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B-258445 1 (1996-01-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadpk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Laura Acosta File: B-258445 Date: January 3, 1996 DIGEST A transferred employee while occupying temporary quarters at her new permanent duty station was required to perform several weeks' temporary duty away from her new station. She vacated her temporary quarters to save the government money and parked her privately owned vehicle at the airport in order to avoid violating a local ordinance against long-term parking on a public street for over 3 days. The employee's claim for reimbursement of the airport parking fee may be paid since she acted reasonably and prudently to reduce her travel expenses. See 41 C.F.R. § 301-1.3(a) (1995). DECISION The Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests a decision as to whether it may reimburse an employee for an airport parking fee at her new official duty station when the employee, who was occupying temporary quarters, moved out of those temporary quarters because she was assigned to several weeks of temporary duty training in another state.1 For the following reasons, we conclude that her claim may be certified for payment in the amount of $192. Ms. Laura Acosta, an employee of the USDA was authorized temporary quarters subsistence expenses in connection with her permanent change of station from Friona, Texas, to Santa Clara, California. Ms. Acosta moved into temporary quarters on August 3, 1993, at a motel in San Jose, California, since her permanent residence at her new duty station would not become available until after September 5, 1993. However, from August 16 through September 3, 1993, USDA assigned her to temporary duty training in College Station, Texas. For this period, Ms. Acosta vacated her temporary quarters in San Jose, California, so as not to incur dual lodging expenses during her temporary duty in Texas. She parked her 'This matter was submitted by Ms. Sandra S. Williams, an authorized certifying officer of the Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana. 8491222

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