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| | CHAPTER� 3 -
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| | PART A:� DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY | 
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| | C3000� WHO MAY ISSUE TRAVEL ORDERS | 
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| | Authority to issue travel orders within the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force is delegated, and may be re-delegated, as shown in the following tables.� Authority to issue travel orders within DoD components other than Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force is as delegated by the head of each component.� One order-issuing official may ask another to issue an order if the first official provides the required authorizations and accounting data.� Specific conditions are indicated in the following tables.� Delegations and re-delegations of order-issuing authority should be in writing, by organizational title to individual(s) for the purpose of authorizing/approving travel and authenticating travel orders.� See Chapter 4, Part M and Appendix L for AEA information. | 
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| | DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY | 
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| | ("X" indicates delegation of authority for the issuance of travel orders) | 
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| | DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY | 
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| | ("X" indicates delegation of authority for the issuance of travel orders) | 
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| | DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (Cont'd) | 
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| | ("X" indicates delegation of authority for the issuance of travel orders) | 
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| | DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (Cont'd) | 
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| | DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE | 
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| | ("x" INDICATES DELIGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL ORDERS) | 
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| | PART B:� GENERAL CONDITIONS | 
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| | C3050� AUTHORIZATION IN WRITING | 
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| | Travel orders must be written or electronic authorization (see par. C3056) and establish the conditions under which official travel and transportation is authorized at Government expense.� They should be issued before travel begins unless an urgent or unusual situation prevents prior issuance. | 
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| | B.� Purpose.� | 
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| | The purpose of travel orders is to: | 
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| | 1.� Provide the employee information regarding what expenses will be paid; | 
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| | 2.� Provide CTOs and travel service vendors with necessary documentation for the use of travel programs; | 
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| | 3.� Provide financial information necessary for budgetary planning; and� | 
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| | 4.� Identify the purpose of travel. | 
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| | C.� Prohibition. | 
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| | Travel orders shall not be issued for the purpose of reporting for duty to first PDS except as provided in Chapter 4, or for pre-employment interviews or examination except as provided in Chapter 6. | 
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| | D.� Exceptions.� | 
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| | When travel is performed within the limits or immediate vicinity of a PDS, authorization by a travel-directing official may be oral, by letter or message, or by travel order if deemed appropriate for fund approval purposes.� Generally, travel orders aren't necessary when it's known that the claim for travel expense involves only reimbursement for commercial transportation or mileage allowance for POC use.� If a travel order is not issued, approval on a claim voucher suffices for reimbursement purposes. | 
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| | E.� Travel Orders for Sea Trial Trips.� | 
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| | Instead of individual travel orders, a travel order may be issued for employees participating in sea trial trips when the only per diem involved is the per diem payable while the employees are aboard the Government ship.� The written travel order shall show the per diem authorization, the per diem rate, duty dates, accounting data, and the names of the employees assigned to the particular sea trial trip.� A copy of the order must be given to each employee concerned. | 
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| | C3051� CONFIRMATORY TRAVEL ORDER� | 
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| | If official travel begins or is performed before a written travel order is issued, the travel must be pursuant to proper oral, letter, or message authority.� A confirmatory travel order must be issued as promptly as possible.� A confirmatory travel order must include appropriate statements regarding the prior authorization and justification for any unusual delay in issuance.� The official who directed the travel is responsible for initiating action for issuance of a confirmatory travel order. | 
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| | C3052� BLANKET TRAVEL ORDER | 
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| | Blanket travel orders for TDY may be issued only in exceptional circumstances and when necessary to meet mission requirements.� A blanket travel order shall be limited to use within a stated geographical area and to a time period within� a fiscal year.� Blanket travel orders shall not be issued merely to authorize a specific number of trips to or between stated places or variations in itinerary.� Claims for reimbursement for travel under a blanket travel order don't require approvals except for items of expense requiring specific approval under these regulations. | 
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| | C3053� TRAVEL ORDER AMENDMENT | 
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| | A.� Policy.� | 
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