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B-160579 1 (1973-12-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadrt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: In COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 5X.'& WASIIGTN, . . 20$4 B-160579 December 26, 1973 The inorable Robert IW Fri Adrlnilo artor, Environnental Protection Asency Dear 01L, Fri.: We have received a letter dated October 29, 1973, from le, lHarcus 1t. Pugh, Authorized Cartifyin:; Officer, Chtef, Fiscal Policiei and Procedures Branth, United States Environmental Protection ency (EPA), askinq whether appropriated funds of EPA are available for the payment of vembmrship fees for euployeas In professional organizations when, it in alleged, the bene- fits of the tenbership accrue not to the individual-but to the organization an £awhole, We must point out that the statutory authority under which thin Office =ay render a decision to a cartify~n,. officer (section 3 of the Act of Docember 29, 1941, 55 Stat. 876, 31 U.S.C. 62d) limits us to instances inxrvolvin. a.questioa of law with resnect to payment on a specific voucner presented to him for certification prior to paynent of the voucher. The voucher must also accompany the submission to this Offico. (See 21 Corp. Gen, 1128 (1942); 52 id. 83 (1972)). In the instant case, no voucher accompanied the request for a decision and the question is presented in general terms. Normally wo would not render a docision under such civcum-itnnces. flo.ever, it appears from the letter that some vouchers previously disapproved by the Financial Ianagt- mat Division, EPA, may have been presented again with a requast for reconsideration. In an7 event, the question seoma likely to recur ngain. Accordingly, we have elected to tzcat the reaueot for an opinion as thoujh it had boon submitted by you, and are responding under the broad authority of auction 8 of the Act of July 31, 1B94, 28 Stat. 207, 208 as cmended, 31 U.S.C. 74, under which we may provide decisions to hnado of executive departments or other establishments on any question involving paymento which may be made by their agenclan. Mr. Pugh's letter stitne that tha orgauiiation and prenumably the function of the INational Environmntal Research Center (.t'.fC)-Cincinnati, rquiras that its senior runagerent and certain othor research staff moern maintain profensior.al contacto with organizations which share EPA IL. j r 0 ~096ThD 7 t7 iP -e e o 61

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