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B-229426 1 (1988-11-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadngq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AThe Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Ronald C. Galdabini - Shipment of Privately Owned Matterof- Vehicle - Reimbursement of Expenses File: B-229426 Date: November 14, 1988 DIGEST Following a divorce, an employee's former spouse and children returned to Oregon from Alaska. The employee, who remained in Alaska and retained his privately owned vehicle, seeks to be reimbursed the cost of shipping the other family automobile back to the conterminous United States. In order for the government to pay for the cost of shipping an automobile, there must be specific statutory authority for this and no such authority exists in the circumstances described. See 5 U.S.C. SS 5727 and 5729. DECISION This decision concerns whether Ronald C. Galdabini, an employee of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agricul- ture, may be reimbursed for the cost of shipping a privately owned vehicle (POV) from Juneau, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington.l/ In the circumstances described, we conclude that there is no authority for such a payment. BACKGROUND In 1967 Mr. Galdabini was transferred from Detroit, Oregon, to Juneau, Alaska. He was accompanied by his spouse and three children. In 1983, Mr. Galdabini and his spouse were divorced. Following the divorce, his former spouse and dependents were authorized travel and transportation expenses to return to the conterminous United States, and they returned to Oregon. 1/ The matter was submitted for an advance decision by George M. Fleming, Authorized Certification Officer, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1 -7 C-.75

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