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B-192142 1 (1979-03-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhah0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FIL1E: B-192142 .~ TH COMPTROLLERi GENERAL .. OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20546 L ~ I5c2 DATE: March 21. 1979 MATTER DIGEST: OF: Craig R. Shee y -7Relocation Expenses Employee was transferred from Avery, Idaho, to Silverton, Idaho, which are 38 miles apart. He is entitled to mileage, transportation of household goods, temporary quarters subsistence expenses allowance, and reimbursement for expenses of a house-hunting trip. Pertinent provisions of the Federal Travel Regulations state that dis- tances should be those via usually traveled routes. The rec is 106 miles and that the 38-mile direct route is unsafe because of steep slopes, narrowness, and an unsafe bridge. This is in response to a request for an advance decision dated June 8, 1978, from Mr. H. Larry Jordan, an authorized certifying officer of the Department of Agriculture, concerning the propriety of paying the reclaim voucher of Mr. Craig R. Sheely for mileage, transportation of household goods, and a temporary quarters expenses allowance. The reclaim arose inci- dent to a permanent change of station from Avery, Idaho, to Silverton, Idaho, a distance of 38 miles. Mr. Jordan also asks whether Mr. Sheely should be billed for a payment to him for a trip to seek permanent quarters. In connection with this transfer, Mr. Sheely, an employee of the Forest Service, claimed 106 miles for travel from Avery, Idaho, to Silverton, Idaho. Since his agency determined by use of the Standard Highway Mileage Guide that the distance between the two cities was 38 miles, Mr. Sheely's claim of 106 miles for movement of his household goods, was also reduced to 38 miles. Mr. Sheely also submitted a claim for temporary quarters ex- penses. The certifying officer disallowed payment on the basis of paragraph 2-5.2h of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPMR 101-7), which provides in pertinent part as follows: * * * An employee or members of his immediate family shall not be eligible for temporary quarters expenses when the distance I

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