B-193382: Feb 16, 1979

AGENCY IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC PER DIEM RATES UNDER FTR PARA. 1 7.3C(3) FOR EMPLOYEES WHO OBTAIN NONCOMMERCIAL LODGINGS WITH FRIENDS OR RELATIVES. SINCE THE AGENCY REGULATION REQUIRING ADVANCE APPROVAL IS INCONSISTENT WITH FTR AND NOT SUBJECT TO REASONABLE INTERPRETATION. MCCRORY - NONCOMMERCIAL LODGINGS - AGENCY RATE REGULATIONS: THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER FROM MS. WAS AUT...

B-193382: Feb 16, 1979

A Federal employee on temporary duty lodged with a friend in a high-cost area and submitted a claim for reimbursement of $25 per day for expenses. However, the claimant had not obtained prior approval of a per diem rate as required by agency regulations. The agency disallowed the claim since agency regulations were violated. Under Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), employees traveling on official b...