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B-222053 1 (1986-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmkc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0TPIF COMPTOLL&P ONNERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: 3-222053 DATE: July 29, 1986 MATTER OF: Katherine I. Tang DIGEST: Subject to the statutory limitation on reimbursement, an employee who transported her double-wide mobile home to her new duty station is entitled to a miscellane- ous expense allowance to cover costs of disassembling the mobile home in prepara- tion for shipment and of reassembling and blocking the mobile home at the new resi- dence site. The allowance also covers nonreimbursable deposits for propane gas service and fees for connecting that and other utilities. While the allowance covers state-imposed charges for titling and registration at the new duty station, it does not cover the cost of parts and labor to install wheels and. axles neces- sary to prepare the mobile home for ship- ment since these were newly acquired items, Ms. Katherine I. Tang, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has filed a reclaim voucher seeking reimbursement for expenses she incurred in relo- cating her mobile home incident to her transfer from Jacksonville, Florida, to Columbus, Ohio.l/ Subject to the statutory limitation on reimbursement of miscellaneous ex- penses, we hold that Ms. Tang is entitled to reimbursement for all but the expenses claimed for installing wheels and axles necessary to transport the mobile home to her new duty station. Upon being notified of her impending transfer, Ms. Tang indicates she contacted an official within the transporta- tion unit of the FBI who told her she could move her double- wide mobile home at Government expense. After reporting to 1/ The matter was presented for an advance decision by Mr. John H. Skaggs, Authorized Certifying Officer, of the FBI.

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