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B-229439 1 (1988-05-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadncj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the Unitd States \ Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Frank A. Barone - Waiver of Erroneous Payment of Matter of. Travel Expenses File: B-229439 Date: May 25, 1988 DIGEST An employee seeks reimbursement of money collected from him for a travel overpayment. The overpayment was caused by the agency's failure to deduct a travel advance from the amount claimed by the employee at the time of voucher settlement. The employee claims, among other things, that he never received the money. We find no basis to allow the employee's claim based upon the written record, and this Office does not conduct adversary hearings. Further, since the overpayment was made prior to December 28, 1985, the effective date of waiver coverage of travel and transpor- tation expenses, waiver is not available in this case. DECISION Mr. Frank A. Barone, an auditor for the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), appeals the August 28, 1987, settlement of our Claims Group (Z-2864842) denying his request for reimbursement of money collected from him as repayment of an erroneous travel payment. For the reasons stated below, we sustain the action of our Claims Group denying reimbursement of the amount collected. Addi- tionally, waiver under 5 U.S.C. S 5584 is not available in this case, since no authority existed prior to December 28, 1985, to waive erroneous payments of travel expenses. BACKGROUND Mr. Barone received a $100 travel advance for an authorized trip made on December 18 and 19, 1984. On January 4, 1985, he completed a travel voucher for expenses totaling $116.40. He requested that the $100 travel advance be applied to the voucher sum and that the remaining $16.40 be paid to him. C>LA 70

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