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B-193440 1 (1979-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhqf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: N DECISION THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL . t'tf,. OF THE UNITED BTATEU VWASHINGTON, D.0. 20548 FILE: B-193440 DATE: Septtmber 24, 1979 MATTER OF: Gregg Mershall DIGEST: El e 1d annua eave for vacation in Toronto, Canadazand.made 'tfihecessary pilas. Before departure fromihis permanent duty station (Boulder) heiwas directed topeform ,-mporary duty in Norfolkbeforie returning to h-is headquar- ters. Employee is entitled to-be reimbursed the cost of his actual expenses not to exceed the cost of direct round-trip travel between head- quarters and temporary duty point. The question presented.,is.whether Mr Gregg Marshall, an employee of the National Oceanic and'Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is entitled tobe reiiibursed the difference between the regular coach cost of ar'raEnsportation ,xpenses he incurred and the reduced air fare he would-have incurred for his vacation had he not been.required to perform temporary duty (TDY) prior to returning to his permanent duty station from'his vacation point. He is entitled to receive'the air transportation expenses he actually incurred not to exceed the cost of commercial air fare from his permanent duty station to his TDY site and return. The question was presented by letter of October 12, 1978, from Mr. Ernest Martinez, Certifying Officer, NOAA, Boulder Field Finance Office. -Mr. Marshall, by Travel Order NoiZO-8-RLO-99, dated Jly 27, 1978,.was directed tot travel from Boulder,'Colorado, his permanent duty station, to Norfblk, Virginia, aind return in order to perform temporary duty. At theltime the travel order was prepared it was known that the claimant would beon an'nual leave status in Toroito, Caiada. Prior to receiving his travel orders, Mr. Marshall, preparing to go on vacation made arrangements to fly fr6m Denver to Toronto--travel from Boulder to Denver is not a part of the problem-- and return using a super saver fare costing $156.60. As a result of his TDY assignment he was forced to cancel his reservations and obtain regular coach fare tickets from Denver to Toronto to Norfolk and return to Denver for $387.

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