official, a \ waiver may)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 32.764 0 Td (be inappropriate in cases where a)Tj -32.764 -1.125 Td (recipient questions a payment \(which ultimately is determined)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 25.16 0 Td (to be erroneous\) and is mistakenly advised by an)Tj -25.16 -1.125 Td (appropriate official that the payment is proper,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.882 0 Td (if under the circumstances the recipient knew or reasonably should have)Tj -18.882 -1.125 Td (known that the advice)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.053 0 Td (was erroneous. )Tj (The record reasonably supports the view of the DOHA and Defense Finance \ and)Tj -9.053 -1.125 Td (Accounting Service \(DFAS\) officials that the employee should have gone\ further to obtain an)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 37.712 0 Td (explanation of her pay)Tj -37.712 -1.125 Td (from responsible officials.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (The employee now says that she did not question the increase because she\ believed that)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.294 0 Td (Air Force and DFAS officials)Tj -35.294 -1.125 Td (were addressing her claim that she should have been hired at a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 25.213 0 Td (higher step when she re-entered the Federal service in)Tj -25.213 -1.125 Td (February 2003. )Tj (Normally, we are reluctant)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 17.327 0 Td (to disturb the decisions of DFAS and DOHA officials denying waiver when,\ )Tj -17.327 -1.125 Td (on reconsideration, )Tj 7.914 0 Td (an employee or other waiver applicant raises a new basis for waiver that\ she had not raised earlier)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 39.373 0 Td (in)Tj -47.287 -1.125 Td (the process. )Tj (However, even if we consider the employee's new argument )Tj /TT1 1 Tf 29.309 0 Td (de novo)Tj /TT0 1 Tf (, we find the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 8.386 0 Td (employee's argument)Tj -37.695 -1.125 Td (unpersuasive. )Tj (The record does not corroborate any )Tj 20.492 0 Td (reasonable expectation)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.384 0 Td (of GS 5, step 5 pay based on the factors she)Tj -29.876 -1.125 Td (mentioned. )Tj 4.721 0 Td (When it became apparent earlier in 2003)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 16.52 0 Td (that the government would not pay her at the step 5 rate, the)Tj -21.241 -1.125 Td (employee did not pursue a legal)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 12.996 