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B-197977 1 (1981-02-09)

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THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON. O.C. 20548



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Richard A. Olson -S tandbyAPremium Pa


Fire Chief who transferred from Navy to
Air Force and who was paid standby pre-
mium pay was not paid premium pay for
hours of absence by Air Force. Even
though Navy had paid employee premium
pay during hours of absence, Air Force
method of reimbursing Fire Chief is
one of two proper methods sanctioned
by regulations.


          (2) Employee on standby duty is entitled
               to have his standby premium pay con-
               sidered as basic pay for purposes of
               computation of retirement annuity.


     Mr. Richard A. Olson has appealed our Claims
Division's denial of his claim for premium pay for
standby duty during periods of absence from duty as
Fire Chief at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
He has also requested a ruling as to whether his
premium pay is base pay for the purpose of computing
his retirement annuity.


                      FACTS

     The record shows that as a Fire Chief Mr. Olson
worked a tour of duty consisting of a 40-hour basic
workweek, Monday through Friday and a weekly 16 hour
standby tour of duty. Mr. Olson received premium
pay at the rate of 15 percent for the performance
of the standby duty except for periods of absence,
in which case a pro rata share of the premium pay
was withheld. It is this nonpayment of premiu-n pay
for periods of absence to which Mr. Olson objects.
The periods of absence involved both official busi-
ness while on temporary duty and sick leave.

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