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B-238601 1 (1990-10-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnup0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iComptroller General of the United States 4WmhingWn D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Robert R. Hollister File: B-238601 Date: October 4, 1990 DECISION We are asked whether Mr. Robert R. Hollister, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI or Bureau), may be granted an additional 24 days of temporary quarters subsis- tence expenses (TQSE) beyond the 90 days of temporary quarters previously granted.1/ We hold that the FBI properly denied Mr. Hollister's request for approval of the final 24 days of his occupancy of temporary quarters. Mr. Hollister was transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to New York City, effective January 4, 1988. He commenced temporary quarters occupancy upon his arrival in New York City on that date, without having taken a househunting trip to seek permanent residence quarters. On January 14, 1988, Mr. Hollister executed an agreement to purchase an existing residence in New Jersey with settlement to occur on April 25, 1988. The settlement was finalized on that date. Mr. Hollister was initially granted 60 days for the occupancy of temporary quarters. On April 8, 1988, he requested an extension of 54 days beyond the 60-day period. The FBI granted 30 days of the 54 days requested, based upon Mr. Hollister's diligent efforts to successfully execute a contract for permanent housing within 10 days after arriving in New York without the benefit of a househunting trip and the Bureau's knowledge of housing prices in the greater New York area. The FBI states that it limited Mr. Hollister's exten- sion to 30 days to be consistent with decisions rendered to other employees with similar circumstances during that period and was made in conjunction with provisions of the Federal Travel Regulations. The agency also submitted a copy of the FBI Employee Relocation Handbook which states, in pertinent l/ The request was submitted by Mr. William E. Burrows, Jr., Authorized Certifying Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. ^, 1/--\!3 ILIV

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