41 CFR § 301-10.4 - Liability for unauthorized or indirect travel.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-10.4 - Liability for unauthorized or indirect travel."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-10.4"
section_name: "Liability for unauthorized or indirect travel."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ALLOWABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES"
part_number: "301-10"
part_name: "10—TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5704; 5 U.S.C. 5707; 5 U.S.C. 5707, note; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 49 U.S.C. 40118; Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-126, revised May 22, 1992, 57 FR 22150."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 301-10.4 Liability for unauthorized or indirect travel.

Employees will be reimbursed for only the constructive cost of traveling to their destination using the authorized method of transportation and by the usually traveled route, unless their agency authorizes a different route as officially necessary. Any additional expenses incurred will be borne by the employee.