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B-186217 1 (1976-08-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddhn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (1. ER -~ ~THE COMPTROLLERI CMINEFIPAL (0- I; F T HEr U NI T E 0 2,TAT LIZL W WA SH IN GTON o Do.C. 2 0548B -T 4 FILE: B-186217 DATE: AUG 1 P1976 MATTER OF: Harry R. Nickless - Claim for Subsistence Expenses While Occupying Temporary Quarters Forest ranger, who was transferred 27 miles, claimed subsistence expenses while occupying temporary quarters although paragraph 2-5.2h of Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) limits payment of such allowance when transfer is less than 40 miles to situation where employee is awaiting arrival of shipment of household goods. Allowance is payable since employee occupied Government-owned quarters at both locations, occupancy of temporary quarters was required by Government's need to paint and repair such quarters, and under such circumstances FTR limitation is not applicable. Ms. Orris C. Huet, an authorized certifying officer at the National Finance Center, Department of Agriculture, by letter of March 25, 1976, requested an advance decision as to the propriety of paying the claim of Mr. Harry R. Nickless for subsistence expenr;cs while occipying temporary quartcrs. The clati arose incident to a permanent chan-e-of-duty station from Penasco, New Mexico, to Taos, New Mexico, a distance of 27 miles. Mr. Nickless, a district forest ranger, occupied Government-owned housing at his old and his new duty stations, both of which were located in Carson National Forest. The record shows that at the time of Mr. Nickless' transfer he was required to vacate the Government-owned residence at his old duty station in order that said dwelling could be repainted and prepared for occupancy by the replacement ranger. At the same tine the Government-owned residence at his new duty station was being repainted and repaired. Hence, Mr. Nickless was forced to obtain temporary quarters for 2 days incident to his transfer while the Government performed maintenance on his old and new residences. The certifying officer asked whether paragraph 2-5.2h of the Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7, May 1973) proscribes DIGEST:

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