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B-194267 1 (1979-09-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhop0001 and id is 1 raw text is: h I~ ,. DECISION FILE: MATTER DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20549 L NIT9 B-194267 DATE: September 6, 1979 Richard A. Chalmers - Fimbursement of OF: Cost of Ship ing Privately Owned Vehicle by Auto-Train9 An employee was transferred from Florida to Connecticut and was authorized use of his automobile. He drove from Miami to Sanford, Florida, took Auto-Train to Lorton, Virginia, and drove from there to Danbury. Since the cost of travel as performed by employee and dependents was less than if they had driven the entire distance, and since they could not have used Auto-Train with- out the automobile, he was properly reimbursed total cost of the Auto-Train. 58 Comp. Gen. 249 (1979) and B-186115, February 4, 1977, distinguished. The Honorable Kevin D. Rooney, Assistant Attorney General for Administration, has requested a decision as to whether it was proper to reimburse an employee for the cost of using the Auto-Train service between Florida and Virginia in connection with a permanent change of station. Mr. Richard A. Chalmers, an employee of the Bureau of / Prisons, was authorized to transfer from the Federal Correc- P64 tional Institution, Miami, Florida, to the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Authorization was given for the employee, his wife, and child to travel by privately owned automobile. Mileage was estimated at 1, 360 miles at a rate of 12 cents per mile. In addition, per diem not to exceed 4-1/2 days was authorized for each family member. Instead of driving the entire distance, Mr. Chalmers drove to Sanford, Florida, a distance of 283 miles; took the Auto-Train from there to Lorton, Virginia; then drove from there to Danbury, Connecticut, an additional 285 miles. Auto-Train is a passenger train service which also transports the passenger's car as part of the service. For the Auto-Train trip Mr. Chalmers paid a total of $269, made up of a charge of $159 for his automobile and $110 for transportation of himself, his spouse, and his 8-year-old child. Reimbursement of the total cost was made to 'I

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