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DECISION
FILE;
THE Cr4lrJTRLIrE.5R OrNRAI
OF H UNITLI-D S TATED=1
W.',8IHINGTON, D,O, 2034U)
B-204725
DATE:
Axne 2, 1982
MATTER OF; Robert Lo Greer - Per diej. while on sick leave
D IEST: An itinerant employee who became
incapacitated due to illness wiJ.le
travelin9 between temporary duey
stations claims reimbursemegt
for per dtem expenses incurred by
him at his only residence during
the period of 4ick leave, Em-
ployee's claim may not be paid
since his entitlement to contin-
uation cf per dibm under' 5 U.S.C.
S 5702(b) (1976) and implement-
ing regulation, Federax Travel
Regulations para. I-7.5b(l).
terminated upon the employee's
return to his only residence.
Jl R. uland, Budget and Accounting Officer, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Adminis-
tration (DOT/EHA), Region Eight, has requested an
opinion as to whether M1r. Robert L. Greer, a field
project employee, may be allowed per diem expenses for
sick leave taken by him during a period of official
travel between temporary duty stations,
We concur with
14r. Greet's claim,
to continuation of
(1976) terminates u,
home.
the
sinc
per
pon
DOT/FRA's action disal.2.owing
e an employee's entitlement
diem under 5 U.S.C. S 5702(b)
the employee's return to his
On April. 16, 1981, Mr. Greet, temporarily sta-
tioned in Hlappyl Camp, California, was assigned to a
project invo]ilng further temporary duty in Portervillv,
California. Pursuant to his travel orders, Mr. Greet
left Happy Camp on April 23, 1901. On April 24, 198],
while enrvute to Portervill'e, Mr. Greet stopped at hs
residence in Sacramento where he remained in a sick
leave status from April 27 to May 8, 1981.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadkiu0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)