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B-203531(DAS) 1 (1981-06-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacuvi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL In Reply 2 Refer to: B-203531(DAS) June 25, 1981 Ms. Margaret L. Leete Executive Assistant Department of Housing-and Urban Development One Northshore Building 1111 Northshore Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 Dear Ms. Leete: This letter is in response to your letter dated May 28, 1981, concerning an employee's [claim for tempo- rary quarters subsistence expenses submitted after the employee incurred the expenses. ou state that no prior authorization was given since the employee did not believe that she would need temporary quarters. Enclosed are two decisions of our Office in which we state that where advance authorization for temporary quarters allowance would have been granted but for the employee's failure to request advance authorization, temporary quarters subsistence expenses may be post approved. B-173113, July 26, 1971; Charles J. Klee; B-189489, June 7, 1978. We note that these decisions do not discuss the term administrative error since no such error occurred. The Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) do require agencies to administer the temporary quarters provisions reasonably and equitably so that such expenses are paid only where necessary and justi- fied in connection with transfers of station. FTR para. 2-5.1. In contrast to FTR para. 2-4.3c governing house- hunting trips, there is no requirement in the FTR that temporary quarters expenses must be authorized in advance. Therefore, where such expenses are necessary and justified we have not objected to agency approval after travel orders have been issued, provided that payment is in accord with agency policy.

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