[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR18.8]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 

PART 18_ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND SPECIAL 

RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  18.8  Stipends, Allowances, and Benefits.



    (a) Stipends. Each Environmental Protection Research fellow shall be 

entitled to such stipend as is authorized by the Administrator or 

designee.

    (b) Travel and transportation allowances. Under conditions 

prescribed by the Administrator or designee, an individual appointed as 

an Environmental Protection Research fellow may be authorized travel and 

transportation or



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relocation allowances for his or her immediate family under subchapter I 

of chapter 57 of title 5 U.S.C. 5701, in conjunction with travel 

authorized by the Administrator or designee. Included under this part is 

travel from place of residence, within or outside the continental United 

States, to first duty station; for any change of duty station ordered by 

the Administrator or designee during the term of the fellowship; and 

from last duty station to the place of residence which the individual 

left to accept the fellowship, or to some other place at no greater cost 

to the Government. An Environmental Protection Research fellow shall be 

entitled to travel allowances or transportation and per diem while 

traveling on official business away from his or her permanent duty 

station during the term of the fellowship. Except as otherwise provided 

herein, an Environmental Protection Research fellow shall be entitled to 

travel and transportation allowances authorized in this part at the same 

rates as may be authorized by law and regulations for other civilian 

employees of the EPA. If an Environmental Protection Research fellow 

dies during the term of a fellowship, and the place of residence that 

was left by the fellow to accept the fellowship was outside the 

continental United States, the payment of expenses of preparing the 

remains for burial and transporting them to the place of residence for 

interment may be authorized. In the case of deceased fellows whose place 

of residence was within the continental United States, payment of the 

expenses of preparing the remains and transporting them to the place of 

residence for interment may be authorized as provided for other civilian 

employees of the Agency.

    (c) Benefits. In addition to other benefits provided herein, 

Environmental Protection Research fellows shall be entitled to benefits 

as provided by law or regulation for other civilian employees of the 

Agency.

    (d) Training. Environmental Protection Research fellows are eligible 

for training at Government expense on the same basis as other Agency 

employees.