B-192142: Mar 21, 1979

DIGEST: EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM AVERY. WHICH ARE 38 MILES APART. HE IS ENTITLED TO MILEAGE. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE USUALLY TRAVELED ROUTE IS 106 MILES AND THAT THE 38-MILE DIRECT ROUTE IS UNSALFE BECAUSE OF STEEP SLOPES. SHEELY - RELOCATION EXPENSES: THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE DECISION DATED JUNE 8. SINCE HIS AGENCY DETERMINED BY USE OF THE STANDARD HIGHWAY MILEAGE GU...

B-192142: Mar 21, 1979

A Forest Service employee was transferred between two stations in Idaho, following which he filed a reclaim voucher for mileage, transportation of household goods, and temporary quarters expenses. An advance decision was requested as to the propriety of paying these claims and the advisability of billing the employee for a prior payment made to him for house-hunting expenses. The employee claimed...