|CHAPTER�3�-�TRANSPORTATION,�ACCOMPANIED�BAGGAGE,��AND�LOCAL�TRAVEL
    PART�D:��TRAVEL�BY�PRIVATELY�OWNED�CONVEYANCE
        U3305�POC�USE�ON�TDY�(ADVANTAGEOUS�TO�THE�GOVERNMENT)
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| | U3305POC USE ON TDY (ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT) | 
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| | A.� Mileage Plus Per Diem or AEA | 
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| | 1.Member Responsible for Paying POC Operating Expenses.� | 
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| | The member responsible for paying the POC operating expenses (i.e., the cost or portion of cost directly associated with POC use for official travel) is entitled to mileage for the official distance of the ordered travel at a rate per mile for the type of conveyance used.� See Appendix A for applicable mileage rates. | 
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| | Reimbursement of parking fees, ferry fares, road, bridge and tunnel tolls is authorized for POC travel under items a and b for travel over the most direct route between the stations involved.� The member also is authorized per diem or AEA, whichever applies, as prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B or C, for the allowable travel time as computed under par. U5160-B.� See par. U3335 for non-reimbursable expenses when a member is paid mileage. | 
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| | 2.� Passengers Not Responsible for Paying POC Operating Expenses.� | 
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| | A passenger in a POC, not responsible for paying the POC operating expenses, is not entitled to mileage.� The passenger is entitled to per diem or AEA, whichever applies, as prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B or C, for the allowable travel time computed under par. U5160-B. | 
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| | B.� Reimbursement for Actual Transportation Costs.� | 
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| | A member usually must be paid mileage as prescribed in subpar. A.� However, actual transportation costs may be authorized/approved by the order-issuing official when advantageous under the provisions of par. U3300-B.� When actual transportation cost reimbursement is authorized, the order should reference this subparagraph.� Reimbursement of actual expenses shall be limited to the following for the POC type used: | 
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| | 1.privately-owned automobile or motorcycle: fuel; oil; parking; ferry fares; road, bridge and tunnel tolls; winter plug-ins; and trip insurance for travel in foreign countries (see par. U4525-D);� | 
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| | 2.privately-owned aircraft: fuel, oil, parking fees, tie-down fees and hangar fees;� | 
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| | 3.privately-owned boat or vessel: fuel, oil, and docking fees. | 
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| | Expenses incurred for hire or subsistence of operators or periodic maintenance regardless of cause, shall not be reimbursed. | 
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| | (NOTE:� Charges for repairs, depreciation, replacements, grease, oil, antifreeze, towage and similar speculative expenses are not reimbursable expenses in connection with using a POC on official travel.� However, travelers may be eligible to submit claims for repairs to POCs used for official travel, using Service procedures, under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act (31 U.S.C. �240-243)). | 
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| | C.Mixed Mode Transportation. | 
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| | If a member travels partly by POC and partly by common carrier at personal expense for a leg of a journey, the member is entitled to the appropriate mileage plus per diem from subpar. A, for the distance traveled by POC, plus the cost of transportation purchased with personal funds and per diem under Chapter 4, Part B, for actual travel.� The total amount may not exceed mileage� plus per diem from subpar. A (based on the rate for the POC used for a portion of the travel) for the official distance of the ordered travel.� The order-issuing official may authorize/approve actual travel cost (mileage plus per diem from subpar. A for the distance traveled by POC, plus the cost of transportation purchased from personal funds and per diem under Chapter 4, Part B) of the ordered travel when justified in unusual circumstances. | 
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| | U3310POC USE ON TDY (NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT) | 
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| | A.� Mileage Plus Per Diem | 
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| | 1.Member Responsible for Paying POC Operating Expenses.� | 
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| | If orders direct use of a specific transportation mode, see subpar. B.� The member responsible for paying the operating expenses (i.e., the cost or portion of cost directly associated with POC use for official travel) is entitled to the lesser of:�� | 
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| | a.mileage and reimbursable expenses as prescribed in par. U3305-A1 for the official distance of the ordered travel plus per diem as prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B, for the actual travel time or the travel time computed under par. U5160-B, whichever is less; or� | 
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| | b.what it would have cost the Government had Government-procured transportation been used between the ordered points, plus per diem under Chapter 4, Part B, for the constructive travel time (including necessary delays) on the Government-procured transportation. | 
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| | Constructive travel time is based on the carrier's required check-in time plus travel time from home, office, or the place travel actually begins, and the carrier's scheduled arrival time at the terminal plus travel time to home, office, or the place travel actually ends.� The constructive common carrier cost should be placed in the member's orders before the member departs the PDS.� | 
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| | 2.� Passengers Not Responsible for Paying POC Operating Expenses.� | 
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| | If orders direct use of a specific transportation mode, see subpar. B.� A passenger in a POC, not responsible for paying the POC operating expenses, is not entitled to mileage, but is entitled to per diem as prescribed in Chapter 4, Part B, based on whichever of the following results in the lesser amount: | 
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| | a.� the actual travel time or the travel time computed under par. U5160-B, whichever is less, or� | 
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| | b.the constructive travel time for travel between the ordered points (including necessary delays) on Government-procured transportation. | 
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| | Constructive travel time is based on the carrier's required check-in time plus travel time from home, office, or place travel actually begins, and the carrier's scheduled arrival time at the terminal plus travel time to home, office, or place travel actually ends. | 
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| | B.� Orders Direct Specific Transportation Mode Use.� | 
