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B-195226 1 (1979-08-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhmp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Y THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C . 20548 FILE: B-195226 /L LDATE: August 103, 1979 MATTER C)F: Ge ge E. Townsend - Travel expenses DIGEST: An employee authorized to use taxicabs for official business while on travel status may not be reimbursed for taxicab fares incurred to travel between his motel and restaurants, since restaurant facility was available at his motel, although for personal preference he chose not to use it. The reimbursement for taxicab fares in such a case is not authorized by the applicable regulation which allows the cost of travel to restaurants when a restaurant is unavailable at the temporary duty site. Mr. George E. Townsend, an employee of the International Communication Agency, Department of State, requests reconsideration of his claim denied by our Claims Division on April 17, 1979. The claim is-for reimbursement of taxicab fares e- incurred e-ta'e eh in teo n a temporary duty assignment-J Because the expenditures were not necessary, as restaurant facilities were available at his temporary lodging, the claim may not be paid. From October 24 to November 12, 1977, Mr. Townsend was on a temporary duty assignment to attend a training seminar at Redwood City, California. He stayed at a motel which had a restaurant on the facility. While lunch was available at the training seminar, Mr. Townsend had to secure breakfast and dinner at a restaurant. Because he deemed the meals quite expensive at the motel restaurant and because he had avoided this restaurant (it was part of a national chain) for 10 years due to bad food, Mr. Townsend used taxicabs to travel to other restaurants. Mr. Townsend's Authorization of Official Travel of October 4, 1977, stated that he was authorized the use of taxicabs for official purposes. After completion of the travel, his travel orders were amended on February 13, 1978, to grant special approval for the use of taxicabs not to exceed $6 per trip to travel between the motel and the nearest restaurant. The amendment was done on the basis of Department of State's Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 6, Sections 123 and 141r

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