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B-203009 1 (1982-05-17)

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LWATE:Iay 17, 1982


Erwin E., Drossel -per diem allowance at
permanent duty station- Relocation expenses

Transferr0d employee did not have
his family join him at new duty sta-
tion because  of notification from
agency that his position might be
abolt hed,   Position ultimately was
not abolished and agency-retro-
actively modifid employee's travel
orders to designate that duty sta-
tion as temporary.duty for period
when status of pos..tion appeared un-
certain, An employe' s travel orders
may not be retroactively modified to
designate permanent duty station as
tewporary duty station so that per
diem may be paid, since adminiatra-
tive of fictls may not retroactively
modify travel orders to .ancrease or
decrease entitlements. Employee' s
TDY claim is disallowed because sta-
tion constituted permanent duty
station, and were uncertainty as to
duration of assignment does not
convert it to temporary duty.

Notwithstanding the general ru.e re-
garding the necessity of prior-,
authority for relocation expensea
under 5 U.S.C.f§a5724, an authoriza-
tion for useof a second privately-
owned vehicle in relocating an
employee's dependents, is valid under
FTR paragraph 2-2.3e(l) even though
it has been issued retroactively.
Authorization or post approval is
sufficient to meet the requirements
of the regulations and GAO decisions#

Employee reported for duty on a per    .
manent change of station on April ll,,
1978. His son became 21 on May B,
1978. Under the definition Ln 2 JTR,


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