Government-owned or leased vehicles shall be used for official purposes only.
Official purposes is defined as work necessary to carry out NOAA programs and responsibilities.
Vehicle use for employees in travel status, in general, includes transportation between places of temporary lodging and those places where official business is to be undertaken when public transportation is not available or its use would be impractical. Also, official use will include transportation between temporary place of lodging and or duty station to suitable eating places, drugstores, barber shops, places of worship, cleaning and establishments and similar places necessary for the sustenance, comfort or health of the employee in order to foster the continued efficient performance of Government business. Act - Insurance Requirement Government Liability. In the operation of a government vehicle while on duty, Federal employees are released from personal liability by the Federal Tort Claims Act. This law makes action against the United States the exclusive remedy of a complainant.