[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 41, Volume 4]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 41CFR301-70.801]



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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

 

PART 301-70_INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

Subpart I_Policies and Procedures for Agencies That Authorize Travel on 

                           Government Aircraft

 

Sec.  301-70.801  When may we authorize travel on Government aircraft?



    You may authorize travel on Government aircraft only as follows:

    (a) For official travel when--

    (1) No scheduled commercial airline service is reasonably available 

to fulfill your agency's travel requirement (i.e., able to meet the 

traveler's departure and/or arrival requirements within a 24-hour 

period, unless you demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances require 

a shorter period); or

    (2) The cost of using a Government aircraft is not more than the 

cost of the city-pair fare for scheduled commercial airline service or 

the cost of the lowest available full coach fare if a



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city-pair fare is not available to the traveler.

    (b) For required-use travel, i.e., when the traveler is authorized 

to use Government aircraft because of bona fide communications needs 

(e.g., 24-hour secure communications are required) or security reasons 

(e.g., highly unusual circumstances that present a clear and present 

danger to the traveler) or exceptional scheduling requirements (e.g., a 

national emergency or other compelling operational considerations). 

Required-use travel may include travel for official, personal, or 

political purposes, but must be approved in accordance with Sec.  301-

10.262(a) and Sec.  301-70.803(a).

    (c) For space available travel when--

    (1) The aircraft is already scheduled for use for an official 

purpose and carrying an official traveler(s) on the aircraft does not 

cause the need for a larger aircraft or result in more than minor 

additional cost to the Government; or

    (2) The Federal traveler or the dependent of a Federal traveler is 

stationed by the Government in a remote location not accessible to 

commercial airline service; or

    (3) The traveler is authorized to travel space available under 10 

U.S.C. 4744 and regulations implementing that statute.