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B-207967 1 (1982-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadksn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: B-207967 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 OATE: November 16, 1982 Guy T. Easter - Reimbursement For Shipment and Storage of Utility Trailer Employee who was transferred to a new duty station claims reimbursement for the cost of transporting a bicycle trailer to his new residence and for temporary storage of the trailer prior to shipment. The costs of transporting and storing a bicycle trailer are reimbursable by the Government since such a trailer may properly be cate- gorized as a household good as defined in paragraph 2-1.4h of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR). Moreover, the FTR does not specifically prohibit the shipment of a bicycle trailer as a household good. This decision is in response to a request from Mr. Larry C. Greer, Acting Regional Finance Officer with the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, in Denver, Colorado, concerning the propriety of reimbursing Mr. Guy T. Easter for the cost of moving and storing a utility trailer incident to his transfer. The issue presented is whether a bicycle trailer is included in the definition of household goods and therefore eligible to be transported at Government expense. For the reasons stated below, a bicycle trailer may be considered a household good as that term is defined in the applicable regulations. Therefore, the voucher submitted by Mr. Easter may be certified for payment if otherwise correct. Mr. Easter, an employee of the Bureau of Reclama- tion, was transferred from Walla Walla, Washington, to Guernsey, Wyoming, effective March 11, 1982. Mr. Easter. was authorized relocation expenses, including the cost of transporting his household goods from his home in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, to his new duty station in Guernsey. Mr. Easter arranged to have his household goods shipped to Guernsey by a commercial carrier on March 5, 1982. Among those household goods was a 3 foot ) '7 37J DECISION FILE: MATTER OF: witJ2m 1:

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