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B-189770 1 (1978-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgit0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (P% THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . aF THE UNITED STATES WAS HINGTON. 0.C. PDS48 FILE: B-189770 DATE: September 12, 1978 MATTER OF: Ramon Delgado - Insurance on Commercially Leased Vehicle DIGEST: Employee paid for insurance on commercially owned vehicle rented for official businets at San Juan International Airport. He claims insurance was required by airpcrt authority before vehicle could be used. On present record, employee may not be reimbursed. It is not clear what type of insurance he purchased and FTR para. 1-3.2c prohibits 46 payment for collision damage insurance. Additionally it is not clear whether insurance requirement applied to vehicles rented by United States Government. By letter of July 20, 1977, Orris C. Huet, an authorized certifying officer of the Department of Agriculture, requested an advance decision on the reclaim voucher of Mr. Ramon Delgado for reimbursement of the cost of insurance in the amount of $115 on a 3ommercially leased vehicle. At the time of the purchase of the insurance Mr. Delgado was Acting District Director, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. He rented a pick-up trubk for use by an employee who, operatid it on official business at San Juan International Airport. Mr. Delgado was authorized to rent the truck because the vehicle supplied by the General Servicep Administration (GSA) was undergoing repairs and a replacement vehicle was not available from GSA. The charges for insurance total- ing $115 on the pick-up truck were originally disallowed by the Department in accordance with our decisions B-184623, October 21, 1975, and B-185454, July 1, 1976, and paragraph 1-3.2c of the Federal Travel Regulations (PTR) (FPMR 101-7, May 1973) which states as follows: c. Damaqe waiver or insurance costs. In connection with the rental of vehicles from commercial sources, the Government will not pay or reimburse employees for the cost of U- ____j

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