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Remote Duty Station Allowance

B-192953 Dec 20, 1979
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An Air Force employee requested reconsideration of a settlement which denied his claim for additional payment of remote worksite allowances. The employee performed temporary duty at Hill Air Force Range until that became his permanent duty station and he rented a trailer in which he resided at his new permanent duty station. He then claimed the remote worksite allowance, and his claim was denied because he chose to reside at the remote worksite for his own convenience. Had he chosen to live off the range and commute, he would have been entitled to the allowance. Even though he claimed, on appeal, that he did not reside on the range for his own convenience, the record indicated that he did. Therefore, he was not allowed the remote worksite allowance. The employee also claimed that he was improperly transferred to the permanent duty station and that he was therefore entitled to reimbursement for per diem expenses beyond the official date of transfer. It was held that whether or not the transfer was proper had no bearing on the matter, and he was not entitled to allowances normally associated with temporary duty while he was on permanent assignment. Accordingly, the prior settlement was upheld.

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