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                             February 13, 1997
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                             GSBCA 13863-RELO


                       In the Matter of SUSAN DRACH


     Susan Drach, Vicenza, Italy, Claimant.

     Elizabeth B. Throckmorton, Chief, Policy and Program
Development Division, Department of the Army, Alexandria, VA,
appearing for Department of Defense.

DeGRAFF, Board Judge.

     Susan Drach, a civilian employee of the Department of the Army
(Army), asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review the
Army's decision to deny her a living quarters allowance (LQA) and
a temporary lodging allowance (TLA).  GAO transferred this matter
to us when we were given the authority to decide claims for
expenses incurred by federal civilian employees for travel,
transportation, and relocation.  As we explained in Donald E.
Guenther, GSBCA 14032-RELO (Feb. 6, 1997), chapters 57 and 59 of
title 5 of the United States Code draw a distinction between LQA
and the expenses of travel, transportation, and relocation.  The
same is true of TLA.

     Because we lack the authority to decide this claim, we are
dismissing it from our docket and transferring it to the Office of
Personnel Management for resolution.  




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                                   MARTHA H. DeGRAFF
                                   Board Judge