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B-233388 1 (1990-03-23)

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     The Compbviler General
     of the United States
n    WashingtO, D.C 206
      Decision


                Department of Energy - Personal Use of Frequent
      Matter or Flyer Benefits - Employee's Liability
                B-233388
     File:

     Date:      March 23, 1990

     DIGEST

     1. An employee converted bonus certificates he received
     from an airline's frequent flyer program based on official
     travel into free tickets which he used for personal travel.
     The employee is indebted to the government for the fair
     market value of the tickets, determined as of the dates he
     exchanged the certificates for flight tickets.

     2. An employee redeemed a large quantity of mileage points
     received from an airline's frequent flyer program based on
     official travel. He used the free tickets he received for
     personal travel, but the airline's records as to the
     redemption of points during that period are no longer
     available. Since the employee is indebted for the fair
     market value of the tickets, the department may construct a
     hypothetical use of the points, choosing travel from
     possible locations.

     3. An employee earned mileage points from an airline's
     frequent flyer program which have not been redeemed. The
     department should require the employee to account for the
     mileage points and to obtain certificates good for free
     tickets to be used by the department for official.travel.


     DECISION

     This decision is in response to a request from the Deoart-
     ment of Energy for our determination concerning the amount
     of a debt owed by an employee of the department.l/ The
     debt arose as the result of the employee's personal use of
     free bonus tickets he received and mileage points he
     accumulated throiah a frequent flyer program while primarily
     traveling on official business. The Department of Energy


     1/   Requested by [izb th F. Smedley, Controller,
     Department of Eno-:.,. 3AO Claims File Z-2861247.

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