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B-223537 1 (1987-05-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmrs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General ) of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 / 2 3 Decision Matterof- Wayne G. Kirkegaard - Reimbursement of Travel File: Expenses - Government Vehicle Available B-223537 Date: May 21, 1987 DIGEST An employee who performed temporary duty travel used his privately owned vehicle (POV) for that purpose as a matter of personal preference and claims reimbursement at 20.5 cents a mile on the basis that his travel authorization specified POV reimbursement to be in lieu of common carrier travel. Travel order specified 9.5 cents a mile, but agency admits that a clerical error was made in that the 9.5 cent rate was typed in the wrong space. Employee was committed to the use of a government-furnished vehicle for temporary duty travel, if- available, and he was informed before travel was performed that such a vehicle was available. Under the Federal Travel Regulations reimbursement for POV use in lieu thereof was properly limited to 9.5 cents a mile. Although errors on travel orders may be corrected after travel is performed under certain circumstances, the travel order here specified the correct mileage rate and the use of the wrong space was harmless error. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from the Director, Division of Accounting, Fiscal and Budget, Region VII, of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It concerns the mileage reimbursement entitlement of one of its employees while using his privately owned vehicle (POV) for temporary duty travel. The question is whether the employee may be reimbursed at the higher rate for POV use in lieu of common carrier costs or at the lower rate for POV use in lieu of use of a government-furnished automobile. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that he is entitled to reimbursement at the lower rate. Mr. Wayne G. Kirkegaard, an employee of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Kansas City, Missouri, was authorized to perform temporary duty travel to Sioux City, Iowa, during the period February 24-28, 1986. 039003

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