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B-226282 1 (1987-07-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmtp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof. William B. Storch--Relocation Expenses-- Cancelled Transfer File: B-226282 Date: July 20, 19,87 DIGEST Employee seeks reimbursement of real estate expenses incident to cancelled transfer. Employee was reassigned from Buffalo, New York, to New York City, effective Septem- ber 1, 1985, in connection with an agency determination that its Buffalo office would be.closed. After the sale of his house in Buffalo, and completion of a househunting trip to New York City, the employee was notified on August 30, 1985, of an offer of a position with another Government agency in Buffalo which employee accepted. Losing agency agreed to reassign and detail employee back to Buffalo District Office until September 22, 1985, predicated on employee's accept- ance of new Government position in Buffalo. Where cancella- tion of transfer was determined to be in the best interest of the Government and employee remains in Government service for 12 months following the cancellation date of the transfer, relocation expenses may be paid. Since duty station has not changed, employee is treated as if transfer was completed and employee was retransferred to former duty station. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from Thomas C. Komarek, Assistant Secretary for Administration and Manage- ment, Department of Labor. It concerns whether a former employee of the Department may be reimbursed for relocation expenses incurred incident to a cancelled permanent change of station in September 1985. We hold that the employee may be reimbursed for the following reasons. BACKGROUND The employee, Mr. William B. Storch, was notified by memorandum dated May 15, 1985, that he was being involun- tarily reassigned effective September 1, 1985, by the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor (Labor), from Buffalo, New York, to Boston, Massachusetts, as a result of the closing of the Buffalo District Office. However, Mr. Storch was also given an 13 3 f/_ o, qeq 7

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