41 CFR § 302-7.400 - Policies and procedures that must be established for transportation and temporary storage of HHG, PBP&E, and baggage.

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title: "41 CFR § 302-7.400 - Policies and procedures that must be established for transportation and temporary storage of HHG, PBP&E, and baggage."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "302-7.400"
section_name: "Policies and procedures that must be established for transportation and temporary storage of HHG, PBP&E, and baggage."
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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# 302-7.400 Policies and procedures that must be established for transportation and temporary storage of HHG, PBP&E, and baggage.

Agencies must establish policies and procedures as required for this subpart, including who will:

(a) Administer the household goods program;

(b) Authorize commuted rate or actual expense for transportation and payment for HHG, PBP&E, and temporary storage;

(c) Authorize PBP&E to be transported as an agency administrative expense;

(d) Authorize an employee to ship UAB;

(e) Collect any excess costs or charges;

(f) Advise the employee on the Government's liability for any personal property damage or loss claims (*see* 31 U.S.C. 3721 *et seq.*);

(g) Ensure that international HHG shipments by water are made on ships registered under the laws of the United States whenever such ships are available (*see* The Cargo Preference Act of 1904 (10 U.S.C. 2631) and The Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (46 U.S.C. 55302));

(h) Authorize temporary storage in excess of the initial 60-day limit for CONUS shipments or 90-day limit for OCONUS shipments; and

(i) Ensure pre-payment audits are completed.