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B-247907 1 (1992-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadodf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptro~er General of the United States Wuhlngn, DC, 20548 Decision Matter of: William Perkette - Lodging Expenses at Permanent Duty Station File: B-247907 Date: August 20, 1992 DIGEST An employee was assigned as a trainer/facilitator for a 5-day managerial seminar held at a hotel located within the corporate city limits of his permanent duty station and place of residence. Even though the demands of thae seminar required the employee to remain at the hotel until late at night, he was not required to remain there overnight to provide necessary services incident to the training. Therefore, the employee is not entitled to reimbursement of overnight lodging expenses in view of the prohibition against payment of per diem or actual subsistence expenses within the limits of the city that constitutes the employee's official duty station. DECISION A certifying officer of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation, asks whether Mr. William Perkette, an employee, is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of lodging obtained in the vicinity of his official duty station. For the reasons stated below, Mr. Perkette is not entitled to reimbursement for that expense. BACKGROUND Mr. Perkette attended and conducted in his capacity as trainer/facilitator the FAA national course, Managerial Team Action Seminar, on April 5-10, 1992, and again on May 17-22, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan, where he lives and works. Mr. Perkette stayed in the hotel where the course was being taught, and the agency requests that he be allowed per diem for the hotel expenses incurred. The agency explains that this seminar is an extremely intensive, long training course which starts on Sunday evening and ends the followtng Friday in the afternoon. Each evening trainees are in session at least until 10 p.m., and frequently teams will continue their sessions past k I

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