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B-195787 1 (1980-06-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiin0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER -GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 &_NrT~s FILE: B-195787 MATTER OF: Peter Cardoza, Jr. DIGET: OATE: June 11, 1980 Employee may be rei rsed or house hunting trip expenses even though he did not return to former station as house hunting trip was accomplished in the interest of the Govern- ment after arrival at his new duty station location but before employee was scheduled to report to work. Further, expenses may be reimbursed for the allowable 6 calendar days. R. A. Hicks, an authorized certifying officer of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, requests an advance decision on the propriety of paying the r'eT T mof Mr. Peter Cardoza, Jr., for expenses incurred during a house hunting trip in connection with a permanent change of station from Huntington Beach, California, to Augusta, Maine. Mr. Cardoza's original claim was disallowed based upon the certifying officer's view that he had reported to his new official station prior to com- pleting his house hunting. lie may be reim'bursed for a maximum of 6 calendar days' expenses incurred. The record shows that Mr. Cardoza was transferred on Octo- ber 30, 1977. Prior to reporting to his new duty station he reported to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, for about 4 months of special training. Upon completion of the training, he was directed to return to his former duty station in California (which he did on February 18, 1978) and then to proceed to his new duty station at Augusta, Maine. His travel authorization included house hunting expenses and he was informed that he would be allowed to perform his house hunting upon arrival at his new duty station location. He departed his old duty station February 20, 1978, and arrived at his destination March 1, 1978. He immediately took 6 days to seek a residence. The submission indicates that since the house hunting occurred after Mr. Cardoza arrived in the area of the duty station, but prior to his reporting to work, payment of house hunting expenses might now be made. However, since he would have been entitled to such expenses for no more than 6 days, P &,~ -) DECISION q c/,,;' o 2 o cz ` I 'IN 4 , 1 IYO/O /171

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