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B-189237 1 (1977-11-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadffm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I DECISION 4b ~ ~ .t r$~.t 6' -~~' shirt, ~ I %iTI0 TNM COMPTROLLER GIENERAL OF *rHE UNITEN TATEU WASHINGTON. D.C. 00540 B-189237 DATE: Jovember 3, 19TT MATTER OF: DIGEST: John M. Corcoran, Jr. Member, who subiidts claim for travel in the vicinity. of his pormanent duty station over 1 ycar after the performance of such travel, may be reimbursed for such trav*A notWithstanding an Air Force administrative regulation providing that such claims will be submitted Within I month after transportation is procured since delay was diue to midiinformation as to entitlemer, sifhce the claim was approved by proppr authority, and ejnae the -:ontrol- 'ing lwtand statutory regdattion do not urovide Abr denial of a claim if not sub- itted within a specified period. This action i in reamnse to a request for reconsideration of Claims Divisioit settlement of 'November 24, 1076, disallowing the claim of Mr. John M. Corcoran, Jr., for reimbursement of vicinity travel while he was stationed in London, England, with the United States Air Force. The record indicdata that Mr. Corcoran while assigned to the 7500th Air Base Squadion, Security Police. South Ruislip Air 3tation, London, Engind, performed vicinity travel from liis duty station to 23 Gilbert Street, London and return, a round-trip distahce of 30 miles, on 51 days during the period October 2, to December 27, 1969. Mr. Corcoransubmitted,a claim'for the milehge at 10 cents per ri'le for a total' of 153 under date of. Apiil 30, 1971. Theclaim was approved as advantageous to the Govd'nment under the same day by the Chief, Security, Police, 7500th Air Base Squadron. However, payment could not be made locally, since Mr. Corcoran had departed the 7500th Air Base S4uadron on emergency leave on April 8, 1971. The member was released from active duty on May 7, 1971. Sergeant Corcoran's travel claim was forwarded to the Claims Divisidn of this Office as a doubtful claim by the Air Force , Accounting and Finance Center and by' settlement' dated November 24, 1976, the claim was denied *on the basis that paragraph 40241(a) of Air Force Manual 177-103 states that, except in unusual circumstances, I I ' P 'I I FILE: - -4 SI V *1 CL I I .1 1 I 1, 1

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