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B-195479 1 (1980-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadibn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISIDN FILE: B-l MATTER C DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 5479 DATE: March 7, 1980 F: Ronald L. Esquerra tTraining Travel and Transportation Expenses Travel and transportation e enses are payable for training at distant location in-absence of travel orders, since there was previously existing adminis- trative intention to authorize training before ex- penses were incurred. Expenses are limited under Government Employees Training Act, 5 U.S.C. § 4109, to either employee's per diem or, if estimated to be less costly, travel and transportation of family, household goods, and personal effects authorized by 5 u c C : 7 572. Mr. Richard S. Dawson, Authorized Certifying Officer, Department of the Interior, asks whether Mr. Ronald L. Esquerra is entitled to expenses for travel, transportation, and movement of household effects incident to long-term training away from his former duty station. The issue is whether there was a previously existing administrative intention to relocate Mr. Esquerra for training at the time the expenses were incurred. Mr. Esquerra was an employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) at Albuquerque, New Mexico, when he was offered a fellowship at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He applied for long-term training under the Government Employees Training Act, and his request for training was officially approved in writing by Mr. Raymond Butler, Acting Deputy Commissioner, BIA, on August 2, 1977. He subsequently accepted the fellowship on August 8, 1977, and proceeded to arrange his relocation to Tucson. However, on August 22 and 24 he was informed by superiors that he should not report to the University in Tucson because his key position with BIA (Area Director) could not be vacated. Nonetheless, he left for Tucson on August 22 and incurred the expenses in issue between then and September 30, 1977. He believed he could not stop his departure because of the University's registration date requirements and his job commitments. On September 19, 1977, the Director, Office of Administration, BIA, who had authority to allow the training, informed Mr. Esquerra & LI R'C - , - V10 44_t4

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