Claim for Reimbursement of Mileage

Authorized Certifying Officer William S. Westerfield requested a decision regarding a voucher for reimbursement of mileage for the use of an employee's privately owned vehicle while on a temporary duty assignment. The mileage to the temporary duty assignment was less than that required for travel to his headquarters office. Round-trip reimbursements can be made only for those days on which the employee reported to his headquarters office at some time during the day and not for the days on which he reported to the temporary station only. Reimbursement cannot be based on the mileage the employee would normally have driven as a carpool member. (SW)