41 C.F.R. § 301-11.12

Agency authorization of rest periods during travel

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(a) The agency may authorize a rest period not exceeding 24 hours at an intermediate point or destination when:

(1) The origin or destination is outside the continental United States (OCONUS);

(2) Scheduled flight time, including stopovers, exceeds 14 hours;

(3) Travel is by a direct or usually traveled route; and

(4) The agency has determined that travel by business class is not advantageous and travel is by coach class or premium economy class.

(b) When a rest stop is authorized, the applicable per diem rate is the rate for the rest stop location. The agency may authorize a rest period exceeding 24 hours when no scheduled transportation service departs within 24 hours of arrival at an intermediate point. To qualify, the employee must be scheduled to board the first available scheduled departure. The agency will determine a reasonable additional length of time for rest periods exceeding 24 hours.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2007 · leading case: Corrigan v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 589 (Fed. Cl. 2005).
Corrigan v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 589 (Fed. Cl. 2005). · cites it 2× “41 C.F.R. § 301-11.12 (c). Paragraph 5-4(B)(3) of NCUA’s Travel Manual also specifically addresses the issue of reimbursement for lodging with friends or relatives and is substantially similar to the FTR provision, stating: When an employee obtains lodging from friends or from…”
Corrigan v. United States, 223 F. App'x 968 (Fed. Cir. 2007). “Corrigan’s claim for lodging with relatives in Seattle was not allowable because he failed to offer any substantial additional costs incurred by his relatives due to his lodging with them as required in 41 C.F.R. § 301-11.12 (c). Corrigan, 68 Fed.”
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