PART 301-1-APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL RULES

Sec.

301-1.1 Authority.

301-1.2 Applicability.

301-1.3 General rules.

301-1.4 Authorization of travel.

301-1.5 Guidelines for issuing travel au

thorizations.

301-1.6 Instructions/guidelines for travel

ers.

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709; E.O. 11609, July 22, 1971 (36 FR 13747).

SOURCE: 54 FR 20267, May 10, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

§ 301-1.1 Authority.

This chapter is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709 and 31 U.S.C. 1352.

[54 FR 53321, Dec. 28, 1989]

§ 301-1.2 Applicability.

(a) This Chapter 301 applies to official travel of civilian employees of Government agencies, including civilian employees of the Department of Defense, as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709, but excluding employees of the judicial branch of the Government.

(b) This Chapter 301 also applies to official travel of individuals employed intermittently in the Government service as consultants or experts and paid on a daily when-actually-employed (WAE) basis and of individuals serving without pay or at $1 a year. These individuals are not considered to have a "permanent duty station" within the general meaning of that term; however, they may be allowed travel or transportation expenses under this chapter while traveling on official business for the Government away from their homes or regular places of business and while at places of Government employment or service. Maximum rates prescribed herein are applicable unless a higher rate is specifically authorized in an appropriation or other statute.

§ 301-1.3 General rules.

(a) Employee's obligation. An employee traveling on official business is

expected to exercise the same care in incurring expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling on personal business. Excess costs, circuitous routes, delays, or luxury accommodations and services unnecessary or unjustified in the performance of official business are not acceptable under this standard. Employees will be responsible for excess costs and any additional expenses incurred for personal preference or convenience.

(b) Reimbursable expenses. (1) Travel expenses which will be reimbursed are confined to those expenses essential to the transaction of official business.

(2) Pending issuance of regulations further implementing 31 U.S.C. 1352, employees may continue to accept from non-Federal sources travel, subsistence, and related expenses incident to such activities in accordance with statutory authorities as implemented by agency regulations and procedures existing prior to November 30, 1989, including the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, 5 U.S.C. 7342, and individual agency gift acceptance statutes.

(2) Employee. As used in this Chapter 301, "employee" means the head of an agency, an agency official, or any other individual employed by an agency. This definition also includes an individual employed intermittently in Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily whenactually-employed (WAE) basis and an individual serving without pay or at $1 a year (5 U.S.C. 5701(2)).

(3) Official station and post of duty. Designated post of duty and official station have the same meaning. The limits of the official station will be the corporate limits of the city or town in which the officer or employee is stationed. If the employee is not sta