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B-215701 1 (1984-12-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmay0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '% THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION. OF THE UNITEO ETATEE : WAS H I N GTO N. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-215701 DATE: December 3, 1984 MATTER OF: Huai Su - Travel and Relocation Expenses DIGEST: 1. An employee, who received a permanent change-of-station transfer, was denied reimbursement for several relocation expense items. On reclaim, the employee asserts entitlement since the variance in his travel plans was administratively known beforehand and since it was ultimately cost benefi- cial to the government. The employee argues that a more flexible attitude should be taken when applying the travel regulations. However, the governing regulations, Federal Travel Regulations, FPMR 101-7 (September 1981), are statutory regulations, and therefore, have the force and effect of law. As such, they may not be modified or their application waived by the employing agency or by our Office. Dominic D. D'Abate, B-210523, October 4, 1983, 63 Comp. Gen. 2. 2. An employee, pursuant to a permanent change-of-station transfer, was author- ized an advance house-hunting trip. He made an unaccompanied trip before reporting for duty at his new station, but did not return to his old station at that time. Paragraph 2-4.1 of the Federal Travel Regulations requires a roundtrip house-hunting trip be com- pleted before reporting for duty at new station for reimbursement pur- poses. Where return travel is not performed before the employee reports for duty, the travel actually per- formed is regarded as the employee's permanent change-of-station travel and is reimbursed on that basis. However, househunting per diem would be payable for the days spent seeking permanent 03o-? I I

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