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B-185195 1 (1976-05-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcas0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES W A S NG TO N C .C 2 0 54 FILE, DATE: MAY 2 8 1976 MATTER OF: Buker and Saudusky*-Claims for per diem allowance DIGEST: Two employees stationed in San Francisco are ordered to conduct a 1*day training course at National Seashore 39 miles from duty station# Employees-departed-frram residences-erforied 4uties, and returned to residences approximately within nomal commuting times and without incurring additional expenses (other than mileage which was reimbursed). Federal Travel Regulations do not require payment of per diem for travel in excess of 10C bours, and atency has discretion to authorize or approve per diem under such circumstances. This action is in response to the request for a decision by Mr. Roland V. Johnson, an authorized certifying officer of the Kational Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, regarding payment of per dim allowances to Kiss Marion Suker and Miss Linda Sandusky for temporary duty performed away from their Official duty station. The record indicates that the two employees, who were statloned at the Western Regional Office in San Francisco, California, were ordered to travel to the Point Reyes National Seashore (39 miles froa San Francisco) to conduct a training course oa AUgust 12, 1974. Kiss Buker and Miss Sandusky drove to Point Reyes in Hiss Buker's automobile, performed their duty, and returned to their residences within the smae day. The administrative report states that the employees departed their residences and returned at substantially the same time as they would in A normal day at their regular place of duty, and that they did not incur any additional expeans in traveling to Point Reyes that they vould not have incurred at their regular place of duty. Miss Baker was reimbursed for her mileage expense, Through an inadvertant error the travel vouchers submitted by the employees, which had not been certified as proper for payment by a certifying officer, were paid and included a per diem of 46 for each traveler. When this was disallowed, bills for collection were issued to recover the per dime erroneously paid. The adainistrative report states further that it Is the policy ind practice of the Regional Office in San Francisco not to allow er dim for travel to any of the four National Park Service areas .1w

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