[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR302-16.1]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
                   CHAPTER 302--RELOCATION ALLOWANCES
 
PART 302-16--ALLOWANCE FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 302-16.1  What are miscellaneous expenses?

    Note to subpart A: Use of pronouns ``I'', ``you'', and their 
variants throughout this subpart refers to the employee, unless 
otherwise noted.


    (a) Miscellaneous expenses are costs associated with:
    (1) Discontinuing your residence at your old official station, and/
or
    (2) Establishing a residence at your new official station.
    (b) Expenses allowable under paragraphs(a)(1) or (a)(2) of this 
section include, but are not limited to the following:

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       General expenses              Fees/deposits           Losses
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Appliances....................  For disconnecting/
                                 connecting
                                 appliances,
                                 equipment, utilities
                                 (except for mobile
                                 homes see Sec.  302-
                                 10.20), conversion of
                                 appliances for
                                 operation on
                                 available utilities.
Rugs, draperies, and curtains.  For cutting and
                                 fitting such items,
                                 moved from one
                                 residence quarters to
                                 another.
Utilities (See Sec.  302-10.20  Deposits or fees not
 for mobile homes).              offset by eventual
                                 refunds.
Medical, dental, and food       ......................  Forfeiture
 locker contracts.                                       losses not
                                                         transferable or
                                                         refundable.
Private Institutional care      ......................  Forfeiture
 contracts (such as that                                 losses not
 provided for handicapped or                             transferable or
 invalid dependents only).                               refundable.
Privately-owned automobiles...  Registration, Driver's
                                 license, and use
                                 taxes imposed when
                                 bringing into certain
                                 jurisdictions.
Transportations of pets.......  Only costs associated
                                 with dogs and cats
                                 are included. Other
                                 animals (horses,
                                 fish, birds, various
                                 rodents, etc.) are
                                 excluded because of
                                 their size, exotic
                                 nature, or
                                 restrictions on
                                 shipping, host
                                 country restrictions
                                 and special handling
                                 difficulties. Costs
                                 are limited to
                                 transportation and
                                 handling costs,
                                 required to meet the
                                 more stringent rules
                                 of air carriers, not
                                 included are
                                 inoculations,
                                 examinations,
                                 boarding quarantine
                                 or other costs in the
                                 moving process.
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