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B-189659 1 (1976-02-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtfq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 435 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-!89659 The Honorable Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. United States Senator Weber Building, Suite 212 9420 Annapolis Road lAnham, Maryland 20801 Dear Fenator Mathias: FEB 13 1976 We refer to your letter of December 7, 1977, forwarding for our 0 i_ ion a letter, with enclosures, received by your office from concerning his claim for reimbursement of real estate expenses incurred incdent to a transfer of his official duty station. The information sub-idtted by shows that he was trans- ferred by the Federal Uighway Administration from Atlanta, Georgia, to Baltimore, Maryland, effective August 31, 1975. Although he apparently lowered the asking price several times, Nhad difficulty selling his house in Atlanta. In Mrch, 1976, he requested and received a 1-year extension of the initial 1-year settle-Lent date limitation for reimbursement of real estate expenses. By that action the time limitation was extended to September 1, 1977. In June 1977, Srequested another extension to September 1, 19 lh, and was informed by a memorandum from the Iegonal Federal Highway Adminis. trator that the regulations did not permit an additional time ex- tension. By a letter dated August 10, 1977, B- $.9, we informed that the regulations pervitted only one extension of the time limitation, Paragraph 2-6.1e of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTE.), FPMR 101-7 (May 1973), establishes the applicable time limitation with regard to real estate transactions. Promulgated under the statutory authority of 5 U.S.C. 95724a(a)(4) (1970), that paragraph provides in pertinent part as follows: * * * To the extent allowable under this provision, the Government shall reimburse an employee for expenses required to be paid by hii in connection with the sale of one residence at his old official station * * *; Provided, That: - ~ ~ . ..,,....

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