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B-178715 1 (1973-10-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadle0001 and id is 1 raw text is: , 0 (, COMMPTROLLE.R GENERAL CIF, THE N ITED STATES WAXIIINGTOt4. .t&, A. , @16 . B-178715 October 24, 1973 The Honorable Rogers 0. L. Horto, The Secretary of the Interior Dear H r. secretary: We refer to the letter of Kaq ytl, 1973, reference WBR 520/953.2, frcm Mr ,'Richard R, flite, Deputy Assistant Secretary, concerning the claim of Hr. Thomas R .Holland, au employee of the Bureau of Reclamation stationed at Ellis, Kansas, 1r, Holland, a resarvoir superintendent, is claiming 2 hours overtima for Suadayn and holtdayu that he was required to work during the period August 1, 1955, through January 10, 1970. It is stated that throughout uorthtrn'*nas, eastern Colorado, and southern Nebraska the Bureau of Reelvistion operates 10 dams and reservoirs for the purpose of delivering water to various irrigation districts and muticipalities. A reservoi.r superintemdent is appointed to each of these reservoirs in order to ccntrol water deliveries. The reservoir superintendent i, required to lit'v in Government-furnished housing at each reservoir and is the only full-time onsita Bureau employee at the locaLiou, Until January 25, 1970, each reservoir superintendeft was required to take weather and reservoir operation records on a daily basis, pin- cludinS Sundays and holidays, Each employee had a regular 40-hour tour of duty oprcad over 6 day.--7 hours per day Monday through Friday and 5 hours on Saturday. The akditional work that was required on the non- workdays, Sundays and holidays, took approxim'tely 30 minutes per day and in order to c npensate the nuperintendent's for this work, each was in- strutted to take compensatory tine off by adjumting hia quitting tlme on one of the udomal workdays in accordanece with the amount of time he had worked on the Sunday or holfiday. This compensttory time arrangement was mada official in a letter dated Octobec 29t 1957, from the Chief of lrr/igation Operations. That letter provided in part p follows:, I realize that the obtaining of thenn' daily records on weekends and holidays eaails some work on the part of the Superintendents which is considered part of the over- &l wor's time for the week. owever, I expact that Super- intendants are makidng adjuvtments for this extra time by . adjus:in their quitting time for notmal work days at come hour aefore fivea 'cloch which will offsot the actual tft.me worked on holidays and. wekeds.BES DOCUMENI' AVAILABLE a ,I, j.!, V C 4s l W Ccip.bG LU ic~ fl uvcra o-e- .br B~cp.7

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