0 Td (claim and was satisfied with the step 1 pay rate because she was learnin\ g a new job skill)Tj -12.996 -1.125 Td (\(personnel security specialist\). )Tj 12.44 0 Td (The record also does not contain any documentation that the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 24.381 0 Td (employee had otherwise)Tj -36.822 -1.125 Td (pursued this matter and had a reasonable expectation by January 2004)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 28.241 0 Td (that she would be granted favorable relief on the)Tj -28.241 -1.125 Td (GS 5, step 5 pay issue.)Tj /TT2 1 Tf 21.767 -2.125 Td (Conclusion)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -21.767 -2.125 Td (The member's request for relief is denied, and we affirm the February 5,\ 2007, decision to deny waiver in the amount of)Tj 0 -1.125 TD ($8,404.80. In accordance with paragraph E8.15 of the Instruction,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 26.603 0 Td (this is the final administrative action of the)Tj -26.603 -1.125 Td (Department of Defense in this matter.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (Signed: Michael D. Hipple)Tj T* (_________________________)Tj T* (Michael D. Hipple)Tj T* (Chairman, Claims Appeals Board)Tj T* (Signed: Jean E. Smallin)Tj T* (_________________________)Tj T* (Jean E. Smallin)Tj T* (Member, Claims Appeals Board)Tj ET EMC endstream endobj 38 0 obj <> endobj 39 0 obj <> endobj 40 0 obj <>stream H\n <"͖"Mr؇8RC~T4$ϲ66?5ƚ#8bXprsPƲ} ڨxF'qL S l^p{`}jh#PנBҿgٮ7qّ/keg8y0H; ĕNz#e- 2LTO0qxLZJ|Y2Cf2zNKhjʛADz@tٯ }l endstream endobj 41 0 obj <>stream H|TT=\ wf[` ֘Dyɋ1&"XQ,%*FT (Ŋ"eF:?5;O[o%g}Ϻ: %FX5j/إEDFN-^`}M&MBp5]݀ Kkwm@1-:˽a3FU3ez䋒JG<{ZYWH̼?/ㇱ< /`om`@@~q+mdlWs}JU:E- A"#(YeB] I)L;B@Y^Wi[T4ˇ'gTA" œr݊/Q{iO2e˕Pf2[O*WZ5j֪Tn 6jܤg!͚h٪m ~ǎ?)<"DtֽG^/ 2߆ ?Q njM7>iIL6}Y ,^tr늕V֧mظi۶gܹ+k8xǎ8y*Ϝ=wE\b_͹Qjj! pp*0  kُCy<)~)JPU+CO>|]T+hvZ{QYmkg5X{固&曲LO̝̣IRa)c`,U,,m,h?YnЋ^N:zKD}>M_7z_?/wBDD S}Dw`s:ֺΚn-X.Nog=g34߯ ̤`0~4c㡜 9LTWSj)He2Qd+O| 9 xgZ9ͤs⵭AvU{4c`J6H08[|st)` a8$)J$F8D"XmXiWkJpz:} $g g|S![JQD~RΪJ%' /;Xsmcp;Q GmG-GMG ǧj*ʎ9/;V\33gINpwNߜp 񷷶ك5U{Ell6fW,.[-55,6FVaN3(vZT˅j:unEZ!D U(HuU^H;6(zyoqۡ6FWFn>eۮQW6my_ //{ۛ+TZKe" 1w1Xpx i b"f!{e_zXxX58XΈB2(qGpp'p18S:t#L9Yt}bz;z")胾C?/c(W oHbp-Gb;ͤYd &A ȣ4T6yN 7f[9v;y,y—x?|>80<2<擲di>g |/ebxbx6Uk|oMŷ{s!1? xɿ(y D'NۉRq'+~-s a,Pp0 7QL(%Ei!<]t. D=Q_4 E#X&L4E R碍Pm6Vw{C>PsՇ#q1888֘hgoL2N0N4N2N6&/ė+V_P&jD,f.80 ܝ;KqIݡ/u)RC%ȵr\/7ȍr,ȭr.wȝr-Ƚr/8sAyT yR'sѹ\v9睫M.ʿ<#s /K򲮦k:n&nfsIS5P T5X QC05\P#(5ZI85^p"U&h5IMVST7n[薺n趺~~ڡv]jڣ}j:C:ca{^:N>:ebMwٷx*+x!^Ho;(ދ$P%IZHh1-Xԟg}׬6kUqM\7Mq+zży^ /+J{e^9/+U*zl4gm-5 w#H7Nmd')^eWիUjx5Z^mW׫x F^ck5Zs/Kko}z@>lsL(rv;']g981g4 9`H/I_wN!#ȂȆ!0rrȅȃC~|PQQEQ (@!