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B-214117 1 (1984-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadltm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER UEAL OECISION OP THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. O.C. 20548 FILE: B-214117 DATE: June 26, 1984 MATTER OF: Vonie M. Martin - Personal Travel Expenses Incident to Canceled Temporary Duty Assignment DIGEST: Employee scheduled personal travel and leave, and purchased round-trip excursion airline ticket, but later changed travel arrangements because of temporary duty assignment at end of period of leave. After employee departed on leave, she was notified the temporary duty assignment was canceled, and additional costs were incurred for her personal travel. She is obligated to reimburse agency only in the amount of her original expenses since, but for temporary duty assignment,'she would have not incurred the additional expenses. ISSUE The issue in this decision involves the proper allo- cation of travel expenses when an employee scheduled annual leave in one location prior to being assigned to temporary duty in another location. After departing on annual leave, the employee was notified that the temporary duty assignment had been canceled, and additional travel expenses were incurred due to the cancellation of the temporary duty assignment. We hold that she is obligated to reimburse the agency only in the amount of her original travel expenses since she would not have incurred the additional expenses but for the temporary duty assignment. BACKGROUND This decision is in response to a request from Robert A. Carlisle, a certifying officer in Region X, Seattle, Washington, Department of Health and Human Services. The request involves the travel expenses of Ms. Vonie M. Martin, an employee of the Social Security Administration. O29~f1o

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