41 CFR § 301-72.100 - Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s301-72.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 301-72.100 - Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-72.100"
section_name: "Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES"
part_number: "301-72"
part_name: "72—AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO COMMON CARRIER TRANSPORTATION"
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. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 3726; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301-72"
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# 301-72.100 Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation.
The travel accounting system must:
(a) Authorize the methods of payment outlined in the agency's internal policy in accordance with part 301-51 of this chapter;
(b) Correlate travel data accumulated by the agency's authorization and claims accounting systems with common carrier transportation documents and data for audit purposes;
(c) Identify unused tickets for refund;
(d) Collect unused, partially used, or downgraded/exchanged tickets, from travelers upon completion of travel;
(e) Track denied boarding compensation from employees;
(f) Identify and collect refunds due from carriers for overpayments, or unused, partially used, or downgraded/exchanged tickets; and
(g) Reconcile all centrally billed travel expenses (*e.g.,* airline, lodging, car rentals, etc.) with travel authorizations and claims to assure that only authorized charges are paid.