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B-189556 1 (1977-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfjj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L 4/iabet LF Ir THE COMPTROLLER UWPWRAL OWc2uoN * *4. OP THU UNITED STATES' WAUHINOTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-189356 DATE. Duceber 151 19'7 MATTER OF: Gerald M. Anderson - Amendment of Travel Orders to Authorize Extension of Temporary Ouarters Subsistebee Expenses DIGEST: Employee, who wastransferred from Alaska, was authorized 30 days' temporary quarters subsistence expenses. Employee spent 42 days in temporary quarters and was subsequently authorized reim- bursement for the additional 12 days under FPm par. 2-5.2b (FPMR 101-7, May 1973). Since 5 U.S.C. 5724a and Implementing regulations contemplate subsequent, approval of extension of temporary subsistenct for up to an additional 30 days, post-travel approval was valid and claim for the additional 12 days my be Daid. By a letter dated July 5, 1977, Ms. Lavina E. Peters, an 2uthorized certifying officer of the Department of Health, Edu- catiun, and Welfare (HEW), requests our decision concei'ning a voucher submitted byMr. Gerald M. Anderson, an employee of the Social Security Administration, for subsistence while occupying temporary quarters incident to a permanent change of station. The record indicates that on January 5, 1976, Mr. Aierson was authorized to tranrsfer from Anchorag, Alaska, to Olympia, Washington. The travel order authorized temporalry subsistence for him.,and his family for 30 days. Mr. Anderson subsequently aubmitted a travel voucher in the amount of $4,011.81, request- ing reimbursement of cof-tain costs, including temporary sub- sistence for 42 days. The voucher contained an authorization for the additional 12 days signed on September 15, 1976, by the Acting Assistant Regional Commissioner. The authorizatin on the voucher stated as follows: I certify the additional 12 days of temporary aubsistent4 were necessary and in the beat interest of the Government. Temporary subsistence is autho- rized and approved for 42 days. Per travel manual chapter 3-60, part 5, section 2-5.2b. The voucher was examined by the certifying officer and scheduled for payment in November 1976 in the amount of $3,498.47. An amount of $504.60 representing temporary subsistence expenses for 12 days was administratively suspendad, notwithstanding the .tj I vk\ 1 I

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