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X-6126 A-24296 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OP THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON August 3 0 , 1928. F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board W. M. I m l a y , F i s c a l Agent Washington, D. C. Sir: T h i s o f f i c e i s i n r e c e i p t of y o u r l e t t e r d a t e d August 14, 1928, r e l a t i n g t o c h a r g e s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of Mr. A. C. M i l l e r "between Washington, D. C . , and New York and B o s t o n . You s t a t e t h a t Mr. M i l l e r "being a tnem"ber of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board, no t r a v e l o r d e r s were i s s u e d . Your a t t e n t i o n i s i n v i t e d t o l e t t e r of t h i s o f f i c e d a t e d May 2 3 , 1928 a d d r e s s e d t o t h e G o v e r n o r , F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board i n which a f t e r q u o t i n g p a r a g r a p h s 5, 6 and 7 of t h e S t a n d a r d i z e d Government T r a v e l R e g u l a t i o n s he was " r e q u e s t e d t o g i v e c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o t h e m a t t e r of f u r n i s h i n g w i t h a l l v o u c h e r s f o r r e i m b u r s e m e n t of t r a v e l and s u b s i s t e n c e e x p e n s e s h e r e a f t e r i n c u r r e d a copy of t h e o r d e r or a u t h o r i t y u n d e r which t h e p a r t i c u l a r t r a v e l was p e r f o r m e d , s u c h o r d e r or a u t h o r i t y t o "be s i g n e d e i t h e r by y o u r s e l f a s head of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board o r "by some r e s p o n s i b l e o f f i c i a l of t h e "board t o whom t h e a u t h o r i t y t o i s s u e o r d e r s h a s "been p r o p e r l y d e l e g a t e d . " * * * * " B e g i n n i n g w i t h June 1, 1928, however, t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e S t a n d a r d i z e d Government T r a v e l R e g u l a t i o n s , s u p r a , w i l l "be a p p l i e d i n t h e a u d i t of t h e t r a v e l expense a c c o u n t s of t h e o f f i c e r s and employees of your B o a r d . 3 Comp. Gen. 190; jLd. 4 6 8 . " I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e f o r e g o i n g and i n p u r s u a n c e of p a r a g r a p h 5 of t h e T r a v e l R e g u l a t i o n s a l l t r a v e l of members or employees of t h e Board s h o u l d be approved by t h e Board o r "by a n o f f i c i a l t o whom t h e a u t h o r i t y f o r such a p p r o v a l has been p r o p e r l y d e l e g a t e d . I n r e g a r d t o t r a v e l which h a s been p e r f o r m e d w i t h o u t p r i o r a u t h o r i t y your a t t e n t i o n i s i n v i t e d t o p a r a g r a p h 7 of t h e T r a v e l R e g u l a t i o n s . Also p l e a s e n o t e p a r a g r a p h 11 of t h e s a i d r e g u l a t i o n s a s t o l i m i t a t i o n of a c c o m o d a t i o n s and t h e a p p l i c a t i o n r e q u i r e d where t h e minimum a c c o m o d a t i o n s a r e e x c e e d e d . Respectfully, (Signed) J . R . MbCAEtL Comptroller General of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
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