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B-190282 1 (1978-03-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfub0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Xrip 1hE CCMPTRCLI.ER CENERAL DECIERIONI J..P THE UNITED *raums WABHINGTON. D.0. 2OSa8 B-190282 DATE: March 14, 1978 MATTER OF: Jack L. Batton--Temporary Storage of Household Goods DIGEST: Employee placed his household goods in temporary storage Li anticipation of transfer of official duty station upon completion of training course. Employee may not be reimbursed for temporary storage expenses incurred prior to actual nttice of transfer in absence of intent by agency to transfer employee clearly evident at time expenses were incurred. Compare Philli G. WhisAnt, B-183597, September 3, 1975 an decisions cited therein where selection for training was regarded as tantamount to notice of tronsfer. This action is in response to a request for our advance decision from Leon J. Boyce, Chief, Accounting Section, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), concarning the claim of Jack L. Batton, e. IRS employee, for reimbursement for 60 days temporary storaqe of his household goods. Mr. Batton was assigned to the IRS office in Jackson, Mississippi, when he was notified by letter dated April 14, 1976, that he had been ;elected to attend a Computer Programmer Class at the IRS National office in Washington, D.C., for the period Roy 11 through July 1, 1976. The letter indicated that If he successfully completed the training he would be assigned to the National Office effective July 18, 1976, but the letter also stated as follows: You are cautioned not to make any arrangements for a permanent move to the Washington, D.C. area until you are officially notified the reassignment will be effected. We have been informally advised that Mr. Batton received notification by telephone of his acceptance in the program prior to receipt of the letter dated April 14, 1976, and that, based on that notification, he placed his household goods in temporary storage at his old duty station on April 14, 1976. There is no indication in the record before us whether or not reimbursement of moving expenses incurred in anticipation of the transfer was discussed in the F 0 ppN N I FILE: J1 I 4

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