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B-188189 1 (1977-11-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadffl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: N- CP) -4- 0) 9) o 4r*,g. THU COMPTRCDL iNERAL .F TLOE UNI. TATms WAHINGTON. 4. C, 20548 DATE: November 2j 1977 DECIBliON FILE: B-16818 MATTER OF: DIGEST: This action concerns a request by J. T. Irwin, LTC, FC, Finance and Accounting Officer, Department of the Army, for an advancc decision as to whether it is within the Army's authority to grant excused absence without chargo. to annual leave or loss of pay to Mr. Bill V. Mtbride, a civilian employee at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for the purpose of allowing hIm to serve as a blood donor for his nephew on a semi-weekly basis over a period of several months where he is only one of two medically acceptable blood donors. We have been informally advised that Mr. McBride donated blood only on August 19 and 20, 1976, since his nephew died before additional donations were requested. Since the question has become hypothetical, we shall confine our decision to the question of whether administrative leave may be granted on the two days when blood was donated. The Civil Service Commission has issued no general regulations on the subject of granting excused absence to employees without charge to leave (commonly .called administrative leave). However, this matter is discussed in FPM Supplement 990-2, Book 630, sub- chapter 511. That subehapter indicates the various purposes for which the granting of administraive leave has been recognized either by law, Executive order, Executive policy, or decisions of our Office. These include: I Bill V. McBride - Administrative leave for blood donation The granting of administrative leave to an emplo yee for blood donation purposes is a proper exercise of administrative authority. The Civil Service Commission has not issued general regulations covering the granting of administrative leave and, therefore, each agency, under the general guidance of the decisions of the Comptroller Jeneral, his discretion to allow administrative leave for brief periods for the purposes listed in the Federal Personnel Manual. Therefore, Depart- ment of the Army may grant two days adminis- trative leave to employee who donated blood to nephew who had cancer. I-.. r .* EL W' L

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