41 CFR § 302-7.102 - Required documentation for an advance.

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title: "41 CFR § 302-7.102 - Required documentation for an advance."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-7.102"
section_name: "Required documentation for an advance."
chapter_number: 302
chapter_name: "RELOCATION ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY"
part_number: "302-7"
part_name: "7—TRANSPORTATION AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PROFESSIONAL BOOKS, PAPERS, AND EQUIPMENT (PBP&E), AND BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 586."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 302-7.102 Required documentation for an advance.

An advance of funds may be authorized when the transportation of HHG and temporary storage is authorized under the commuted rate method. To receive an advance under the commuted rate method, employees must provide a copy of an estimate of costs from a commercial HHG carrier or a written statement that includes:

(a) Origin and destination;

(b) A signed copy of a commercial bill of lading annotated with actual weight (or other evidence of actual weight) or a reasonable estimate acceptable to the agency; and

(c) Anticipated temporary storage period (not to exceed 90 days) at Government expense.