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B-241953 1 (1991-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnxr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Wuihnton, 0,09 20548 Decision Matter of: Alanna M. Karels & Pamela S. Lynch - Temporary Duty Travel Overseas - Rest Period Per Diem Entitlement - Constructive Travel File: B-241953 Date: July 30, 1991 DIGEST 1. An employee, who traveled by an indirect route and combined an extended period of annual leave with temporary duty travel from Anchorage, Alaska, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and return, was not authorized a rest stop under 41 C.F.R, § 301-7,6(c)(6)(i) since the scheduled travel, if performed by a usually traveled route, would have been less than 14 hours. However, the employee was permitted a reason- able rest period with per diem at the temporary duty location before reporting for duty under 41 C.FR, § 301-7,6(c) (6) (v). Per diem may be paid on a constructive basis beginning the last quarter of the day the employee could have left to arrive at the temporary duty station the evening before temporary duty was to begin and ending on the quarter day the employee would have arrived home had return travel been performed timely and expeditiously. 2. An employee performed temporary duty travel from Bethel, Alaska, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by usually traveled route several days prior to the date travel was scheduled, and returned home timely and expeditiously immediately following completion of the temporary duty assignment. Since scheduled outbound travel was in excess of 14 hours, a rest stop with per diem could have been authorized under 41 C.F.R. § 301-7.6(c)(6)(i) at an intermediate point. Even though a rest stop was not authorized under 41 C.FP.R. § 301-7.6(c)(6)(v),the employee was permitted a reasonable rest period with-per diem at the temporary duty location before reporting for duty there. On a constructive basis, per diem may be paid beginning the last quarter of the day the employee could have reasonably left to arrive at the temporary duty'station the day before temporary duty was to begin and endir' on the quarcer day the employee arrived home following the temporary duty assignment. 3. Under the provisions of the Federal Travel Regulation governing authorized rest stops for travel where one or more duty points are outside the continental United States, 41 C.F.R. § 301-7,6(c) (6) (i)'-(v) (1989), a reasonable rest I I

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