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B-232600 1 (1989-08-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnni0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Compmrier Generml of the United States Washingom, D.C. M648 Decision Matter of: Faustino W. Lopez - Reimbursement for labor to pack and load household goods File: B-232600 Date: August 3, 1989 DIGEST An employee, who was authorized to move under the actual expense method, claims reimbursement for $353 he paid a friend for assisting him in packing and moving his household goods over a 4-day period. The employing agency questions whether this amount is reasonable. It is the agency's responsibility initially to determine whether the amount is reasonable, although under the circumstances of this case, we would not object to employee being reimbursed the entire $353 if the agency found it to be an appropriate amount. DECISION A transferred employee claims reimbursement for $353 he paid a friend to assist him in packing and moving household goods in connection with moving himself. The agency has asked us to determine whether this amount is reasonable.l/ While the matter of reasonableness is initially for the agency to determine, under the circumstances of this case, we would not object to the employee being reimbursed the $353 that he paid his friend. BACKGROUND In February 1988, Mr. Faustino W. Lopez, an employee of the Department of the Interior, was transferred from Flatiron, Colorado, to Glendo, Wyoming. Prior to departing for his new duty station, Mr. Lopez was authorized to ship his household goods under a government bill of lading (GBL). He chose to move himself and be reimbursed for the expenses that he incurred. When he completed his move, he submitted a request for reimbursement of expenses that, among other 1/ Ms. Sandra L. Inglefield, an Authorized Certifying Officer of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, submitted the case for an advance decision. C+-- %C)(0 13 q --)7

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