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B-195352 1 (1980-07-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiko0001 and id is 1 raw text is: c~TH-E COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES 4'!.~** \A AS HW NG N. 0 C 20548 wra/ s e ~ r N .c o FILE: B-195352 OATE: July 17, 1980 MATTER OF: Raymond G. Snodgrass and John .C. VanRonk - Lodging Expenses - Curtailed Temporary Duty DIGEST: Employees whose 40-day temporary. duty assignments were unexpectedly cut short after 2 days by orders to return to their permanent duty station may be reimbursed for total amount of unrefundable prepaid rent if agency determines employees acted reasonably in securing lodging for the extended period. Unrefundable rent was incurred pursuant and prior to cancellation of travel orders. Reimbursement therefor is allowable as a travel expense-to the same extent as it would have been allowed if the orders had not been cancelled. Texas C. Ching, B-188924, June.15, 1977, and similar cases will no longer be fol- lowed. At issue is the entitlement of Raymond G. Snodgrass and John C. VanRonk to reimbursement of an unrefunded portion of rent they forfeited when their temporary duty assignments were cut .short by orders to return to their official duty station. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision from the Central Disbursing Officer, Regional Financial Services Department, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California, forwarded here by indorse- ment of July 5, 1979, from the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC Control No. 79-21). Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. VanRonk, civilian employ- ees of the Department of the Navy employed at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, were directed to perform tem- porary duty at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard from January 22, 1979, to March 2, 1979, or until their assignment was completed. They were required to work at Mare Island until January 22. Therefore, they

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