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B-191135 1 (1978-03-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfuc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I THE COMPTROLLER OENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED EITATER WASHINGTON. D. C. 0546 01 IT~ FILE: B-19 MATTER OF DIGEST: 1135 DATE: March 14, 1978 W. Lane Abbott - Transfers - Relocation Expersea Employee claims expenses incurred in breaking apartment lease incident to transfer from Ontario, Canada, to Denver, Colorado. Employee my not be reimbursed cost of settling an unexpiret lease as para. 2-6.1a of Federal ITavel Regulations (FPMR 101-7) (iay 1973) issued pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5724a(a)(4) restricts entitlement to such reimbursement Lo employees whose old and new duty stations are located within United States, its territories and posses- sions, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Canal Zone. This matter is before us based on the request for an advance decision by Ms. Judith R. Harris, an authorized certifying officer of the Department of the Interior, Eureau of Reclamation, a:< tc whether Mr. W. Lane Abbott may be allowed reimbursement fr..- he expense of braaking a lease incident to a permanent change of duty station. The record shows that, in June 1977, Mr. Abbott was transferred from his duty station in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, to Denver, Colorado. In connection with this transfer Mr. Abbott had to terminate his apartment lease and as a result he was required to pay a lease termination penalty f-3 of $139. The agency has disallowed Mr. Abbott's claim for reimbursement on the basis that. his old duty station was in Canada and therefore he did not meet the con- ditions for reimbursement as set forth in paragraph 2-6.1 of the Federal Travel Regulations, FPMR 101-7 (May 1973). That provision, issued pursuant to 5 U.S.c. 5724a(a)(4), provides in pertinent part1 as follows: 2-6.1. Conditions and requirements under which allowances are payable. To the: extent allowable under this provision, the Goverment shall reim- burse an employee for expenses required to be paid by hi!.4 in connection with the sale of one resi- dence at his old official station, for purchase 4 'Sb * ~ . -.9-a. .4--I lb __ P

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