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.'IDECISION*
THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
~4~4jYSWASHINGTON,.0. C.,20548
334
FILE: B-&3DATE: AUG 2 41976
MATTER OF: ZntwaMoe on Co~rercial1y leased vehicles ~''L
DIGEST:
1. The General Aceotunting Office (GAO) du~l not object
to reimburemant of Gro-mmnt e~rnloyea for costs of
vehicle leased by e~p1vjee on Io-.Z.-term ba.cis for period
of tc~i:orary ctaty in Go-manq, in li-ht of~ apparciit official
d~tr~aio~that ]onrv-tc=i unce of vehicles wras nccezsary
due to ectensive travel req~uired and thb-t lon -te= lease
of vchicle '.aa more aftmt.cousu to Govarr.-dnt %b=~ rentA~l
arra-ncmcnt,, cost and othwe factors considered,
2. Government ei--ployee maoy be partially reir2rarsed for
costs or ins-uranc pireliased on vrehile counmerciall j
lzas~d on l.),;-ter% baais to excnt necossary for hire
and operation of irotor, valtic2.es oz Gerican roads. Zaas
coYeraje not reiuired 17y &,!atute and me-ulation or by
indu 4ral custo~i to enwile commarcia2. hire of vehiicla
and Operation or v-aUcie on G--r=un roads is considored
Sto employee and z*V not be certiffled for payiaeats
This is in restse to a request for advance decision froma an
authorized certi:ZyJin officer for thi3 1;atizaa Buireau of' Ltandards,
U.3, Lepatnont of Com~mercep cerncerns rei -buraerent to a Govern-
maent ezpl0~ee for the cost of inuranco iptrclased on a vehicle
lese or the i'wpose of carryi.-Z cut official b-az~iness while on
tcimp=r,.ry duty In th~e Gerwa F'ederal Re;4rc (G-erm.n).
Purcuant to Travel Order N~o. OB86 dated April 10, 3975
Paul L. 1-;; ate waz authorized to travt~l fti Boulder,, Colorado,
to Heidelbergi Germrny,, to parti.cipate in thio te.allztion and
continued obserrvt'-.ion of =n avd.P~ted dat collectio~n system de-
velopel by the Ir-tite for Te'ccccncati=z ScienCleas U.S.
Depat'cnt of C~ee.Tavel aseotdto beguin on or abou.rt
June 1, 127,5, and to teorminate A4,'azt ,.9.1, l)7$., It is now antici-.
pated that 14r, 41*4. =te'x dutics In Gexmany will. not end until
Decemzber 31a 197G-t
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