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B-226823 1 (1988-08-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnem0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General hof te United States Washington. D.C. 20548 Decision Carl A. Zulick - Temporary Quarters Subsistence Matter of Expenses File: B-226823 Date: August 22, 1988 DIGEST A transferred employee was authorized and reimbursed for temporary quarters subsistence expenses for 60 days, but the agency questions whether the quarters were temporary based upon the duration of the lease (6 months), the movement of household goods into the residence, the type of quarters (single family dwelling), the lack of clear and definite intent to seek permanent quarters, and the length of time the employee occupied the dwelling (1-1/2 years). We hold that the record supports a determination that, at the time he moved into the dwelling, the employee only intended to occupy it on a temporary basis. He attempted to negotiate a shorter-term lease, he made substantial efforts to locate a permanent residence, he moved his household goods into the residence but did not unpack most of them, and, later, he was uncertain as to whether to purchase a residence since he might be transferred again to another city. Under these circumstances, we conclude that the payment of temporary quarters was proper. DECISION This decision is in response to a request by Mr. Jerry K. Yarborough, Authorized Certifying Officer, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior, for a decision as to the propriety of paying temporary quarters subsistence expenses to Mr. Carl A. Zulick, an employee of BLM, incident to a permanent change of official station.l/ For the reasons stated later in this decision, we hold that the reimbursement of temporary quarters to Mr. Zulick was proper and in accordance with the applicable law and regulations. l/ Mr. Zulick is represented by Mr. James A. Ferguson, Jr., President, Local 1945, National Federation of Federal Employees. Q~A~O4

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