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DECISION





FILE: B-20154

MATTER OF:


DIGEST:


Air Traffic Control Trainees - POV Travel
to FAA Academy

1. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
    issued Notice stating that under cer-
    tain conditions employees who travel
    to FAA Academy for training may have
    travel by privately owned vehicle (POV)
    authorized as advantageous to the Gov-
    ernment. One condition requires that
    class must be attended by trainees who
    are airway facilities technicians sub-
    ject to frequent assignment to recurring
    training. Whether training session is
    attended by certain class of employees
    has no bearing on whether travel by POV
    is advantageous to Government. Accord-
    ingly, that condition should be stricken
    from Notice.

2. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
    entered into agreement with FASTA/NAGE
    which authorized travel by privately
    owned vehicle (POV) for members of
    bargaining unit attending training
    at FAA Academy. In Ard T. Johnson,
    B-194372, January 8, 1980, GAO held
    that employees in identical situations
    must be authorized POV as advantageous
    to Government, notwithstanding that they
    are not covered by FASTA/NAGE agreement.
    Air traffic control trainees seek same
    benefit under Johnson decision. How-
    ever, situation of air traffic control
    trainees is not identical to that of
    members of FASTA/NAGE bargaining unit
    since former do not perform training
    on a recurring basis. Accordingly, we
    will not disturb FAA determination that
    travel by air traffic control trainees
    is not advantaleous to Government.


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      DATE: September 18, 1981

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