|CHAPTER��4�-�TRAVEL�OF�EMPLOYEES
    PART�E:��SEPARATION�TRAVEL�FROM�OCONUS�DUTY
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| | PART E:� SEPARATION TRAVEL FROM OCONUS DUTY | 
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| | C4200� PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATION TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS | 
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| | An employee is entitled to travel and transportation allowances under this Part to the actual residence upon separation from Federal service if the employee has: | 
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| | 1. an agreement providing for return travel and transportation allowances;� | 
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| | 2.� served the period required in the current agreement or that requirement has been waived because separation is for reasons beyond the employee's control that are acceptable to the employee's activity; and� | 
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| | 3. resigned or been separated involuntarily.� NOTE:� A resignation must be executed before the employee leaves the OCONUS activity. | 
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| | C4201� SEPARATION TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS | 
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| | An employee is entitled to travel and transportation allowances for travel from the OCONUS PDS to the actual residence established at the time of appointment or transfer to the OCONUS PDS.� Travel and transportation allowances may be paid for travel to an alternate destination anywhere in the world up to the constructive cost of such allowances for travel from the OCONUS PDS to the actual residence.� The employee is liable for any excess costs (63 Comp. Gen. 281 (1984)).� Employees aren't entitled to travel and transportation allowances if separated from a PDS in the same geographical locality as the actual residence or alternate location. | 
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| | C4202� LOSS OF SEPARATION TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS | 
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| | A.� Election to Separate OCONUS for Personal Reasons. | 
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| | An employee's election must be in writing and include a statement that the employee understands the loss of travel entitlements. | 
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| | B.� Refusal to Accept or Use Return Travel Entitlements Within a Reasonable Time After Release from Duty.� | 
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| | A separating employee loses return travel entitlements when the employee refuses to accept or use them after release from work status in the OCONUS position.� OCONUS activity commanding officers may authorize a delay for a reasonable period upon receipt of an employee's written request.� Normally, a delay of 90 or less calendar days is reasonable.� Under unusual extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the OCONUS activity commanding officer, warrant a longer delay, return travel may be delayed up to 2 years from the separation date. Requests for delays from employees separating OCONUS to accept private OCONUS employment or retire locally for the purpose of establishing an OCONUS retirement residence must not be approved.� If a request for delay is not received by the OCONUS activity commanding officer, or if the employee refuses to accept or use travel entitlements at the expiration of the approved delay period, the employee� loses the entitlements. | 
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| | C4203� LIMITED SEPARATION TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS | 
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| | If an employee loses or doesn't use personal travel entitlements, the employee is entitled travel entitlements for dependents and HHG, provided that they are used within a reasonable time as provided in Chapters 7 and 8.� When a partial or delayed use of travel entitlements is anticipated, the circumstances should be made a matter of written record.� Travel orders should clearly state the extent to which travel entitlements are used, when applicable. | 
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| | C4204� EMPLOYEES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATION TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS | 
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| | The following aren't entitled to separation travel entitlements: | 
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| | 1.� employees hired locally OCONUS who aren't eligible to sign an agreement, and | 
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| | 2.� employees who violate their agreements prior to completion of the minimum periods of service required under their current agreements unless they have unused previously-earned� travel entitlements. | 
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| | C4205� EMPLOYMENT IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY WITHOUT A BREAK IN SERVICE AFTER SEPARATION | 
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| | A.� General.� | 
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| | As provided in par. C1052-B4c, the losing OCONUS activity pays an employee's travel and transportation allowances to the authorized separation destination up to those that would be payable to the actual residence.� The losing OCONUS activity pays these costs even though an employee is employed without a break in service by a different department or agency after arrival at the authorized separation destination. | 
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| | B.� New Duty Station at Other Than the Authorized Separation Destination� | 
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| | 1.� General.� | 
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| | If the new PDS is somewhere other than the authorized separation destination, necessitating additional travel, travel and transportation allowances, are paid by the acquiring department or agency, when authorized.� These payments shall not exceed the constructive cost of allowances for travel by direct route from the old OCONUS PDS to the new PDS, less the cost of separation travel entitlements incurred by the losing OCONUS activity. | 
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| | 2.� Eligibility Conditions and Limitations for PCS Allowances.� | 
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| | Subject to certain conditions and limitations, PCS allowances applicable at the new PDS may be authorized and paid by the acquiring department or agency.� The fact that the separation destination is the employee's actual residence and also the place of employment without a break in service doesn't preclude eligibility for certain PCS allowances.� The applicable PCS allowances aren't authorized until the employee signs a new transportation agreement (see par. C4005).� The following examples indicate the extent of eligibility in various situations involving an employee, whose actual residence is Chicago, IL, and whose OCONUS PDS from which returned for separation is in England. | 
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| | EXAMPLE 1 | 
