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B-183978 1 (1976-02-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddrg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4. FILE: B-183978 MATTER DIGEST: DATE: FEB 3 1976 OF: Robert H. Johnston - Actual Subsistence Expenses Where employee of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service incurred dual lodging expenses on the same nights, and travel order authorized reimbursement of actual subsistence expenses not to exceed $40 per day and his subsistence expenses exceeded $40 each day, reimbursement of actual sub- sistence expenses up to $40 each day may be made, provided appropriate agency official determines employee had no alternative but to retain lodgings at regular temporary duty post while occupying lodgings at other tem- porary posts. This action is in response to a reauest by an authorized certifying officer of the Federal Mediation and Concilistion Service for cur d- cision as to whether Mr. Robert H. Johriston, a mediator with the agency, is entitled to reimbursement for lodging expenses incurred on the same night at two different temporary duty points and if so, what limitations, if any, are placed upon such reimbursement. The certifying officer has submitted the claimant's expense voucher and states, in pertinent part, as follows: While in Tucson, Mr. Johnston rents an apartment on a monthly basis. His job some- times requires overnight trips away from Tucson, in which case he incurs the additional expense of paying for two lodging accommodations for the same night. In April of this year, Mr. Johnston traveled on official business to Window Rock and Second Mesa, Arizona, and stayed overnight in each place, which resulted in paying for lodging accommodations in both Tucson and the above- mentioned places. . !'Please advise if Mr. Johnston is entitled to both lodgings for this period of time, and if so, can he claim the entire amount even though it is over $40. 00? Can he claim a flat $40. 00 for each of SrI $5 Comp. Gon .......... 9 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISICO1\ OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 DECISION~~~~~~ T~~,.O H NTDSAE

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