[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR591.307]

[Page 681]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 591--ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Allowance Based on Duty at Remote Worksites
 
Sec. 591.307  Payment of allowance rate.

    (a) An authorized allowance rate is earned on a daily basis; 
however, where appropriate for administrative convenience, the rate may 
be averaged taking into consideration the number of noncommuting days 
over a period of time, and paid for each workday, excluding days in a 
nonpay status and period of extended absence.
    (b) The transportation allowance is paid only when expense is 
incurred and at the lowest rate consistent with available 
transportation.
    (c) The inconvenience or hardship allowance is paid regardless of 
eligibility for the transportation expense part of the allowance rate 
when the employee is otherwise eligible.
    (d) Except as provided under Sec. 591.305(b)(4)(ii), when the 
necessity for remaining at the post of duty for the workweek is the 
basis for the allowance under Sec. 591.304(a)(2), the allowance rate is 
paid for each full day, or prorated for each part of a day, that the 
employee remains at the duty post.
    (e) The transportation allowance prescribed by paragraph (b)(1)(i) 
of Sec. 591.305, or other allowance as may be prescribed for commuting 
by private motor vehicle, may not be paid unless the officially approved 
work schedule of the employee precludes use of the transportation 
services that may be available at lower cost.
    (f) An employee, who normally commutes on a daily basis, will not be 
disqualified from receiving an authorized allowance when he or she is 
officially required to remain overnight at the remote duty post, for one 
or more days on a temporary basis, because of the schedule of operations 
or the nature of assigned work.
    (g) When a remote duty post is determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management under paragraph (a)(3) or (c) of Sec. 591.304 as being 
basically eligible for an allowance, the Office of Personnel Management 
will determine the basis for payment of the allowance rate taking into 
consideration the facts and circumstances associated with commuting to 
the remote duty post.