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B-229279 1 (1988-08-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadneu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *Q ZR ~ The ComptroUer General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Howard C. Moore - Claim for Per Diem During Extended Weather Reconnaissance Flights Matter of: B-229279 File: Date: August 25, 1988 DIGEST An employee who was assigned as a crew member aboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aircraft to perform weather reconnaissance flights out of Miami, Florida, claims per diem for the food he brings and consumes during the flights. The claim is denied since per diem may not be paid to the employee at his permanent duty station. Since the flights take off and land at Miami, both the aircraft and its airbase are the employee's permanent duty station. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from the Chief of the Finance Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce. It concerns the entitlement of NOAA employees to purchase and be reimbursed for take along meals while performing weather reconnaissance flights. We conclude that they may not be so reimbursed for the following reasons. BACKGROUND The Office of Aircraft Operations (OAO) of NOAA is a facility located in Miami, Florida. Its mission encompasses a wide variety of functions including weather reconnaissance flights for research and forecasting. During severe weather situations such as hurricanes, NOAA aircraft participate in extended flights from Miami of 8 hours or longer and may cover distances exceeding 2500 nautical miles before returning to Miami. Persons on these flights include civilian NOAA employees and NOAA Commissioned Corps personnel, and may include other individuals who are not employed by the federal government. In the past, OAO used operational funds to purchase food and beverages to stock their aircraft for crew consumption

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