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B-187213 1 (1976-10-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddxm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S MI hi fta bw DECISION -~ ~Yi>. I' - .---~ - r r N~' iA4)~;) ~ ) THE COMPTROLLER GEiNERAL OF THa rUNITED STATEB LVAIS H I NGT0 N , D. C. 2054B 13- 187213 DATE: October !, 1976 Thomas 13. Cox - Trwnsportation if Household Effects Incident to Training ['GFST Employee may not be reimbur sect for transportation of household effects from trainingY location to duty stetioni where authorizing official refused to issue travel oir(Ci'S for payment of SICI expenses basetd on emploee's execution of agreement at be- ginning of training whereby he agreed to bear indirect costs of training, unch as travel and transportation. Since authorizing official's refusal to issue orders wis neitler arbitrary nor capriciOUS, that exercise of his discretion is prcye rly within purview of' authority for payment of training expenscs under 5 U. S. C. S 4 10L.'(1970). 'Ih is action ioi1n vo\es t e a p eal by 11 'Thomas I. ( 'ox, a Department of the Navy employee, from Clains D)ivision Sette- rnent Certificate No. Z-21.83156, July 14, 1976, denying his cIi lim for reiIbursement f expenses iIcurred in t ranspo'ting hik household effects from Pittsburgh, Pennsyl\ania, to Annapolis, Ma Iyiand. Th e rtloc.ati 'on of his household to Anna;;ol is in ''ily of 1971 occurred upon the com:I pletion of . -.3-year periodi of training at the Carinegi(lMllon UniVe'sity in lPittsburgh. DIeniial of Mr. Cox's claim by our Clairns Division 'us predicated on the fact 'hat t.w Navy h tii refuseud to issue travel orders authorizing ib ;enien of the trkansIportation c.xpe(lS e.- claimed. While not taking ( xception to t: conclusion that Such orders wer[ not issuld, Mr. Cox does questior the basis upon which approv~al war, withhel . Specifically, he points out that the issuautee of1 0rics for reillbursuIment for transoOrttation of house - hold effeCtS was it'coilen lbyed )y iS superiorS but that their reC- Onlerlat1ion WaS riot acted uponVOifavorably by the Civilian Personnel Officer having ultimate apiroval authority. ie believes that the basis relied upon by tih' ' fliln' i'Perconnel Officer for refusing to app'ove the r 'Iecn newvled o rs is inadequate. In this regard he suggests that if there is no prohibition aga inst re Viurs emi) enti for transportation expenses incid(lnt to training ano if the reasonis I - v CMj ft FIL E: MATTER OF: 4. mw L WNh hA

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