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B-229291 1 (1988-03-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmzt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Parking fees - Taxicab cost limitation File: B-229291 Date: March 2, 1988 DIGEST The claim of a National Security Agency employee for reim- bursement for mileage and parking fees incurred in using his privately owned vehicle to travel to airport in connection with a period of temporary duty is limited to the estimated cost of taKicab fares to and from the carrier's terminal. DECISION This request for advance decision presents the question of whether an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) may be reimbursed for expenses including round-trip mi4leage and parking fees incurred in the use of his privately owned vehicle (POV) to travel to the local terminal in connection with a period of temporary duty in California.l/ We con- clude that the employee's claim must be limited to the estimated cost of taxicab fares to and from the terminal. BACKGROUND On February 24, 1987, in connection with a period of temporary duty (TDY) in California, an employee of the NSA drove his POV to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The employee claimed expenses resulting from travel to the terminal totaling $55.90 including round-trip mileage and parking fees. It is the employee's position that because it had snowed heavily the day before his scheduled departure he was unsure of when or if he would be proceeding on TDY. Further, he contends that he considered the use of his POV, rather than a taxi, to be necessary to ensure a timely 1/ The question was presented by Mr. Albert DePetro, Finance and Accounting Office, National Security Agency.

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