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B-203820 1 (1981-10-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjvf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~- .?~ / DECISION FILE: B-2038 MATTER OF: DIGEST: (1) THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATEB WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 DATE: October 19, '1981 20 Robert Gray - Per Diem - Absence of Travel Authorization Employee of Office of Personnel Manage- ment was detailed from designated post of duty at Albuquerque, New Mexico, to perform official assignment at El Paso, Texas, for indeterminable period eventu- ally totaling 5 months. Through admin- istrative oversight employee was not issued travel orders. Since no specific written authorization was given prior to the travel for payment of per diem, no right to a particular per diem rate vested as and when the travel was performed so as to prohibit retroactive modification of travel orders issued after all travel was performed. Thus, in particular cir- cumstances, where employee's entitle- ment to per diem is otherwise undisputed, agency may retroactively establish reason- able per diem rate. (2) An employee on temporary duty who stays at a family residence may not be reimbursed lodging costs based on the average mortgage, utility, and maintenance costs since these are costs attributable to the acquisition of private property as a second residence and are not incurred by reason of the em- ployee's travel or in addition to his travel expenses. (3) An employee who is performing temporary duty may voluntarily return to his per- manent duty station or place of abode on nonworkdays or after the close of busi- ness on workdays and may be reimbursed for round trip travel expenses not to exceed what would have been allowed for per diem or actual expense allowance had the employ- ee remained at the temporary duty station. i 1/ 16

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