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B-229103 1 (1988-02-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmzr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Dr. John B. Cheatham - Rest Stop File: B-229103 Date: February 29, 1988 DIGEST An employee in an official travel status made an unauthorized daytime stopover as a rest stop instead of continuing travel to his destination, which by his own admission he could have reached well before nightfall. His claim for additional per diem incident to the rest stop may not be allowed. Our decisions do not approve rest stops unless travel during normal periods of rest are involved. 54 Comp. Gen. 1059 (1975). DECISION This is in response to a letter from Dr. John B. Cheatham requesting further consideration of our Claims Group's settlement Z-2864688, dated August 18, 1987, which dis- allowed his claim for additional per diem. For the reasons stated below, we find no basis for overturning our Claims Group's determination. BACKGROUND Dr. Cheatham, an employee of the Army, was authorized to perform temporary duty travel from Fort Gordon, Georgia, to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and return during the period September 22-25, 1986. His authorized itinerary provided that he was to fly to Tuscon, Arizona, rent an automobile, and drive to Fort Huachuca the same day. He was then to report to the billeting office at Fort Huachuca that afternoon to determine if adequate government quarters were available. His authorization went on to state as a caveat that failure to use such available quarters will result in loss of quarters portion of per diem. Dr. Cheatham did not perform travel to Fort Huachuca as authorized. He arrived in Tuscon at 12:51 p.m. local time on September 22, 1986, but instead of driving to Fort Huachuca that afternoon and reporting to'the Fort billeting office as instructed, he chose to use Tuscon as a rest stop. He remained there until 6:15 a.m. the next day at which time

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