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B-238729 1 (1990-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnud0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United Sttes Washington, D.C. 2054 Decision Matter of: Curtis A. Phelps File: B-238729 Date: August 29, 1990 DECISION Mr. Curtis A. Phelps, a former employee of the General Services Administration (GSA), appeals our Claims Group's determinations which denied his requests for a recomputation of severance pay based on his interpretation of 5 C.F.R. § 550.704(b) (2) (1990).1/ For the following reasons, we affirm our Claims Group's determinations. In his appeal Mr. Phelps contends that, according to his interpretation of 5 C.F.R. § 550.704(b) (2) (1990), he should have received not only credit for each of his 20 years of service, but also an additional one-quarter-of-a year credit for each of these same years for a total of 25 years of creditable civilian service. This would result in an additional $3,926 being added to his basic severance pay allowance. His basic severance pay allowance would then be $27,482, which would be used to compute his age adjustment allowance. In turn this would entitle him to $38,474 in severance pay as opposed to $32,978 which GSA has paid him. He also contends that the wording of GSA's computation sheets is inconsistent with the wording of the severance pay formula required by 5 C.F.R. § 550.704(b) (2) (1990). GSA contends that Mr. Phelps's interpretation of 5 C.F.R. § 550.704(b) (2) (1990) is clearly mistaken, and that the wording on GSA's severance pay computation sheets is consis- tent with the regulation in question. Our Office provided Mr. Phelps with an opportunity to comment on GSA's report, and we have fully considered his comments. Title 5 C.F.R. § 550.704(b) (2) (1990) provides: In computing an employee's total years of credit- able civilian service under paragraph (b) (1) of this section, the agency shall credit him with each full 1/ Z-2866482, November 7, 1989, and Z-2866482, August 25, 1989.

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