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B-209764 1 (1983-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkym0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I '.W 1 I THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION . o THE UNITED STATES o ~ WASHINGTON. 0. C. 205483 UITEO FILE: B-209764 DATE: March 22, 1983 MATTER OF: John F. Clarke - Actual Subsistence Expenses DIGEST: An employee who was returning from temporary duty remained overnight in San Francisco, a high rate geographical area (HRGA), when his connecting flight home was cancelled. Although the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) normally preclude reimbursement for actual subsistence expenses where the HRGA is only an en route or stopover point and no official business is performed, this employee may be reimbursed for actual expenses due to the unusual circumstances of the travel. See FTR para. 1-8.1c. The issue presented is whether an employee, who remains overnight in a high rate geographical area because his return flight is cancelled, may be reimbursed for actual subsistence expenses in lieu of per diem. We hold that the employee may be reimbursed actual subsistence expenses due to the unusual circumstances of the travel. This decision responds to a request from Mr. V. Joseph Startari, Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of Energy (DOE), concerning the claim of Mr. John F. Clarke, a DOE employee, for reimbursement of actual expenses incurred during a layover in San Francisco. Mr. Clarke was returning from temporary duty in Japan to his headquarters in Washington, D.C., when, upon landing in San Francisco, he was informed that his flight to Washington, D.C., had been cancelled. Although no other flights were available immediately, Mr. Clarke waited until 4:30 p.m. for one to be scheduled. At that point, he decided to remain overnight in San Francisco and proceed to Washington, D.C. the following morning. Notwithstanding the designation of San Francisco as a high rate geographical (HRGA), the Department of Energy reimbursed Mr. Clarke on a

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