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B-185718 1 (1976-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddzi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: co C) LC FILE: B-185718 Charles Browne 01v.Perr. THE COlVIPTROLLER GENERAL Or THE UNITED BTATES W ASHINGTON, D.C. 2-0548 1111 DATE: November 9, 1976 MATTER OF.: Leonard D. Holman - Travel Expenses Incurred Due to Death in Employee's Family Employee of U.S. Customs Service-on temporary duty assignment for training in Washington, D.C., may not be reimbursed for cost of round-trip air transportation to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend funeral of father. Travel was for personal reasons, and there is no authority under applicable statutes and regulations authorizing reimbursement for personal travel. See 45 Comp. Gen. 299 (1965). Mr. Peter F. Gonzales, Director, Financial Management Divi- sion, United States CustonsServico, Los Angeles, California, by letter of January 5, 1976, requested an advance decision as to the proprlety of paying a travel voucher in favor of U.S. Customs Inspector Leonard D. Holman. The record shows that Mr. Holman, whose duty station was Nogales, Arizona, was on temporary duty for training at the U.S. Customs Service Academy in Washington, D.C, from 3cptember 8, 1975, to October 24, 1975. While at the Academy, Mr. Holman took annual leave and flew to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the funeral of his father. After the funeral, he returned to the Academy and completed his training. The travel voucher in ques- tion is for the cost of nis round-trip air transportation between Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C., to attend the funeral. There is no authority under applicable statutes or regula-' tions to reimburse Mr. Holman for the cost of round-trip travel between Wachington and Salt Lake City, as the travel was for personal reasons. In this connection we held in a case similar to the present one, 45 Comp. Gen. 299 (1965), that round-trip travel from a tenpornry duty station to a permanent duty station resulting from the Illness or death of a family member was per- sonal travel and not compensable under statutes and regulations authorizing travel expenses for Federal employces. See 47 Comp. Cen. 59 (1967). .DECISION DIGEST:

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