[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR73.735-304]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 73_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Conduct on the Job

 

Sec.  73.735-304  Use of government property.



    (a) An employee shall not directly or indirectly use, or allow the 

use of, Government property of any kind, including property leased to 

the Government, for other than officially approved activities. An 

Employee has a positive duty to protect and conserve Government 

property, including equipment, supplies, and other property entrusted or 

issued to him or her. For example:

    (1) Only official documents and materials may be processed on 

Government reproduction facilities. Both supervisors and employees must 

assure that this rule is strictly followed. (Exception for employee 

welfare and recreation associations is stated in Chapter 25-10, General 

Administration Manual. Exception for labor organizations is stated in 

Personnel Instruction 711-1.)

    (2) Employees may drive or use Government automobiles or aircraft 

only on official business. Use of a Government owned, leased, or rented 

vehicle or aircraft for non-official purposes may result in suspension 

for at least 30 days or removal from the Federal service. 31 U.S.C. 

638a.



    Example: Normally, use of a Government automobile by travel between 

home and place of duty would not be considered official business and 

could not be authorized. An exception to this rule might be appropriate 

in a situation where an employee is required to leave early in the 

morning to attend a meeting in a distant city, or to return late in the 

day from such a meeting. Allowing the employee to drive a government car 

to his or her home the night before in order to leave from home, or to 

return to his or her home in the evening upon completion of the trip is 

permissible, provided the employee does not use the car for any personal 

reason.