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B-184809 1 (1976-08-03)

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                             THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION         .         .OF    THE    UNITED      STATES
                             WASHINGTON. D.C. -s054S




FILE:                              DATE:      AUG
         B-184B09 976 c
MATTER OF:
                  Dennis E. Snider - Relocation expenses, time
                  limitation
DIGEST:
                1.  Employee who was transferred in October 1973
                    from Dallas, Texas, to -Fort Worth, Texas,
                    and had initially decided not to se lt home
                    near Dallas, but who sold such home in
                    June 1975 to move near Fort Worth due to
                    energ  crisis and gasoline scarcity, may
                    be granted extension to 1-year time
                    limitation relating to real estate trans-
                    actions, even though request was made after
                    initial 1-year period since request was
                    within overall 2-year limitation of para-
                    graph 2-6.1e of Federal Travel Regulations.

                2.  Although employee who was transferred in
                    interest of Government commuted from old
                    residence to new duty stzation for 20
                    months, relocation expenses for subse-
                    quent change of residence for personal
                    reasons may, if otherwise proper, be
                    reimbursed because requirement that
                    transfer be in interest of Government
                    and not for benefit or convenience of
                    employee is addressed to the transfer
                    of the official duty station, as distin-
                    guished from the change of employee residence.

       This action is in response to a request for a decision from
  the Director, Finance Division, Region 7, General Services
  Administration (GSA), concerning a voucher submitted by Mr. Dennis E.
  Snider, a GSA employee, for reimbursement of transportation and
  residence transaction expenses incurred incident to a permanent
  change of station.

       The record indicates that the claimant, Mr. Snider, was
  transferred from Dallas, Texas, to Fort Worth, Texas, effective
  October 28, 1973.  Because Mr. Snider then intended to commute
  from his home at Mesquite, Texas, east of Dallas, to his new duty

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