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B-183807 1 (1976-08-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddap0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-183807 MATTER OF: DIGEST: TH0 COMPTF~LjLLER GENERAL . . OF THE UNITED STATEs '. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 DATE: q/o Stanley M. Wolf - Relocation Expenses - Attorney's Fees Employee who transferred from Natick, Massachusetts, to Germantown, Maryland, and was disallowed $35 of the attorney's fee charges relating to employee's house purchase at new station on the ground that the amount was for review of doc- uments by the bank's attorney. He is entitled to reimbursement of that amount because the documents were drawn by the bank's attorney, employee was required to pay the fee, and the payment was made after final review as to proper execution and recording. Such final review was reasonably related to tha preparation of the documents and is, therefore, reimburs- able. This action is before us on a request for reconsideration of the reclaim voucher of Mr. Stanley M. Wolf, an employee of the United States Energy Research and Development Administration. The record shows that by travel authorization dated March 13, 1974, Mr. Wolf's official duty station was transferred from Natick, Massachusetts, to Germantown, Maryland. Pursuant to this transfer, Mr. Wolf purchased a residence at his new official duty station and incurred certain expenses in connection therewith. He then filed a claim with his administrative office for reimbursement of allowable expenses. The administrative office allowed $661 for legal costs and disallowed $35 of the attorney's fee on the it was a charge for the final review of the documents bank's attorney. and related ground that by the Paragraph 2-6.2c of the Federal Travel Regulations (FP!HR 101-7) (May 1, 1973) provides as follows: c. Legal and related expenses. To the extent such costs have not been included in

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