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B-248868 1 (1992-09-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoem0001 and id is 1 raw text is: p. [ Comptroller General of the United States WDe5Mngtn, DC, 20648 Decision I. Matter of: FiD: Date: Michael Balen B-248868 September 2, 1992 DIGIjAST A-n employee departed his permanent duty station on a Sunday for official business commencing on a Tuesday, He lodged with friends on Sunday night at no cost, and was on annual leave on Monday. Although employee was on annual leave on Monday, and per diem is not normally reimbursable when an employee is on annual leave, Monday would have been the employee's normal travel day. Therefore, he may be reim- bursed per diem on a constructive basis in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation, 41 C.F.R. 55 301-2.5(b), and 301-7.15(c) (1991), DECISION The issue presented is whether Mr. Michael Balen, an employee of the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, may be reimbursed for expenses he incurred incident .tatemporary. duty for a day he was on annual leave.1I For .the. following reasons, we determine that the employee may be reimbursed for his actual expenses not to exceed the per diem allowable on a constructive cost basis. Mr. Balen traveled fromAnchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, arriving in Denver 6:04 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 1992, for official business scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 31, 1992. He incurred no lodging cost in Denver on Sunday night since he resided with friends. Mr. Balen was in an-annual incurred a lodging cost of of Mines denied Mr. Balen' Monday night on the basis Travel Regulation (FTR), 4 which provides that no per when the leave is more tha 'The request was submitted by the Finance, Bureau of Mines, Denver, leave status on Monday, and he $74 for Monday night. The Bureau s claim for reimbursement for of a provision in the Fie-al 1 C.F.R. § 301-7.15(a)31991), diem shall be allowed for a day n one half of the prescribed daily Chief, Division of Colorado. Q$ 51Q01I /,. I t *Air. * 4,-.. 2( 3 ~ ~ *1~

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