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B-208082 1 (1983-02-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkwb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-208082 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNIDEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 DATE: February 1, 1983 MATTER OF: Shawn H. Steinke DIGEST: 1. An employee on temporary duty obtained a meal at the airport prior to his return flight. Although a traveler is ordinarily expected to eat dinner at his residence on evening of return from temporary duty, the determination of whether an employee should be reimbursed is for the agency. In determining whether it would be unreasonable to expect an employee to eat at home rather than en route, factors such as elapsed time between meals and absence of in-flight meal service may be considered. 2. Claims amounting to less than $25 should normally be handled by certifying and disbursing officers under procedures authorized in letter of July 14, 1976, and need not be submitted to the Comp- troller General for decision. By letter of June 24, 1982, an authorized certifying officer with the Department of Energy requested an advance decision regarding Mr. Shawn H. Steinke's claim for $13.40 for the cost of a meal obtained while returning from a temporary duty assignment. In addition, the certifying officer requests guidance concerning the types of situations in which it is appropriate to reimburse an employee for the cost of a meal obtained shortly after beginning or before completing temporary duty travel. The determination of whether an employee should be reimbursed for the cost of a meal obtained under these circumstances is to be made by the agency concerned. The General Accounting Office will not disturb an agency's determi- nation unless it is clearly erroneous or arbitrary or capricious. The record shows that Mr. Steinke returned to his duty station in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Los Alamos, New Mexico, on April 14, 1982. He left Los Alamos at 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) and traveled by car to Albuquerque,

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