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B-194432 1 (1980-10-16)

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                        THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION               . OF  THE   UNITED STATES
                         W WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548


FILE:


B-19443


MATTER- OF:


DIGEST:


2              DATE:  October 16, 1980

Michael J. J  nson D-Restoration of
annual leave


Although administrative employees of FAA's
Indianapolis facility were excused from
reporting to duty during snowstorm emergency
of January 26, 1978, operational component
remained open, staffed by air traffic control
personnel who stayed on duty.  Since facility
was not closed, the 26th was not a nonworkday
for purposes of leave administration and air
traffic controller absent on approved leave
for that day was properly charged annual
leave even though some air traffic controllers
scheduled for duty during the day shift were
excused without charge to leave.


    Gir. Michael J. Johnson requests reconsideration of
the Claims Division's denial of his claim for restoration
of 8 hours of annual 'leave expended on January 26, 1978.1,
For t-he following re asons, we affirm the denial of the
claim.

      r. Johnson, an air traffic control specialist,
was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) at the Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control
Cente   Indianapolis, Indiana.  On- Thursday, January 26,
1978, Mr. J     n used 8 hours of previously approved
annua  leave.The   administrative offices of the
Indianapolis Center -were closed on this day due to a
heavy snowstorm which had blanketed the area during the
preceding 24-hour period.  However, the operational
portion of the facility, manned for the most part by
air traffic control personnel who stayed on duty from
prior shifts, remained open.  The record indicates that
personnel on duty contacted those assigned to the
Thursday day shift and advised them not to attempt to
report to work.. Upon discovering that administrative
staff employees as well as some air traffic control
specialists had been excused from duty without charge
to leave on that day, Mr. Johnson requested that his

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