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B-183563 1 (1976-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -4 orECIsIO FILE: B-183563 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASH H INGTON. 0.C. a054 DATE: JUL 14 1976 MATTER OF: H. H. Christopherson - travel expenses - transportation for house hunting Employee may not be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in connection with a house hunting trip in- cident to a transfer of permanent duty station where employee subsequently declines to transfer for personal reasons; nor may she be reimbursed for the expenses of the trip on the grounds that she actually conducted business while on the trip since no written author- ization for such trip has been submitted. This action concerns a request by an authorized certifying officer of the Engrgy Research and Development Administration for an advance decision whether a claim by H. H. Christopherson for travel expenses may be paid. The record reveals that on August 9, 1974, an authorization was issued and approved for a change of the permanent station of Mrs. H. M. Christopherson from Oakland, California, to German- town, Maryland. Mrs. Christopherson, after executin3 a service agreement, was authorized a house hunting trip for herself and her spouse for the period August 12-16, 1974. Mrs. Christopherson and her husband commenced the house hunting trip on August 11, 1974, traveling by air from San Francisco to Washinlton. On August 12, 1974, Mrs. Christopherson advised the Personnel Office bhat she had decided not to effect the transfer since her husband was unwilling to make the move. At that time, the Personnel Office requested Mrs. Christopherson to remain at Germantown in a temporary duty statub until August 16, 1974. Mrs. Christopherson did remain and perform official business through August 16, 1974. Mr. and Mrs. Christopherson then returned to San Francisco on August 17, 1974. Section 5724a(a)(2) of title 5 of the United States Code authorizes an employee reimbursement of transportation expenses to seek permanent quarters at the new official station when both the old and new stations are located within the continental United States. The implementating Federal Travel ReSulations (FTR), paragraph 2-4.5a, provides that: DIGEST:

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