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B-194108 1 (1980-01-08)

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DECISION


o  THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
   OF   THE UNITED STATES
   WASHINGTON, 0.C. 2o4


FILE:  B-194108


MATTER


DIGEST:


DATE:January  8, 1979


OF:   Thijs de Haas -{Subsistence on Day of Travel
      From Foreign Country to United States

 Employee of National Bureau of Standards (NBS)
 traveled from Boulder, Colorado, November 17, 1977,
 to Washington, D.C. Following day he traveled to
 London, United Kingdom, and on November 26, 1977,
 he returned to Boulder from London. His travel
 situation falls under FTR para. 1-8.2c(2) and he
 must be reimbursed under actual expenses rather
 than per diem method for November 26 since first
 day of trip was under actual expense method. Fact
 that NBS' regulations may have misled employee
 into believing rule in para. 1-8.2c(2) did not
 apply when foreign travel is involved is not
 controlling since NBS' regulations must conform
 to FTP


     Ms. Jeannette C. Todd, Chief, Travel Office,2atio'yna /
Bureau of Standards (NBS), Department of Commerce, has requested
an advancedecision concerning the appropriate method of computing
the subsistence expenses of Mr. Thijs de Haas, Office of Tele-
communications, Department of Commerce, on the day of his return
home from overseas incident to a temporary duty assignment.

     Mr. de Haas left his residence in Boulder, Colorado, on
November 17, 1977, and traveled to Denver, Colorado, where he
caught a plane to Washington, D.C., on the same day. He left
Washington, D.C., the following day, November 18, and arrived
in London, United Kingdom, on November 19. After completing
his official business Mr. de Haas returned to Boulder on
November 26, 1977. His schedule that day was as follows:


London
Chicago
Chicago
Denver
Boulder Residence


12:30 p.m.
3:00  p.m.
3:50  p.m.
5:20  p.m.
7:00  p.m.


     Mr. de Haas claimed per diem for November 26 as follows:
3/4 day at the London per diem rate of $60 = $45 plus 1/4 day


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