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B-190836-O.M. 1 (1978-04-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtmz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERA ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON- D.C. 20548 IDIN REPL77 o 104 REFER':. Z%;-2 40-0 VISbON The Comptroller General .qo. 0l~ ~J ~2i. 0!M O The record reveals that , permanently stationed at Lincoln, Nebraska, traveled from that city to Monterey and Los Angeles, California to attend a Soil Scientists Meeting and Training Session during the period December 1, 1975, through December 5, 1975. Upon completion of this assignment he proceeded to San Diego, California for personal reasons, returning to Lincoln from that city, by way of Denver, Colorado. He was delayed several hours in Denver due to an overbooked flight. The common carrier, United Air Lines, paid $52.78 representing denied boarding compensation. The check for this amount was made out to , at the insistence of the carrier. In accordance .with Federal Travel Regulations 101-7, paragraph 1-2.5(b), he re- imbursed the United States Government the amount of $7.00, representing the difference between direct and indirect return flight route costs. requests that he be allowed to retain denied boarding compensation paid to him by the airline. FOMR 101-7, paragraph 1-3.5(b) is quite specific in such cases. Tie regulation states in part that Penalty payments made by air carriers under certain provisions of their tariffs for failing to furnish accomodations for con- firmed reserved space are due the Government and not the travker when they result from travel on official business. L argues that, since his per diem allowance terminated on December 5, 1975 and he was returning to his permanent station by an indirect route, on a non-working day (Sunday, December 7, 1975), paragraph 1-3.5(b) should be inapplicable in tis instance. 'T jyI Herewith is the file relative to the matter of the claim of the United States against , an employee or the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, in the amount of $52.78 representing denied boarding compensation paid to him by carrier, United Air Lines. j z'

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