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B-216016 1 (1987-03-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ___/ -.3_ 5:15Af 3 The Comptroller Geiu'rai of the United States 1XWahington, I).C. 2054 Decision Matter of; Fitt; Bertram C. Drouin - Automobiles, Travel B-216016 Use of Ren Expenses, tal and Imprest Government Fund Charges lDate: March 23, 1987 DIGEST 1. An employee was reimbursed for the costs of renting an automobile for local transportation during a temporary duty assignment, fie may not retain reimbursement because he has not shown that the rental was approved based on a deter- mination of advantage to the government, as required by para. 1-3.2 of the Federal Travel Regulations. 2. In 1981 and 1982, an employee used a government car for home-to-work travel proscribed by 31 U.S.C. § 1344 (1982), as interpreted by our decision in 62 Coinp. Gen. 438 (1983), and also used the car for some travel on weekends and holidays. He need not repay expenses associated with his use of the car for home-to-work travel since that use predated our decision in 62 Comp. Gen. 438, above, which clarified statutory restu&ictions on home-to-work travel and applied only on a prospective basis. However, he is liable for amounts attrib- utable to his use of the car on nonworkdays, since he has not shown that he used the car for official purposes on those days. 3. An employee received reimbursement for seven trips away from his official duty station, but later could not identify the specific purpose of each trip. The employee may not retain expenses associated with the trips because he has not met his burden of proving that the expenses were essential to the transaction of official business. 4. An emplo agency impre expenses wet contacts, h documentat io expenses, we proving the (1986), and )yee charged a number of expenses to an :st fund. While lie generally explained that the e incurred for purposes of maintaining official e did not furnish any receipts or supporting )n. In the absence of evidence supporting the hold that the employee has not met his burden o government'syliability under 4 C.F.R. § 31.7 his claim may not be allowed. f

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