41 CFR § 301-70.500 - Governing policies and procedures for employee emergency travel.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-70.500 - Governing policies and procedures for employee emergency travel."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-70.500"
section_name: "Governing policies and procedures for employee emergency travel."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES"
part_number: "301-70"
part_name: "70—INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5701 note; 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); OMB Circular No. A-126, revised May 22, 1992, 57 FR 22150; OMB Circular A-123, Appendix B, revised August 27, 2019."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301-70"
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# 301-70.500 Governing policies and procedures for employee emergency travel.

Each agency must establish policies and procedures to determine—

(a) When the agency will authorize employee emergency travel under part 301-30 of this chapter;

(b) Who will determine if an employee's situation warrants payment for emergency travel expenses;

(c) When and by whom travel to an alternate location other than the official station or point of interruption will be authorized; and

(d) Who will determine when and if the definition of immediate family may be extended and to whom.