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B-202657 1 (1982-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkas0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ii I I / LICIIC DE1C !11 ON ( THIS 0F S.:2- .( ,- '. CoMPTRCoL'.EUR GENERAL THE UNITED ITATEhl WAS3HINGT.ON, 0,0, 209540 B-202657 DATE: January 26, 1982 MATTER C It DIGEST: William At Sherman - Per Diem and Mileage Miscellaneous Expenses - Incident to Evacuation Employee of National Park Service was ordered to vacate his Goverrnent provided quarters and move 26 miles to other Government provided qu~trters due to the danger of flash flooding, The agency paid for all expenses incident to the move, but employee claimed additional mis- cellaneous expenses, subsistence and mileage expenses* The statute authorizing transpor- tation expenses for employees evacuated from danger areas does not provide reimbursement for all of those expenses* Miscellaneous txpenses and subsistence expenses may not be paid since the move was not incident to a change of official duty station, However, the employee is entitled to reimbursement for mileage for transportation of his family by privately owned vehicle. Foon Co Lee, an authorized certifying officer of the National Park Service, has requested an advance decision concerning the claim for miscellaneous expenses, per diem, and mileage of Mr. William A, Sherman, who was ordered to vacate his Government furnished quarters due to the danger of flash flooding, Based on the appli- cable law and regulation, Mr. Sherman may not be reim- bursed for the miscellaneous expenses and per diem claimed. However, he may be reimbursed for mileage for transporting his family to his new residence. On July 25, 1979, Mr. William A. Sherman, a Park Ranger assigned to Willow Beach, Arizona, received a memorandum from his supervisor concerning arrangements for vacating his official National Park Service quarters at Willow Beach, Arizona, due Co the potential danger from flash floods. Mr. Sherman was required to vacate his quarters at Willow Beach by August 16, 1979, and move to Boulder Beach, Nevada, which is 26 miles from Willow Beach. The memorandum stated that Mr. Sherman's house- hold goods would be moved at Government expense, but his official duty station would continue to be Willow Beach. Also, since both Willow Beach and Boulder Beach were within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, .rq FILE: I, ...

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