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B-187076 1 (1977-02-08)

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          MATTER OF:
                       haPp   awo returaed to duty staton to attend
                       fuersB et Notheralesse that mission was
          DSEB:            tantally completed before return and second
                      trip was for different purpose. Claim for travel
                      expenses say be paid if agency determines that
                      mission was substeatielly completed or second
                      trip was for different objective. See 3*175511,
                      April 2S, 1972, and 5-16875, Angust 21, 1966.


               au y letti ted i ly 23, 1976, thrs. 1ores T. Hodges, an
          enileried serittying officer of the Deparmeat of oustag and
                 Developmntriquested an advence e4iason regardIng the
          propriety eLA   rintylg fhr payimen the relsm voucher of
          Mr. kaymondE howI for the cost of fir tiakl from Las Vegase
          toaaeto      hn    mD..,   andk Ara.   The clim %as4
          previously adtaistratvely disallowed on the besis of decision
          45 Comp. Gen. 299 (1965) which states that travel in connction
          with the Allces or death of a maber of the employees family
          £s personal travel and cannot be retsbsrsed. The record shows
          that the employee returned to his duty station to attend the
          fwneral of his mother.

              -In subit tng his reclaim theailployen ittel thit his work
          skedule  coatatns no prscribed period * travit but iastead
          involves cotiuous  tavel as is -deced necessary la the conduct
          of various inveestiatioas. He further staces that he frequently
          returas to his duty station for processing the raw material from
          said investigatlenh. In addition, he alleges that his work was
          Substantially <'mpleted at the time.,o his return to his duty
          station and that the second tiEp nvolved en unrelated matter.

               In support of his reslaim the 6ployes 'cites our deciatons
          1464875, August 21, 1965, and 5-175511, April 25,1972., oth
          ot these detciias Lmvolve ece ione te the Seneral rule -stated
          *m 45 Comp. Gem. 299, upra. uhich precludes reiabarsement for
          travel Incident to the death otillness of a faitly member. In
          2-166875, jyUra the temporary duty travel was performed for the
          purpose o sccmlishing  tw  separate and distinct objectives.




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