[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: 41CFR303-70.200]

[Page 250]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
  CHAPTER 303--PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN 
                                EMPLOYEES
 
PART 303-70--AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C--Allowances for Preparation and Transportation of Remains
 
Sec. 303-70.200  What costs must we pay for preparation and transportation of remains?


    All actual costs including but not limited to:
    (a) Preparation of remains:
    (1) Embalming or cremation;
    (2) Necessary clothing;
    (3) A casket or container suitable for shipment to place of burial;
    (4) Expenses necessary to comply with local laws at the port of 
entry in the United States; and
    (b) Transportation of remains by common carrier (that is normally 
used for transportation of remains), hearse, other means, or a 
combination thereof, from the temporary duty station or official station 
outside CONUS to the employee's residence, official station, or place of 
burial, including but not limited to:
    (1) Movement from place of death to a mortuary and/or cemetery;
    (2) Shipping permits;
    (3) Outside case for shipment and sealing of the case if necessary;
    (4) Removal to and from the common carrier; and
    (5) Ferry fares, bridge tolls, and similar charges.

    Note to Sec. 303-70.200: Costs for an outside case are not 
authorized for transportation by hearse. Costs for transportation by 
hearse or other means cannot exceed the cost of common carrier (that is 
normally used for transportation of remains). Transportation costs to 
the place of burial cannot exceed the actual cost of transportation to 
the employee's residence.