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B-169151, MAR. 16, 1970

B-169151 Mar 16, 1970
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HOUSE PURCHASE- STORAGE ON PREMISES TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM FOR $136 AS COMMUTED RATE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS ON BASIS THAT PRICE OF HOUSE HE PURCHASED IN SILVER SPRING WAS INCREASED BY $250 FOR PERMISSION TO USE BASEMENT FOR STORAGE PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. MAY NOT BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT ON BASIS OF PRESENT RECORD SINCE NEITHER VOUCHER NOR COPY OF SALES CONTRACT ESTABLISHES THAT HOUSE PRICE WAS INCREASED TO COVER COST OF STORAGE AND SUBSEC. 6.4 (D) (3). HOUGH: THIS WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 19 REQUESTING OUR ADVICE AS TO WHETHER YOU MAY REIMBURSE MR. WAS INCREASED IN AN AMOUNT OF $250 IN CONSIDERATION OF PERMISSION TOUSE THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE FOR STORAGE PURPOSES PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY.

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B-169151, MAR. 16, 1970

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES--TRANSFERS--RELOCATION EXPENSES--HOUSE PURCHASE- STORAGE ON PREMISES TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM FOR $136 AS COMMUTED RATE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS ON BASIS THAT PRICE OF HOUSE HE PURCHASED IN SILVER SPRING WAS INCREASED BY $250 FOR PERMISSION TO USE BASEMENT FOR STORAGE PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY, MAY NOT BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT ON BASIS OF PRESENT RECORD SINCE NEITHER VOUCHER NOR COPY OF SALES CONTRACT ESTABLISHES THAT HOUSE PRICE WAS INCREASED TO COVER COST OF STORAGE AND SUBSEC. 6.4 (D) (3), BUREAU OF BUDGET CIR. NO. A-56, NORMALLY CONTEMPLATING STORAGE IN COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE, REQUIRES FOR EVIDENCE ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF RECEIPTED WAREHOUSE BILL; HOWEVER, IF EMPLOYEE SUPPLIES STATEMENT FROM SELLER OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION, MATTER WOULD BE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

TO MR. FLOYD P. HOUGH:

THIS WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 19 REQUESTING OUR ADVICE AS TO WHETHER YOU MAY REIMBURSE MR. VINCENT N. MAURO IN AN AMOUNT OF $136 CLAIMED AS THE COMMUTED RATE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS. MR. MAURO HAS SUBMITTED HIS CLAIM ON THE BASIS THAT THE PRICE OF THE HOUSE HE PURCHASED IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, WAS INCREASED IN AN AMOUNT OF $250 IN CONSIDERATION OF PERMISSION TOUSE THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE FOR STORAGE PURPOSES PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY.

SUBSECTION 6D (3) OF BUREAU OF THE BUDGET CIRCULAR NO. A-56 PROVIDES THAT CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TEMPORARY STORAGE EXPENSE UNDER THE COMMUTED RATE SYSTEM "SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY (A) THE ORIGINAL OR A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RECEIPTED WAREHOUSE BILL," THUS NORMALLY CONTEMPLATING REIMBURSEMENT FOR STORAGE IN A COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE.

AS YOUR LETTER INDICATES, NEITHER THE VOUCHER PRESENTED NOR THE ENCLOSED COPY OF A SALES CONTRACT FOR THE RESIDENCE CLEARLY ESTABLISHES THE FACT THAT THE PRICE OF THE HOUSE WAS INCREASED TO COVER THE COST OF STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS. THEREFORE, ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT RECORD THE VOUCHER SUBMITTED TO COVER THE CLAIM MAY NOT BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT. THE EVENT THE EMPLOYEE IS ABLE TO SUPPLY A STATEMENT FROM THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY OR SOME OTHER DOCUMENTATION OF HIS EXPENDITURE FOR STORAGE THE MATTER WOULD BE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

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