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B-228768 1 (1988-03-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnaj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision John W. Lacey - Relocation Expenses - Short Matterof- Distance Transfer File: B-228768 Date: March l4, 1988 DIGEST An employee claims entitlement to relocation expenses in connection with a short-distance transfer and argues that the preferred commuting route increases the commuting distance by 15 miles. Under the Federal Travel Regulations, para. 2-1.5b(I), the agency must determine whether reloca- tion of an employee's residence is incident to a short- distance transfer before reimbursement is allowed. Ordinarily, the commuting distance must increase by at least 10 miles. The 10-mile criterion is not an inflexible benchmark which, when exceeded, entitles the employee to a determination that the move was made incident to a transfer. Since the agency involved considered various factors, including the distances of the commutes and the various routings used in determining that a change of residence would not be incident to the transfer, we cannot find that that determination was clearly erroneous, arbitrary, or an abuse of discretion. DECISION Mr. John W. Lacey has appealed the action of our Claims Group dated June 26, 1987 (Z-2864095), which denied his request for entitlement to relocation expenses. He claims that his agency incorrectly determined that his transfer increased the commuting distance from his residence by less than 10 miles. Upon review, we find no basis to question the agency's determination to deny his relocation expenses for a short-distance transfer. BACKGROUND Mr. Lacey, an employee of the Department of Energy (DOE), was assigned to permanent duty at the San Francisco Opera- tions Office in Oakland, California, and was offered a position at a DOE project office located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. C6417-/13A9

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