%(((PQQ QUQ Q5Q QuQ M-mD(ڢڣ:: kt7ot4LgtEOBoA_C Ѕta]y%Eu1Q^t%A:Xk-{;5lME}?11CE a8F`$Fa4`,a<1Y$LL4L tfcfcsyE #IH|`bc brJjZzlFlflVlv֬.v]Wbbx$5q qwq;)4 rDu'FEbWl4fl5v4nǜS4;\0%3;δl;ε1v}ABM^?/W]?uƿޙ]E Tf@3 *Ebk]@1MT x56zQh|5EǘcD1V;jj ,Jt.|5OGQqL3qRM)o?9KxZPKN '^F.l~ ,>KIWieFp)r:jk(jN/X ̤;Ggjz||Hv<%PD]^Q ߃ 05\+7Iqp#Õ*^mK|. ɂ +?CL;6}ݾv% 1\5Z0s"OTjɲ R>'=f*Yq0zQ~ 9k,O7!oF^C4kx]8x vLƬoRozݜK8UanB.q> fyP"B/s+v$D8z"h4yjY46ɕR3&!6UbyTĹ7MȤOXAni)6/@~2qT!.Jh1M&=eT?-'n v/ qӷJr#|#DOC/.qj$t quE쐳x V J RN.-==gr \w|̣s!*^DuK"fV8 Ǣ%Tֵ"/}Ȏ8'Gn[{f\sC:h_=L㞩bTVfD]eRgܦ;! PϦp%#hMSp.򬼫TgOZ=>k13G1|дԔ!%ZbFEF {wh=w TE dՌ$yy)V]/EC ^CCSc ==2#gΑ]#9TKcS5'ӊܐ_s͸ Á +ҩ\FJ9S{0`HF^ȑYD+QPPO(eDNWwZ2U:(,r1'%r }+)0rXFcP*&,6dZwu*>L{œ1犚YUofdx ^_.^m1* X[[TZUMWGϠZGStt~]ĭ;1ٯk>ݓڻӚ! =z>)TtpK/2'[VAdX?+0<,c&0fZ|C5}[7n)}bOhGW|l$%V\sHJI^,nա|T4OflpX^oΦ2T"wg]&NKk< j={^aL#OwEg=h[sl_T?di9><a|v N|% P3@p_:MХu֔JM@ZYii4i4eĤNIY%wghvxw|ͽ0׼_JaNCP5 t6r{rR{inkÜП!"՟OP<Φ`ՉXЊƫ8~Uӝ ZNwa|=vۙҝNg٭ܫa]Y4L;sKe[W?'JNdT9C:m/0](tVo-.%VԘ f?+}e,Zc#殏'GKCwxJ~m>e<}v(B 6JZOިxQ)WhH31P@8iRQQOx8@$W:LWFL /EfJ\/b3 D,A J7.h ȪPx{i:s$qiI4$ynjؑ2)6,Q-ɖR)SJ =_rS,NSjP?i8$Gv,E%I$9Lb˔D+F0W.ZyҨ/5O*v>3|694Y\VYؚzy~ctЦR۠ep4<|aq;X| k$}l[,UA~AZ(28GaN]5 G3Bwx}_EY4f(PzJ_"JoqPRJ 0,3Rm,~ˣZYRv"=*βү5꫹kϒJ2S* kYT]LIdDwPy$tZ*M>>,V PƊi,YhTUeɣ_#OӸCȎɵ{Gc?87\i|fƧ*O%R\/o?UfHЅW9͛7|"D;١p;GX"(2p ~'__1uvjytA LĖP@&!@O-A4Y@ :2 Zm 8P3xDyCQnQo>^ a8"5,:5Qx\hJͬ ړ5htXYW*J5fS%E"$$M\#-N)E5| :[ghtoC Ťm|YHҳ~xk Ğz F9S+Js}؛ם CWR:(Vvp,_ZO!1zkn |akyO33.+OS{/l9\ n>ɿf߱]0 mž1u$m0 XcV g"'ZG{Uq]{w4J O<ЊJPku ښШIASmSI4-Iѩ6v:&ASk41ns."f3}3;wϹ=;gb<+Y H c|((L:KSs/+ףp̌Zn܉'LWwMhzV^jkn.OX8w+h_vSߛ1W3P[Q՚Kw}Ib8o=u1r_9,r[yjЬXOnI2n5ڶ. n>]ϭ[u.qWOMwTbl<9—=5o>d=pxzX# Ogx=~SϽ /rnUU5n7#%ef\o'iA a*kU}tThqݣ /v/ 딟ڧkʭƻEGc5&gѦZKc4BM3[RS_YQ3d|B[s٢aB+Co\Wuit^b& 7H^+yX eG ~=- 'k&y;#}x91`|"caNRJ-"U5&R}|n>s&eЦ{Am_`ӟ!RpV^3hAjW`X+@gc6EZZ8G><3SY6XzZz |G{R+~{P0[ݛcC6?[P6Xe4b+(Jö=*'gWky*#`Un@(̋Al=gN6﵇~w@-px@1]LB?о_TW'Aߔu?mWgF+X"z}uo8zvEʖ*.Rggj;}%,Q6,lu289&ڤm'x㠒͔gz#her?Ɗ]=h ߯A $Ѓ84XG/)ºLIxkca5j?#Z6Bn0FfUhюUn+;™˒~/ϚU4F)FZ9º%GP mX~s(0nsǣ?E[P;\몢"1!Qy/s>#UWm9gY˹s4#/W#\w?/;J-[t^+~1G2!seJ Zp=Mq8cl>Ňʣb(>MQ9Ωke''<(h/y-g⛣ǧʛȟvyE+C({V})b$ MQc(V,:C(xIjr7>Cޅ\aSs uItTq w߽5_iMofS9EYZuwaM `Οx|y@]5t h^> $<^H䒇!aJq 9Y33dI)b)'C/f܉k'0sMeZsuZ(Fr>;H\jFJŨo *^ .sq \.e1tLHmGtߤ#x7u(BPQ<''C`;x&kWVQi!ՉIN4Fϐ[iX*4^<}t\R~"Vr>)-( .RmE\+fUX ?P:z< ޹w˶:v:6~}U0Mcpg2])늳=!|xk>Wa gR|o_Oau%;F=cLGn79m@$Q뇐L?j` I+hxu/a|X ,Uڡ.?/G_WvC)s7Y_Kޝ{U-=8hgyjV7U6S6 NUDo̥g̥gR;#(ڱ U jCLjYf4h;\jùu9Ut5)nR^}[7bEo ,Wh9o9X3ݧjsAΙzoIӃ5.rp!#o2΢y3} (9& aiY4Ե4lf1a9֔"f qd&@=PS#9BN- B=R`R}3驜~޼w><}ZK'6 |]=~ /1ηvּ\r5z;p)qsM|>{B)&lbKo\*j'C׮ŷ$~\"r$ODzߪFw?k9s y<23Q3A==_/;yB-ڭO~}d$wE؟CCu믡ֳBǏT]fA5F>QZg¸)|"rp@r~u(Tc\r]sL@nٸMVSZ{fbwɑ5Z:Rm]LqZR ⱎ<^EBF]R(Sùu-0_հ4H0`f< !F*tvPf&OQӥ;^,3Cn6m\^L43^h90Pf6Pޤ,s(-QЪX2f6ZchU bbǂvw'łvCcAFh_S~4՞ S?c,h،bAS,hԌƂc@[AGAgW5ɰ`@8= 9.:,|+~~5B}f>W Nt v.8SͧߗwK~ ^;__)Ӄ-y: LO9;q K2̋ \:D]E>ԟ+T$^5ACOlo~oq>p'5q3EKhmnW'q?