United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-07-01 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-271337 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271337 P0b002ee18fd48f56 f:271337 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-271337 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-271337 B-271337 Comptroller General Decision 1. A transferred employee reclaims relocation mileage based on his odometer reading of 251 miles. The agency allowed him 174 miles based on the standard highway mileage guide for the distance between his old and new permanent duty stations, plus 10 percent to accommodate necessary detours, for a total of 191 miles. The additional 60 miles claimed may not be allowed since the employee has not satisfactorily explained the excess mileage to the agency. 41 C.F.R. sec. 302-2.1 and 301-4.1 (1994).<p/>2. A transferred employee, who was authorized to ship his household goods by government bill of lading (GBL) system, reclaims reimbursement for transporting part of his household goods to his new duty station in his privately owned vehicle (POV) under the commuted rate system. Once an agency determines that shipment by GBL is the lower cost method and the employee chooses to move part of his goods by private transportation, the employee's reimbursement is limited to his actual expenses incurred. Since the employee's only expense was the cost of fuel for which he has already been reimbursed on a mileage basis for the use of his POV, which includes the cost of fuel, he has received the maximum reimbursement authorized.<p/>3. A transferred employee was authorized and took a 9 day househunting trip. He was also authorized 60 days temporary quarters subsistence expenses but was in temporary quarters only 40 days. The agency deducted the amount reimbursed to him for his househunting trip from the amount expended for temporary quarters. The agency action was incorrect. Under the Federal Travel Regulation, an agency may deduct the number of days spent househunting from the authorized temporary quarters period, thereby reducing the number of days available for temporary quarters. Since the total number of days spent by the employee in temporary quarters and househunting did not exceed the maximum temporary quarters period authorized, he may be reimbursed the actual allowable expenses incurred for both temporary quarters and househunting. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271337/html/GAOREPORTS-B-271337.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271337/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-271337.pdf GAO/B-271337 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271337 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-271337; Howard Robinson, Jr.-Mileage-Household Goods;