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B-234861 1 (1989-07-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnmv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~~jza The Comiptroller General of the United States WAshington, D.C. 2054 Decision John G. Shirley - Rental Car at New Duty Station Matterof- Incident to Relocation File: B-234861 Date: July 11, 1989 DIGEST A transferred employee was erroneously authorized a rental car for his personal use while he was in temporary quarters at his new duty station in Hawaii pending arrival of his privately owned automobile which was being shipped from California. Reimbursement for the rental car is not authorized because reimbursement of the cost of local transportation in such circumstances is specifically prohibited by paragraph 2-5.4a of the Federal Travel Regulations. DECISION This is in response to a request from an authorized official of the U.S. Customs Service for a Comptroller General deci- sion concerning a Customs Service employee's claim for reimbursement of rental car expenses.l/ We find that reimbursement is not authorized. The employee, Mr. John G. Shirley, received a transfer of official duty station from Charleston, South Carolina, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Incident to the transfer, Mr. Shirley drove from South Carolina to California; from there he had his privately owned automobile shipped to Hawaii at govern- ment expense. Upon his arrival in Hawaii Mr. Shirley stayed in temporary quarters and rented an automobile for his personal local transportation and househunting because his own automobile was not expected to arrive until approx- imately 3 weeks after his arrival at his new duty station. His relocation authorization included authority for a rental vehicle in Honolulu, and Mr. Shirley indicates that this l/ The matter was submitted by Mr. Thomas E. Garrison, Acting Chief, Appropriations Branch, National Finance Center, U.S. Customs Service.

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