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B-191586 1 (1981-02-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjdl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION i . OF THE UNITED BTATES 0 ~ WASHINGTON. 0. C. 2054S FILE: B-191586 7/ DATE: February 25, 1981 MATTER OF Arthur--D. Porcella - Constructive costs of trave j DIGEST: Employee authorized to use common carrier for temporary duty travel to El Paso elected to travel by automobile. Paragraph l-3.4b(l) of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) (FPMR 101-7) (May 1973) states that special fares should be used for official travel when it can be determined in advance that such service is practical and economical. Since agency had advised all employees to use economy fare rates for air travel to El Paso agency properly restricted constructive cost reimbursement for travel under FTR para. I-4.3a(l) to the cost of accommodations at economy fare rates rather than higher rate for coach accommodations. This matter concerns the recuest for an advance decision by the Assistant Attorney ueneral for Admin- istration, Department of Justice, as to whether Mr. Arthur D. Porcella, an Assistant United States Attorney, may be allowed additional reimbursement in the amount of $34 for temporary duty travel on February 12 and 13, 1979. The amount in question represents the difference that results from computing the constructive cost of air travel based upon standard coach fare as compared with the lower cost of economy fare accommodations. The record shows that Mr. Porcella was authorized round-trip travel via common carrier from his official duty station in San Antonio, Texas, to El Paso, Texas. However, for reasons of personal preference, Mr. Porcella traveled by privately owned vehicle. He claims reimbursement for mileage limited to the amount of $144 which represents the constructive cost of com- mercial air travel at the regular rate for coach class accommodations. Because employees of the U.S. Attorney's Office were advised by memorandum that air travel be- tween San Antonio and El Paso was to be performed using economy fair accommodations, the agency has allowed payment in the amount of $110 which represents the con- structive cost of air travel at the economy fare rate. ~ /flqI2C

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