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| | The employee is returned for separation at Washington, DC, and is employed without a break in service by a different department or agency for assignment to a new PDS at Dayton, OH.� The acquiring department or agency, at its expense, may authorize: | 
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| | -- the additional travel and transportation allowances from Washington to Dayton, limited to the constructive cost between the old OCONUS PDS in England and the new PDS in Dayton by direct route, less the costs of separation travel entitlements incurred by the losing department or agency;� | 
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| | -- per diem en route for dependents for travel between Washington and Dayton, limited to the constructive time for direct travel from England to Dayton, less the time en route from England to Washington; and� | 
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| | -- TQSE at Dayton and a miscellaneous expense allowance. | 
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| | The employee is returned for separation at Chicago, IL, and is employed without a break in service by a different department or agency for assignment to a new PDS at Washington, DC.� There is no eligibility for additional travel and transportation allowances� between Chicago and Washington.� However, the acquiring department or agency, at its expense, may authorize TQSE at Washington and a miscellaneous expense allowance. | 
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| | The employee is returned for separation at Chicago, IL, and is employed without a break in service by a different department or agency for assignment to a new PDS at Denver, CO.� The acquiring department or agency, at its expense, may authorize: | 
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| | -- the additional travel and transportation from Chicago to Denver limited to the constructive cost between the old OCONUS PDS in England to the new PDS in Denver by direct route, less the costs of separation travel entitlements incurred by the losing department or agency;� | 
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| | -- per diem en route for dependents relating only to travel between Chicago and Denver, limited to the constructive time for direct travel from England to Denver, less the time en route from England to Chicago; and� | 
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| | -- TQSE at Denver and a miscellaneous expense allowance. | 
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| | The employee is returned for separation in Chicago, IL, and is employed without a break in service by a different department or agency for assignment to a new PDS at Chicago.� There is no eligibility for additional travel and transportation allowances for the employee or dependents.� However, the acquiring department or agency, at its expense, may authorize TQSE at Chicago and a miscellaneous expense allowance. | 
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| | 3.� Prohibition.� | 
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| | If a break in service occurs between the date of separation and the date of employment, no allowances are payable for travel and transportation from actual residence or authorized alternate separation destination to the new CONUS PDS unless the employee has entitlement under par. C4051.� If there is no break in service and it is determined that the movement to the new PDS is not in the Government's interest, there is no entitlement for other than separation travel and transportation allowances. | 
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| | 4.� Travel Order Conditions.� | 
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| | A PCS travel order is not appropriate for travel under the provisions of this paragraph.� Movement from the old OCONUS PDS to actual residence/allowable alternate destination is by separation order.� The acquiring department or agency is responsible for issuing a travel order, ("Request/Authorization for DoD Civilian Permanent Duty or Temporary Change of Station (TCS) Travel", DD Form 1614), authorizing travel from the point at which the responsibility of the command at the old OCONUS PDS ends and the responsibility of the command at the new PDS begins. The travel order must contain the same basic information as that for a PCS order prescribed in Chapter 3 and should include the following statement in Item 20 "Remarks or Other Authorizations":� "Transfer from another agency without a break in service following return for separation after satisfactorily completing an overseas tour of duty." | 
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| | PART F:� ALLOWANCES FOR USE OF POC FOR PDT | 
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| | C4250� MILEAGE ALLOWANCES | 
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| | A.� Travel by POA.� | 
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| | Except for renewal agreement travel, the mileage allowances for PDT by POA, when authorized/approved depend on the number of authorized travelers in the automobile.� An authorized traveler is any employee or dependent traveling incident to PDT orders.� Mileage rates per POA are: | 
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| | 1.� $0.15 per mile for one authorized traveler;� | 
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| | 2.� $0.17 per mile for two authorized travelers;� | 
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| | 3.� $0.19 per mile for three authorized travelers;� | 
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| | These mileage allowances are for the use of one POA for each household.� When an employee and dependents use more than one POA, reimbursement is authorized as though the employee and dependents used one automobile unless authorization is granted under the provisions of par. C2157 for the use of more than one POA.� Reimbursement for all PDT by privately-owned airplane or motorcycle and renewal agreement travel by POA, including per diem, is determined under par. C2151-C and shall not exceed the cost of travel by common carrier. | 
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| | B.� Mixed Modes of Transportation for Travel.� | 
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| | When POC use is authorized/approved for PDT and an employee/dependent travels partly by POC and partly by common carrier at personal expense, the employee is entitled to mileage for the distance traveled by POC plus the common carrier cost, and per diem for actual travel time.�� The total amount shall not exceed the mileage plus per diem for the ordered travel.�� | 
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| | C.� Other Reimbursable Expenses.� | 
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| | In addition to mileage allowance, parking fees, ferry fares and bridge, road and tunnel tolls are reimbursable, except for circuitous portions of PCS travel.�� | 
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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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| | C4251� USE OF MORE THAN ONE AUTOMOBILE | 
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