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B-187673 1 (1977-11-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfgl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1W I \v0 I I ,6LI 40.. THE CUaMPTROLLER taENERAL DECISION . n f. OF TIER UNITUD UTATES VA 8 H WA HIN UTON. .C . a0 5 4 8 FILE: B-1a7672 DATE: avember 21, 1977 MATTER OF: Raymond B. Shackelford - Reimbursement for househunting expenses DIGEST: Employee accepts position at new duty station and makea househunting trip prior to signing service agreement and receipt of travel authorination as required under Federal Travel Regulations, para. 2-4.3c (May 1973). House- hunting expenses may be paid if absenc,' of prior authorization was due to administrative error or if trip was based upon informal approval by authorized cfficial. This action is in response to the request for an advance decision from Mr. T. Rivera, a certifying officer of Department of Hou-ir; and Urban Development (HUD), Region IX, regarding the claim of Mr. Raymond B. Shackelford, a HUD employee, for reimbursement for a houschnting trip made prior to the date the transfer was authorized. The record inzU:ates that Mr. Shackelford was stationed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, when he was advised by telephone on July 8, 1975, by Mr. Merritt Smith, Director of the Phoenix Insuring Office of EIUD, that his application for the position of Zhief Underwriter in the Phoeaix Insuring Office had b'en accepted. The record indicates further that Mr. Shackelford called Mr. Smith the following day to accept the position. Mr. Smith relates the conversacion with Mr. Shackelford as follows: He fShackelford/ told me he would call me! back the next day and tell me of his derision, which he did. He also informed me that he would be in Phoenix, July 14, 1975 to look for housing. I told him thac my Administrative Officer would be getting in touch with him to work out the detail.;. Mr. Shackelford's version of the conversation is not substantially different: I called htrL LSmith/ the r.ext day and told him I would be in Phoenix on Monday, July 14, 1975, to see what the housing situation held for my family. Mr. Smith said, 'Great'. Mr. Gene Gilbert called me -t C~o I I. V. '4 -.4

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