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B-208183 1 (1983-05-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlbv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-208183 DATE: 'ay 20, 3 MATTER OF: Timothy W. Joseph - Travel Expenses - Privately Owned Vehicle - Constructive Cost DIGEST: 1. Because of medical condition affecting employee's eardrums, he was unable to travel by air to a temporary duty station. Instead of traveling by train, he chose to travel by privately owned vehicle, with reimbursement limited to constructive cost of travel by common carrier. Since travel by air was not available to employee, the appropriate common carrier transportation under FTR para. 1-4.3 was rail transportation, and the construc- tive cost of rail rather than air transportation is thus applicable. 2. Where employee, who traveled by privately owned vehicle as a matter of preference and took additional time away from his official duties, is to be reim- bursed at the constructive cost of rail transportation, the employee's annual leave may be charged for the work hours involved in the trip exceeding those hours which would have been required had he used rail transportation. The issue presented is whether air travel or rail travel is to be used as the proper constructive cost of common carrier transportation when an employee traveled by private automobile in lieu of common carrier. This decision is in response to a request for an advance decision from Raymond E. Wolatz, an authorized certifying officer of the Department of Energy (DOE), Chicago Operations Office. His request involves a claim by a DOE employee, Dr. Timothy W. Joseph, for reimbursement of 6 6 -.r 6 V3

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