[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: 41CFR301-70.903]



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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 J_Policies and Procedures for Agencies That Own or Hire 

                     Government Aircraft for Travel

 

Sec.  301-70.903  What are our responsibilities for ensuring that 

Government aircraft are the most cost-effective alternative for travel?



    To help ensure that Government aircraft are the most cost-effective 

alternative for travel, your aircraft management office must calculate 

the cost of a trip on your aircraft, whether Federal aircraft or CAS 

aircraft, and submit that information to the traveler's designated 

travel-approving official upon request. The designated travel-approving 

official must use that information to compare the cost of using 

Government aircraft with the cost of scheduled commercial airline 

service and the cost of using other available modes of transportation. 

When you operate a Government aircraft to fulfill a non-travel related 

governmental function or for required use travel, using any space 

available for passengers on official travel is presumed to result in 

cost savings. For guidance on how and when to calculate the cost of a 

trip on Government aircraft, see the ``U.S. Government Aircraft Cost 

Accounting Guide,'' published by the Aircraft Management Policy Division 

(MTA), General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, N.W., Washington, 

DC, 20405.