|CHAPTER��2�-�TRANSPORTATION�MODES,�ACCOMMODATIONS,�TRANSPORTATION�REQUESTS,�AND�BAGGAGE
    PART�G:��BAGGAGE�ALLOWANCE
        C2304��RELATIONSHIP�TO�HOUSEHOLD�GOODS�(HHG)�WEIGHT�ALLOWANCE
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| | C2304� RELATIONSHIP TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS (HHG) WEIGHT ALLOWANCE | 
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| | A.� Free Checkable Baggage. | 
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| | Allowances for free checkable baggage stipulated in par.C2300are in addition to HHG weight allowances. | 
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| | B.� Expedited Shipments. | 
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| | The weight of expedited shipments will be a part of the maximum weight allowance for HHG when permanent duty travel is involved. | 
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| | C. Excess Baggage. | 
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| | When excess baggage is allowed in connection with permanent duty travel, except in connection with renewal agreement travel, the excess weight will be a part of the maximum weight allowable for HHG.� If the baggage moves as accompanied baggage, the authorized excess amount will be treated as gross weight.� If it is shipped as unaccompanied baggage the authorized excess amount will be considered as net weight. | 
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| | D. Unaccompanied Baggage. | 
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| | The weight of any unaccompanied baggage shipped or transported by any mode, at Government expense, will be considered part of the HHG weight allowance when permanent duty travel is involved. | 
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| | C2305� RENEWAL AGREEMENT TRAVEL | 
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| | The maximum baggage allowance that may be authorized at Government expense for employees and dependents returning to place of actual residence for the purpose of taking leave between overseas tours of duty won't exceed 350 pounds for each eligible adult and 175 pounds for each dependent under 12 years of age when travel is performed by ship.� When travel is performed over ocean by air, the maximum baggage weight allowance that may be authorized at Government expense won't exceed 100 pounds per person (excluding free checkable baggage).� If the baggage moves as accompanied baggage, the authorized amount will be considered as gross weight. If it is shipped as unaccompanied baggage, the authorized amount will be considered as net weight.� Overseas commanders will hold baggage weight authorization to a minimum on an individual basis consistent with the trip requirements.� Subject to the total weight limitation, baggage that can't be transported free on the passenger ticket may be authorized in the travel order for shipment at Government expense to, from, and between ports of embarkation.� The shipment of HHG at Government expense as baggage is prohibited in connection with renewal agreement travel.� Baggage allowance will be limited to personal clothing and articles necessary for the trip. | 
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| | C2306� UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE OF STUDENT DEPENDENTS PERFORMING EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL | 
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| | A student dependent of a civilian employee in a foreign area performing authorized travel at Government expense to or from a school, is authorized shipment not in excess of 350 pounds net weight of unaccompanied baggage. Shipment will be made by the least costly mode of transportation that will fully meet the needs of the student dependent.� No items such as HHG, automobiles, or foodstuffs will be shipped to or from the United States at Government expense. | 
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| | C2307� STOPPAGE OF BAGGAGE IN TRANSIT | 
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| | Care should be taken to stop baggage that has been checked on a ticket beyond the point where the traveler leaves the carrier.� If baggage can't be intercepted or transferred and is carried through to original destination on unused portion of ticket, full explanation of the facts should be made to the transportation officer who issued the GTR at the time of transmitting the unused ticket for redemption.� Failure to observe this rule will result in any excess cost to the Government being charged to the employee. | 
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| | C2308� TRANSFER, STORAGE, CHECKING, AND HANDLING OF BAGGAGE | 
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| | For reimbursement for charges for transferring, storing, checking, and handling of baggage, see par.C4705-Bthrough F. | 
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| | C2309� UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE IN CONNECTION WITH EXTENDED TDY ASSIGNMENTS | 
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| | Unaccompanied baggage may be authorized or approved when justified in connection with a TDY assignment for 30 days or longer.� The allowable weight, up to a maximum of 350 pounds, will be limited to that necessary to accommodate the employee's reasonable needs for additional clothing, personal effects, and equipment directly related with the purpose of the mission and the locality or unusual conditions of the TDY assignment.� Excess accompanying baggage won't be authorized in conjunction with or in addition to shipment effected under this paragraph. | 
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| | C2310� UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENT SCHOOLTEACHERS AUTHORIZED EXTENDED LEAVES OF ABSENCE | 
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| | A teacher performing renewal agreement travel to attend a university in the United States on approved extended leave with or without pay for the current school year for the purpose of advance studies is authorized shipment of unaccompanied baggage not in excess of 350 pounds for each eligible adult and 175 pounds for each dependent under 12 years of age.� The allowable weight will be limited to that necessary to accommodate the employee's reasonable needs for additional clothing and personal effects and will contain no HHG.� Excess accompanying baggage won't be authorized in conjunction with or in addition to shipment under this paragraph.� Shipment under this paragraph is in lieu of any unaccompanied baggage the employee may be entitled to ship under the provisions of par.C2305. | 
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| | PART H:� LOCAL TRAVEL IN AND AROUND PERMANENT OR TDY LOCATION | 
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| | C2400� GENERAL | 
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| | A.� Authorization/Approval Authority. | 
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| | When it is determined to be advantageous to the Government, officials designated by the Service/Defense Agency concerned may authorize/approve reimbursement for transportation expenses necessarily incurred by employees conducting official business in the local area of their permanent and TDY stations as stated in this Part.� These expenses are those not specifically included in travel under orders as provided in this Chapter. | 
