{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-301-70.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 301-70.102","heading":"-70.102 Establishing governing policies for transportation expense authorization and payment.","body":"Agencies must establish policies and procedures governing—\n(a) Who will determine what method of transportation is more advantageous to the Government;\n(b) Who will approve any of the following:\n(1) Use of other than coach class accommodations under § 301-10.100 of this chapter;\n(2) Use of a special-reduced fare or reduced group or charter fare;\n(3) Use of an extra-fare train service under § 301-10.160 of this chapter;\n(4) Use of ship service;\n(5) Use of a foreign ship; and\n(6) Use of a foreign air carrier;\n(c) When the agency will authorize use of a Government vehicle on TDY;\n(d) When the agency considers the use of a POV advantageous to the Government, such as travel to and from common carrier terminals or to the TDY location. When determining whether the use of a POV to a TDY location is the most advantageous method of transportation, the agency must consider the total cost of using a POV as compared to the total cost of using a rental vehicle, including rental costs, fuel, taxes, parking (at a common carrier terminal—not to exceed the cost of taxi or transportation network company fare, etc.), and any other relevant costs;\n(e) Procedures for claiming POV reimbursement;\n(f) Procedures for allowing the use of a special conveyance (e.g., taxis, TNCs, innovative mobility technology companies, or commercially rented vehicles), taking into account the requirements of § 301-10.450 of this chapter;\n(g) What procedures employees must follow when they travel by an indirect route or interrupt travel by a direct route;\n(h) Whether to reimburse the full amount of transportation costs and in conjunction with TDY or only the amount by which transportation costs exceed the employee's normal costs for transportation between:\n(1) Office or duty point and another place of business;\n(2) Places of business; and\n(3) Residence and place of business other than office or duty point; and\n(i) Develop and issue internal guidance on what specific mission criteria justify use of other than coach class under § 301-10.100(k) of this chapter and the use of other than the least expensive compact car available under § 301-10.450(c) of this chapter. The justification criteria shall be noted on the traveler's authorization.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System","CHAPTER 301—TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES","SUBCHAPTER D—AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES","PART 301-70—INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS","Subpart B—Policies and Procedures Relating to Transportation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"209c98254576bde6d1e5cbab50a167b8c17c55eb8605e3eabc19487b1302ccbc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-301-70.101","next":"us/41-cfr-301-70.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}