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B-190440 1 (1978-01-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfoq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i I s >'TA ,THE COMPTROLLER ONERAL CFECISION . P. O TE UNITE ETATES WASHINGTON. D.C. n05dE 4 NITL B-190440 DATE: January 20, 1978 '1 -S... ii ..~ .j ,' I '5 A~ 8*.~,.~, .1 *1 :4 -~ -. MATTER OF: .American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2814 and Fedaral Railroad Administration DiWEST: union proposal would allow Federal employees on temporary duty for more than a specified period of time to transport their dependents In Government vehicles. Agency states that proposal violates 31 U.S.C. S 638a(c)(2), which prohibits use of Government.'vehicles for other than official purposes. However., where. agency determines that transportation of dependents in Government vehicle is in interest of Government and vehicle's use is restricted to official purposes, th? statute would not be violated. Accordingly, section 638a(c)(2) does hot, by itself, rende: the union proposal nonnegotiable. This action is in response tr P z\etter dated October 3, 1977, from Mr. Henry B. Frazi r, III,Executive Director, Federal Labor Relations d6incil, requesting our ruling on a negotiabillty matter c6cerning the American' Federation of Government Employees (APGE), Lucal 2814 and the Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, FLRC No. 77A-65. The matter involves a proposal by AFGE which would permit Federal employees to transport their legal dependents in Government vehicles while performing official business, subject to certain conditions. The propos&l in question is set forth below: Section E. Employees assigned GSA vehicles will have the riqht to transport their legal dependents while traveling in GSA vehiclee, subject to the following conditions: 1. The immediate supervisor must be notified in writing :of such travel by dependents by the submission of a planned itinerary in advance, which identifies the dependents and relationship of the dependents. U FILE:

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