|CHAPTER�4�-�TEMPORARY�DUTY�TRAVEL�TDY
    PART�D:��ALLOWABLE�TRAVEL�TIME�FOR�TDY�TRAVEL
        U4325�SCHEDULING�TRAVEL
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| | U4325 SCHEDULING TRAVEL� | 
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| | A.� Schedule. | 
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| | In determining a schedule, travel is by the scheduled transportation which most nearly coincides with the time of departure and arrival needed to carry out the mission and considering the provisions of this subparagraph.� In selecting a schedule consideration is given to: | 
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| | 1. duty hours;
2. duty requirements;
3. availability of lodging at points of origin, destination or intermediate stops;
4. the need for onward transportation;
5. the member's comfort and well being; and
6. the member not being scheduled for departures and arrivals between 2400 and 0600 unless that is the only schedule available or is required by the mission. | 
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| | B.� Early Departure. | 
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| | When a member departs early to overcome a short interval between the scheduled time of arrival and the required reporting time at a duty station, the voucher� includes a brief statement as to the reason for departing earlier than as scheduled under par. U4300. | 
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| | C.� Scheduled Early Arrival. | 
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| | When a member travels over a direct route by air to a TDY station, the departure may be scheduled to allow arrival at the TDY station 24 hours before the beginning of a work status without interruption of entitlement to per diem or AEA when: | 
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| | 1. the PDS and TDY stations are separated by four or more time zones; | 
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| | 2. at least one of the duty points is OCONUS; and | 
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| | 3. the itinerary does not involve any scheduled stopovers or planned delays in excess of 8 hours en route. | 
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| | The time zones in which the point of origin and destination are located shall not be included in the four time zones separating the points of travel. | 
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| | D.� Travel During Normal Hours of Rest. | 
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| | If subpar. A cannot be followed, and there�s a need for performance of duty immediately upon arrival, the order-issuing official may authorize/approve rest stops en route, or a rest period at the TDY location before reporting for duty if: | 
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| | 1.the traveler is not authorized premium class accommodations; and: | 
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| | 2.it is necessary to schedule travel to begin at, near, or after the conclusion of the regularly scheduled hours of duty and the conditions and circumstances in the case so warrant; or� | 
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| | 3.the traveler is required to travel during normal sleeping hours; or� | 
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| | 4.the scheduled flight time including stopovers exceeds 14 hours.� Scheduled flight time is the time between the scheduled airline departure from the PDS/TDY point until the scheduled airline arrival at the TDY point/PDS. | 
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| | E.� Rest Stops. | 
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| | 1.� shall not exceed 24 hours, | 
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| | 2.� shouldn�t exceed a reasonable period of rest plus delay needed to secure the earliest transportation to the authorized destination (transportation schedules or other conditions permitting), and | 
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| | 3.� should be scheduled, to the maximum extent practicable, where free stopovers are permitted en route. | 
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| | F.� Use of Reduced Travel Fares. | 
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| | When, to qualify for reduced travel fares, a member elects to stay at a TDY station longer than required by the assignment and the action is authorized/approved by the member's commanding officer, per diem or AEA for the additional time may be paid if: | 
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| | 1.the additional cost of per diem or AEA is offset by the savings on the transportation, yeilding an overall savings to the Government: and | 
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| | 2.the delay doesn�t extend the time on� TDY beyond the time when the member is required to be at work at the PDS (B-192364,� February 15, 1979; B-169024,� May 5,� 1970). | 
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| | U4330 TRAVEL BY POC� | 
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| | Transportation cost and travel time are computed in accordance with pars. U3305 and U3310. | 
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| | U4335 TRAVEL BY SPECIAL CONVEYANCE� | 
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| | When the use of a special conveyance is authorized/approved, allowable travel time is the actual time needed to perform the travel, except travel by a vehicle is computed under par. U5160-B. | 
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| | U4340 TRAVEL BY MIXED MODES� | 
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| | When travel is performed between any two points of a separate leg of a journey (par. U3405-B) partly by POC and partly by common carrier, the per diem or AEA is computed as in pars. U3305-C or U3310-C. | 
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| | PART E:� GOVERNMENT MESS USE/AVAILABILITY | 
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| | U4400� GOVERNMENT MESS | 
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| | A.� Mess Available.� | 
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| | Government mess must be used to the maximum extent practicable by members quartered on-base. | 
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| | B.� Mess Not Available.� | 
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| | A Government mess is not available: | 
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| | 1.� when Government lodgings on the installation aren't available to a member while on official travel (see par. U1045); | 
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| | 2.� on travel days; or��� | 
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| | 3.� when an order-issuing official determines: | 
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| | a.� the use of the mess adversely affects mission performance;�� | 
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| | b.� there's excessive distance between the mess and place of duty, and/or the mess and place of lodging;� | 
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| | c.� transportation is not reasonably available between the mess and place of duty, and/or the mess and place of lodging; or�� | 
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| | d.� duty hours and mess operating hours aren't compatible. | 
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| | C.� Travel Order/Voucher Documentation.� | 
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| | Travel orders must direct the GMR or PMR if one of these rates is to apply.� If one of these rates is directed, but during the trip the Government mess is not available, the member shall be reimbursed: | 
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| | 1.� the locality M&IE meal rate if all three meals were not available; or | 
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| | 2.� the PMR if one or two meals are not available, | 
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| | as long as the authorizing official accepts the member's certification of non-availability. | 
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| | NOTE:� When orders, with the exception of those to schoolhouse� training (see par. U4125-A3b(3), do not direct the GMR or PMR, the locality M&IE rate shall be paid (see par. U4125-A3g for deductible meals). | 
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| | PART F:� MISCELLANEOUS REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES | 
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| | U4500 GENERAL� | 
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| | This Part provides guidance for reimbursement of the more commonly incurred miscellaneous expenses.� Each miscellaneous expense� must be described on the travel voucher.� | 
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| | B.Transportation Expenses Incurred In or Around A PDS or TDY Location.� | 
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| | Reimbursement of these expenses is covered in Chapter 3, Part F. | 
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| | U4505 COMMUNICATION SERVICES� | 
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| | Government-owned or Government-leased services should be used for official communications. Commercial communications services may be used when Government services are not available.� Reimbursement may be authorized/approved by the order-issuing official.� The order-issuing official may determine certain communications to a traveler's home/family are official.� These communications must be only to advise of the traveler's safe arrival, to inform or inquire about medical conditions, and to advise regarding changes in itinerary.� The order-issuing official should limit these communications to a dollar amount in advance of the TDY so the traveler is aware of the limit.� The order-issuing official may approve charges after the TDY when appropriate (GSBCA 14554-TRAV, August 18, 1998). | 
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| | U4510REIMBURSEMENT FOR OCCASIONAL MEALS AND QUARTERS | 
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