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B-184075 1 (1976-08-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddhu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTRL-LER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON., . C. 20548 FILE: DATE: AUG 161976 B-184075 MATTER OF: Peter Bockman - Locality per diem DIGEST: Civilian employees assigned temporary duty aboard Government survey ship, was admin- istratively paid shipboard per diem until vessel had been in port for 3 days and thereafter paid locality per diem, On receipt of employee's claim for locality per diem for entire period after reporting to ship, GAO Claims Division assessed overpayment on basis that locality rate does not attach until employee is aboard for 3 days. On appeal, administrative payment affirmed since per diem must be paid with reference to ship's arrival in port. This action is before us upon the appeal by Mr. Peter Bocknn, the claimant herein, of a disallowance by our Transportation and Claims Division (now Claims Division) of his claim for additional locality per diem for travel performed as an employee of the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office. The record indicates that pursuant to duly issued travel orders, the claimant performed temporary duty assignments aboard a U.S. Navy survey ship from January 12, 1971, through March 16, 1971, and from May 25, 1971, through June 13, -1971. Each tour of duty commenced with departure from San Diego, California, and included intermediate calls at and final return to ports located vithin the continental United States. The assignments included an initial 6 1/2 days and 8 days, respectively of operational prepara- tion duty at San Diego prior to actual sea duty. Whether per diem reimbursement for portions of the preparation periods should be at the shipboard rate or at the locality rate is the question addressed by this decision. Mr. Bockman had administratively been reimbursed at the ship- board rate until the ship to which he was assigned had been in port for 3 days; thereafter he was paid at the locality rate of $25 per day. Since the ship had been in port for 2 1/2 days prior

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