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B-188048 1 (1977-11-30)

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                                           THME   COMhPTROLLER        B NERAL
               DECISION         .             P  TP          ITED    STATES
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               FILE:  B-188048                     DATE:   Novnber  30, 1977

               MATTER CIF:   Stephen P. Szarka - Relocation Expenses
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               DIGESr:     1.  Employee was transferred from Eglin AFB,
                               Florida, to Beale AFB, California,
                               under merit promotion program and
                               was denied relocation expenses due to
                               economy measures taken at Beale. He is
                               entitled to relocation expenses. Para-
                               graph C4100 of Vol. II of the JTR
                               provides for such payments to employees
                               transferred in the interest of the Gov-
                               9rnment an,' Air Force has determined that
                               meril promotion transfers are in the
                               interest cf the Qovernment.

                           2.  Employee service alreement need not be
                               executed where employee has remained in
                               position for more than a year after trans-
                               fer for which he is to Lq reimbursed.
                               Althugh travel orders shwuld ordinarily
                               be issued for merit promotion transfer,
                               such orders are not necessary where
                               Comptroller General determines relocetion
                               expenses are allowable and decision is
                               authority for payment.

                    This action is in response to a request for an advance
               decision from Captain S. C. Shoemake, Jr., USAF, an Accouoting
               and Finance Officer at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California.
               Captain Shoemake's request, forwarded to us through the Per
               Diem, Travel and Transpcrtatiori Allowance Committee, PDTATAC
               Control No. 76-27, concerns Mr . Stephen P. SzarkV's cinim for
               relocation expenses he incurred incident to hi. transfer from
               Eglin AFB,-Florida, to Beale AFB, California.

                    On August 13,r 1975, the Civilian Personnel Office at Beale
               AFb issued an Air Force vide announcemrit of a vacancy for a
               Boiler Plant Operator, WG-5402-10, to be filled under the merit
               promotion program. Mr. Szarka, who was then employed as a Boiler
               Plant Oper.tor, WG-5402-08, at Eglin AFB, responded to the

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