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B-181355 1 (1974-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadccj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Iiii TMS C OMPTROLk I O2EIN'LTRAL bOsCi1131 OF THE UNITW 1 STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: DATE: July 29, 1974 B-181355 MATTER OF:f Mileage for two &utomobilea incldent to transfer D I BT:Athoush authorization wan denied for the uue of two privately owned vehicles to transport a family oX four and their luggage incident to the transfer of an etmloyee from Kennewick, Washington, to Germantown, Maryland, voucher for additional taileage based on such use may be certified, if administratively approved, since Federal Travel Regulations, FPUR 101-7, chapter 2, permit approval of such mileage allowance subsequent to a change of atation. This astion is taken pursuant to a requsst for a decision as to whetheradniatrative approval may-be-ma efor the use of a necond autonobilekncident to the transfer of Dr. T. A. Nemzek, an employee of tN Atomic Energy Commissiou (AEC), from Kennewick, Washington, to Germantown, Maryland, in August 1973. The record indicates that a request for authorization to use a second car was denied. Accordingly, mileage at a rate of 12 cents for the use of one autotobile was paid rather than 8 cants a mile for two ears. Dr. Nemzek hass ubmitted a reclaim voucher for ad- ditional mileage. lie justifies the use of the second automobile on the ground that the urgency of the AEG request that he thange stations forced him to store his household goods prior to their shipmnent to Washington, D.C. As a consequonce, Dr. Nemnk hd to transport a larve anount of bagsate in his two automobiles, One automobile wa a standard size Chevroket Caprice and the other was a compuct Vega. Dr. Neazek claims that it wouXld have been un- reaconable for him, his wife, and his two sons, both being over 6-feot tall, to travel 2,500 miles in one car under such conditions, The agency submission asks (1) whether the above circumstances justify the use of the second privately owned vehicle, and (2) whether the use of the second vahicle can be approved aduitstratively after the fact. Section 5724, title 5, United States Code, provides that under such regulations as the Prenident may preecribe the head of the agency concerned, or his designee, may authorize payment of milege allowance during a change of ntation. Implementing regulations are 199 I I

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