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B-211287 1 (1983-07-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlep0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE cOMPTrpOLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNiTED STATES SWASHINGTON. O.C. 20548 FILE: B-211287 DATE: July 12, 1983 MATTER OF: Seymour A. Kleiman DIGEST: Employee seeks reimbursement for automobile rental expenses he incurred while on a tem- porary assignment. His use of the vehicle for travel to and from the area air terminal is the only portion of the claim that con- stitutes authorized travel. Otherwise, the vehicle was used for the personal conven- ience of the employee and not on official business. He is, therefore, entitled only to the constructive cost of the round-trip fare between his lodging and the air termi- nal by way of airport limousine service, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable regulation. An employee of the Department of Energy, Mr. Seymour A. Kleiman, seeks reimbursement of car rental expenses, in the amount of $253.24, which he in- curred while on a temporary duty assignment in Atlanta, Georgia. An authorized certifying officer of that agency has requested a decision as to whether Mr. Kleiman is entitled to payment as claimed. We find that reimburse- ment for the claimed expenses is allowable only in the amount of the constructive cost of round-trip transporta- tion between the Atlanta airport and the employee's lodgings there. On January 26, 1982, a travel authorization was issued for Mr. Kleiman's travel to Atlanta for temporary duty, to commence on February 1, 1982, and end on Febru- ary 5, 1982. The mode of travel authorized at that time was common carrier. However, the record indicates that Mr. Kleiman rented an automobile upon his arrival at the Atlanta airport and returned it on the day of his departure. After Mr. Kleiman returned to his permanent duty station, his travel orders were amended to extend his temporary assignment by 5 days. The amended travel order also authorized his rental of the car, the stated justi- fication being that use of the car was required in order for him to attend daily prayer services for his deceased mother.

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