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B-196851 1 (1981-08-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjpp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-196851 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 2054B DATE: August 6, 1981 MATTER OF: Milton J. Olsen DIGEST: An individual employed as a pilot through no fault of his own and in circumstances beyond his control spent the night away from the temporary duty location to which he expected to return. Lodging expenses both at and away from that temporary duty station may be paid. Also, lodging costs may be paid if the pilot unexpectedly remains overnight at his perma- nent station. Payments in these cases must be based on a determination by the appropriate agency official that the employee acted reasonably in retaining the lodgings at his temporary duty station. The issue in this case is whether Mr. Milton J. Olsen, an employee of the United States Forest Service, is entitled to be reimbursed the lodging costs he incurred at his temporary duty station when as a result of unfore- seen circumstances he was forced to spend the night at his permanent duty station. In connection with the stay at his permanent station we are asked whether he would be entitled to reimbursement for any meals taken at or in the vicinity of his permanent station. We are also asked whether Mr. Olsen is entitled to be reimbursed for dual lodging costs he incurred, on a different occasion when he unexpectedly spent the night in a city other than his original temporary duty station having retained his accom- modations at that station. Mr. Olsen is entitled to be reimbursed on an actual cost basis for the lodgings which he did not occupy at his temporary duty station on both occasions since it appears that he acted reasonably in retaining the lodging at the original temporary duty station. These questions were presented by Mr. H. Larry Jordan, an authorized certifying officer, National Finance Center, United States Department of Agriculture. Mr. Olsen is employed as a pilot by the Forest Ser- vice. During the fire seasons he is generally detailed from his permanent duty station, Ogden, Utah, to a tem- porary duty station to enable him to be available to transport personnel during emergency situations. In this /

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