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B-186065 1 (1976-10-08)

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                             KHE   COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION                      OF   THE UNITED STATES
                             W  ASHINGTON, .c. s20
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MATTER OF


DIGEST:


DATE:


    Arth r K. Hennia4- - Reimbursemnt for
    pcrkirns feos - Cha1nge or duty location
    within official station
Claim of U.S. Customs Service eaployee for
parkin!   oeen while assined for 6 months
to Seattle Federal Office Buildin'; from
usual place of duty on Seattle waterfront
may not bt authorized for paymont.  Agency
has discretion to determine whether roloci-
tion of workplace witir  official ntation
is of short duration, and travel thereto
official business, or whethar such re-
location In chanve of rergular workplacn,
and travel thereto nonreimbursable comennutir
expenses.  A'ency policy pla'es crployee'sl
relocation within latter class.  GAO 'itl
not cuestion a.ency policy if roasona -le,
as here.


     This action is in response to a request data  February 27,
 1976, by the Director, Financial Manarprent Division, United
 States Custo'S Servicr, San Francisco, for our decision con-
 cerning a claim Ly 1r. Arthur K. Hannir,; for parking fees while
 assigned1 to a nw place of duty. Comrmnts on tis  matter have
 been received from both the Plational Troaury Eplayoes Union
 and the claimant. No voucher wis presented with the submision.

     The authority of thin Office to iraus advarce dacisions
to cortifying officers is limited to questions invclved in npocit'ic
vouchnrs prosenteri to them for certiftcatiom. 31 i..'.C. KMd
(1170); see 2( Comp. Ghn. 797 (1947); 51 id. 701 (1972).  'te
therefore. will treat this nubminsion as a request for decliion
from the huad of the Department undor 31 U.S.C. 74 (1970).

     The record 9how.s that t. !ennin. , a ciutoia iinpector At
sgrade CS-9, has claimd parkinT fees for the period fron April l¶,
1074 to October 24, 1974, when he wna infor:mally a:ssinod to
act a! a quantity control ofricer at the Federal Office Lbuildir4;,
Seattle, Washington.  The duties to which he was eai:   d wore
those or a riscellaneous docu-rrnts exaniner *rad 05-7.  Prior
to this assignnent, 'k'. lHenning wIs ansieiod to itation 5, YrTrd.nml
106E, at the southern end of the Seattle waterfront, approximaitely
2.3 mile  f'rt, thi Federal buildin.:. Mr. :erninQ' claii initiilly
was made in the Corm of' a 'rievance.


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