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| | When travel orders direct a specific transportation mode use, but the member travels by POC, payment of mileage is prohibited, unless the order-issuing official certifies that the mode directed was not available at the time and place required, and it was necessary for the member to use a POC. | 
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| | C.� Transportation by Mixed Modes.� | 
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| | If the member is not authorized to travel by POC as advantageous to the Government and travels partly by POC for personal convenience and partly by common carrier at personal expense, the member is entitled to the appropriate mileage plus per diem under par. U3305-A for the distance traveled by POC, plus the cost of transportation purchased with personal funds and per diem under Chapter 4, Part B, for actual travel.� The total amount shall be limited to the cost had Government-procured transportation been used, plus per diem under Chapter 4, Part B, for constructive travel time for the distance of the ordered travel. | 
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| | U3320� POC USE TO AND FROM COMMON CARRIER TERMINAL | 
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| | In lieu of reimbursement for public transportation authorized in Part E, incident to TDY or PCS travel, a member may be paid mileage for POC use and reimbursed for other related expenses for travel to and from common carrier terminals as provided below.� For travel between Government and commercial carrier terminals incident to PCS, see par. U5106. | 
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| | A.� Round-Trip Expenses Incurred for Drop-off or Pick-up at a Common Carrier Terminal. | 
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| | When a POC is driven round trip to drop-off or pick-up a member at a common carrier terminal, the member responsible for paying POC operating expenses shall be paid mileage for the round-trip distance and reimbursed parking fees, ferry fares, road, bridge and tunnel tolls for the most direct route. | 
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| | B.� Expenses Incurred for Two One-Way Trips To and From a Common Carrier Terminal. | 
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| | When a POC is used for one-way travel from a residence or duty station to a common carrier terminal and then from the terminal to a residence or duty station when the TDY is completed, a member responsible for paying POC operating expenses shall be paid mileage and reimbursed for parking fees, ferry fares, road, bridge and tunnel tolls for the most direct route.� Reimbursement for terminal parking fees while TDY should not (see NOTE below) exceed the cost of two one-way taxicab fares, including allowable tips. | 
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| | NOTE:� In extenuating circumstances the order-issuing official may waive the cost limitation.� For example, a member's 3 day TDY is unexpectedly extended to 14 days, resulting in the member's out-of-pocket cost of $50 for parking at the airport. | 
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| | C.� Member Departs From PDS on TDY.� | 
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| | When a POC is driven from a member's residence to the PDS on the day the member departs from the PDS on TDY requiring at least one night's lodging, and from the PDS to the residence on the day the member returns the member who paid the expenses of operating the POC shall be paid mileage, plus parking fees, ferry fares, road, bridge and tunnel tolls for the most direct route. | 
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| | D.� Two or More Members Travel in Same POC.� | 
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| | When a member transports other members to or from the same carrier terminal, mileage is authorized for the additional distance involved supported by a total distance or odometer readings certified as correct by the member.� Only one member may be paid mileage for the same trip.� A member who pays a parking fee at the terminal may be reimbursed.� Reimbursement for terminal parking fees while TDY should not (see NOTE in subpar. B above) exceed the cost of two one-way taxicab fares, including allowable tips, between authorized points for each member. | 
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| | U3325� POC USE BETWEEN RESIDENCE AND TDY STATION | 
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| | When POC use is authorized/approved as advantageous to the Government for travel between the member's residence and a TDY station, instead of having the member report to the PDS and then to the TDY station, the member is entitled to reimbursement for the distance traveled between the residence and the TDY station | 
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| | U3335EXPENSES NOT REIMBURSABLE WHEN MILEAGE IS PAYABLE | 
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| | Members who travel by POC for the entire journey and are paid mileage may not be reimbursed for: | 
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| | 1.fuel, oil, winter plug-ins, and trip insurance for travel in foreign countries; and� | 
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| | 2.transportation to or from carrier terminals (par. U3320). | 
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| | (NOTE:� Charges for repairs, depreciation, replacements, grease, oil, antifreeze, towage and similar speculative expenses are not reimbursable expenses in connection with using a POC on official travel.� However, travelers may be eligible to submit claims for repairs to POCs used for official travel, using Service procedures, under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act (31 U.S.C. �240-243). | 
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| | U3340� POC USE IN AND AROUND PDS OR TDY STATION | 
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| | For entitlements when a POC is used within or around a PDS and TDY station, see Part F. | 
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| | PART E:� TRAVEL BY TAXICAB, SPECIAL CONVEYANCE, BUS, STREETCAR, SUBWAY OR OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCE | 
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| | U3400� GENERAL | 
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| | This Part prescribes the allowable reimbursements for commonly incurred expenses associated with public or special conveyances use during TDY or PCS travel.� For non-PCS/TDY transportation expenses incurred in and around duty stations, see Part F. | 
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| | U3405� BASIC RULES | 
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| | A.� Reimbursement for Miscellaneous Expenses.� | 
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| | A member may be reimbursed for miscellaneous expenses incurred for travel between two points which are a separate journey when mileage is not payable, even though the member begins or ends in a mileage status during the same calendar day. Members who are paid mileage for the entire journey may not be reimbursed regardless of the transportation mode. | 
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| | B.� Separate Journey.� | 
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| | Under this Part, travel between any two of the following locations is a separate journey: | 
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