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| | B.� Local Area. | 
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| | The area in which transportation expenses may be authorized/approved shall be: | 
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| | 1.� within the limits of the duty station (permanent or temporary) and the metropolitan area around that station which is ordinarily served by local common carriers; | 
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| | 2.� within a local commuting area of the duty station, the boundaries which are determined by the official directing travel or as prescribed by local Service/Defense Agency directives; or | 
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| | 3.� separate cities, towns, or installations adjacent to or close to each other, within which the commuting public travels during normal business hours on a daily basis. | 
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| | An arbitrary distance radius must not be established in setting up the local commuting area of the permanent or� TDY station (59 Comp. Gen. 397 (1980)). | 
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| | C.� Control and Approval. | 
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| | Activity commanders shall designate in writing appropriate personnel at staff organization level who shall authorize/approve the use of local transportation facilities by employees, other than those under official travel orders, in the performance of official business.� These officials also are responsible for furnishing public carrier tokens or tickets, when appropriate; for making a determination of advantage to the Government; and for approving reimbursement claims when persons incur expense for authorized local transportation. | 
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| | C2401� TRAVEL IN AND AROUND PDS | 
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| | Reimbursement for transportation expenses in the area of the PDS may be authorized/approved for travel between: | 
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| | 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. | 
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| | B.� Travel By Commercial Means. | 
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| | When authorized/approved, an employe who travels by commercial means is entitled to reimbursement of the actual and necessary expenses incurred for: | 
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| | 1.� local public transportation (train, bus, streetcar, subway, ferry, etc., (when tokens, tickets or cash fares aren't furnished to the employee)); | 
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| | 2.� taxicab fares, plus tips of $0.15 for fares of $1 or less, or 15 percent of the fare (when 15 percent isn't a multiple of 5, it may be increased to the next multiple of 5); | 
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| | 3.� hire and operation of a special conveyance including necessary parking fees. | 
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| | C.� Use of POC Between Residence or PDS and Alternate Work Site Within the Local Area. | 
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| | When a POC is used for travel between an employee's residence or the PDS and one or more alternate work sites within the local area, the employee shall be paid mileage for the distance that exceeds the employee's commuting distance.� For travel to and from a common carrier terminal par.C4657applies. | 
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| | EXAMPLE 1 | 
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| | Employee's one way commuting distance to regular place of work is 7 miles.� Employee drives from residence to an alternate work site, a distance of 18 miles, upon completion of work employee returns to residence, a distance of 18 miles. | 
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| | In this case, the employee is entitled to be reimbursed for the distance that exceeds the normal round trip commuting distance (14 miles).� The employee is reimbursed for 22 miles (18 + 18 - 14 = 22). | 
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| | EXAMPLE 2 | 
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| | Employee's one way commuting distance to regular place of work is 15 miles.� Employee drives from residence to an alternate work site, a distance of 5 miles, upon completion of work employee returns to residence, a distance of 5 miles. | 
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| | In this case, the employee isn't entitled to be reimbursed for the travel performed (10 miles), since the distance traveled is less than the commuting distance (30 miles) to the regular place of work. | 
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| | EXAMPLE 3 | 
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| | Employee's one way commuting distance to regular place of work is 15 miles.� Employee drives to regular place of work.� Employee is required to travel to an alternate work site, a distance of 30 miles, upon completion of work employee returns to residence, a distance of 15 miles. | 
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| | In this case, the employee is entitled to be reimbursed for the distance that exceeds the normal round trip commuting distance (30 miles).� The employee is reimbursed for 30 miles (15 + 30 + 15 - 30 = 30). | 
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| | EXAMPLE 4 | 
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| | Employee's one way commuting distance to regular place of work is 12 miles.� In the morning the employee drives to an alternate work site (45 miles).� In the afternoon the employee returns to the regular place of work (67 miles).� After completion of work employee returns to residence, a distance of 12 miles. | 
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| | In this case, the employee is entitled to be reimbursed for the distance that exceeds the normal round trip commuting distance (24 miles).� The employee is reimbursed for 100 miles (45 + 67 + 12 - 24 = 100). | 
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| | EXAMPLE 5 | 
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| | Employee's one way commuting distance to regular place of work is 35 miles.� Employee drives to the regular place of work (35 miles).� Later, the employee drives to alternate work site #1 (50 miles) and then to alternate work site #2 (25 miles).� Employee then drives to residence (10 miles). | 
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| | In this case, the employee is entitled to be reimbursed for the distance that exceeds the normal commuting distance (70 miles).� The employee is reimbursed for 50 miles (35 + 50 + 25 + 10 - 70 = 50). | 
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| | EXAMPLE 6 | 
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