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B-215305 1 (1984-12-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmce0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 3co0 (. 'THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OKCISION O P THE UNITED *TATEU WABH I N GTO N. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-215305 DATE: December 26, 1984 MATTER OF: Thomas S. Swan, Jr. DIGEST: An employee who is delayed by a break- down of his automobile en route to a new duty station may be allowed travel time and be reimbursed for an additional day of per diem where the agency determines that the reason for delay was beyond the employee's control and acceptable to the agency. An employee may be paid per diem expenses and afforded travel time for the period he was delayed en route to his new duty station by the breakdown of his automobile when the agency determines the delay was for reasons beyond the employee's control or acceptable to the agency.i/ BACKGROUND Mr. Thomas S. Swan, Jr., an employee of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, was issued a travel authorization dated September 26, 1983, for a perma- nent change of duty station from Point Reyes National Seashore, California, to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mr. Swan departed Petaluma, California, his old residence, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, 1983. On Sunday evening, October 16, his vehicle broke down near Twin Falls, Idaho. He notified the Park Service of his delay and received approval for the delay. Repairs took all day Monday and were completed on Tuesday, October 18. He arrived at Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, October 19, at 12 noon. Mr. Swan filed a voucher for his trip on November 15, 1983, claiming per diem for 4-1/4 days. He included a statement explaining the delay. He was initially allowed I/ Mr. James D. Clark, Chief, Division of Finance, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, National Park Service, has requested an advance decision on the claim of Mr. Thomas D. Swan, Jr., for an additional day of per diem en route to his new duty station.

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