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B-213730 1 (1984-04-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlqr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U OICIUION FILEi MATTER OF: DIGEST: THU COMPTRfLLER UUNEAAi. OD THE UNITED *TATUli WARHINGTON, 0,O, 2R0540 DATE: April 17, 1984 B-213730 Dr, Arnold Krochmal - 1ei1,bursement cf Relocation Expenses - Return to United States for Retirment I An employee stationed in Puerto Rico was authorized to makpe an early return to his horae in the United States for rettrelfent. His travel authorization erroneously authorized him to incLr relo- cation expenses, Employee seeks reim- bursement of these expenses under 5 U.s.c. 5 5724 and S 5724a. The claim is denied since those provisions apply only to employees who are transferred tetween duty stLions to perform permanent duty at new station, Travel rights of employ- ees returning to continental United States are contaitied in 5 U.S.C. 9 5722, and FTR pare, 2-1.Sg(2)(b), which do not permit reimbursement of any of the expense items claimed. Since e.fnployee's travel rights are strictly governed by law, the Government cannot be bound by errors made in a travel authorization, See cases cited. This decision is in response to a request from an Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of Agriculture, concerning the entitlement of Dr. Arnold Krochmal, a former employee of the Forest Service, to be reimbursed for cortain relocation expenses. We conclude that he is not entithed fnr the following reasons. FACTS Dr. Krochmal, a Principal Economic Botanist wi: the Forest Service, Department of ;griculture, was stationed in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on a 2-year assignment which began in January 1982. On November 29, 1982, he made a written request to the Forest Service that he be permitted to nake an early return from Puerto Rico to his home, Asheville, North Carolina, for retirement purposes. The granting of his request was made contingent on the Forest Ig Li - I1Q39ST'I

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