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B-204938 1 (1982-04-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkfm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FILE: Ar066 0C- cIo0r; WASI-HI 4TONo 0., 2R0545 B-204938 MATTER OF: DIGEST; MATE: April 7, 1982 Melvin J. Augenstein Employee who traveled to his new duty station on a house hunting trip prior to the date schedlled for his transfer and on the day before his scheduled transfer date received temporary duty orders for duty at his old station may not be paid per diem and mileage at the old duty station unless it is determined that he did, in fact, report for duty at the new duty station before returning to the old duty station. This abtion is in response to a request forpa decision concexning Mr. Melvin J. Augenstein's claim for per diem and transportation expenses while attending a conference at the Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania. The employee's entitle- ment is questioned because he was being transferred from Tobyhanna to Cameron Station, Arlington, Virginia, and had not moved his residence before the conference was held. For the reasons stated we find that the claim may not be paid unless the Department determines that the employee reported for duty by rendition of services at the now duty station befcre returning to the old duty station. The questions were raised by the Finance and Accounting Officer of the Defense Logistics Agency and were forwarded by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee under Control Number 81-26. On August 13, 1980, Mr. Augenstein, a civilian employed at the Tobyhanna Army Depot, was issubd permanent change of station orders reassigning him to Cameron Station. The orders authorized relocation expenses including a h'.use hunting trip and specified atreporting date of August 26, 1980. The record indicates that on Thursday, August 21 1901, the employee and his wife traveled from Waverly, Pennsylvania, the location of his residence in the Tobyhanna area to Alexandria for the purpose of locating a residence in the area ofahis new duty station. While there, Mr. Augenstein was issued a trrvel order directing him to temporary duty at t,le Tobyhanna Army Depot for the purpose of attending a conference. The travel orders were issued August 25, 1980, and the record ~3'i~ 'I *1 ~SqU.C*Mtintqmeu ~ PT -9 ~...... p -*-.e -*. .e~~e~a..4. * ~ Ego&,p T VHCQMUTPTROrLLwFIC3JRAL OF THE UNITED C'TATIRU

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