|CHAPTER�5�-�PERMANENT�DUTY�TRAVEL
    PART�I:��POV�STORAGE�WHEN�POV�TRANSPORTATION�ISN�T�AUTHORIZED
        U5810�TRAVEL�REIMBURSEMENT�FOR�POV�DELIVERY�AND/OR�PICK-UP�TO/FROM�A�DESIGNATED�STORAGE�FACILITY
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| | U5810TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR POV DELIVERY AND/OR PICK-UP TO/FROM A DESIGNATED STORAGE FACILITY�� | 
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| | A.General. | 
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| | POVstorage includes reimbursement for thePOVdelivery to and pick-up from a designated storage facility.� Travel time computed under par. U5160 is allowed for the round trips to deliver and pick-up aPOVunder this subparagraph. | 
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| | B.Delivery/Pick-Up of aPOV.� | 
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| | 1.� The Service concerned may elect to transport an eligible member'sPOVto and/or from the storage facility. | 
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| | 2.� If thePOVisn't transported, the eligible member is entitled to round-trip transportation payment at the automobile mileage rate (seeAppendix A) per mile between thePDSand the designated storage facility.�� | 
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| | 3.� A roundtrip is authorized to: | 
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| | a.� deliver thePOVto the storage facility, and | 
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| | b.� pick-up thePOVfrom the storage facility.�� | 
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| | 4.� These roundtrips are available only ifPOVdelivery and/or pickup: | 
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| | a.� isn't concurrent withPCStravel, or� | 
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| | b.� is in connection withTDYon a contingency operation.�� | 
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| | NOTE:� For this Part, a Reserve Component member'sPLEADis thePDS. | 
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| | C.Delivery of aPOVAccomplished Concurrently with Member'sPCSTravel and NoTDYEn Route Is Involved. | 
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| | 1.Delivery - Travel to Passenger Port Via Storage Facility.� | 
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| | When a member and/or dependent(s) delivers thePOVfrom the oldPDSto the designated storage facility, and then travels to the passenger port facility, the member is authorized: | 
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| | a.MALTat the applicable rate per mile (see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for the official distance from the oldPDSto the designated storage facility; and� | 
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| | b.Government-procured commercial transportation, reimbursement for commercial transportation procured at personal expense, or aMALTfor travel byPOC(see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for direct travel from the designated storage facility to the passenger port of embarkation.� The reimbursement for transportation from the designated storage facility to the passenger port of embarkation shall not exceed the cost for direct travel from the oldPDSto the passenger port of embarkation. | 
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| | In addition, members receive a flat per diem rate of $50, and per diem for travel of dependents (see par.U5210).� The flat per diem allowance is computed for a period not to exceed the allowable travel time for travel from the oldPDSto the designated passenger port of embarkation. | 
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| | 2.Delivery - Travel to Storage Facility Via Passenger Port.� | 
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| | An eligible member, who travels from the oldPDSto the passengerPOE, then to the designated storage facility, and then returns to the passenger port, is paidPCSallowances from the oldPDSto the passenger port, plus the automobile mileage rate (seeAppendix A) for the official one-way distance from the passenger port to the designated storage facility.� Reimbursement for travel back to the passengerPOEisn't authorized. | 
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| | D.� Pick-Up of aPOVAccomplished Concurrently with Member'sPCSTravel and NoTDYEn Route Is Involved. | 
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| | When a member and/or dependent(s) travels from the passenger port of debarkation to the designated storage facility concurrent withPCStravel to the newPDS, the member is authorized: | 
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| | 1.MALT(see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for the official distance from the designated storage facility to the new PDS; and� | 
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| | 2.Government-procured commercial transportation, reimbursement for commercial transportation procured at personal expense, or aMALTfor travel byPOC(see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for direct travel from the passenger port of debarkation to the designated storage facility.� The reimbursement for transportation from the passenger port of debarkation to the designated storage facility shall not exceed the cost for direct travel from the passenger port of debarkation to the newPDS. | 
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| | In addition, members receive a flat per diem rate of $50, and a per diem for travel of dependents (see par. U5210).� The flat per diem allowance is computed for a period not to exceed the allowable travel time for travel from the passenger port of debarkation to the newPDS(see par. U5160-F). | 
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| | E.�POVDelivery/Pick-Up to/from a Designated Storage Facility Accomplished Concurrently withTDYEn Route | 
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| | 1. Delivery of aPOVto a Designated Storage Facility in Connection withTDYEn Route. | 
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| | A member who delivers aPOVto a designated storage facility in connection with a foreignOCONUSPCSwithTDYen route, is authorized: | 
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| | a.MALTof $0.15 per mile for the official distance from the oldPDSto theTDYstation(s) en route plus a per diem (see par. U5105-B2);��� | 
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| | b.aMALTof $0.15 per mile for travel for the official distance from theTDYstation to the designated storage facility; and | 