{Cu 607I[>jM_߶ϚY)Y5^iM(~w8=٨u3Rh9= -<>k8DZ6-VM(=]sFѶo9.od6zgl"S;V5 Nam~a<ۅXKpZ0Wsȹp\D}#T8PX)Rh'-QaQ#\Z*X2xuF0P\fPs=HN)S*Sw0OG`#{Kwi}kWmYg7 b[^; %nu΂ZM|34EQ(YN1o=iÒdɪsw³`Q5aݸ[?Г5w;JCL ~>%`׀ ?;,Bch;`#~zimN--z8krثzJWnPàA⛷Dq*D]U9{q돠]xF ͢>j1ڿ;@_JPt:Kp9|z{;z՗e I~G㝻ᛂ1.K5ޥFd&25C4p1?+f"-3+ uK)gc@!N[E<'yL@gZlQAKύ i{&iʢͮ`$  k{צrOuy|o]mCυ,\ `^kKu+/|wɻdJw4qO3OUnh,jc1pojt~E=q_>gw+[lt"wYuNֺ%{Cy9OM]o6G{=(rn$$n>JyrV) \T< FxjNc澓\+OĹz<=sc\+ǜ,p( 12Ϣ;;ŧ@XZ@Sӊ, $!RX-!`," )!AjP(I !D[e{H);>@M;}|@sg9̽G[yϡ]ʸĵ~1'1:G'_/U? FҶkLj.?4ۓF/e,^gCXF:մߪ6ƔD~_s?$"&gMuB i3wD7΁ev6=MhD}vOϗ4ej4!Q*~gK7z>~>ksr|FΑ]\o~nU=Y6,]H=1g^ȵ;#3|g%L!&L_x?8PΚoes׷3&5`L6Ѽk-}<ƶ]v>+ I4+;5Z>ęZcRqj5$IHoA`!ky'd0Lk^seY7q'Ǚeb1}QuCݒg{-Yn_9ߐL9x-s%+}eNcN,]FS,/GzZڙ-E*9{4-9ho h14Fw="Zx`em pTt&CߓکڒӘ#9Lۏh1)f= Cu>} ~>\ /q쿎4sb3לi-Z!y7՘o}U$k.̭1*]]Cg; z|z۷$Y%1Mb>||[|(ԃHs(5 4oZNv^:3W"7}I3UtgN\v7= N=$Ht#1Xitɰa}ڬTfu7]mʎJ'=wet4Oı+*<BR#LuDmtj`00]aqWZwU,rԏ5tcN#,4M+챗b1 38B^O`nOvB* V_g-0+6dիTb7u{Ṽ6qhs5ߣ+N=g<`m2-pSXg#~c>c^OL'G&rqjŘv߲Ӟx{SūRnj#+gjp8ba;V:d.Ҏ~MyO1_l.@-ӆ):ոt=TSBֽ ǹuž28TPIdP=(z%sUG@^KԒ/ܴ@y=-~(M=GZlwKv;_Qw;4[c6q>W owU Z? T@KMܱE$¾>< x^&}AslџeC56I-Jya⟐?._S4Q# BP( BP( BP( BP( BP( BP( BP| q>G N%TK|W-Ch*AD*%MI3yF&{)!* |[|EY[k,)ij:O݉ O~NW*[ےX=B'<Hw:]ٝNgN6HfjVZ"Z՞u2띝mXMի1\ɚe=G-b"1MNo,S]_1Ic5ⷊ rGC#d#mjhfu{`;撔d>ޟ).޵7^9}/:Y(,_wp1;#9&qp~ YҊ jtͷNʆY!kW3lap঄:Շ!2|l+綴3'2# I,G׀r$͛52ƺ-F.Cu+$?ư2Bi̝:NnY-e#T\`#@W܋Ϙ~G{VC*"S!ߐ_҇1iԝe3#ά.{oR1 >ۑD#&dypB~KVNhϴB k,#M)UPS!fF[5#A$N݈ѳ2*j!?nU:k0= "Rz̚\E*- iBa5m݈L.g=iCa+\`O74wj5Z3756R<>/bCBŦ%Sl٘՟GL9]!J͆#0+Cp-62YaUTV) m)*DP2kxʶ ӆN`Yvtw ØM*?KsQL&kTc"v}juXHRr{Dd"TgY!oF&(4z4\ilH<j3Ph>}0c/}5 M,n<`Tdi{H Ha_HeYb*Fj]txS42W(؋jШNhQS!8@a$:Y^Ia22mȬ/l<6a=lac^؈_>[mLe02׹q 7ȍ7:QC[5RTu2#RuT4ictLv 9A7 Q薍љz 5!K|DFRm%6nnSZ9HC-;W_CPNC2^tQL6/տo^|7ӵCgͿZ>?MQYJgR)t-52SR尉d!LcbKH!1$x1gBƠx?@z䵾m@ы/y7=HMXy }ޤ/! =,[~@sP~fR lE~K~](B'"i*\}:gE wt(t@tV.{psz Urd-b8$H&]U>ڤ6U="\g~ ^p^=rSx(XUo33,4d&?6y*a&x:^ Ss^O`79ʳ2F3VWEZ-xF@x{möQۃ6k#;2jZi-abRM>vH*.N)cZq*ibPˀAS/* {Ub XpBTbo Lp"5%J%ɡdHSCT}rS RP uKyH])= d7"l:I=>6_nTAȣno(Ә>m^>ܥ<\M>^Ƅ,>Y.Xd& @/wfd9GX>w0M>25ga^Lвɥ2y/$D!C0Xޝ@m1ݖܘDsXuDL/oâZEwQ|pd]!c=j endstream endobj 14 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/StructParents 1/Type/Page>> endobj 42 0 obj [44 0 R] endobj 43 0 obj <>stream BT /Artifact <>BDC /TT0 1 Tf 9 0 0 9 5 779 Tm (07030509)Tj EMC /Artifact <>BDC 0 -86 TD (file:///usr.osd.mil/)Tj 7.166 0 Td (...)Tj (/_MyComputer/Desktop/DOHA%20transfer/DOHA-Kane/dodogc/doha/claims/civili\ an/HTML%20Word/07030509.html)Tj 49.38 0 Td ([6/11/2021 1:14:08 PM])Tj EMC ET 1 g 10 36 591.75 729.75 re f /Article <>BDC EMC /Article <>BDC q 10 36 592 730 re