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B-201894 1 (1982-02-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkbv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / / DECISION FILE; B-201894 THE COMPTFItLLL=ER GENERAL PF THE UNITSO STATES. WASHINGTON, 0., , 7040 0 2VL) r?/ rJATE: February 23, 1982 MATTER OF; Donny Sarine Expensts - Commuting aid Ledg ing DIGEST; 1, Employee who stayed at a segond family residence while performing ltemp&tary duty may not use thegverage cost of maintaining that residence for lodgings portion of his per diem, The only lodg- ing expenses incurred by a tiraveler which may properly be paid are those which are incurred by reason of travel and are in addition to the usual expenses of maintaining a residence. 2. Employee on temporary duty stliyedat second family residence, drovqi to tempo- rary duty site and claimed constructive per diem in lieu of mileage rcimburse- ment, which was higher, Reimbursement for commuting expenses to a temporary duty station may be paid not to exceed the per diem and travel expenses which would have been allownble had the em- ployee lodged in the immediate vicinity of his temporary rhty station, This decision responds to a request by a certifying officer of the Department of Energy concerning a reclaim voucher submitted by Mr. Danny Sarine involving expenses incurred while staying at a second family residence while on temporary duty. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that the employee may be reimbursed foz his mileage expenses in an amount not to exceed the per diem payable had he obtained lodging in the immediatd area of his temporary duty station. Mr. Sarine, a Department of Energy (DOE) auditor, stationed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,.submitted a.voucher for expenses incurred while on temporary duty during the month of July 1980. Mr. sarine and his wife maintained an apartment in Dallas, Texas, as well as in Oklahoma City. While on temporary duty in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Mr. Sarine commuted between Ardmore and Dallas on several p

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