[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR302-9.2]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
                   CHAPTER 302--RELOCATION ALLOWANCES
 
PART 302-9--ALLOWANCES FOR NONTEMPORARY STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 302-9.2  Nontemporary storage during assignment outside the continental United States.

    (a) Eligibility. Under regulations that may be prescribed by the 
head of the agency concerned, an employee stationed at an official 
station other than one located in the continental United States or an 
employee or new appointee transferred or appointed to such a station may 
be allowed nontemporary storage of his/her household goods while so 
assigned if:
    (1) The official station is one to which he/she is not authorized to 
take, or at which he/she is unable to use, the household goods; or
    (2) The storage is authorized in the public interest; or
    (3) The estimated cost of storage would be less than the cost of 
round-trip transportation (including temporary storage) of the household 
goods to the new official station.
    (b) Authorization. Normally, the authorization for nontemporary 
storage shall be contained in the travel order or other document 
authorizing the employee's change of station or authorizing a new 
appointee to report to his/her official station. However, storage may be 
approved subsequently if the employee or new appointee would otherwise 
be eligible.
    (c) Allowable storage--(1) Place of storage. The property may be 
stored either in available Government-owned storage space or in suitable 
commercial or privately owned space if Government-owned space is not 
available or if commercial or privately owned space obtained by the 
Government is more economical or suitable because of location, 
difference of transportation costs, or other reasons.
    (2) Allowable costs. Allowable costs for storing the property 
include the cost of necessary packing, crating, unpacking,

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uncrating, transportation to and from place of storage, charges while in 
storage, and other necessary charges directly relating to the storage.
    (3) Partial storage. The employee or new appointee may be authorized 
to have a portion of his/her goods transported to the official station 
unless it is a station to which he/she is not authorized to take, or at 
which he/she is unable to use, any of the goods. However, the weight of 
the goods stored plus the weight of the goods transported shall not 
exceed the maximum applicable weight allowance for which the employee is 
eligible.
    (4) Change in type of storage. Authority may also be granted for the 
conversion of household goods from temporary to nontemporary storage at 
Government expense, and from storage at personal expense to nontemporary 
storage at Government expense, if the employee or new appointee is 
otherwise eligible.
    (d) Time limitations. Nontemporary storage at Government expense may 
be authorized for a period not to exceed the length of the employee's 
tour of duty at the overseas station plus 1 month prior to the time the 
tour begins. The storage period may be extended for subsequent service 
or tours of duty at the same or other overseas stations if the 
provisions of paragraph (a) of this section continue to be met. When an 
employee ceases to be eligible for the allowance, storage at Government 
expense may continue until the beginning of the second month after the 
month in which his/her eligibility terminates, unless to avoid inequity 
the agency extends the period. Eligibility shall be deemed to terminate 
on the last day of active duty at the overseas station.