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B-192499 1 (1979-01-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgwv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISID FILE: B-192 MATTER OF: TimothyATw - Reimbursementpf Cost of Shipping Privately Owned VehicleJ CIGEST: Employee transferred in August 1977 from San Diego, California, to Denver, Colorado, drove to new station. Although authorized the use of a second automobile, his wife and children traveled by air and shipped the second car by commercial carrier. The transpor- tation costs of the dependents and automobile plus per diem are less than the constructive entitlement of the dependents' travel by automobile. In the absence of specific statutory authorization required by 5 U.S.C. 5727(a), employee's claim for the cost of shipping his privately owned vehicle from San Diego to Denver may not be paid. This is in response to a ( for a decision regarding the claim of Timothy A. Towns, an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, for reimbursement of the cost of shipping his privately owned vehicle incident to his transfer from San Diego, California, to Denver, Colorado. The record shows that Mr. Towns was transferred from San Diego to Denver effective August 15, 1977, and was authorized the use of two privately owned vehicles because his reporting date was earlier than his family's relocation date. Mr. Towns completed his travel from San Diego to Denver by automobile and was reimbursed for mileage and per diem. However, although authorized the use of a second automobile, his wife and three children completed their travel by air, and shipped the second car by commercial carrier. Mr. Towns has been reimbursed for air fare and per diem for the travel of his family, but his claim of $150 for the cost of shipping the second automobile was denied by the agency. In seeking reimbursement, Mr. Towns points out that the cost of transporting his family by air plus the cost of shipping the second car are less than the constructive cost of travel by automobile for his wife and three children. Since the Govern- ment would realize an overall savings, he believes he is entitled to his actual expenses not to exceed the constructive cost of travel by the second automobile. He also notes that the method of transportation used was more beneficial to his family since, at the time of the move, the ages of his children were 4 years, 2 years, and 10 months. - THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL N ', O THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 499 OATE:January 31, 1979 ?AAi- I P a2 kwr

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