W n BT 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 755.25 Tm (even further)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 5.108 0 Td (decreases in pay" and was upset because she would have to take a second \ job just to pay her bills. )Tj 39.313 0 Td (She)Tj ET Q BT 0 g 12 0 0 12 16 741.75 Tm (made an inquiry into her pay with the "understanding that my records wer\ e being reviewed)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.647 0 Td (from the date I was)Tj -36.647 -1.125 Td (originally rehired in February 2003." )Tj 15.016 0 Td (The employee argues that when she)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 14.55 0 Td ("received the corrected pay check [January)Tj -29.566 -1.125 Td (2004] I believed at that time the pay was finely [sic])Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 21.132 0 Td (corrected right, based on my time in grade, my training, and my)Tj -21.132 -1.125 Td (civilian work experience which I)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 13.411 0 Td (did not originally get credit for." )Tj 13.266 0 Td (The employee admits that she did not raise this)Tj -26.677 -1.125 Td (argument)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 4.026 0 Td (before because she was "very upset and did not think about explaining as\ to why I believed it was)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 39.314 0 Td (right other)Tj -43.341 -1.125 Td (then [sic] the administrative error.")Tj 0 -2.375 TD (As Department of the Air Force correspondence)Tj 0 0 0.933 rg 9.75 0 0 9.75 247.2461 650.25 Tm ( \(1\))Tj ET 0 0 0.933 RG 0.75 w q 1 0 0 1 247.2461 649.5 cm 0 0 m 13.806 0 l h S Q BT 0 g 12 0 0 12 261.0522 645.75 Tm ( indicates, in January 2004 the employee)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 16.551 0 Td (did return to finance to)Tj -36.972 -1.125 Td (ensure that her pay was correct "as she thought she may have been)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 26.871 0 Td (overpaid." )Tj (The Air Force admits that the pay)Tj -26.871 -1.125 Td (technician informed the employee that she was)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 19.021 0 Td (being correctly paid because her pay and grade/step information)Tj -19.021 -1.125 Td (coincided with what was in the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 12.664 0 Td (system. )Tj (The employee did not raise this matter again until the debt was discover\ ed in)Tj -12.664 -1.125 Td (2006.)Tj 0 -2.125 TD (A review of the employee's finance records indicates that the employee's\ rate of pay was)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 35.652 0 Td ($12.31 per hour, or $984.80)Tj -35.652 -1.125 Td (over each pay period from February 2003 until the pay period ending)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 27.936 0 Td (January 24, 2004. )Tj (For the pay period ending)Tj -27.936 -1.125 Td (January 24, 2004, the employee's pay suddenly)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 19.093 0 Td (spiked to $14.58 per hour, or $ 1,166.40 for the 80-hour pay period. Thi\ s)Tj -19.093 -1.125 Td (was an increase of more)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.912 0 Td (than 18 percent. )Tj 6.664 0 Td (When her pay was changed again in March 2004 to reflect the annual salar\ y)Tj -16.576 -1.125 Td (for)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC (a GS 4, step 10 \($31,020\) in the final pay table for 2004, the employe\ e had experienced an)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 37.877 0 Td (increase of over 20)Tj -37.877 -1.125 Td (percent between her 2003 salary and her 2004 salary.)Tj /TT1 1 Tf 21.906 -2.125 Td (Discussion)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -21.906 -2.125 Td (The standards for waiver determinations are set forth in Enclosure 4 to \ Department of)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 34.544 0 Td (Defense Instruction \(Instruction\))Tj -34.544 -1.125 Td (1340.23 \(February 14, 2006\). )Tj (Generally, persons who receive a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 25.576 0 Td (payment erroneously from the Government acquire no)Tj -25.576 -1.125 Td (right to the money. )Tj 7.86 0 Td (They are bound in)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 7.553 0 Td (equity and good conscience to make restitution. )Tj 19.328 0 Td (If a benefit is bestowed by)Tj -34.741 -1.125 Td (mistake, no matter)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 7.665 0 Td (how careless the act of the Government may have been, the recipient must\ make restitution. )Tj 36.959 0 Td (In)Tj -44.624 -1.125 Td (theory, restitution results in no loss to the recipient because the reci\ pient received something for)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 38.655 0 Td (nothing. )Tj /TT2 1 Tf (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf ( Instruction)Tj -38.655 -1.125 Td (at \266 E4.1.1. )Tj (However, we have authority to grant waiver to an employee)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 29.027 0 Td (under 5 U.S.C. \247 5584 if collection would be)Tj -29.027 -1.125 Td (against equity and good conscience and not in the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 20.133 0 Td (best interest of the United States, provided there is no indication of)Tj -20.133 -1.125 Td (fraud, fault,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 4.942 0 Td (misrepresentation or lack of good faith on the part of the employee. )Tj /TT2 1 Tf 27.241 0 Td (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf ( Instruction at \266 E4.1.2. )Tj 11.006 0 Td (A waiver is)Tj -43.189 -1.125 Td (not a matter of right. )Tj 8.498 0 Td (It is available to provide relief as a matter of equity, if the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 23.325 0 Td (circumstances warrant. )Tj /TT2 1 Tf 9.468 0 Td (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf ( Instruction at)Tj -41.29 -1.125 Td (\266 E4.1.1.)Tj T* (The fact that an erroneous payment is solely the result of administrativ\ e error or)Tj T* (mistake on the part of the Government is not a sufficient basis in and o\ f itself for granting a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.852 0 Td (waiver. )Tj (A waiver usually is)Tj -36.852 -1.125 Td (not appropriate when a recipient knows, or reasonably should know,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 27.604 0 Td (that a payment is erroneous. )Tj 11.497 0 Td (The recipient has a)Tj -39.101 -1.125 Td (duty to notify an appropriate official and to set)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 18.911 0 Td (aside the funds for eventual repayment to the Government, even if the)Tj -18.911 -1.125 Td (Government fails to act)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.664 0 Td (after such notification. )Tj /TT2 1 Tf 9.274 0 Td (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf ( Instruction at \266\266 E4.1.3 and E4.1.4.)Tj -18.938 -2.125 Td (A waiver generally is not appropriate when a recipient of a significant \ unexplained)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 33.404 0 Td (increase in pay or allowances, or of)Tj -33.404 -1.125 Td (any other unexplained payment of pay or allowances, does)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 23.714 0 Td (not attempt to obtain a reasonable explanation from an)Tj -23.714 -1.125 Td (appropriate official. )Tj 8.19 0 Td (The recipient has a)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 7.83 0 Td (duty to ascertain the reason for the payment and to set aside the funds \ in the)Tj -16.02 -1.125 Td (event that repayment)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 8.635 0 Td (should be necessary. )Tj (A waiver may be inappropriate in cases where a recipient questions a)Tj -8.635 -1.125 Td (payment \(which ultimately is determined to be erroneous\) and is mistak\ enly advised by an)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 36.435 0 Td (appropriate official that the)Tj -36.435 -1.125 Td (payment is proper, if under the circumstances the recipient knew or)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 27.212 0 Td (reasonably should have known that the advice was)Tj -27.212 -1.125 Td (erroneous. )Tj (Financial hardship is not a factor)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 17.828 0 Td (for consideration in determining whether a waiver is appropriate. )Tj /TT2 1 Tf 26.269 0 Td (See)Tj /TT0 1 Tf -44.097 -1.125 Td (Instruction at \266\266 E4.1.5)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 9.571 0 Td (through E4.1.7.)Tj -9.571 -2.125 Td (In the case before us, overpayment resulted from administrative error in\ placing the)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 33.654 0 Td (employee in the wrong step after)Tj -33.654 -1.125 Td (she was downgraded in the RIF. )Tj (There is no fraud,)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 20.495 0 Td (misrepresentation, or lack of good faith on the part of the employee.)Tj -20.495 -1.125 Td (The only real issue is)Tj /Span<>> BDC ( )Tj EMC 8.748 0 Td (whether she is also partially at fault.)Tj ET EMC endstream endobj 44 0 obj <>/BS<>/Border[0 0 0]/PA<>/Rect[247.0 648.0 261.0 659.0]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 45 0 obj <> endobj 9 0 obj <> endobj 10 0 obj <> endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj (file:///usr.osd.mil/Home/OSD/OGC/JosephLM/_MyComputer/Desktop/DOHA%20transfer/DOHA-Kane/dodogc/doha/claims/civilian/HTML%20Word/07030509.html) endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <> endobj 46 0 obj [16 0 R/XYZ 0 653.0 null] endobj 4 0 obj <> endobj xref 0 50 0000000000 65535 f 0000000016 00000 n 0000000141 00000 n 0000003655 00000 n 0000136414 00000 n 0000003533 00000 n 0000003588 00000 n 0000003728 00000 n 0000003755 00000 n 0000135883 00000 n 0000135939 00000 n 0000135981 00000 n 0000135699 00000 n 0000004391 00000 n 0000125708 00000 n 0000098373 00000 n 0000097174 00000 n 0000003858 00000 n 0000003904 00000 n 0000003953 00000 n 0000004144 00000 n 0000004016 00000 n 0000004048 00000 n 0000004080 00000 n 0000004112 00000 n 0000004591 00000 n 0000011596 00000 n 0000011645 00000 n 0000011680 00000 n 0000012312 00000 n 0000043398 00000 n 0000043665 00000 n 0000012725 00000 n 0000012998 00000 n 0000013425 00000 n 0000044287 00000 n 0000097363 00000 n 0000098584 00000 n 0000105773 00000 n 0000106148 00000 n 0000106424 00000 n 0000106756 00000 n 0000125933 00000 n 0000125958 00000 n 0000135381 00000 n 0000135784 00000 n 0000136372 00000 n 0000136183 00000 n 0000136023 00000 n 0000136319 00000 n trailer <<67721BBAD4BF614BAA104FB0D2E654B0>]>> startxref 136584 %%EOF