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B-249174 1 (1992-08-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoda0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroler General of the United States W~bhaffn, D,C, 20548 Decision Matter of: Arthur Obester File: B-249174 Date: August 7, 1992 DIGEST Uponda permanent change-of-station transfer, an employee moved into quarters that he had zented during an extended detail and that he had continued to rent after the detail in anticipation of the transfer. Based on these and other facts, the agency's determination that the quarters were permanent, rather than temporary, was correct and therefore the disallowance of the employee's claim for temporary quarters subsistence expenses is sustained. DECISXON The Export-Import Bank of the United States requests a decision on Mr. Arthur Obester's claim for temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) .1 For the reasons stated below, the claim may not be paid. BACKGROUND The Bank assigned Mr. Obester to Los Angeles from Washington, D.C. for a temporary duty (TDY) detail from December 1, 1987 until July 1, 1989' During the first year of thisassignment, the Bank paid the cost of Mr. Obester's apartment. He then moved to another apartment and received a fixed amount for living expenses that included a portion of his rent. Upon the completion of this assignment, Mr.Obester returnedeto Washington, D.C. However, anticipating that the Bank would establish a West coast office in the near future, Mr. Obester continued to pay rent on a month-to-month basis for the apartment he had used during his TDY assignment. Subsequently, the Bank did establish a West coast office in Los Aingeles and selected Mr. Obester to head the office. 'Mr. James K. Hess, Chief Financial Officer, submitted the request.

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