41 CFR § 301-71.104 - Travel authorization signature authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s301-71.104"
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title: "41 CFR § 301-71.104 - Travel authorization signature authority."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-71.104"
section_name: "Travel authorization signature authority."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES"
part_number: "301-71"
part_name: "71—AGENCY TRAVEL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5701 note; 5 U.S.C. 5705; 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301-71"
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# 301-71.104 Travel authorization signature authority.

Generally, the travel authorization must be signed by the agency head or their delegate; authority may be delegated; however, agencies should consult relevant sections in this subtitle for exceptions to the general rule regarding the appropriate official to sign the travel authorization. For example, the appropriate official to sign the authorization for travel on a Government aircraft is determined under §§ 301-10.260 through 301-10.265 and 301-70.800 through 301-70.907 of this chapter.