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B-205396 1 (1982-07-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkmx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *1r DECIS3ION THU COMPTRILLER IPUNIUANI OF TN!! U N I'rT I SVATfa l S10' WAS13HIINO TON s O .O0, 20C$413 B-205396 DATE; July 20, 19,2 MATTER OF: DI3-ST: Vincent V. LaBon Lodging expenses accrue on a daily basis and ordinarily actual subsistence expellses incurred each day may not be averaged to avoid exceeding the maximum d-ily allowance For sun- sistence, Further, the employee may be reim- bursed only actual expenses incurred during any 1 day if they are less than the authorized amount. ibever, if the enlovee remains in the same acco lroltions but reduces coists by electing to pay a odging nrte varying with the C;.4 of Le weeek rather than a weekly rate n,:cruing in rqual daily amounts, he may be r i -11 d the avertgqo of the variable rates paid over thu applicable computation period. Reimblrnernent of the average rate in these cir- cumnsitance.5 ia cois.istent with the rule that an employee should liwit axpense to Ihe extent a orudcnt- person traveling or, personal business would, liit travel costs. Mc. Vincent V. La3on, a civilian eaployee of the Defense Logistics Agency, while on temporary duty el cted to pay lodging expenses at rates varying with the day of the week. The hotel at. which he was staying hud given hin, the option of paying a constant daily rate baised Upon occupancy of the room for a week or more. This rate would have rLesulted in a greater lodging cxp:isa tharn the variable rate, Lodging expene accruing e~ch day, not the average over several days, is otdinarily the proper basis for computing rei'nbursement. in the present case, however, since the average variable rate for Iodg- ing charged by the hotel in which he was staying was less than the constant daily rate, averaging daily rates for the period he stayed ir. that hotel is perinitted. The questiowt has been assiqnui Control ? the P,er Diem, Travel and Transportation Commttee. Number 81-31 AtLiine U r - r '- ~ *5.4 - ~4 1 ''~ '3t ~ ,&~ tSijl.. FILE:

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