41 C.F.R. § 301-10.420 When may I use a taxi or shuttle service?
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management
(a) For local travel. When your agency authorizes/approves the use of a taxi for the following, local travel is reimbursable: (1) Between places of business at an official or TDY station; (2) Between a place of lodging and a place of business at a temporary duty station; and (3) To obtain meals at the nearest available place where the nature and location of the work at a TDY station are such that meals cannot be obtained there. (b) To and from a carrier terminal. (1) General authorization. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, you will be reimbursed the usual fare plus tip for use of a taxicab or shuttle services in the following situations: (i) Between a common carrier or other terminal and either your home or place of business at your official station, or your place of business or lodging at a TDY station; or (ii) Between the carrier terminal and shuttle terminal. (2) Courtesy transportation. You should use courtesy transportation service furnished by hotels/motels to the maximum extent possible as a first source of transportation between a place of lodging at the TDY station and a common carrier terminal. You will be reimbursed for tips when you use courtesy transportation service. (3) Restrictions. When appropriate, your agency will restrict or place a monetary limit on the amount of reimbursement for the use of taxicabs under this paragraph when: (i) Suitable Government or common carrier transportation service, including shuttle service, is available for all or part of the distance involved; or (ii) Courtesy transportation service is provided by hotels/motels between the place of lodging at the TDY station and the common carrier terminal. (c) Between residence and office on day you perform official travel. In addition to use of a taxi under paragraph (b) of this section, your agency may authorize/approve reimbursement of the usual taxicab fare plus tip in the following situations: (1) From your home to your office on the day you depart the office on an official trip requiring at least one night's lodging; and (2) From your office to your home on the day you return to the office from your trip. (d) Between residence and office in cases of necessity. Your agency may authorize/approve the usual taxicab fare plus tip for travel between your office and home when you perform official business at your official station and: (1) You are dependent on public transportation for officially ordered work outside regular working hours; and (2) The travel between your office and home is during hours of infrequently scheduled public transportation or darkness. [FTR Amdt. 70, 63 FR 15955, Apr. 1, 1998; 63 FR 35537, June 30, 1998]
Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 301–10—TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
Subpart E—Special Conveyances
Taxicabs, Shuttle Services, or Other Courtesy Transportation
§ 301-10.420 When may I use a taxi or shuttle service?
