TITLE 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

SUBTITLE F - FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION SYSTEM

CHAPTER 301 - TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

SUBCHAPTER D - AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

PART 301 - 70 - INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS

subpart b - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION

301 - 70.102 - What governing policies must we establish for authorization and payment of transportation expenses?

You must establish policies and procedures governing: (a) Who will determine what method of transportation is more advantageous to the Government; (b) Who will approve any of the following: (1) Use of business-class service for airlines under 30110.124 and first-class service for air, rail, and ship under 30110.123, 30110.162, and 30110.183 of this chapter; (2) Use of a special-reduced fare or reduced group or charter fare; (3) Use of an extra-fare train service under 30110.164; (4) Use of ship service; (5) Use of a foreign ship; (6) Use of a foreign air carrier; (c) When you will: (1) Require the use of a Government vehicle; (2) Allow the use of a Government vehicle; and (3) Prohibit the use of a Government vehicle; (d) When you will consider use of a POV advantageous to the Government, such as travel to/from common carrier terminals, or transportation to a TDY location; (e) Procedures for claiming POV reimbursement; (f) When you will allow use of a special conveyance (e.g. commercially rented vehicles); (g) What procedures an employee must follow when he/she travels by an indirect route or interrupts travel by a direct route; and (h) For local transportation whether to reimburse the full amount of transportation costs or only the amount by which transportation costs exceed the employee's normal costs for transportation between: (1) Office or duty point and another place of business; (2) Places of business; or (3) Residence and place of business other than office or duty point.

[FTR Amdt. 70, 63 FR 15971, Apr. 1, 1998, as amended by FTR Amdt. 200503, 70 FR 28460, May 18, 2005]