Cost of Meals While Occupying Temporary Quarters

While occupying temporary quarters, an employee claimed subsistence for an amount which was deducted from his voucher on the basis that his dinner meals were unreasonably high. There was no objection to prorating the claim for groceries, purchased while occupying quarters without cooking facilities, at a reasonable amount for each meal not otherwise claimed. The agency determination that expenses claimed for dinners were exorbitant was not questioned since this is the agency's responsibility and there was no evidence that the determination was erroneous, arbitrary or capricious.