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B-197576 1 (1980-09-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadioa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1'.~- .-* -- b~) /yffY -THE COMPTROLLER G3ENERAL DECISION J4 OF THE UNITED .STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: MATTER DIGEST: B-1 97576 DATE: September 8, 1980 OF: Richard B. Davis - eclaim for actual subsistence expenses lodging - taxi fares Determination as to reasonable- ness of expenses made by FAA was not arbitrary or capricious where employee's claim for reimburse- ment for lodging and taxi fares on actual subsistence basis were reduced to those incurred by other FAA employees on same temporary duty assignment. Employee uti- lized travel agent and made hotel reservations prior to issuance of travel orders when agency had rooms reserved at lower cost, and resided further from temporary duty site when lodging was avail- able within immediate vicinity at lower cost. Additional reimburse- ,ment is not allowed. This decision is in response to a request for reconsideration by the Chief, Accounting Division, 5yp5,, Federal Aviation Administration .(FAA), Southern .Region, Atlanta, Georgia, of our Claims Division settlement Z-2809776, October 24, 1979. The settle- ment allowed in part the claim of Richard B. Davis, an FAA employee, Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia, for additional lodging costs and taxi fares incurred while on a temporary duty assignment to the Virgin Islands. The issue to be decided is the reasonableness of the lodging costs and taxicab fares incurred by the employee while on temporary duty. Mr. Davis along with other FAA employees was required to attend a National Transportation Safety Board hearing in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 5-9, 1978. The FAA on October 19, 1978, issued a formal notification of the pending hearing to the regional office. The notification stated that I 4

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