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B-187363 1 (1976-12-21)

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1. Trknsferred employee was authorized to
   transport privauly-owned automobile (POV)
   from old to new duty station. At request
   of employing agency, employee initially
   drove governm ent-owned vehicle to new
   atation, driving POV on subsequent trip.
   Mileage expenses for POV may be paid
   because transportation of government
   vehicle at agency request does not diminish
   entitlement granted in travel orders to
   transrrt POV.


          2.  Er.ployee, upon relocation, assumed out-
               standing loan on residence purchased at
               new station. Emplo3 ee may not be reim-
               bursed experse for loan transfer or loan
               assumption fee sice it is regarded as
               flnrnce charge under Truth in Lending
               Act and Regulation Z.

    This action in in response to a request dated September 3, 1976
from IMs. Orris C. Huet, an aurhorized certifying officer of the
Department of Agriculture, for :sa advance decision concerning
payment of a voucher submitted by Mr. Bernard C. Zecha, an
employee of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for
reimbursement  of transportation and residence transaction ex-
penses incurred incident to a permanent change of station.

    The record indicates that in December 1915, Mr. Zecha was
transferred from Petaluma, California, to San Diego, California.
A travel authorization dated November 21, 1975,gave Mr. Zecha
permission to drive two privately owned automobiles to the new
duty station. The file shows that the clainar.'s wife and two
daughters traveled by privately-or ted automobile from Petaluma
to San Diego for which he was reimbursed $70, 08 for mileage. On
December  8, 1975, tne claimant departed from Petaluma, driving
a government-owned vehicle, arriving at his new official station
on December  9, 1975, Mr. Ze-.ha drove the government-owned
vehicle in lieu of his own automobile upon instructions from his
employing agency since the government vehicle was needed byr the


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FILE:  B-187363                  DATE:  December a, 1976

MATTER   OF:  Bernard C. Zecha - Relocation Expenses


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