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| | APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS | 
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| | PART I:� DEFINITIONS | 
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| | As used in these regulations, and unless otherwise specifically provided in these regulations, the following definitions apply. | 
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| | ACCOMMODATIONS.� | 
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| | Seat space, berths, roomettes, bedrooms, and staterooms on transportation facilities.� Types include: | 
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| | 1.� Air Coach or Air Tourist.� A type available on commercial aircraft at rates lower than first class or premium class. | 
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| | 2.� Coach or Chair Car (Rail).� A type not affording sleeping facilities, at a lesser rate than first class (parlor car seat). | 
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| | 3.� Lowest First Class.� The lowest cost offered by commercial carriers to the general public as first class. | 
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| | 4.� Security (Enclosed).� Any private room that can be locked for security purposes. | 
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| | ACCOMMODATIONS, APPROVED.� | 
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| | Any place of public lodging that is listed on the national master list of approved accommodations.� The national master list of all approved accommodations is compiled, periodically updated, and published in the Federal Register by FEMA.� Additionally, the approved accommodation list is available on the U.S. Fire Administration's Internet site at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/hotel/indes.htm. | 
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| | ACCOMMODATIONS, COMMON CARRIER.� | 
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| | (NOTE:� On common carrier aircraft with two classes of service, the higher class is first class.) | 
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| | 1.� First/Premium Class.� The highest class of accommodations offered by commercial airlines.� All classes above the lowest class.� Includes� suites offered by commercial ships, and the highest class of service, including bedrooms, roomettes, club service, parlor car, or other premium accommodations offered by passenger rail carriers.�� | 
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| | 2.� Premium Class Other than First Class.� Any class of accommodations offered by commercial airlines that is between coach-class and first-class accommodations (e.g., business-class). | 
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| | 3.� Coach-Class.� The basic class of accommodations offered by commercial airlines and passenger rail carriers, that includes a level of service available to all passengers regardless of the fare paid.� The term applies when an airline offers only one class of accommodations.� The term also includes tourist class and economy class on commercial airlines and reserved coach and/or slumber coach accommodations on overnight rail travel. | 
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| | 4.� Slumber Coach. The lowest level of sleeping accommodations available on a train. | 
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| | 5.� Extra-Fare Train.� A train that operates at an increased fare due to the extra performance of the train (i.e., faster speed or fewer stops).� | 
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| | 6.� Lowest First Class.� The least expensive first class reserved accommodations available on a ship. | 
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| | ACCOMMODATIONS, PUBLIC.� | 
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| | Any inn, hotel, or other establishment within a State (and the District of Columbia) that provides lodging to transient guests, excluding: | 
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| | 1.� An establishment owned by the Federal Government; | 
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| | 2.� An establishment treated as an apartment building by State or local law or regulation; or | 
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| | 3.� An establishment containing not more than 5 rooms for rent or hire that also is occupied as a residence by the proprietor. | 
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| | ACTIVE DUTY.� | 
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| | Full-time duty in the active service (37 U.S.C. �101(18)) of a Uniformed Service, including full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a Service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.� (NOTE:� A member is on active duty while in a travel status or while on authorized leave.) | 
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| | ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.� | 
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| | Full-time training duty in the active military service for the purpose of training members of the Ready Reserve to acquire or maintain required military skills.� It includes initial basic training, advanced individual training, annual training duty, and full-time attendance at a school designated as a Service school by law or by the Secretary concerned. | 
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| | ACTUAL EXPENSE.� | 
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| | Payment of authorized actual expenses incurred, up to the limit prescribed by the Administrator of GSA or agency, as appropriate.� Entitlement to reimbursement is contingent on entitlement to per diem, and is subject to the same definitions and rules governing per diem. | 
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| | ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES.� | 
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| | The same items as those included under Per Diem Allowance, NOTE 2. | 
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| | ANNUAL TRAINING DUTY.� | 
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| | Active duty required of the Ready Reserve to satisfy the training requirements of the member's annual reserve assignment (See DoD and Service regulations).� (NOTE:� The primary purpose of annual training is to provide readiness training, but annual training also may support active component missions and requirements; i.e., operational support.) | 
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| | APPROVED.� | 
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| | The ratification or confirmation of an act already done. | 
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| | ARMED FORCES.� | 
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| | The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see 37 U.S.C. �101(4)). | 
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| | AUTHORIZED.� | 
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| | The giving of permission before an act. | 
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| | AUTHORIZING/ORDER-ISSUING OFFICIAL.� | 
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| | The official who directs travel and has responsibility for the funding. | 
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| | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) SERVICES.� | 
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| | Contractor-provided services that allow cash withdrawals from participating ATMs to be charged to a contractor-issued charge card. | 
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| | AUTOMOBILE MILEAGE RATES:� | 
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| | See MILEAGE (ALLOWANCE). | 
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| | BAGGAGE.� | 
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| | Personal effects of a traveler that are needed in connection with official travel and immediately upon arrival at the point of assignment.� Material belonging to the Government may be included.� (NOTE:� Baggage may accompany a traveler or be transported separately.)�� | 
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| | BAGGAGE, ACCOMPANIED.� | 
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| | Baggage that consists of coats, brief cases, suitcases, and similar luggage that accompanies a traveler free under carriers' tariffs on a transportation ticket. | 
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| | BAGGAGE, HOLD.� | 
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| | Unaccompanied baggage that is transported in the hold of a ship. | 
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| | BAGGAGE, UNACCOMPANIED.� | 
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| | That part of a member's prescribed weight allowance of HHG that: | 
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| | 1.� is not carried free on a ticket used for personal travel, | 
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| | 2.� ordinarily is transported separately from the major bulk of HHG, and | 
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| | 3.� usually is transported by an expedited mode because it's needed immediately or soon after arrival at destination for interim housekeeping pending arrival of the major portion of HHG. | 
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| | NOTE 1:� Unaccompanied baggage in connection with permanent duty and COT/IPCOT travel may consist of personal clothing and equipment, essential pots, pans, and light housekeeping items; collapsible items such as cribs, playpens, and baby carriages; and other articles required for the care of dependents.� Items such as refrigerators, washing machines, and other major appliances or furniture must not be included in unaccompanied baggage. | 
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| | NOTE 2:� In connection with an extended TDY assignment, unaccompanied baggage is limited to the necessary personal clothing and effects for the individual and equipment directly related to the assignment. | 
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| | BLANKET TRAVEL ORDER. | 
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