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B-181260 1 (1974-09-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbzm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I.LE. o 0 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL igelSI . 1 OF TH E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 SFILE: DATE: SEP 0 1974 MATTEF Ip Blaine D. Buntrock -'travel expense incident to house-hunting trip [DIGEST: Civilian eployee of Bureau of Indian Affairs who conductod a house-hunting trip incident to an official transfer of duty station without follow- ing the procedures set forth in section 7.3c of CB Circular No. A-56, which required that an employmnt agreement must be signed before travel. Is commonced and permanent change of travel order has been issued which includes authorization for the round trip my not be reimbursed travel expenses for aenh trip. This is in response to a request by a Certifying Officer of the 'United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, for advance decision as to the propriety of certifying for paymant the travel voucher in the amount of $152.02 in favor of Mr. Blaine B. Buntrock rprsenting expenses of a house-hrunting trip prior to his permanent change ot station from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, to ahpet-on, North Dakota. During the period frem August 21-23, 1972, Mr. untrock conducted a hunting trip under a travel authorization issued by the (acting) rintendent of the Cheyewane River Agency, for travel from his official tation, 3a.le butte to Wahpeton and return. According to the Aberdeen Finafte officer's form memoandum dated September 18, 1972, the Agency tendent did not have the authority to issue the authorization, as this authority reats with the Aberdeen -Arda Office Branch of Personnel. A!he travel order issued August 31, 1972, autliorising the permanent change ''f stion siegnd by the Aberdeen Area Personnel officer contained the following statemnt: tlzaehunting trip made 08/21-24/72, not authorized as trans- for date not established and Employment Agreemt not signed until 08/25/72. 2 record further indicates that the house-hunting trip, for which an..t is requested, was performd prior to the employees signing .h qired capoyment agrmet, thereby violating the prescribed 606 r -, `7, e..0 0 'N.