[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR301-50.6]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-50_ARRANGING FOR TRAVEL SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 301-50.6  Are there any limits on travel arrangements I may make?

    Yes, there are limits on travel arrangements you may make for common 
carrier, commercial lodging, and car rental accommodations. Such 
limitations include, but are not limited to the following:
    (a) Common carrier accommodations. (1) If your agency is a mandatory 
user of the General Services Administration's city-pair contracts for 
air passenger transportation services, you must use the contract 
carrier, unless you have an approved exception (see Sec. Sec. 301-
10.107 and 301-10.108 of this chapter);

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    (2) You may use premium-class accommodations only under Sec. Sec. 
301-10.121 through 301-10.124, 301-10.162, and 301-10.183 of this 
chapter; and
    (3) You must always use a U.S. Flag Air Carrier unless your travel 
circumstances meet one of the exceptions in Sec. Sec. 301-10.131 
through 301-10.143 of this chapter.
    (b) Lodging accommodations. (1) You should always stay in a ``fire 
safe'' facility. This is a facility that meets the fire safety 
requirements of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, as amended 
(see 5 U.S.C. 5707a).
    (2) When selecting a commercial lodging facility, first 
consideration must be given to the commercial lodging facilities 
contracted by GSA under the Federal Premier Lodging Program (FPLP) (a 
list of FPLP facilities may be found on the Internet at http://
www.gsa.gov), all of which meet fire safety requirements, unless one or 
more of the following conditions exist:
    (i) An FPLP facility is not available at the location you need 
(e.g., there are no FPLP facilities under contract within a reasonable 
proximity of your temporary duty station, or there are no vacancies at 
the FPLP facilities at that location). (Your agency's TMS or eTravel 
Service (eTS) must provide you with a list of alternative facilities 
that meet the fire safety requirements of the Act).
    (ii) Your agency has other contractual arrangements with commercial 
lodging facilities that meet the FEMA fire safety requirements at a 
lower cost than FPLP properties.
    (iii) Your agency determines on an individual case-by-case basis 
that it is not practical to use FPLP facilities to meet mission 
requirements.
    (iv) You are attending a conference with prearranged lodging 
accommodations and are required to book lodging directly with the 
lodging facility.
    (v) Your travel is OCONUS.
    (c) Car rental accommodations. When authorized to use a rental 
vehicle under Sec. 301-10.450 of this chapter, you must rent a vehicle 
from a vendor that participates in the Military Traffic Management 
Command (MTMC) U.S. Government Car Rental Agreement, unless you are 
OCONUS and no agreement is in place for your TDY location. MTMC has 
negotiated rental car agreements that include automatic unlimited 
mileage, collision damage insurance, and ceiling rates.