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| | c.Government-procured commercial� transportation, reimbursement for commercial transportation procured at personal expense, or aMALTfor travel by POC (see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for direct travel from the designated storage facility to the passenger port of embarkation.� The reimbursement for transportation from the designated storage facility to the passenger port of embarkation shall not exceed the cost for travel from theTDYstation to the passenger port of embarkation. | 
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| | In addition, members receive a flat per diem for the allowable travel time (see par. U5160-F) from theTDYstation to the passenger port of embarkation.�� | 
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| | NOTE:� When a dependent(s) accompanies the member and/or delivers thePOVto the designated storage facility, the travel and transportation allowances for the dependent(s) are computed using par.U4605. | 
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| | 2.� Pick-Up of aPOVin Connection withTDYEn Route.� | 
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| | A member who picks up aPOVfrom a designated storage facility in connection withPCStravel to an en routeTDYstation, is authorized:� | 
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| | a.Government-procured commercial transportation, reimbursement for commercial transportation procured at personal expense, or aMALTfor travel byPOC(see par. U5105-B1 and/or U5205-A1) for direct travel from the passenger port of debarkation to the designated storage facility;� | 
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| | b.aMALTof $0.15 per mile for the member's travel for the official distance from the designated storage facility to theTDYstation; and� | 
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| | c.aMALTof $0.15 per mile for travel for the official distance from theTDYstation en route to the newPDSplus a per diem for the member at the rates prescribed in par. U5105-B2. | 
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| | The total reimbursement for items a and b shall not exceed the cost for travel from the passenger port of debarkation to theTDYstation.� In addition, members receive a flat per diem for the travel in items a and b for the allowable travel time (see par. U5160-F) from the passenger port of debarkation to theTDYstation.�� | 
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| | NOTE:� When a dependent(s) accompanies the member and/or picks up aPOVfrom the designated storage facility, the travel and transportation allowances for the dependent(s) are computed using par.U4605. | 
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| | U5815STORAGE FACILITIES USED | 
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| | A.� Designated Storage Facilities.� | 
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| | The Services designate storage facilities. | 
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| | B.� Personally Procured Storage.� | 
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| | An eligible member is reimbursed for expenses incurred provided: | 
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| | 1.commercial storage facilities are used; and� | 
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| | 2.when foreign storage facilities are used, a statement of nonavailability of U.S. storage facilities is attached to the reimbursement voucher. | 
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| | NOTE:� Total reimbursement for storage of aPOV, at a facility other than a Service designated storage facility, shall not exceed the cost to the Government for storage at a Service designated facility. | 
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| | U5820FACTORS AFFECTING STORAGE OFPOV | 
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| | A.� Orders Amended, Modified, Canceled or Revoked.� | 
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| | APOVstored or shipped after receipt ofPCSorders may be removed and shipped or transshipped to the proper destination, including the old or currentPDS, at Government expense, ifPCSorders are later amended, modified, canceled, or revoked.� If less than 12 months remain on theOCONUStour, thePOVmay not be removed from storage for shipment.� The same exceptions in par. U5317 apply. | 
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| | B.� Storage Before Orders Issued.� | 
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| | Storage of aPOVis permitted beforePCSorders are issued to an eligible member, provided the request is supported by a written statement:� | 
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| | 1.from thePCSorder-issuing official or the designated representative that the member was advised before such orders were issued that they would be issued,� | 
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| | 2.signed by the applicant agreeing to remit the entire cost of storage ifPCSorders to authorize storage aren�t issued later,� | 
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| | 3.signed by the applicant agreeing to pay any additional costs for transshipment of thePOVto another storage facility required because the newPDSnamed in the orders is different than that named in the statement required in item 1. | 
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| | The length of time beforePCSorders are issued, during which a member may be advised that thePCSorders shall be issued, may not exceed the relatively short period between the time when a determination is made to order the member to make aPCSand the date the orders are actually issued.� General information furnished to the member concerning the issuance ofPCSorders before the determination is made to actually issue the orders (such as time of eventual release from active duty, time of expiration of term of service, date of eligibility for retirement, date of expected rotation from foreignOCONUSduty, etc.) may not be considered as advice that the orders shall be issued (52 Comp. Gen. 769 (1973)). | 
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| | U5825EXCESS COST COLLECTION | 
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| | Excess storage costs, incurred by the Government due to the member's negligence or choice, must be collected (see par.U1010-B8). | 
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