B-214610: Feb 19, 1985

An advance decision was requested concerning the proper calculation of relocation expense allowances of a GAO employee and his family who returned from overseas under a travel order that authorized common carrier mode of transportation, shipment of the employee's privately-owned vehicle (POV), excess baggage shipment, and travel by circuitous route provided that he bear any excess cost and charge...

B-214610: Feb 19, 1985

EMPLOYEE'S CONSTRUCTIVE COST COMPARISON SHOULD BE BASED ONLY ON THE PORTION OF HIS TRIP FROM FRANKFURT TO NEW YORK SINCE FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS (FTR) SPECIFY THAT POV USE FOR PORTION OF TRAVEL FROM NEW YORK TO DENVER IS DEEMED TO BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. PCS AIR TRAVEL BY AN EMPLOYEE AND HIS FAMILY IS LIMITED TO "COACH CLASS" FARE. "COACH CLASS" IS THE PROPER MEASURE FOR CONSTRUCTIVE...