B-195602: Mar 10, 1980

The United States Customs Service asked whether an employee could be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in his voluntary return to his official duty station from his temporary duty station for the weekend. Since the cost of the employee's trip was less than the subsistence expenses he would have been entitled to had he remained at the temporary duty site, the reimbursement was allowed and pay...

B-195602: Mar 10, 1980

TRAVEL EXPENSES - RETURN TO OFFICIAL STATION ON NONWORKDAYS - REIMBURSEMENT - LIMITATION CUSTOMS SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO IS ON TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT (TDY) AND RECEIVING ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE RETURNED HOME FOR WEEKEND. EMPLOYEE MAY RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL UP TO ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWABLE AT TDY SITE. SINCE EMPLOYEE'S WEEKEND ROUND TRIP TRAVEL EXPENSE WAS LESS...