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B-184496 1 (1976-11-09)

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FILE:  B-184496


                          Herbert Dunn
                                     Civ.Pers.

       THE  CDIVIPTROL.LER GENERAL
(OF THE UNITED STATE
       VWASHINGTON. D.0. 20540


DATE: November   9, 1976


MATTER OF: Mark N. Jacobs - Travel Expenses Incurred Due
                to Death in Employee's Family


Employee of Securities and Exchange Commission
an temporary duty assignment in San Francisco,
California, may not be reimbursed for cost of
round-trip air transportation to New York City
to attend funeral of grandmother. Travel was
for personal reasons, and there is no authority
under applicable statutes and regulations
authorizing reimbursement for personal travel.


     Mr. Lawrenca 11, 'Haynes, an authorized certifying officer of
the Securities anj Exchange Commission, by letter dated July 3,
1975, requested to advance decision as to the propriety of paying
a travel voucher in favor of Mark N. Jacobs, an attorney employed
by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     The record shows that Mr. Jacobs, whose duty station was
New York City, New York, was on temporary duty assignment In
'San Francisco, California, to represent the agency at a trial.
IJuring the temporary duty assignment In San Francisco, Mr. Jacobs
returned to New York City to attend the fune-al of his grand-
mother.  After the funeral, he returned vo San Francisco to com-
plete his assignment.  The claim in question is for the cost of
his round-trip air transportation between San Francirco and
New York City to attend the funeral.

     There is no authority under applicable statutes or regula-
tions to reimburse Mr. Jacobs for the cost of either part of his
round-trip air travel between San Francisco arid New York City. es
the travel was for personal reasons. In  this connection we ht..
in a case similar to the present one, 45 Comp. Gen. 299 (1965),
that round-trip travel from a temporary duty statidn to a perna-
nant duty station resulting from the death or illness of a family
member was personal travel and not compensable under statutes and
regulations authorizing travel expenses for Federal employees.
See 47 Co.ip. Con. 59 (1967).

     Accordingly, Mr. Jacobs may not be reimbursed for the cost
of round-trip air travel to attend the funeral in New York. The


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