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B-223828.3 1 (1992-09-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadods0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0LK ~ I ~ (N .tiifl. 1hiTJ9 Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20848 Decision Matter of: Dale M. Anderson - Costs of Lodging Location - Privately Owned Camper at TDY Vehicle File: Date: B-223828,3 September 22, 1992 DIGEST When an employee uses a privately owned vehicle for official travel as a matter of personal preference in lieu of common carrier transportation, paragraphs 1-2.2d and 1-4.3 of the Federal Travel Regulations dictate a comparison of the total constructive cost of travel utsing common carrier transp)rtation including constructive per diem by that method of transportation to the total actual mileage and per diem costs of travel by the privately owned vehicle, but only for the travel to, from, and between the temporary duty sites. Once the employee is at the TDY area, he may only be reimbursed based on his actual lodging expenses incurred-- not higher constructive lodgIng expenses that he may have incurred had he traveled by common carrier. Dale M. Anderson, B-223828.2, Jan. 29, 1991, affirmed. DECISION Mr. Dale M, Anderson asks that we reconsider our decision in Dale M. Anderson, B-223828.2, Jan. 29, 1991, which held that Mr, Anderson could be reimbursed for only the costs he actually incurred lodging in his privately owned camper vehicle at his temporary duty (TDY) sites rather than for the lodging costs he would have incurred for commercial lodging had he traveled by common carrier (airplane). We affirm the decision. BACKGROUND Under authority of period of July 1 - from his residence Chicago, Illinois, residence.0lather blanket travel orders,.' during the August 7, 1988, Mr. Aiderson traveled near Denver, Colorado, to TDY sites at and Flint, Michigan, and return to his than use common carriers for this traval, covered the fiscal year, October 1, 1987, 30, 1988. 'The travel orders through September / v 17 8

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