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B-227189 1 (1988-03-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnbb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 2058 Decision Matterof- Henry J. Gerke, III - Reimbursement of Per Diem and Kennel Fees While on Househunting Trip File: 9-227189 Date: March 25, 1988 DIGEST An employee transferred to Denver, Colorado, from Washington, D.C., claims entitlement to higher per diem rate for a househunting trip than the rate authorized by his agency and, in addition, seeks reimbursement for kennel fees incurred during the period of that trip. In accord with the provisions of FTR paragraphs 1-7.5a and 2-4.3b he is entitled only to the standard CONUS per diem rate rather than the higher rate prescribed for temporary duty travel to Denver. (See FTR Appendix 1-A). Since kennel fees are not specifically authorized by either the travel or reloca- tion statutes and regulations, such fees may not be allowed. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from the Acting Chief of the Division of Financial Management, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), United States Department of the Interior, for our opinion concerning the entitlement of Mr. Henry J. Gerke, III, to reimbursement of kennel fees ne incurred during a househunting trip and the correct rate of per diem for that trip. The OSMRE denied Mr. Gerke's claim for kennel fees and limited his reimbursement of per diem to the maximum standard rate rather than the higher rate prescribed for the location of his new duty station. For the reasons stated below, we find that the determinations made by OSMRE were correct. On September 2, 1986, Mr. Gerke received notice of his transfer from Washington, D.C., to Denver, Colorado. This transfer was, according to Mr. Gerke, part of a mass relocation of OSMRS Headquarters to Denver and Pittsburgh. He was issued a travel authorization dated October 27, 1986, which noted a reporting date of February 2, 1987, and provided for reimbursement of a full range of relocation 9'Y

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